Time Warrior (2012) User Reviews

Even I Could've Done Better aka Ignore This Movie...

[joshistirgendwieschwul · 2/10 · 21 August 2013]

Wow.... What a waste of time this movie was! I really can't imagine anyone is able to love this movie, because all what makes a movie a great time isn't there. Even when you are a video-games addict, you better keep on playing and ignore this flick. It's lacking an attractive scenario, most texts here are totally missing sense and therefore needless. And I even don't dare to mention the acting. Sorry people, but almost the complete acting troupe (announced as 'fresh teen cast') caused me so much irritations that every moment was a struggle for survival. However, I completed the full 90 minutes, simply because I couldn't accept the fact that this movie also would end in boredom. But it did and so i ended stressful. And that's why i had to write these words here, to warn you. To let you make another choice of movie, or playing a video-game instead. I dare to say that even I would have made a better movie with a budget of $ 850.000, with a promising young Dutch cast that is able to convince it's public. So red cards for anyone who is responsible for creating such a mess as 'Time Warrior'. That makes this also a waste of money.. (2 out of 10 because I like the blond hairs, green eyes & travel spirits of Mayhem model Thomas Graninger, playing sk8erboy & 'superhero' Matthew Evans, and the VFX and CGI effects weren't completely bad). I did prepare my 90 minutes 'Time Warrior' by visiting the movie website, so maybe all those site quotes created too much expectations with me, like 'A new intense teenage Sci-fi saga' and above all: 'The movie was planned from the beginning as a movie franchise. It leaves the door open for a more powerful sequel to be created in the near future. The movie can definitely become a huge success and it may lead to the birth of a new super hero...' Director Rodriguez' twitter account, labeled @TimeWarriorMov, isn't that successful with 90 tweets & 19 followers... Bad signs tough, for a 'masterfully produced Sci-fi-action-adventure feature film, carefully crafted to target the full teenage and gamer market of ages 12 to 35'...

quotes from: www.timewarriormovie.com

The Time Warrior Who Doesn't Change Time

[raybartlett · 4/10 · 24 August 2013]

There are some things being said in the other reviews that I disagree with, the women in the film are not that bad at acting. The stripper and the blonde mom actually did a great job. The little sister, who disappears a little past half way through the film - don't know why, was pretty good too. All of the men are in great need of acting lessons or how to hold a towel over one arm while asking "smoking or non-smoking" before taking people to their tables. The lead was bad and that is never a good thing. Everyone keeps raving on and on about how the budget must have been spent on the special effects - OK, so the Lamborghini, and the other hot sports car, and the helicopter were dirt cheap to rent right? Without knowing what it cost to rent those cars it seems it must have been a big part of the budget along with that really nice house that was featured - unless that was one of the cast member's. If you are looking for a tidy close you are in for rough seas; in every direction nothing made sense.

He is supposed to be a Time Warrior but doesn't ever travel time. The plot holes are everywhere - jumps wall without skateboard, gets home has skateboard, sister creepy and into game, sister vanishes from the film, black dust comes out a guys throat - because of why???? And again, no time traveling. I am still trying to cope with the idea that Donkey Kong never has a donkey regardless of the level or the idea that the San Diego Freeway doesn't go to San Diego! I don't need more confusion.

It was way better than Laser Blast, and way worse than Night of the Comet. But don't hate on the women/girls - do hate on the men/bullies/dads/leads, yes, do. The seed of a great concept is in this so it may be worth your watch, just be prepared to pay for that seed with your time and a small part of your brain that will die forever.

This Plot Needs A Budget

[scotty1176 · 4/10 · 23 August 2013]

Okay so the summary pretty much sums it up. Had this move had a real budget, or the money that was actually spent on the film been put into better CG and actors it would have been a hit.

It has a great plot which has not been overdone, however it does drag some in the beginning. If you are going to have a good guy, let him be good and show more of what he is capable of doing rather than running away, let him own the role.

Had this been budgeted properly with better graphics and acting I would have given it a better rating.

If there is to be a followup, which I hope there is, the producers need the aforementioned items.

Was the casting director on drugs? There is some bad movies but this one takes the pee!

[jeffrudd31 · 1/10 · 22 August 2013]

Wow, what can I say... this film is just bad! Bad, bad, bad...

Bad acting - REALLY bad acting, bad, terrible script and really badly thought out as a story.

Seriously, the acting in this was absolutely desperate. Whoever thought the young people and adults in this were good enough to gain a place on movie film, must have had pure rocks in their head. I genuinely couldn't (and still can't) believe that someone would actually hire people this bad at acting. They make Miley Cyrus look like an Oscar winner and that's saying something!

What drugs was the casting person(s) on when they hired this lot? I could normally single people out for bad acting in some films but I didn't have to bother here. They ALL were desperate. Admittedly some stood out far, far worse than others - including the main actor but they were all in the same class obviously when a teacher failed to teach then how to act in front of a camera and speak!

The script was just so badly wrote all the way through, it actually became funny. So convoluted, so much dragging the bottom of the barrel for over used phrases and pauses for dramatic effect. So predictable! It was just, just so desperately bad. No kidding!

The story itself could have been wrote on the back of a postcard - and I suspect it was! Pity when they finished, they didn't post it into the bin...

I tried watching it as I'm a good sci-fi fan but this whole farce was that bad that I found myself forwarding through parts of it - I just couldn't suffer many scenes, they were that crap and far too drawn out.

Unless your into inflicting serious mental pain upon yourself, avoid this one like the total plague. When available on DVD, all I can say is that at least you got an extra table coaster then for your hot drink or glass of beer to rest on. Other than that, use the DVD of this film for frisbee target practice toward the nearest rubbish container.

Just bad, bad, bad...

(P.S. I had to give the film a rating of "one" - sadly there was no "zero" available.)

Not worth the rental fee

[ascendant01 · 2/10 · 12 March 2014]

The acting, the writing, and even the storyline are all AMATEUR. This actually looks like some student's high school or film school class project rather than a professional film. It never should have been released to rental stores. As a learning project for some film student I give it a 2.5. I didn't give it a zero because I reserve that for epic films like: ----> "Birdemic: Shock and Terror". The storyline appears to have been written after a bad night hitting the bottle or something. If there was a real novel or story used to base this on it was hacked apart by the writer(s) in the worst way. The actors appear to have either been rejects from the regular studios or maybe first timers who someone convinced that acting does not require any training, experience or school. The filming looks like an advanced video system of which the quality was the only thing that approach average quality in the whole thing. One more thing, watch the SWAT team's sight discipline as they approach the house in a ragged line of errors. Watch the LASER aim points dancing around all over the other SWAT Team members backs, indicating they have just aimed their loaded rifles at the other officers. VERY Professional indeed! I expected to hear "Car 54, Car 54 where are you?" on their radios at any moment or maybe one of the officers calling out "Officer Tootie respond please." The only good point in the entire movie, to me anyway, was when the blond hero shaved his head and actually looked like a real kid underneath. I guess I was expecting a hydra of something to pop out. However by then I had lost all interest in the story, or lost track of it anyway. As I said before, this movie should never have been set out for rental, I intend to ask for a refund.

Don't bother watching. Annoying and bad acting!

[Wigglefishy · 2/10 · 23 August 2013]

Yes, I actually watched the whole movie, Why? Because I wanted to see how bad it could really get. The acting was really bad. The actors seems to have a hard time remembering script. I did not flow. I'm talking REALLY Bad!

The actor who played Time Warrior was so dull, I would have thought he actually hated his character. No passion, no nothing.

The friend of the Time warrior was so annoying, they could of easily wrote his character out of the script and no-one would of missed him.

The plot could of made a fun movie, but NO Luck!!

The cgi was probably the only half decent part of the movie, but even that was cheesy.

If your a gamer or know someone who games a lot, just skip this movie. Keep on playing the game and don't waste your time on this movie!

Can I go back in time and fight my urge to watch this movie...?

[paul_haakonsen · 3/10 · 26 August 2013]

There was just very little enjoyable about this movie. And what little there was, was hardly enough to even remotely keep the movie afloat.

The storyline in "Time Warrior" is about two boys who play a seemingly pirated console game titled Time Warrior: Dark World. And by pledging their souls to the game, they become enlisted by the Lord of War to serve as his soldiers.

It was really hard to buy into the movie and its storyline, especially because the acting was wooden and forced, and the storyline itself was just so far fetched.

And the game was so out of tune, especially since the game didn't at all react to the movement of the controller when the boys were playing the game. And worse yet, the physics of the game was so bad; in the game the gun would be pointing at one target and shoot, but it would be targets to the far left of the screen that would fall down and die. And yet, these boys were so fascinated with the game, all worked up over the gameplay and its graphics. Right...

As for the people on the cast list, well they weren't particularly impressive in their acting, and the result was wooden, forced and staggering. And it was really hard to take the Matt character serious that the helmet of hair on his head.

Also, for some reason then there was being shown random clips of things that had absolutely nothing to do with the movie itself, and stuff that did nothing to further the story of the movie in the least.

"Time Warrior" was, I am sure, a well enough intended attempt at a movie, but the end result was just overly bad. And the only thing that the movie really had working for it was that the armor of this Time Warrior actually looked quite good and was nicely made.

great idea - terrible movie

[sofblaze-301-796293 · 3/10 · 21 August 2013]

This movie might have been really good if it had the budget of say transformers but it doesn't. The cgi is week and the worst part is the acting OMG I do not think even the syfy channel would play this movie because the acting is so bad.The only good thing about the movie is the main characters girl friend is hot and his friends mom. Now if there was a shower scene or something I might have given this movie a 4.5 rating but it only makes a 3 in my book. I don't know where they spent 850,000 bucks but it wasn't on the actors.The ends when it just starts to get good, now why is it whenever he travels in time he lands somewhere in war.There was no indication on what the smoke rising out of his friends mouth when he was lying in the hospital, was that his soul leaving him or is he now relieved of his commitment to the game.

Time Warrior? More like Time Wasted.

[Cosmo322 · 3/10 · 29 March 2014]

I normally do not write reviews on here but every once in awhile a movie does compel you. First off, kudos to the producers. It is impressive that you were able to raise the $850,000 (rumored) for this movie's budget. Unfortunately it is the only thing impressive about this movie.

The casting goes to show you that you cannot pop into a nearby high school and fill out your leads and make a good movie. I'm sure this movie was shot in a very short time because there is no chemistry whatsoever among the cast. As previous reviews have stated, the acting is absolutely wooden. These "actors" are just reading their lines. For most, I'm sure this will be a one and done movie career. It is painful at times to listen to the words coming out of these character's mouths. I could pull out individuals but let's just say the whole ensemble was terrible. The only believable actor was Daniel Ball. Who was that, you say? He was the news anchor towards the end of the movie. I think he was on screen for 45 seconds to a minute but he sounded like a real news anchor. And no, I am not related to or know this person at all.

And that leads me to the story. There seemed to be potential for a good story but the execution was so lackluster. The main difference between the story and Swiss cheese is that Swiss cheese is delicious. What the story shares with Swiss cheese are the holes. Plot holes galore. The English have a perfect word for it: rubbish.

Why three stars? Well, it is not the worst movie I have ever seen and the special effects (which I'm guessing took up most of the budget) is passable at best. I should have watched this movie with a friend because then there could have been shared laughter at the absurdity of it all. But watching it alone, all you can do is just shake your head.

TERRIBLE !

[nouvemir · 1/10 · 18 May 2019]

It was terrible. That's interesting why people is giving 10/10 ?? its unacceptable. Very low budget film, a normally person and which person doesnt know anything about can make this film. Youtubers are better

The Rules of War are About to Change

[freddycachone · 9/10 · 23 April 2014]

Who couldn't relate to a popular video game turning a teenager into the ultimate time traveler weapon of war? It's a great premise for all of us sci fi nerds (even the ones who have passed their teenage years). I considered going into video game design when I was younger but that's another story. The movie had a lot of suspense and action and I loved that it didn't spoon feed you like so many other movies these days. It was fun discussing it with my buddies afterward. Seeing how something that was so obvious to me was lost on them. Anyway, it's always fun to escape from everyday life for an hour or two and imagine ourselves dressing in a bad a suit of armor and going to war. I swear if some shady dude tried to sell me a pirated copy of a video game, I might be tempted to do it!

Action packed, great acting

[deblivestoday · 10/10 · 21 January 2015]

The actress who played the little girl, one of the lead actor's sister, Casey, was fantastic. She is not only beautiful but a natural actress. This movie is action packed and will keep teens and adults glued to the screen. Will buy it for sure!! Can't wait for his next movie. I am glad they are making movies here in Las Vegas and should do more. It puts the actors and actresses that are here to work. I think Nevada is underestimated, there are great actors and actresses here. I hope our City gives them more incentives to come here to film more. Many great movies have been made here. This is one of the ones. I am sure his next movie will be even better than the first.

Good Independent Film. Great Concept, Amazing CGI.

[hamlincarson · 10/10 · 18 April 2014]

As this is an Independent Film, I am not sure if it was ever released in theaters, but when I saw it at Walmart it looked like something my 14 year old son might like so I took the leap. While the movie is a little rough around the edges, it seems to me to that should be expected with an independent film, at least that has been my experience. All and all, it was actually a good movie. I was amazed that a movie made today (particularly one so "video game" related)was so kid and family friendly. Was an interesting take on the struggle between good and evil, and I felt the overall concept of the Time Warrior was interesting and original. Some of the acting could have been better, but from what I can see most of the actors in the movie have never been in anything before. I have to say the movie obviously left room for a sequel or even a trilogy and I would definitely like to see the next one.

Great Idea and Great Movie

[richardroberts860 · 10/10 · 16 April 2014]

I'm giving this movie a 10 out of 10 because I really think it was excellent. Now granted, I had 0 expectations as it was a complete unknown to me. I didn't recognize any of the names in the cast and it didn't claim to be a blockbuster movie or a comic book adaptation that I was familiar with. The idea for the movie was just great. I wish I had ideas like that! I would be really interested in reading the book if there was one. Is there one? Anyone? I hope that some big Hollywood producers see this movie and invest some money into a sequel - or trilogy - or series. It could just go on and on like the Highlander with different Time Warriors and their experiences.

Great Movie

[joecurragh · 10/10 · 2 April 2014]

We watched this movie with our 8 year old and 14 year old boys and they really enjoyed it. I read a few of the reviews about bad acting but I didn't see it. The boys didn't complain or comment on it and I never really expect Oscar winning acting from no name actors and actresses. The story line was really intriguing. Our boys are really into video games and they could relate to the main characters. When the main character was 'changing' it reminded me of how Peter Parker changes into Spiderman or Bruce Banner into the Hulk. The graphics were excellent and the Time Warriors armor was impressive. Our 8 year old even commented that he would like to be the Time Warrior for Halloween but I'm not sure I could do justice to the costume. Overall, our family enjoyed it and would definitely watch it again.

Excellent Graphics

[richardkreuter2 · 10/10 · 6 April 2014]

This movie is actually really good for such a low budget film. Lots of action and suspense - and the CG graphics were excellent. I wish there was more of it. The movie felt like it was leading up to something big - maybe we will find out if they make a sequel. The movie is actually very interpretive too and I love movies like that. My wife and I are still talking about it - how the dream flashbacks fit into the story and what it meant when the smoke left Matt's friends body - I'm thinking his friend was in a way possessed? I'm going to watch it again to see if there is any foreshadowing that I didn't pick up the first time. Anyway, I love that the ending left it open for a sequel - or even a trilogy? We are looking forward to the next one!