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A Sound Of Thunder (2004)

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Edward Burns Director: Peter Hyams Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Ben Kingsley, Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack
  • Directors: Peter Hyams
  • Format: Dolby, Color, Widescreen, Letterboxed
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000NKGZ4C
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,430 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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In A SOUND OF THUNDER, based on a short story by Ray Bradbury, director Peter Hyams (END OF DAYS, TIMECOP) creates a world where time travel is possible and life as we know it is threatened. In the year 2055, Charles Hatton's (Ben Kingsley) company, Time Safari, will take anyone with a big enough wallet back 65 million years for the thrill of their lives: dinosaur hunting. Thanks to Tammy, a talking computer created by Dr. Sonia Rand (Catherine McCormack), the time-travel team returns with clients to a specific moment 65 million years ago, with explicit directions not to leave anything behind, change anything, or bring anything with them back to the future. Expedition leader Travis Ryer (Ed Burns) is certain that the protocol is flawless, but Dr. Rand isn't so sure. She knows that Hatton will cut any corners necessary to make bigger bucks, and she's waiting for the worst. Sure enough, a safari goes amiss when Ryers gun malfunctions and he sends the clients scampering for cover from an irate dinosaur. The team returns to 2055 shaken but unscathed. The next day, all over Chicago, mysterious trees and vines begin springing up through sidewalks and out of walls. It seems that something went terribly wrong on the last jump, but no one can pinpoint just what it was. According to Rand, the problem will only worsen as "time waves" continue to sweep the planet, resulting in 65 million years of evolution and growth catching up with the present time. Soon, monstrous creatures--giant baboons with lizard-like features, bat-faced teradactyls, and huge sea serpents--abound, leaving Ryer and his team in constant danger as they fight the clock to determine what caused the anomaly and to save life as we know it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ray Bradbury is awesome!, January 30, 2009
By R. Haley "Godzilla Fan's Mom" (Paoli, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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Although the movie isn't exactly like the short story, it's still great because Ray Bradbury was involved with the screenplay. The complications presented by a slight change in the past through man's ability to travel through time should make everyone ask himself if it would really be worth it if it were possible. Most of the special effects are amazing. The street scenes, however, lack the quality of the rest of the movie. That would be my only criticism. Otherwise, it's typically thought-provoking Ray Bradbury quality.
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3.0 out of 5 stars You'll Need A Lot Of Imagination, June 24, 2008
By Jeff Marzano (Essex Junction, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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I caught this movie on the SciFi Channel where every two hours of programming includes about an hour of commercials so who knows how much they took out.

This movie is ok but like many science fiction movies it has to throw in some crazy ideas to get the story to work.

For example the owner of the time machine had turned off an important piece of equipment to save money on his electric bill. By doing that he almost destroyed the entire world.

The main premise is somebody removed something from another time 65 million years ago and this changed the entire course of evolution.

However it's not clear to me how doing this would have caused such a catastrophe.

Then again who knows what would happen if we went back in time and brought any physical object back into this time if that is even possible.

It's confusing because when they enter the time machine they seem to be standing on a sidewalk that isn't really part of that other time.

Jeff Marzano

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3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable...but fun, April 15, 2007
By Nathan Christian (New Stanton, PA USA) - See all my reviews
Very formulatic but entertaining story with well a very good cast. One draw back was some of the plot holes. At one point the two main characters fall from a window hundreds of yards and slam into a huge tree branch with out a bruise or broken ribs. And some of the dinosaurs do not appear real in the day light scenes.
On the plus side, Edward Burns is a very good actor and you get to view him in his underwear a few times. However, he has a terrible speaking voice
But over all, a pretty good movie and a good rental at least.
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