Somewhere in Time (1980) Retrospective / Review
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This is one of the most beautifully haunting movies. The yearning for the past is one of the strongest feelings.
Chris Reeve and Jane Seymour two of the most beautiful human beings who ever lived. everything came together to make this a timeless film . The music is mesmerizingly gorgeous and the cinematography is stunning as well . Bravo!
love this film. and the music, perfect!
I seen this as a child, and I have never got over it! I am now 46, and this still brings tears to my eyes. I am a man who have been in the thick of military combat, and this turns me to mush every time.
I'm 72, also a man and also one of the world's biggest fans of this film. The music alone makes me tear up every time.
Same. Saw this at 10 years old and now I'm 47
Jane Seymour screaming "Richard!" gets me every time.
Yeah. That damn 1979 penny.
So does her SUPERBLY delivered soliloquy during the play.
Definitely, I felt for her when she screamed Richard. I cry every time I sit through this. One of my favorite movies ever.
My ex wife would do something similar, only she would shorten it and scream "dick!" . My name is Jeff.
@@HandleThisSelection2 The wording from your cranium is open to interpretation.
John Barry's extraordinary music is the spine of this production. It never fails to move the listener.
Jane Seymour epitomizes beauty and sophistication. I don't think she was ever more beautiful than she was in this film.
Maybe in Battlestar Galactica.
Live and let Die..."No point going away half-cocked." "Butter-hook."
Live and Let Die,she looks so beautiful
@@TheJosep70 9
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I irked with Jane Seymour
On a TV mini
Series "EAST OF EDEN".....
Timothy Bottoms and many
Stars in the film ....
She was a very tiny woman
At the time of filming...
She must have topped 100.
Beautiful person too....
I can't think of any other movie where the soundtrack was so important to the story line. John Barry was a genius.
He did it as a favor to Jane symore. They couldn't have afforded him
@@citigirlcountrified1927
Yes; I read that he agreed to be paid with a percentage of soundtrack sales. He later said it was the best deal he'd ever made for a movie score.
R.I.P.
If you watch/listen to Indecent Proposal you can immediately tell it's Barry using the same themes and ideas.
Who wouldn't fall in love with Jane Semour, she is one of the most beautiful women to ever appear on screen.
So true, she was great in this film as well as Live and Let Die as Solitaire!
Yep.
Her, Jacqueline Smith, and Linda Carter. The brunette trifecta
@@smdmorga2 je la trouve très belle
Her smile is heartbreaking. I'm a straight woman but I can see why men would howl for her 😂❤
I unashamedly, apologetically adore this film. And it destroys me every single time I watch it. Just beautiful.
I feel the same way. I watch it maybe every 2 years and love it again.
Same. I cry like a baby 😅
I only watched this movie this year 2022. I absolutely loved it. Loved it’s pace, loved it’s score and I loved Jane Seymour in it. Such grace and poise. Just stunning 😍
I remember scanning the channels and noticed that this movie was about to start. I was 18, and not really into this type of movie. I said well let’s check it out.
It didn’t take long, as soon as the old lady said “come back to me” I was hooked. And it was a life changing movie, I started my appreciation for classical music with this film.
ufff, exactly the same happened to me... when i was 22.
Yup, I was 14.
Same thing happened to me. I was 17 and I started watching classic movies.
Same, I was 22 and it came on late at night and there was nothing else on so I watched it and I was surprised how good it was. Christopher reeve is a underrated actor and was a victim of his own talent as he did such a good job on superman it type cast him.
@@mrmeerkat1096غبي انت!
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This Film absolutely kills me. I couldn't even get through your retrospective on it without sobbing my heart out. Christopher Reeve is just so devastatingly handsome. He has a way of both being the most magnificent and mature Man in the room, while simultaneously being the most Childlike and innocent, too. He had such incredible depth and vibrant warmth in those gentle steely Blue eyes of His, such dazzling charm. Such captivating screen presence. You believed in His love for His exquisite 'Elise McKenna' so acutely. And exquisite She is. Jayne Seymour was more than just a visual beauty, it radiated out of Her like the Sun. The two of them together sharing that indoor picnic was a vision of Heaven on Earth. And I'm off again.... 😢😢😢💔
The best
They actually were in love in real life at the time and had a relationship which Jane has spoken about.
Somewhere in Time is my very favourite movie and every time I watch it I can’t stop crying. The acting is superb and the music is unbelievable and breaks my heart. Jane Seymour has never looked so beautiful. Watching Christopher Reeve always is a joy but also saddens me for him to come to such a tragic end.
when i saw this movie for the first time of roadshow there were only two audiences including me at that time in japan(im a japanese).i think there are doramas for beautiul actors and atresses. i hate resent poritical correctness ugly casting. love stories must be didcated for beautifull actors.
Beautifully put!
I totally love this film, it's wonderful, but I don't watch it frequently.
I always end up crying a river.
I feel the exact same way--esp when I imagine that ending is how utterly catatonic w/grief i'll be when my parents must leave me...but I cry happy tears when I hope & fantasize that we'll meet again & be together 1 day in heaven-- Wherever & whatever heaven might be. I really really hope my dream of this kind of heaven turns out to be true.
I do too. The music is perfect. Jane Seymour is beautiful ! Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve are absolute legends in this movie and I can relate to the things they both went through together.
@@angel4animals956 --- It's true and that's why the movie's so powerful for those who have the heart to understand.
@@pmligotti I always love 2B reminded that, in this crazy world full of greed & ugliness, that there are other people who appreciate the timeless, achingly beautiful soundtrack & the work of art that is this movie, & the love story it depicts--& in such a heartbreakingly tragic but unforgettably (again, here's my fave word re: this film) beautiful way. The pain of the story's ending is, 2 me, so amazingly well done & somehow comforting that it's a GOOD pain...the kind that reminds u u are alive, & that all the pain on earth is worth it when u find the kind of true love Seymour & Reeve found in this film.
@@guymorris6420 I always love 2B reminded that, in this crazy world full of greed & ugliness, that there are other people who appreciate the timeless, achingly beautiful soundtrack & the work of art that is this movie, & the love story it depicts--& in such a heartbreakingly tragic but unforgettably (again, here's my fave word re: this film) beautiful way. The pain of the story's ending is, 2 me, so amazingly well done & somehow comforting that it's a GOOD pain...the kind that reminds u u are alive, & that all the pain on earth is worth it when u find the kind of true love Seymour & Reeve found in this film. I'm glad we both got to be alive during the (relatively) tiny window of time that made us seeing a film like this a lucky, happy reality. U see, we were born: not too early in the 20th century to miss it (those born @ 1900 r age 80 @ time film came out, if alive/able 2 go 2 a mov theatre), but not 2 late (2000-later)2B an iphone-staring, snapchat/instagram obsessed, bad movie/music loving hipster...& thus prob'ly never even hear @ this film let alone WANT 2 see it if u tried 2 see it w/them. But...if they had an aunt like me, who raised my nieces/nephews on all the film/song classics, they might achieve the very happy results that we all did. They were all fans of the greatest films/songs ever made (even by age 13-14, which i'm very happy & lucky 2 say "i got 2 help make them turn out like that!" :) Hopefully, always seeking out & appreciating beauty/quality in what they'll spend their lives seeing & hearing...&, speaking of 2 things u have done 4 me if u read this whole reply 2u, i thank U 4 hearing MY personal story @ how i'm so very glad that U & I appreciate films like S-where in time, so we can try our best 2 "share the beauty of it, & classics like it", w/the young folks in our life. Happy day & good luck in all u do! :)
When the movie was shown in the Palace cinema in Hong Kong in 1981/82, it stayed on for more than a year, breaking all the records. A truly classic!
I can't believe I made so many people tear up watching this review. Awww bless.
me and my mum watched this film when I was a child, i loved the music and my mum took me to WH Smith to buy Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, my mum passed away in 2012 and she chose the music for her funeral. thank you for this review.. 💚
Christopher Reeve is brilliant.
Superman 1 and 2
But in deathtrap with Michael Caine he's awesome
It's still happening.
I cry every single time I watch this and I watch it a lot!
It is amazing how some movies can find their way into your life like this one for me. A long time childhood friend who I grew up with watching martial arts films and Stallone and Schwarzenegger and other action films of the 80's who I thought was never into these type of films gave me a copy and said that he "liked" it, by that I knew he actually meant he "loved" it. I shrugged off the idea of watching this love story for a while. But sure enough when I saw it it has stuck with me ever since and I too love it. I hate to admit it, but it softens me up with old childhood notions of love that I rarely feel anymore as an adult. I owe my friend for introducing me to this great film. And wonderful music. Glad to see that other men have a similar feeling towards this film. Thanks for sharing and being honest to your reaction on this Oliver. Cheers on your review.
Vegeta Solo excellent description,my favorite romance movie. Christopher Reeves was my super man as child.
John Barry was outstanding
Theres a stigma about guys liking that much a love story. It is taken as a sign they are into boys. Witch is actually not far from reality but what's wrong with that? Nothing. But the stigma comes from that fear I guess. Is understandable, possible yet not a rule.
I am so glad to have come across this comment sir. I will share with you a bit of my story. I grew up watching this movie over and over and I do believe that I have experienced more in life because of it. I grew up too compete in strong man competition's, I fought in MMA matches and competed professionally in Jiu Jitsu competition eventually winning a bronze medal at the world championship tournament. That being said I recently showed somewhere in time to my lovely wife and I took out the equivalent of an entire box of tissues. What I meant when I said I have experienced more because of it is that it touched my heart, mind and imagination in such a deep way that I know it expanded my heart to see more. God bless you sir.
I have commented on this film several times. And the more I go back to snippets of the film the more I get to realise from comments is that the more people as a nation watch the popular this film becomes to the extent. Well basically if everyone in England watched it 95% of the country would be talking about it
It's 42 years ago this was made and still people are talking about it
Incredible. Love it.
That song makes me cry. I am addicted to time travel movies, so I watch a lot of suspense and adventure, but in terms of pure art, this one is the best.
Nostalgia1979 Awesome....I love time travel movies and it’s in my top three favorite book genres ❤️
I think it’s the most “believable” film about time travel. No time machine hocus pocus, just self hypnosis. In a way, it sounds a bit far fetched but it’s totally believable.
I watched this 29 times. This movie is something I would have written and I know how he feels. If we could go back in time. The way it was. Great review Oliver.
I watched it just as many times, maybe more. First when it came on HBO in early 80's. Later I bought the video tape. I recommended this movie to friends and they loved it too. It is a classic!
Christophe Reeve has to have been the most stunning man EVER! He and Ms. Seymour make a beautiful romantic pair!
And the music? I never heard a more beautiful score! Thank you Mr Harper
There’s a reason he’s Superman
I fell instantly in love with this film when I saw it in a theatre in 1980. I still love it to this day. It just grabs my heart.
There is something magical about this movie, it is not just another soppy, romantic film. The mystical theme is a powerful one and its stars Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour breathe life into it with utterly convincing performances. I feel Christopher Reeve's subsequent tragedy brings added poignancy to the movie. Fascinating review which I thoroughly enjoyed, makes me want to watch the movie again! Many thanks.
Somewhere in time
Sure I've commented on this before
Absolutely beautiful. Story line is quality acting brilliant and so believable. Music superb. I I absolutely love it.
My favorite movie and my favorite song.
Extremely emotional film for me and to add Reeves passing the way he did followed by his devoted wife not long after who stuck with him till the end. So heart breaking.........
My dear friend Sandra took me to see this at the $1 movie theaters back in 1981. She and I adored this movie, she passed away at an early age due to cancer. I am forever grateful for thise memories.
Its a tear jerker of a movie especially with the music laid over it.
In reading all these posts, I'm glad I'm not the only one still in touch with actual feelings. I just stumbled on this and a planeload of feelings just washed over me. It made me feel like I was the one who went back in time to 1980, when this movie first came out. The feelings are the same now as they were when my reflection showed significantly fewer wrinkles.
This movie still makes me cry. A 46 yr old guy... I've been in love with Jane Seymour ever since. They really did a beautiful job making this film and soundtrack. the portrait scene....ugh her expression gives me butterflies.My buddies at that time were exchanging info on who's our dream girl. When I said Jane Seymour they were like who?! why?! lol I told them to watch the movie so they'd understand. But of course they're to manly for chick flicks. She's still gorgeous.
This film moved and devastated me at the same time. The richness of the story, the realism of the characters and the agelessness of the characters' struggle to fulfill their longing to be together and the music being as present as a character in it's own right has elevated this film from being a "corny love story" into something more - a truly great film.
That’s a great insight into the part the music played in this film. It’s as a character, excellent thought, the film would certainly be different without it. I think Barry losing his parents not long before he put this score together added the emotions to it... thank You for sharing !! 🙏🏻❤️
i'm not gay...but Chris Reeve was a beautiful man, both inside and out. He really was Superman.
Indigo Sunset broke my heart when he broke back, he was my super man when child
+KariahLuke MacChan It was devastating. I hated seeing him in that condition.
unfortunetely we live in a time where a man must emphatically state he is NOT homosexual before he proceeds to pay another man a compliiment on his looks - sad but the reality. i too as a hetro man have no problem saying the Chris was like a demi-god in the looks department bit facial features and physique - superman both on and off camera! this filme was a masterpiece of both cinematograhpy and soundtrack not to mention screenplay and acting by chris and Jane. its a JEWEL in my collection and i take every oportunity to spread it by word of mouth that i can! a unique and beautiful film
@Joseph Miller -- THIS.
According to one of his interviews, he preferred to act in romantic films like this as compared to the heroic superherp types. God bless the man anc his soul RIP ❤
My favorite love story. Everything came together in this film -- story, actors, music. I hadn't seen it in years, but the music has always stuck with me and I'd find myself humming it once in a while. Came up recently and got me into the mood to watch it again. A timeless classic that touches the soul.
I saw this movie when it was in theaters 1980 , I remember telling a friend the next day it was amazing , I bought the soundtrack album my wife and I listened everyday after work .
You two would be a real witness; was it really as unpopular as the narrative claimed?
Hate to say it but it brings tears to my eyes my wife so loved the music and movie Rest in peace Diana.
Daniel Anderson you will meet her again and it will be so wonderful, I’m extremely ill and in excruciating pain and don’t want to live but told my husband I’ll wait for him 😭💔 please except my sincere condolences
@@sweetmountainbaby WOW, I am so touched by your reply. I can't imagine the thoughts of love you express through your own pain and suffering. You must be a pretty amazing person. I hope you read this and that time is more kind to you..God Bless.
Bman hi ,thank you for that ,I always thought I was a good person and due to Dr negligence I’m crippled in excruciating debilitating pain and maddening tinnitus,my sweet husband of 30 years can hardly touch me at all ,even my clothes hurt any contact of any kind furniture,water touch kills me ,even standing and walking but I have his love and my sons and a new granddaughter, I recently can cook easy meals and spell much better ,I’m always always loved this Movie it’s probably my favorite one ❤️ you are a very special person yourself for this kind reply ,my you have that beautiful kind of love in your life as well , God Bless you as well 🙏🦋💕
I know I lost my spouse 3 weeks ago due to cancer after emergency surgery in Dec. I miss him so much, we were able to watch this movie shortly before he left this earth. I loved him so much!
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This was one of my wife's favorite films. I lost her ten years ago and I have never been able to watch it again. Just hearing Barry's timeless music breaks my heart all over again.
just listening to the soundtrack always made me teary eyed.. I love the movie so much.
Somewhere in Time is a beautiful movie that always gets an emotional reaction from me. I think it's fantastic!
Many people say this is nothing but a sappy romantic movie. But there is a lot of humor in the movie too. Beautifully photographed, the Grand Hotel area at Mackinaw Island is just gorgeous.
My favorite scenes: When Richard discovers his name in the old hotel registry (always gives me chills). When Elise is being photographed and smiles at Richard lovingly (suddenly the inexplicable power of that old portrait over Richard makes sense). And my favorite, the scene during the play performance when Elise changes the dialogue and declares her love for Richard. Magnificent film! Love it forever.
If SIT doesn't hit the spot for you, then it was never meant to. For some of us it's an aching heart.
Thank you Oliver.
Watched this for the first time today and absolutely loved it.
Reminds me of the feeling you get waking up after dreaming of someone you've lost (in love or in life) and realising that they are really gone.
The score is simply immense.
I'm away to cry some more...
The most moving and beautiful movie I ever saw!! I saw it when it first came to theaters and sat there, along with most everyone else, crying like a baby. LOVE this movie!!! Could watch it again and again, but would spend a fortune on tissue.
I was one of the few people, I guess, who saw it in the movie theater during its original run. The critics were so hard on it that I felt for years that I was alone in loving this film. Later I was thrilled to find out that there was an organization of "Somewhere in Time Enthusiasts." I still don't personally know anyone else who knows and loves this movie but it's so good to see comments from folks everywhere who feel as I do about it. And that music! It absolutely melts me to mush every time hear it.
I’ve introduced so many people to this film. It’s the most complete beautiful film ever made
@@amandajames5068 Yes. So sad that virtually every critic trashed it. Kept a lot of people from seeing it who otherwise would have loved it.
@@gdouglas999 I remember clearly it being featured on film night. Can’t recall if it was Barry Norman or Clive James but you’re right, the didn’t give it good reviews but I was captivated from the clips. Everything about it got me from the very start
The soundtrack to this movie is exquisitely beautiful. Thanks to this I know the circumstances surrounding John Barry, the writing of this music.
This is the best romantic movie, and my favorite movie of all time!!!!
I of course like Back To The Future but I love Somewhere In Time better
Thanks
Mine too! I need to get to buy it!
Yes, you can buy it on Amazon or eBay!
you should also see The Lake House (2006)
The soundtrack is 50% of this movie
And that's makes it 100% AWESOME
And Richard Chamberlain is the other half.
My mum always cries when she watches this movie, even listening to the soundtrack she sheds tears. She watches it again recently, same thing.
It really affected me deeply too, you were spot on when you said it's a movie for those who have suffered a painful breakup or separation.
dang it oliver.. another one of your videos gave me a case of the feels again..
Loved the movie then, love it now and the music is fantastic. Thank you for posting this.
Wanda Snow No problem Wanda!. Glad you enjoyed it.
I've never seen it. I would like to.
Well done man. This movie struck me hard as a child, and still never fail to cry upon viewings (though rare) Thanks :)
Classic film, cracking score, cried my eyes out when i first watched it... great retrospective.
Watching this in 2019.. it still makes me cry..
The definitive romance film. Still one of my all-time personal favorites. Thanks for a "TIMELESS" review.
I was born and raised across the lake from mackinac Island and was there watching them film this movie, and met jane and chris during a break in filming, such warm and friendly people.i cannot watch the movie or listen to the soundtrack without crying, and I'm not ashamed to admit it
Best movie ever! I get goosebumps every time I see it or even a clip from it. I ponder the question; who saw who 1st? When she approached him, she already knew him, but he didn't' know her. He only pursued her after that 1st meeting. It's a love story with unanswered questions.
Somewhere In Time is my all time favorite Romance film --I never knew about this until it was recommended by a clerk at a Video Store in the early 1980's --I sat through it , cried , wept and became "hooked" , I've owned 3 VHS versions , wore them out , had the score on cassette and now DVD & CD --It's a wonderful enlightening and very romantic
I agree!
I had the same reaction the first time I watched it. Cried, not knowing exactly why, but knowing in my heart that we all would like to go back in time to meet someone we've fallen in love with. He got to do it, all be it, for just a short time, but that time is worth everything. He died because he couldn't live without her. And we find that very sad!
Impressive ! It's nice to enjoy something so much. Physical media is awesome. I bought a sealed vhs copy on eBay and opened it and watched it tonight for the first time. Awe inspiring film.
One of my favorite movies of all time. Watched it as a kid and never forgot it or the ending. Chris performance was wonderful and he was my first celebrity crush. The music is haunting and beautiful. Fantastic movie.
Im so in love with this movie
I think the music added to the romantic feel of this great movie. . .the music melts my heart!
You are lying on your bed in the Grand Hotel and it is 6:00 p.m. in the evening of June 27, 1912
I decided to watch this film after your retrospective Oliver. Well done and thank you. Somewhere in Time has now become one of my favourite films and favourite movie soundtracks.
yay!
Yes, it is a timeless classic and one which everyone should watch. My most favorite movie.
Not a fan of "love movies" at all but I must admit this is a great movie by far.
I can not listen to this Music or watch the Movie without tears streaming down my Face................................There has been much Music that has engulfed our heart but very little that goes much deeper to Touch The Soul.................Sometimes there is a "deep love" that you have had for someone that gets "lost in time"........"Come Back To Me In Another Life"................Bob
+Bob Fox I held back tears until the scene at 7:50 - the longing to be close to the love of his life...ugh. Blessed be the soul of John Barry for this gorgeous, heart-wrenching score.
+Bob Fox God.. I feel the same way. I remeber watching this film when it first came out. Time has passed so quickly and I can relate even more to the movie now. One of my all time favorites.. if not the number one favorite.
Without doubt one of the saddest ever endings to a film - gut wrenching but so watchable
i have this kind of love but i cant have him the pain is unbearable
Too true Bob! I am very happily married, but there is someone who I met some time ago whom I think about a lot, but, would never approach or indeed intrude on her life. I did say to her though, "If I were single, in another life, I would not have hesitated in asking for her hand in marriage". She was flattered...... I left it at that. That was over a year ago...She is still single.
Oliver, this film affects me exactly the way you described. It was one of my wife's favorite films. I lost her seven years ago this month and I have never been able to watch it again or hear the score without my heart breaking.
Oh my - I'm so sorry for your loss. I can imagine this movie would be very emotive for you. Grief is the price we pay for love. You will carry your wife with you in your heart always. God bless. X
I am so very sorry about your losing your loving wife. How wonderful your love had to be, and how Blessed she was to have you....and you..her!
OlympicLeprechaun stay strong man ✊🏼
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Oliver, I felt exactly what you felt, I first saw the movie during the summer of my freshman year in college. Man o man, I don't know what about this film connects so much with me. From the music, to acting, to Collier and McKenna's youth and beauty, I was invested. I still am. There is no film like it, and I don't think there ever will. Great video man. Thank you!
pulls at my heart...This is a soul, love story...
This movie is my favourite due to it's "I wonder" flavour to it. So sad that Christopher Reeve never got to continue his career. Whenever I feel a bit down, I play the theme to this movie.
When I actually realized that this film plays into a paradox, this film is such a classic, probably my favorite romance film.
I'm trying to watch back the film. I just love the theme! The sound track is moving and Rachmaninov is also one of my favorite composers. Thank you.
The film was given a Blu-Ray release last year in the U.S. I've never seen the film, but your retrospective just soaks in the beauty and elegance this film likely has. I will always hold Chris Reeve in the highest regard, and I don't think he ever truly got the recognition for his acting talents that he should have.
Probably. But if he had done a bit more of mainstream movies eventually he would get it. He wasnt into it but the path to more recognition in this business IS balancing mainstream with something that may or not atract many viewers. Look at tom hanks: stuck in comedy in the early ages. Was able to make the transaction because he stuck long enough. Also matthew macconaughey. He was an action romantic good looking sexy muscled blond actor who latter morph into other characters. Had he left what he was most cast for in the early years and probably he wouldn't gone so far. But the industry works differently with men. Woman are not so lucky. We're is Meg Ryan today? All it took was rummours of her infidelity to be cast away. Men can be unfaithful, criminals, rapists even paedophiles (unfortunately). It has been so in Hollywood sense or even before Marilyn Monroe (got there trough the sofa and was reaching 30 trying desperately to be cast in something else than the dumb blound) and Errol Flynn (google this one specially his activities in his house).
Somewhere in Time played in Hong Kong for eighteen months, and broke the record then.I wonder why it failed in US.
No publicity.
I watched this when I was only about 10. My Dad told me Chris Reeves was in it so of course being obsessed with Superman, I had to watch it. I had no interest in girls at the time whatsoever but boy did it make my heart ache with pain and sadness. The music is just amazing and extremely emotionally powerful. Jane Seymour had to be the most beautiful woman on earth back then.
She also appeared briefly in the Battlestar Galactica TV series as Serena who married Apollo. As a kid, my heart was crushed yet again when she was killed in the first part of the TV series leaving her son Boxy and Apollo. If I could ever rewrite the parameters of my world, Elise Mckenna would be my bride for life and I'd be everything she would want from a Richard Collier.
Despite the level of corn and cheese, this has always been one of my personal favorite films. The very idea of the plot is intriguing, and with the strong acting and phenomenal score, it's just an incredibly underrated film.
The most beautiful soundtrack I've ever heard
I love this video so much. It really shows the details of what to expect in this beautiful film. Thanks for posting!
Great review of a phenomenal movie....I was a mess too...the music does it every time
I have loved this film since I was 12 and I love the music so much my fav music in the whole world
Hello there,
How are you doing ?
Thank you very much for your extensive and well documented review. I watched this movie when I was very young in my native Mexico. At that time I know little of Christopher Reeves or Jane Seymour (although I remember falling in love with her incredible beauty en elegance). As far as the music, this is a there than touches every fiber of the heart to the point of tears. Now I understand why there is a sense of pain behind it. Thank you again!
my favorite movie of all time...beautiful!!!!
beautiful
Glad you mentioned Remains of the Day…Reeve was excellent in that, another perfect illustration of how versatile he was as an actor.
Thank you
I saw this in HK, in 1982
I went to see it because of Jane Seymour and Chris Reeve.
As a result I was caught unprepared and didn't have any hankies or tissues with me...
Ah love gained and lost...
flungingpictures yeah but did he really go back in time or was he possibly imagining it? In back ti the future, for instance, there’s no ambiguity. We know it did happen in that movie. I didn’t see this movie so I’m not sure. I don’t really understand. I especially don’t understand time travel. Very confusing.
I was one of the few people who saw it in the theater during its original release. My parents and I were captivated by the ads for it so we went to see it. We love period pieces like Gone With the Wind etc. We totally fell in love with it. Since then it’s always held a special place in my heart.
I love this movie! Great music, too!
I love listening to John Barry talk about music.
John Barry music
So do I, he is part of the reason why I own so many film scores on CD. I particularly enjoy his many scores for the James Bond series.
One of those rare films which gets better and better with age and repeat viewings, I’m glad it’s brought together so many people from all walks of life. The music is timeless, haunting, beautiful, soothing and heart-breaking. The performances from Christopher and Jane are open and inviting, with no hint of sarcasm, wall-breaking jokes, knowing nods and winks, it’s just pure art and escapism.
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The woman is this movie is so beautiful! She's probably the most strikingly beautiful woman I've ever seen in a movie.
Jane Seymour.
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Jane's beauty is real. It doesn't come from makeup or false acting. What you see on screen is just the same as Jane off screen. Would that we all could be so genuine. Chris Reeve? The same. Such good chemistry together. I can imagine them really meeting in heaven.
if you dont like this movie, then you dont have a hurt... Its a masterpiece. I saw it almost 30 years before as a child and it stucked in my mind. I just saw it again today, and i loved it more. Christofer here does un amazing acting as all of the rest. I also love him us Superman so... your not the only one. Great review, thanks. Love from Greece
I saw this movie in theater on one of my first real dates in my first semester of college. I never knew it wasn't a hit! I agree -- this is a very powerful movie. Back in the 80's, I heard second-hand that some of the most ardent feminists of the time said that if any man were to love them like Christopher Reeve loved Jane Seymour in this movie, they would totally give up feminism in a heart-beat.
I suspect that most women would give up anything to experience love like this.
This is my ALL time favorite. I love the music so beautiful. Such a wonderful love story.
I am visiting that island in a couple of days and I cant wait to see all the inspirations! thank you
No, I'm not crying...something in my eye. Honestly.
I love this film. I haven’t seen it in years but it’s genuinely an all time favorite of mine. Thanks for posting the video. 👍🏼
Wonderful film. Amazing. Touched me at 11 years of age and never let go.
Excellent review. 3 generations in my family who admire this film. Much appreciated!
Best movie of all time.
Agree xo!
I tend to agree!
I just rewatched it, cried my eyes out again. I didn't have a lost love or dead beloved at time I watched it first time, or during earlier rewatchs, yet was always deeply impacted. Later years I had a similar experience with Richard's (not the time travel part of course, I wish I had) and yes, it means even more.
I read the book and must say the omission of his illness is a bad choice. It makes the story more believable and more painful in the end. In the book the coin is also more prominent. He uses it to flip it, to either go left or right on his journey before he ends up at the hotel. That was a nice idea... a coin sending him to her and taking him away.
Anyway... great movie. I enjoyed it very much.
2 Days after I saw this movie and totally fell in love with Elise McKenna, I bumped into Jane Seymour at Schiphol airport in Holland. I was way early at the gate, she was the last to leave the plane I was about to board. No one around. She looked at me, maybe thinking I was there to escort her (she came to Holland to present an award). The moment lasted 2 seconds but felt like 2 hours. I couldn't say a word.
+Brenn Film Did she say "is it you?"
+Undead Nightorc That would have been very very scary :)
+ Burn Film I don't think that the illness being omitted is a bad choice. I have read the synopsis in wikipedia, and I think that the screenplay that was done by Jeannot Szwarc .
My Mom and I met her at Somewhere in Time Weekend 2015 and she asked me, "Did your Mom drag you to this?"
I answered, "No I drug her."
I love this movie and always have been fascinated with time travel.
I belive your opinion about the omission of his hilness. Most of the time the cuts left only on books are like salt on food.
Saw it at the release day, for I loved Superman with Christopher...he is now Gone, but he will always be remembered with this great score!!!
thanks for reminding me of that epic soundtrack. a masterpiece. love your reviews
After hearing your review I felt the same after I watched it. Stuck in my mind for a long time. When my wife and I got married we had the theme played in the Church, as we both have this movie as a joint fave.
If "time travel" were possible, then I would have loved to live in the early 1900's. If "time travel" were possible, then I would travel back in time and prevent Christopher Reeve from ever being hurt. This is my all time favorite movie and music. Thank you, "Oliver" for posting this. Magnificent.........
wonderful love story, never forget it when I first watched it more then twenty years ago...
Wonderful video. This always has and will always be one of my absolute favorite films.