Celebrating a Movie the Critics Hated: The Bizarre Cult of "Somewhere in Time"

American Thinker ^ | 10/6/2013 | David Paulin

[Vanbasten]

Yep, great movie! Great score. Great acting.

I’m not sure I’d do the whole dress up at the hotel thing, but nevertheless a great movie. lol

[atc23]

Me too. Loved it. Very traditional and sweet

[latina4dubya]

i both love and hate the paradox... at the same time :)

[mass55th]

Never knew the movie was based on a book (by Richard Matheson), until I stumbled across it on Amazon.

[lulu16]

I used the theme song in my wedding. Such a beautiful score.

[lulu16]

It is so passionate and stirring. The only thing is the original is not long enough for me. I wanted more variations on the theme.

[lulu16]

I love that film so much. I love the original Korean version “Il Mare” too. Beautiful and gentle.

[deoetdoctrinae]

HI Mesta! I was flipping channels earlier and there were Keanu and Sandra. I liked that one as well.

[lulu16]

I cried for hours the first time I saw this movie.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Who’s gonna bring the nitrous oxide ?

[lulu16]

One of my favorite sub-genre of romance movies are time travel romances. The Korean movie “Ditto.” It’s sweet and gentle and the lead male has incredible lips.

[lulu16]

I guess I know what my next book order is. Thank-you.

[King Moonracer]

A man loving a woman, anathema to homo movie reviewers.

[tanknetter]

Barry’s scoring of High Road to China was magnificent.

[Darksheare]

Hand a bunch of them 2013 pennies.
Listen to their screams.

[qam1]

80's movie bump

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[fieldmarshaldj]

I’ve always liked this movie. Richard Matheson, who contributed so much to “The Twilight Zone” was responsible for it. His book was initially set in San Diego at the Hotel del Coronado and the lead character was already dying of cancer. I liked the change to Mackinac Island, though. Christopher Plummer gave a magnificent performance in a supporting role, elevating the material.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

“Critics also hated Led Zeppelin, The Beatles etc...”

I don’t remember who, but I recall someone once said if you only bought records that got good reviews in Rolling Stone you would end up with the most obscure record collection in the world.

[Verginius Rufus]

I saw it in a movie theater when it first came out but had no idea that anyone remembered it, let alone that it had become a "cult classic."

My reaction when I saw it was that it was a movie-length version of a "Twilight Zone" episode.

The name Christopher Reeve rings a bell but I don't think I have seen any of his other movies.

[usconservative]

Wife and I honeymooned at the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island in September, 1986 and stayed in the room used in the film. (Plauque on the wall noting it was used in the film.)

The Grand Hotel is a complete throwback in time. I was 23, my bride 22 when we married. It was her wish to honeymoon at the grand, we simply got lucky getting the room used in the film.

Went back for our 15th wedding anniversary and stayed in the Governor's Suite in 2001. The hotel was as beautiful if not more so than we remembered. I don't think we fully appreciated its beauty during our honeymoon.