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Timecop (1994)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
8/21
8/21:
Timecop is, in a word, confusing.
Remember when the future version of McComb displayed a scar immediately after his present version received it. Then,
how come the future version of Walker sustained no damage after his present version was beaten up by two henchmen?
Meanwhile, Walker can always go back to that day and change it up to save his wife. Then again, McComb can time travel
to when Walker was born and kill him as easily. Just curious: how does he initiate time travel while Walker has the rocket?
No matter what anyone does in the past, it seems to have no effect on the present or future. When Walker has finally set
everything right, he'll have to contend with the fact of not knowing what the heck happened the last ten years.
The film jumps around a lot, making for a confusing train of thought. That's when I knew Quantum Leap did it so much
better: always coherent, logical, and fascinating. Failing to stick with the sci-fi elements, Peter Hyams decides to focus
on the martial arts. As a result, the movie is boring. By the way, gold bullion can't be carbon dated; this method only
applies to dead organisms.
Jean-Claude Van Damme is okay but rather mundane. By the way, who the hell sported a mullet in 2004? They had the hairstyles
switched around because the one Walker had during 1994 was in fashion for 2004. Ron Silver is better, but unfortunately, his character
is underdeveloped most of the time. Fooled by her hair, I thought it was Rae Dawn Chong, but it's been Gloria Reuben all along.
All in all, Back to the Future respected the rules of time travel while
Timecop flunks the test.