Time After Time is an obscure movie from the late 1970s but as cheesy as it is in some instances, it’s still a fun flick featuring good performances from Malcolm McDowell and David Warner with honorable mention to Mary Steenburgen before she would fall in love with another time traveler a decade later.
Time After Time
— Archive Collection —
(1979)
Genre(s): Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Adventure
Warner Archives | PG – 112 min. – $21.99 | November 15, 2016
Date Published: 11/26/2016 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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London 1893 is home to a killer with a macabre nickname…and also to a visionary genius who would write The Time Machine. But what if H.G. Wells’ invention wasn’t fiction? And what if Jack the Ripper escaped capture, fleeing his own time to take refuge in ours – with Wells himself in pursuit? In modern-day San Francisco, the Ripper (DAVID WARNER) finds our violent age to his liking. Wells (MALCOLM MCDOWELL) dislikes the brave new world of fast food and television, far from the utopia he envisioned. But he is cheered by the emancipation of women, particularly one irresistible banker (MARY STEENBURGEN). |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.5/5 |
| The only features are an Audio Commentary with writer/director Nicholas Meyer and actor Malcolm and the film’s Theatrical Trailer (2:33; HD). |
VIDEO – 4.25/5 |
| Time After Time, released back in 1979, arrives on Blu-ray through Warner’s Archive Collection presented with a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part, this is a nice looking video, colors are generally bright and skin tones appear natural. I didn’t notice any major instances of artifacts or aliasing so it was a clean transfer. |
AUDIO – 4.0/5 |
| The DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track offers up clean and crisp sounding dialogue and while depth is on the limited side, when the action does pick up, mainly during the time traveling sequence, there is some mild depth in that instance as well as the score from Miklos Rozsa gives the track some life. |
OVERALL – 2.75/5 |
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Overall, Time After Time is an obscure movie from the late 1970s but as cheesy as it is in some instances, it’s still a fun flick featuring good performances from Malcolm McDowell and David Warner with honorable mention to Mary Steenburgen before she would fall in love with another time traveler a decade later. The Blu-ray released by Warner offers good video/audio transfers and a nice commentary with McDowell and Meyer. |
Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.