Both Australian, both enjoyable for those who like to see time travel "done well," meaning that every twist and turn seems to actually be possible, given physicists' speculations about time travel. The first was called "The Infinite Man" and I saw it back during the Leiden Film Festival. Very clever and funny premise -- a nerd wants to create the "perfect weekend away" with his girlfriend, and it goes wrong. Obsessed, he invents a time machine so they can travel back in time and make it perfect this time. Suffice it to say that with every attempt the whole scenario gets worse, and he winds up creating the ultimate time-travel endless-loop clusterfuck. The Infinite Man SXSW Trailer (2014) HD
| | | | | | | | | | | The Infinite Man SXSW Trailer (2014) HD | | | | View on www.youtube.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | The second, "Predestination," seems to have just been released on DVD and BluRay. It's another "intellectual time travel movie," this time based on an old classic story by Robert Heinlein. A time travel cop played by Ethan Hawke tries to recruit a talented guy to help him track down the only time criminal who has so far escaped him. Again, very circular logic, with appropriate use of the song "I'm My Own Grandpa" playing on the jukebox of a saloon. Predestination International TRAILER 1 (2014) - Ethan Hawke Sci-Fi Thriller HD | | | | | | | | | | | Predestination International TRAILER 1 (2014) - Ethan Ha... | | | | View on www.youtube.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |
