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Timeline (2003)
Good Movie, But don't prepare for scenes from book
I liked the movie Timeline. I rented it when it was first "rentable", watched, and was never aware that it was based off of a book. My first impression was that it was a really good movie even though the costuming seemed low-budget. I thought the casting was very precise (especially Gerard Butler), though the acting sometimes could seem on-the-spot. My friends and I did find Paul Walker's character absolutely clueless at times and by the end of the movie were laughing and making jokes when he said words like Sarcophagus. It had to be the longest word he said in the whole film.
Then, I read the book. Actually, I just finished it a couple of hours ago. I suppose that I can see why people are in such an uproar over it. If you made a movie that truly follows the book, you would hardly think that it was based off of the same book as Richard Donner's movie. Some people like the book better, some like the movie. I personally can't compare the two. The characters are different, the locations of things, and the events that take place are all different. The thing that I believe really sets people off, is that this movie was publicised with trailers full of scenes that actually look quite similar to the book (with a few, minor exceptions). They get all excited, go to the movies, shell out their 10 bucks, sit down, watch the movie, and as time goes on they start wondering more and more, "Am I in the right theatre?"
Overall, the movie Timeline was quite enjoyable. It had suspense, thrill, and some pretty cute guys in leggings if I may say. If you haven't read the book, go ahead and rent it and see how you like it. You'll probably find it to be a really good movie. But please, if you have read the book, don't go to watch it expecting to see everything the way Crichton wrote it.