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12 Monkeys, dude.
Dude indeed. First movie I ever liked Brad Pitt in.
And I've seen La Jetée. It's possible to like both -- they're very different critters.
Also (if we're listing time travel movies without time in the title that don't suck), Terminator and T2.
Also (if we're listing time travel movies without time in the title that don't suck), Terminator and T2.
Ah, point. And granted, T3 had a pretty ballsy ending, but it wasn't as great.
I'm really anxious to see The Butterfly Effect, despite its apparent suckage.
Oh. Technically, Army of Darkness is a time travel adventure, though it really doesn't count since it doesn't have any time travel fun.
Ooh, now I've got the freaky 12 Monkeys theme in my head.
In the end, I really liked T3. I was surprised to, and sometimes when I think about the Terminator movies, I kind of forget it exists, but it was good.
I hated T3.
Bill and Ted!
I can't cope with the conundrum presented by time travel.
In T2, for instance, clearly for the Arnold Terminator (we'll call him "Gov. Terminator") to be sent to the present day, John Connor sent him. But wait! Gov. Terminator is sent to keep John Connor from getting killed. But in order to send Gov. Terminator back, John Connor had to have survived to adulthood at some point in the timeline, so then there would be no need to send him back to fight Robert Patrick Terminator (who, even though I'm finished with my example, will be known as Hottie Terminator).
It makes my head hurt.
12 Monkeys
Of COURSE!
Gilliam. Genius? Mad Man? BOTH! (Lost in La Mancha was terrific, warts and all.)
I'm afraid of Butterfly Effect You go first. I'll be right behind ya.
As a joke, I referred to 12 Monkeys as 12 Angry Monkeys. Now whenever I think of the movie that's the first thing that comes to mind, and I have to remind myself that's not the title.
And I've seen La Jetée. It's possible to like both -- they're very different critters.
La Jetée isn't a movie, it's a slide show! But it's still good.
But in order to send Gov. Terminator back, John Connor had to have survived to adulthood at some point in the timeline.
Sure. Because he sent GT back.
Bill and Ted!
Duh!
I can't cope with the conundrum presented by time travel.
I love the conundrum presented by time travel. My roommate and I spent about two hours discussing the timeline of 12 Monkeys. Another movie with a nifty time travel paradox is Escape from the Planet of the Apes. It's the best of the sequels.
Sure. Because he sent GT back.
Noooooo! There had to be an initial point at which he sent Gov. Terminator back, where John Connor's past didn't involve being protected by Gov. Terminator from Hottie Terminator.