Crossworlds

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I watched the show and was somewhat amused by it. I read the info on it, saying it was a cross of Matrix and Minority report. But in truth, that is a half truth. It had the feel of Matrix but also a older movie/book called Fahrenheit 451. Between these 2 shows I see the similarities moreso. Minority Report I think is way off in comparison. But overall I enjoyed the action sequences in Crossworlds. But the plot and storyline could have had more fleshing out. As it is, it was to short in my opinion for what it was worth. It is a good rent movie. And I could see it being expanded upon. Hopefully they can give more to it as a part 2 or even flesh it out with a small TV series.

Or at least I was not engaged. A 13-year-old boy, at which this is aimed, might be more engaged. You know you're in trouble when a film starts with four paragraphs of text on the screen, being read aloud in VO to you by an actor (just in case you're having a bit of trouble in the reading department yourself, young viewer). The first ten minutes need to be cut; it establishes almost nothing about character of relevance and is missing any sort of likability hook for the hero. ("Not quite as douchy as buddies but lots whinier" really doesn't cut it.) When the action starts, with the most awful brand of fistfights, you're not surprised at the overly loud meat-hammer Foley treatment. When you think it can't get any worse, the dialog references Star Wars. Rule of B film-making: never remind viewers there are better movies than the one they are currently watching! The idea isn't half-bad. There is more than one dimension, and the Reluctant Hero must join the more experienced fighters, an old guy and a hot chick (dressed for inter-dimensional fighting from a Yonge Street hooker's wardrobe, for some reason. I myself, whenever I want to be prepared for action or am headed to the boxing gym, always put on boots, a micro mini, a tube top, and a leather jacket over all, for that final je ne sais quoi.) There's a scepter (aka didgeridoo) and a necklace involved in opening the gateway between dimensions. All of this might have worked with a competent screenwriter. But the dialog is awful. The rules of inter-dimensional travel keep changing in ways that undercut tension. The actors do their best, truly they do, but it's all nonsense and I think I saw them each wince at least once. Still, mostly it was lit, and I could hear the dialog (a mixed blessing, I suppose), and the score was appropriate (though one always had the sense of it trying to uplift the unliftupable) so not one star. But not any good, either.

i recently saw the movie on cable and I was wondering what similarities were there between this movie and the Matrix You have got Jo or Joseph like Neo You have got A. T. like Morpheaus and you have got the girl like Trinity. Even the villains move around in suits like those in Matrix and all that talk in the elevator where A.T. says that the floor is still there and what they are seeing was all deja vu like in the Matrix Would not be surprised if the Wachowski Brothers had seen this and been 'inspired'

Crossworlds caught my eye when I saw that good old, Bladerunning Rutger Hauer starring in it. So I sat down ready to watch the movie thinking that I was in for another poorly directed B-movie, I was wrong. Crossworlds for a low budget movie is pretty good. Rutger Hauer and the rest of the cast deserve more credit from this movie, it should of been pretty popular. The story line is a little confusing but if you watch the movie twice over you should be able to get your head round it. overall quite good but a little confusing. 7/10.

It was as if this regular College Student that just happens to live in an apartment Filled with what is thought to be every college kid's stuff and drives an ancient classic car is going to make a great Sci-Fi. It was as if there was some group of assistants who went to the "College Stereotypical Apartment Hardware Store" and filled this guy's room. Even Mom calling on the answering machine was "stereotypical" with the parking tickets. It is really Lame. Low-Budget or not - trying to make the Every Day Guy in college out of an obvious Super Rich Kid by clouding the story with such crap is offensive. Kid's in College don't live like this. The Party? maybe so. Dancing Babes - most "babes" are every day girls - not "Too Sexy for my Tube Dress" types. Beer cans against the forehead? Way past the 1970s. So it was hard to get past the first few minutes. But I held on - the best I could hoping things would jump into a serious movie rather than a Teenage Boy movie. After the 'proverbial' duster coat worn by Hauer and the really cute mini-shirt by the babe - the movie finally moves on about 30 minutes into the drawn-out story. It is always amazing to me that all the ingredients to these supernatural legends just happen to be Local - in that the staff and the amulet just happen to be in the same town in good ole USA. But it is a Sci-Fi. 32 Minutes into was the understatement of the entire movie - by the babe: "It will be over soon." OK...scenario... You get the key to 'whatever.' And you give it back without question to the person you got it from. Then the key gets stolen from that person who has no idea of its value. Who's the fool in this case. Why give the stone/amulet back to the kid when he has no idea what he's up against. This constitutes a major error in the scripting of this film. Script writing, to me, is even more important than directing. The direction is obvious with a well written script as opposed to visa-versa. When words like "butthole" or "asswipe" are used by the actors, it was surely scripted. And therefore quite Cheap. I don't mean to expect Shakespeare quotes, but as I said = = this is a Teenage Boy Flick. But then "it isn't easy doing business with Morons." It all turns out that Any college kid with a reasonable desire for cute blondes and a "mom-ma's boy" could have pulled this movie off - in its writing. I don't understand Hauer's desire to go from fame to insignificant so easily. Perhaps he had some outstanding traffic tickets. But Rutger Hauer? In this tripe movie? Amazing.

This film is certainly a very rare breed of film. The story is very intriguing and has a certain level of mystery and bewilderment to it. If you enjoy seeing movies about different dimensions and different worlds, this is the film to watch. The cast couldn't have been better selected. There isn't much I can say without giving the film away completely, but I will say that script paired with a competent cast and crew make it enjoyable to watch. This film is not loaded with violence or intense CGI graphics. The dialog seems nearly perfect at all instances and the characters are easy to relate to. I would have liked to see more of a relationship developed between Josh Charles and the sweet blond honey. Another regret is that the film makers never left the door open for a sequel, even though this film would be worthy of having one. Go rent it - it will leave you feeling like a million bucks!

Other than the obviously older Rutger Hauer as a clue, I was astounded to find that this film was from 1996, it has such an 80s feel. And the uniformly egregious songs had a bad-80s feel as well. The genesis of this film seems evident: someone wanted to make a film of Heinlein's "Glory Road", discovered the rights to that work were too expensive, and had a lackey write a screenplay with many similarities but which could be filmed in LA and environs. Rutger Hauer plays it straight and generally classes things up, but the film tends to bog down when he is not around. Andrea Roth is decorative and tries hard, but she is no Empress of the Twenty Universes. Even for a fantasy work, there are too many inconsistencies and plot conveniences for the film to be enjoyable for me. I am willing to suspend disbelief in order to be entertained, but not to have sloppy plot devices hang disbelief by the neck until dead. If you want a good cross-dimensional story, go read "Glory Road". Then hope, as I do, that someone who understands the appeal of that story can get their hands on a budget sufficient to do a worthy film version of it.

I was very, very anxious to see CrossWorlds. I'm a huge fan of Josh Charles, a huge sci-fi fan and I had seen the trailer from this site, which absolutely blew me away. After looking at my local mall, video store, and two more video stores I finally found a copy. I rushed home and put it in my VCR that night. "CrossWorlds" is a good movie. I wouldn't compare it to "Glory" or other Josh Charles classics like "Sports Night" but it's one of those movies that you can come away from feeling like you made a good choice. It's a movie you'll want to watch again, the kind of movie you'd buy just to pull out once in a while. In particular, the acting performances and the abstract way of looking at things made this movie. The plot was a little diffuse - the first time I watched it, I got to about halfway through and then lost my mind. I had to watch a second time to understand it. Josh Charles makes a surprisingly good action hero with his skill and sarcasm; Rutger Hauer makes a fine mentor. Andrea Roth and Stuart Wilson could have been better, the ending could have been better too (way obvious). CrossWorlds leaves a lot of things up to the viewer which is great. It packs cool action and fun. If you want a movie you can enjoy without having to be thrown a moral or emotional appeal, this is it. Just be sure to skip the tedious, unexplained, worthless sequence of the opening credits.