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Thrill Seekers [VHS]

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I had never heard of "Thrill Seekers" before I came across it in DVD rentals and the description caught my interest. I rented it and was not disappointed. From the very beginning, this movie is a non-stop ride of suspense and action with an interesting cast of characters brought together by a single deviation in the past caused by a negligent time traveler. That one event sets off a chain of events that threaten to drastically change the future -- and those who know what is happening will stop at nothing to prevent that from happening. Will those in the present be able to use their knowledge to change the future or will those in the future be able to prevent any further deviations? You'll just have to see for yourself...!

I have to admit the first time I watched this was because Catherine Bell is in it (she's one of my favorite actresses). But while watching it, I got hooked. I like the story,and the characters. The idea of being able to go back in time, and the consequences of changing future events is really interesting. I think that is the second thing that attracted me to the movie. I don't know what else I can say other than this is a great movie. I love everything about it!!

This is a great movie. From the first time I watched it, I had to see it again and again so whenever it is on TV (which is unfortunately only two or three times a year), I just have to catch it. Thrill Seekers has a lot of action, suspence, and science fiction too which keeps you on the edge of your seat for the whole movie.
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"The Time Shifters" (original title) is one of TBS' better made TV movies, along with 2001's Invincible (with Billy Zane). I saw it a few times when it first aired in 1999. While it doesn't measure up to big screen action movies, it's still a very enjoyable suspense flick. Casper Van Dien (in the last role I saw him in) and Jag's Catherine Bell do a nice job as the time travelling agents. I enjoyed seeing Hamilton's Copps Colliseum (been there) and other Ontario locations. This movie is worth a look.

how good is this film-i caught it on tv and was held captive from start to finish. not only does casper look great he gives a fantastic performance great different story and pretty good effects for a low budget movie-take a chance buy it i guarentee you won't be disappointed

This forgettable attempt at sci-fi action stars the boyish Casper Van Dien, who acts with pop eyes and sounds like he studied voice under Scott Wolf. When CVD notices the same man appearing in pictures from 3 different historical disasters, he stumbles across a temporal travel entertainment, whereby tourists from the future use a timeline to visit past disasters. The man in the pictures resembling Max Schreck from FW Murnau's Nosferatu gives the phenomena a gothic touch that is never taken advantage of - as soon as we hear him speak the illusion is broken. When we learn that the current popular attractions all occur within days of CVD's realtime, the always reliable if-you-change-destiny genre is presented. Regrettably the screenplay doesn't demonstrate the depth of intellect that such a genre requires for an audience to empathise with the fate of those involved. CVD is a journalist for the "National Inquisitor" and the momentary concern he has over the parallel beween the timeline tours and contemporary news as entertainment is quickly dismissed. However there is a redemptive twist in the narrative, and a payoff for the running gag of a geek rookie cop who has transfered from MIT. His superior played by Lawrence Dane has nothing to work with except for his authentic gruffness, as opposed to CVD's juvenile gravel tones. Matters aren't helped by the music that never lets up, and Mario Azzopardi's less than inspired direction. He has a fondness for chases and crowd scenes. It's just unfortunate that he has no gift for them, and relies upon generated FX. Logic doesn't appear to be a priority either. A relative is found at the 3rd attempt of looking amongst 11,000 victims covered with blankets, and someone who is capable of destroying a car with a missile gun is stopped by a locked door. When CVD steals someone's car, the owner delivers the camp and superfluous howler "What do you think you're doing?!", and CVD also gets to deliver an awful reflective speech full of mixed metaphors after he is caught ogling the breasts of his female interest, Jag's Catherine Bell. Martin Sheen has a few video appearances as the leader of the conglomerate, and Theresa Saldana wears an unflatteringly alien cow-slicked hairdo as someone chasing CVD, though I doubt either of them will be listing this film high on their resume of greatest achievements. Catherine Oxenberg appears as the timeline advertising hostess, her English accent contextually odd until I learnt she is Mrs CVD.

I heard about this film from a web forum and ordered it and figured for $6 it'd be passable entertainment. I was frankly impressed to find this to be a well made movie with the exception of the character of the obligatory thick-headed, stubborn, and curmudgeonly FBI agent. I cringed when his character was on-screen. The rest of the characters were well done and even the bad guys had their sympathetic moments. Further, the movie is particularly fascinating for fans of alternate history and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves this genre of science fiction.

Casper Van Dien does a perfect shallow journalist who matures a little. Catherine Bell does a wonderful job as the eternal research assistant who gets really involved with the investigation. Theresa Saldana does a wonderful job as the self-involved expedience agent.

Of course it is a low budget film but I still enjoyed it very much! I thought the idea for the story was really cool! If you like time travel you will like this movie, atleast I did!

If it wasn't for Casper Van Dien, I don't think I would like this movie near as much. It had a lot of action and what not, but the plot left some holes and questions that I would have liked filled/answered. If you like time-travel movies then this movie is pretty good, but it's more about the consequences of disrupting the future and/or past.