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Summary: i want to see it!
Review: In zak's world things did not move fast enough.Until he found a watch that speeds his molucules so that the world is frozen in time!But a guy wants his watch!P.S I want to see this movie!
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Summary: it was very good for a science fiction kids movie.
Review: It was very entertaning and never got boring. It was good probaly
for kids 8 through 15 or any one else who may watch the sci fi channel. Adults would probaly like it too. I'm not going to tell you the plot because i would rather not spoil it for you!
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Summary: Good movie for what it is
Review: Now, I'm not the type of guy who watches movies and rates them ridiculously with high expectations. In fact, I don't even watch any movie whatsoever with high expectations because I know very well that I'll always be disappointed. With that said, "Clockstoppers" isn't half as bad as all critics make it out to be. I will admit the fact that I was entertained for what they worked with. I do, however, have my set of alternative plot twists and other suggestions that could've made the movie better but that's just me. For what Jonathan Frakes dished out with the props used, there were some interesting scenes and French Stewart was great. The concept was nice and I got a few laughs from the scene where Zak first uses the watch and freezes that animal (a possum??) and ends up bringing it into the kitchen where Francesca is frozen too. There were some missing ingredients, yes, but I'm not gonna be some picky critic who sits there picking out all the countless amount of flaws in a movie rather than to just sit back and watch what has been made. Otherwise, movie watching isn't fun and instead, it'll be more like some kind of business venture or like a job of picking out fried wires from inside a comp unit. This movie is good for the kids and doesn't have to rely on mindless violence nor the sexuality that perverts always hope for. I don't even know why this is being compared to classics like the "Back to the Future" series. There's "Back to the Future" in its own and then there's "Clockstoppers" which is in its own too. Watch this as its separate piece. The story is simple, a guy named Zak finds a watch device that was sent to his dad from some scientist. Little does he know that the watch device has the ability to stop time and enable the user and anyone who touches the user to roam around in 'Hyper-time.' The scientist's boss wants to find Zak's dad in hopes of replacing him and getting back the watch. Anyway, give this one a chance and watch it without high expectations. If you're one of those picky hardcore film viewers who always needs rated R content or whatever, go watch something else. If you're one of those animated Disney movie freaks yet can't appreciate fun for just an hour, go watch something else. Otherwise, tune in!
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Summary: Beutiful Movie
Review: Okay you get a beutiful mix of sci-fi and teen comedy. its beutiful. along the lines of those cool gadgety Disney chanell and nick flick films. But so betterly done!!!!!!, if ur into the movie, P.U.N.K.S. then see this one. i am at a loss of words for this masterpeice!!!!
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Summary: I Love Clockstoppers
Review: That movie is good it is also 4 stars because it is:
F-Funny
U-Understandable
N-Not stupid
N-No kidnapping
Y-You will love it My favorite part was Meeker's pants feel down because it was so funny I laughed my pants off! I also thought Meeker was right because Zak's watch was off the hook. I still think that Meeker is a dofus.
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Summary: Fair afternoon special
Review: The concept is not original. You have seen this before many times from Twilight Zones to "The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything" (1980). Some do it well as in "Timestalkers" (1987) and then there is this movie. Standard premise, misunderstood youth know better than parents. Yep and of course has to save sire from the evil bad guy that has gone amuck. Zack has Henry's (Michael Biehm) molecular watch and he wants it back. On the side father of Zack can be useful in completing project. So will Zack save his dad or will Francesca runoff to Tahiti with the bad guy? One plus is the presents of French Stewart; I guess they needed one actor in the movie. And for distraction purposes Paula Garcés.
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Summary: Fair afternoon special
Review: The concept is not original. You have seen this before many times from Twilight Zones to "The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything" (1980). Some do it well as in "Timestalkers" (1987) and then there is this movie. Standard premise, misunderstood youth know better than parents. Yep and of course has to save sire from the evil bad guy that has gone amuck. Zack has Henry's (Michael Biehm) molecular watch and he wants it back. On the side father of Zack can be useful in completing project. So will Zack save his dad or will Francesca runoff to Tahiti with the bad guy? One plus is the presents of French Stewart; I guess they needed one actor in the movie. And for distraction purposes Paula Garcés.
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Summary: Entertainment for the easily amused
Review: The first thing that appears on the screen as Clockstoppers begins is the recognizable Nikelodeon logo. You have been duly warned--this is a movie for kids. And while it's likely to amuse its target audience, most likely tweens, it's a thinly-plotted, adolescent, Back to the Future wannabe with some interesting special effects. You know the plot already--goofy scientist good guy has created some nifty science gizmo, in this case a wristwatch that can virtually stop time by taking its wearer into "hyper time." Enter the average teen (Jesse Bradford), who can't get along with his preoccupied scientist father and seems ripe for an adventure. Take one boy, add the gizmo, a cute girlfriend, some bad guys who want the gizmo back, stir well and...viola! You've got your typical scientific pre-teen comedy/thriller. The problem with Clockstoppers is that it's a plot in search of some characters, and the characters never really deliver. We aren't given a chance to care about Zak (Bradford) and his strained relationship with his father. We barely get to know who Francesca (the girlfriend) is, which is a shame because she's played with great spunk by Paula Garces. The movie lacks the sort of character development and conflict that made movies like Back to the Future, War Games and The Manhattan Project stand-outs in their genre. Will your pre-teen kids like Clockstoppers? Probably. Despite its PG rating (I noticed one fairly innocuous curse in the movie), Clockstoppers keeps it clean and innocent. But if you're going with your kids to the theater, prepare to fidget a bit.
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Summary: A good idea that goes nowhere (especially in hyper-time)
Review: The idea is attractive: what if you could move so quickly that everybody else would look like they were frozen? You would not be stopping everybody in their place, as in the old "Twilight Zone" episode, but rather you would be going at living in hyper-time. Dr. George Gibbs (Robin Thomas) has invented a way of making this work and put it in a witch, which ends up in the hands of his teenage son, Zak (Jesse Bradford). Of course, Zak sees this as a great way of impressing the new girl at school, Francesca (Paula Garces), but there is also the problem bad people in the employee of millionaire Henry Gate (Michael Biehn) are after Zac for the watch. To make things worse, Zac gets help from Dr. Earl Dopler (French Stewart), who has been trapped in hyper-time and aged by the process, and his father is kidnapped by the bad people. The movie has one problem, but it is big and ultimately undermines the entire film. Given this incredibly neat premise, script writers Rob Hedden, Andy Hedden, J. David Stem and David N. Weiss fail to exploit the comic potential to its fullest. The guy with the nose ring trying to steal the bicycle gets a nice comeuppance, but everything else is rather lame. Come this with what happens to Jim Carey's character in "Bruce Almighty," who is given divine powers and knows immediately what is on his "things to do" list when granted divine powers. We should all have our lists for what we should do if we become a god, can turn invisible, or move at super speed. At least Zac's girlfriend enjoys exploring the sense of wonder over their newfound ability. Most of "Clockstoppers" is not about using the hyper-time device but rather about getting control of the it, which means they come up with this great idea and then make it a minor plot device. Maybe the special effects budget was not big enough, but this is a film where the gimmick has to be at the core of the film. Then again, even without big money you should be able to come up with some good routines provided you have the IMAGINATION to think them up in the first place. Besides, thinking through the plot possibilities here was clearly too much. It turns out you do not have to be wearing the watch to be affected, you just have to be touching the person wearing the watch when they turn it on. I might buy warp drive and transporter beams because of what they do to facilitate the telling of a story, but this is too much for me to accept. Granted, there is one good joke at the expense of director Jonathan Frakes, but even the Nickelodeon age audience is going to figure out that the idea of "Clockstoppers" is much better than the execution. This is another one of those movies where all the best bits are in the trailer. Too bad the writers could not spend a couple of months in hyper-time coming up with better ways of exploiting their basic premise.
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Summary: A good idea that goes nowhere (especially in hyper-time)
Review: The idea is attractive: what if you could move so quickly that everybody else would look like they were frozen? You would not be stopping everybody in their place, as in the old "Twilight Zone" episode, but rather you would be going at living in hyper-time. Dr. George Gibbs (Robin Thomas) has invented a way of making this work and put it in a witch, which ends up in the hands of his teenage son, Zak (Jesse Bradford). Of course, Zak sees this as a great way of impressing the new girl at school, Francesca (Paula Garces), but there is also the problem bad people in the employee of millionaire Henry Gate (Michael Biehn) are after Zac for the watch. To make things worse, Zac gets help from Dr. Earl Dopler (French Stewart), who has been trapped in hyper-time and aged by the process, and his father is kidnapped by the bad people. The movie has one problem, but it is big and ultimately undermines the entire film. Given this incredibly neat premise, script writers Rob Hedden, Andy Hedden, J. David Stem and David N. Weiss fail to exploit the comic potential to its fullest. The guy with the nose ring trying to steal the bicycle gets a nice comeuppance, but everything else is rather lame. Come this with what happens to Jim Carey's character in "Bruce Almighty," who is given divine powers and knows immediately what is on his "things to do" list when granted divine powers. We should all have our lists for what we should do if we become a god, can turn invisible, or move at super speed. At least Zac's girlfriend enjoys exploring the sense of wonder over their newfound ability. Most of "Clockstoppers" is not about using the hyper-time device but rather about getting control of the it, which means they come up with this great idea and then make it a minor plot device. Maybe the special effects budget was not big enough, but this is a film where the gimmick has to be at the core of the film. Then again, even without big money you should be able to come up with some good routines provided you have the IMAGINATION to think them up in the first place. Besides, thinking through the plot possibilities here was clearly too much. It turns out you do not have to be wearing the watch to be affected, you just have to be touching the person wearing the watch when they turn it on. I might buy warp drive and transporter beams because of what they do to facilitate the telling of a story, but this is too much for me to accept. Granted, there is one good joke at the expense of director Jonathan Frakes, but even the Nickelodeon age audience is going to figure out that the idea of "Clockstoppers" is much better than the execution. This is another one of those movies where all the best bits are in the trailer. Too bad the writers could not spend a couple of months in hyper-time coming up with better ways of exploiting their basic premise.
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