A Sound of Thunder (2005)
Based on a short story by award-winning author Ray Bradbury, A Sound of Thunder opens on the year 2055 in downtown Chicago where a very elite travel agency, Time Safari Inc., has cornered the lucrative time-traveling market with an exclusive prehistoric hunting package. Time Safari Inc. is the hottest ticket in town -- until the unthinkable happens. Someone breaks the rules. And evolution runs off its tracks. (Warner Bros.)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Peter Hyams
Written By: Ray Bradbury, Thomas Dean Donnelly
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Edward Burns, David Oyelowo, Corey Johnson, Catherine McCormack, Heike Makatsch, John Hyams, August Zirner, Jemima Rooper, Wilfried Hochholdinger
Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, UK, USA
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A Sound of Thunder belongs to 13 collections
1. Time Travel (collaborative: moderated by mpowell - 42 stars)
2. Future (collaborative: moderated by djross - 12 stars)
3. So bad they are good (collaborative: moderated by cagedwisdom - 10 stars)
4. Dinosaurs (collaborative: moderated by Jellysauce - 3 stars)
5. Based on a Short Story (collaborative: moderated by jmarkthespot - 2 stars)
6. The Flop House Podcast (collaborative: moderated by mucow - 2 stars)
7. Cinematography by director (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 2 stars)
8. Chicago (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
9. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (public: Coheed - 1 star)
10. Box-Office Flop (collaborative)
11. Rotten Tomatoes - under 10% (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket)
12. Biggest Box Office Bombs (public: Ag0stoMesmer)
13. My Movie Collection (public: cyrax_36)
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GravyMaximus | 10 6th |
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Hahahahahaha. BEN KINGSLEY. OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR.
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babamots | 24 7th |
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The acting and "science" are very fake (I can stomach bad effects). On top of that, they had to get preachy about greed and the power of nature. Interestingly, one of the many clichés turned out to be the best scene: when they killed the black guy first.
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fuxoft | 10 1st |
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Hahahahahaha!
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pilgermann | 50 19th |
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There's some b-movie charm here but overall it's pretty silly stuff. I get the impression that the production didn't go quite as planned.
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FrederikA | 35 12th |
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whether it was bad directing/production or force majeure (production company bankruptcy) that ultimately gave the movie its Ed Wood feel, I don't know, but rewatching the movie, it was actually more coherent than I remember. Sure the CGI is sub "mid90s-computer-game-cutscenes" and Ben Kingsley's wig scares me a hell of a lot more than the evil baboon-reptile-whateverthefucks, but at the heart of the movie there actually lies a decent enough attempt at adapting the original short story.
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GordonBombay | 40 16th |
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hmmm... my psi said I should rate it at 5, but a movie that combines Time Cop and Evolution can't really be that bad. Two wrongs make a right and all of that. The CGI are terrible and there are some obvious flaws in the storie i.e. time waves and butterfly effect (they actually use a butterfly so that even Timmie can catch up). A friend of mine found the baboons rather stupid, I on the other hand forgive the movie it's stupidity. COME ON THE RAPTORS in this movie are BABOONS! What's not to love!
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jkathrens | 74 56th |
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I watched this in a theater with ten people and my girlfriend and I were the only ones to make it until the end. The terrible ratings are justified... and yet, this movie is my sugary dessert. I know it's bad for me, but I just don't care. It's a shame that budget issues left it looking so cheesy because the ideas are there. They don't make a lick of sense, but they sure are fun to discuss later. 8/10 people won't be able to stand this film, and the other 2 will love it. :)
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| 1 | DyanneThorne | 22 7th |
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Yes, it's an awful movie. But it tries a lot harder and it makes slightly more sense than the original short story. There! I've said it!
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| Average Percentile 17.91% from 434 Ratings |  |