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A must for every fan of time travel movies


They do something here that you won't see in most other movies about time travel. When characters go back, they don't exist with their past selves, they replace their past selves.

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I think they took that idea from Quantum Leap which was probably still going when it was being written. I bet it was pitched as Quantum Leap meets Groundhogs Day meets Terminator 2.

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I don't really see any connection between this and the Leap, since the focus of that show was on "leaping" into other people. There are some similarities to Groundhog Day, though. Still, it is a unique concept since in all three titles you've mentioned, no one goes back by their own free will.

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Yes, it was an interesting watch, and did quite well on a low budget. I thought it was entertaining, and stuck to its own internal logic fairly well (can be difficult to do in a time travel film!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAIJ3Rh5Qxs

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