Sound of Music? He seemed miserable during the entire shoot on that one.
Well, at least he got to sing. All he did here was twirl his mustache.
bolding mine - kd99
I’m not going to quibble about the quality of the story, or its execution. De gustibus and all that*. But did they really have motels in 1912?
*And any movie that has Art Bell extolling its metaphysics has seriously got a LOT to live down. This poor thing could use some pity.
It was the Grand Hotel.
the movie did kinda ruin the name richard (not that i was overly fond of it). it is really hard to forget jane screaming: “RIIIIIIIICHHHHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHHDDDDDD!!!”
i hear that scream just about every time i say or hear the name. arrrrggghhh!
on the other hand the grand hotel looked grand. and mackinac island has a groupie movie following that regularly attends the “somewhere in time” festivities. m.i., mi is very worth visiting, a lovely place.
I was infatuated, as most females were, with CR back in the late 70s/early 80s (Even Miss Piggy called him Christopher “Perfect Body” Reeves) and made a point of seeing almost everything he was in. (I’m sure I missed a flick or two along the way) The only thing he was any good in was Deathtrap
This film held me because of the romanticsim and the costumes. Mostly the costumes. But that was 27 years ago. I watched it again a few weeks ago and was sorely disappointed. I agree that CR was no actor. The plot holes were big enough to drive a semi thru. Christopher Plummer “knew” some man was going to change McKenna’s life, :dubious:. how? Had they gone to a psychic during break from the play she was in? A beautiful, famous actress let her life go to nothing but pining away for someone for 70 (well, really 60 years years - they met “then” in 1912 and “now” in 1972 she gave him the watch)? How did she know exactly when and where to find him? And for the love of H. G. Wells, since when can you time travel by self hypnosis? If anything, this was an elaborate dream/fantasy Richard had, which just makes him crazy to starve himself to death over it.
I’ve always heard them referred to as Djinn Particles (ie they magically appear out of nowhere) however I cant find this term on Wikipedia.
Whether this means that Im misspelling the term, or I’m misremembering the term is anyones guess.
I know it’s an older movie, but since here be spoilers, I figured a warning wouldn’t hurt. So, I added it to the thread title–'cause I’m all powerful and stuff.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. 
Someone once told me they went to the grand hotel expecting 1912 charm, but it was just your standard modern hotel.
Well, one might notice the movie is set in 1912, which in no way obliges the place where it was shot to keep that going. Similarly, a lot of people go for romantic getaways to the crappy little hotel in Port Townsend, Washington where Richard Gere & Debra Winger trysted in An Officer and a Gentleman, only to be disappointed by the realization that it’s a crappy little motel (“Hey - we cleaned out the shower stall David Keith used. What more do you want?”)
I feel obligated to make some noise, as I’m one of the ‘rabid fanbase.’
For all the plotholes and acting concerns, I can still remember how hard the ending kicked me in the gut. No argument that it’s schmaltzy, but I always put it in the category of ‘schmaltz done right,’ similar to Casablanca. So there you are.
We got this one from Netflix because my wife had fond memories of it from her youth. We watched it with my 8 year old daughter. At the end where he starves himself to death and goes up to heaven to be with his True Love™ my daughter said in a rather disgusted tone, “You’ve got to be kidding!”
And this from a child who gets into Barbie movies.
I don’t think this is the sort of movie that has a cock.
I thought it was the most romantic movie of all time when I was in junior high. No, wait. I thought Ice Castles was the most romantic movie of all time when I was in junior high, but this was in the top ten. Jane Seymour’s dresses were pretty, but I probably wouldn’t watch it now for fear of ruining the nostalgia.
That reminds me of the reaction I got from Michaela when I showed her Jurassic Bark. I think our little girls would get along.
Jurassic Bark? Is that the one with all of those prehistoric, DNA-replicated dogs running around, eating people? Yeah, my kids hated that too.
I had a friend in law school who absolutely lurved Somewhere in Time. She’d memorized huge chunks of dialogue. Even before she met That Special Fella, she knew she wanted to honeymoon someday at the Grand Hotel. She said that copies of the movie are even sold at the hotel. Another friend told me that you’re charged some nominal fee ($1? $2?) for even visiting the hotel (if not a guest) and sitting in one of their famous rocking chairs on the veranda. Guess they want to keep out the riffraff…
I have never wanted to punch any movie in the cock… ever. I endeavor to find the good and enjoyable in all films; otherwise, it’s just a big waste of time. Why can’t people just deal with plot holes? Is any movie perfect in that regard? And I’m not sure that there *is *any such thing as “the. worst. movie. ever.” As Kip tells us, “How can anyone even know that?”
All in all, Somewhere in Time is a lovely and tragic romance (with time-travel to boot) for people who like that kind of thing. The landscape, hotel, and Jane Seymour are simply beautiful. Watch Somewhere in Time if you’d like to be whisked away to another time and experience a love story. If you don’t, don’t.
Perhaps nay-sayers would like the book better: Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson.
I thought you kicked things in the cock anyway…
Make that two…
I saw the movie ONCE as a kid. And that damned scene is etched into my brain.
Anger rising… Rising… RISING!!!..
Must. Stop. Thinking. Of. Annoying. Scene.
No…you kick things in the balls.
The movie may be kinda sucky, but oh, the wardrobe department…I want Jane Seymour’s costumes! I even know someone who has made replicas of the white lacey dress she wears on stage.
Because some of us are born critics who enjoy bitching. And yes, there are movies which don’t have plot holes.