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Summary: Intriguing and suspenseful movie
Review: What if you could change the past? Fireman, John Sullivan did not die in a warehouse fire because of information from his son in the future. John is a fireman, who takes high risks to save people, in the first scene where John saves a group of workers trapped under a leaking fuel tank; the fuel tanker accident takes place at a road construction project, the tanker is about to explode, electric wires threaten to ignite the fuel, and John must pry open a steel door and carry injuried man out, who later manages to start running just before the explosion. How does a injured man manage to run out just before the explosion? John hero courage and valor allow him to escape death from a exploding fuel tanker.
It would seem at first time modification would bring a happy ending, however, the paradox of changing the past to improve the future leaves one reflecting on the complex of time and space. The movie has some Ham radio humor, as John says, "we must be talking of the mother of all sun spots." In order to go back in time frequency of the radio waves would have to exceed the speed of light. It seems the radio wave enters a worm hole through a sun spot and emerge out the sunspot in a different time. So, if space time could wrap around on its self then traveling along the course would take the person back and orth from the past to the future and the future to the past. The irony of the thought being that the events in the past and future could change the space time topology.
John does not die in the warehouse fire; John manages to find a grain slide and escape down it into the bay below; John loves his wive and wants to see her immediately; John visits his wife, a nurse, at the hospital; if he had died, she would not have been at the hospital; as, a result she saves a serial killers live, Jack; John Jr realizes the past has changed an made the future worst; Jack in the future increased his killings from three to ten; John Jr tells his father they must stop the killer to save the mother's life; John Jr discovers that the killer Jack killed his mother a nurse; John Jr discloses the address and name of the first victim; John is discovered by Jack and loses in a fight with Jack and Jack steals his drivers license; John Jr, uses a finger left by Jack on John's wallet; the finger print is traced to Jack, a dirty cop; Jack has been living off disablity and stacking nurses; John can not stop Jack and Jack kills the first victim and when John arrives an eye witness places him at the crime scene; John predicts the outcome of the mets game to his black cop friend; John's wife arrives and the black cop takes her aside to watch the game and tell her John is a suspect in the killings; this gives Jack a chase to question John at gun point; Jack wants to know how John knows about him and tries to kill John at the police station; Jack is interrupted by a fellow officer; this give John a chance to improvise a defense using wires from the fuse box and airconditioning unit; John manages to electrocute Jack with the wires, start the fire alarms, and manages to escape; John reverse the tide by gaining access to information about Jack's residence from information in his wallet; Jack discovers John in his apartment and the shooting starts; Jack chases John and they end up fighting in the water, John takes a steel bolt to Jacks head and it seems Jack is dead; John Jr does not understand why the mothers picture has not been restored and tells John something is wrong when suddenly Jack appears in both time periods and attacks; because John had fixed the ham radio his tools were on the desk and because he was alive, John manages to escape; John shoots off Jacks right hand which helps John Jr escape the attack by Jack in the future; and the best part is everyone made a ton of money off Yahoo.
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Summary: First Rate
Review: I had not seen any advance publicity on this movie. I'm not even sure how I happened to come to watch it the first time. I just remember how engrossed I became in the movie as the unusual plot unfolded. There is a sort of science fiction aspect that is handled fairly well and adds to the impact of the movie. Due to the presence of northern lights, a ham radio is able to travel through time to connect a son and his deceased father. They come to understand just who they are talking to over the radio and the family history starts going through some radical changes. The way things change and the suspense involving new twists to the story keep the interest level high through out the movie. Just when you think the movie is coming to an end, it veers off in a new direction.
This is one of those movies that will appeal to most age groups and was one that my (then) 11-year old son and I enjoyed together. I liked the use of the 1969 World Series as a backdrop and point of reference in the movie. If you haven't seen this movie then you have been missing out on a real treat.
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Summary: It's A Keeper!!
Review: This review refers to the New Line Plarinum Series DVD edition of "Frequency"...
I consider a good thriller, one that not only keeps me on the edge of my seat after the first viewing, but one that keeps me there with every viewing. "Frequency" is one of those, that no matter how often I watch it, it takes it's hold on me from the first frame and won't let go until the last. It's more then just a thriller though. It's some fabulous Sci-Fi entertainment with great special effects, it's the poignant story of a special bond between father and son, and there's lots of heart pounding action sequences as well. Add to that one fabulous cast including Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel and Andre Braugher, a fresh take on time travel, and you are in for 2 hours of some fine entertainment.
A Police Officer John Sullivan(Caviezel), by a miracle of nature, is able to contact his father, Frank(Quaid), on an old ham radio. The miracle?...The Northern Lights make a rare appearance in New York. What's truly amazing is that his father died thirty years earlier fighting a fire. He is able to change the course of history, by forewarning his father about the tragedy to come. But by changing the course of history, John and Frank may have unleashed an evil chain of events yet to come. They most work together, with the time they have to stop a serial killer.
The DVD is a great buy. The transfer is gorgeuos. A wonderful widescreen presentation that takes in all the action and special effects in brillant colors. It made be viewed with DD5.1 Surround, which brings it all right into your living room, and it also has an option for DD2.0. A ton of features include deleted scenes, a documentary, "The Science and Technology Behind Frequency", Commentary, you can isolate the score, and much more(see buying info for complete list of extras). There are subtitles in English, and the snap case unfolds to some production notes and a few scenes from the film. You really get more bang for your buck with this great package.
It's a film that will have your heart racing one moment and the next will evoke a lump in your throat at the touching moments. It's got something for everyone. It's rated PG-13, but parents may want to view it before hand, as some of the scenes are quite violent.
It's A Definate Keeper!....Get the popcorn ready and enjoy...Laurie
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Summary: Brilliant thriller - one of Quaid's best
Review: I've been a fan of Dennis Quaid through some good movies and some not-so-good movies, but here is a role just perfect for him, as a 1969 NY fire fighter. Jim Caviezel is great as his cynical, 36-year old son in the parallel 1999 storyline. The time bridge is well done [willing suspension of disbelief required, but easy here] and the palpable link between father and son -- the son's loss at his father's early death -- is heartbreaking but ultimately life-affirming. Buy it, rent it, borrow it -- but see it. You'll be on the edge of your seat, but the payoff at the end is worth it.
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Summary: TERRIFIC!
Review: What can I say that hasn't already been said - terrific cast, terrific movie. It's a shame it wasn't promoted properly. This one will always be a favorite.
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Summary: awesome!
Review: This movie is tops! This is the way movies should be. A great story line, imagination, mystery! It has it ALL! I am telling you....12 thumbs up for my whole family of 6!
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Summary: Frequency (2000)
Review: Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Andre Braugher, Elizabeth Mitchell, Noah Emmerich.
Running Time: 118 minutes.
Rated PG-13 for language and violence.Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel both give fine performances in this quirky science-fiction drama that combines "Back to the Future" and "The Field of Dreams". The film opens in the year 1969, with fire-fighter Dennis Quaid first introducing the game of baseball (specifically the Amazin' Mets of that season) to his son, John. Fast-forward to thirty years later, in which John (Caviezel) is a lonesome, washed-ed ex-college baseball great turned cop who stumbles upon his deceased father's old ham radio. One night, John uses the radio to connect with a man in the area, later discovering that he is talking to his father in the past. When the father avoids death in a fire that was supposed to take his life, John realizes that he can use this uncanny communication to help him with a serial killer murder case. The two join forces to change the course of history in order to save the lives of the killer's next victims. Clever premise certainly works for the most part, although there are some twists that do not seem to fit. Hoblit uses the theme of baseball as the connecting link between the father and son, which is an overdone aspect in modern film; however, the script is smart and swift, making "Frequency" a film worth the while.
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Summary: Great Flick!
Review: This movie by no means will rescue Hollywood from it's descent into cheesiness, but it is one that has a style that seems to be long lost. This is without a doubt Dennis Quaid's best performance. Along with a solid plot, and great acting from his supporting cast, this movie held me captive from beginning to end. I loved it the first time I saw it and I watched it again the other day and loved it even more. I highly recommend this movie.
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