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A Sound of Thunder (2005)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:1

Rotten:21

Average Rating:2.9/10

Consensus: Choppy logic and uneven performances are overshadowed by not-so-special effects that makes the suspension of disbelief a nearly impossible task.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sci-fi violence, partial nuidity and language

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:Sep 2, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $1,717,608

Synopsis: In A SOUND OF THUNDER, based on a short story by Ray Bradbury, director Peter Hyams (END OF DAYS, TIMECOP) creates a world where time travel is possible and life as we know it is threatened. In the... In A SOUND OF THUNDER, based on a short story by Ray Bradbury, director Peter Hyams (END OF DAYS, TIMECOP) creates a world where time travel is possible and life as we know it is threatened. In the year 2055, Charles Hatton's (Ben Kingsley) company, Time Safari, will take anyone with a big enough wallet back 65 million years for the thrill of their lives: dinosaur hunting. Thanks to Tammy, a talking computer created by Dr. Sonia Rand (Catherine McCormack), the time-travel team returns with clients to a specific moment 65 million years ago, with explicit directions not to leave anything behind, change anything, or bring anything with them back to the future. Expedition leader Travis Ryer (Ed Burns) is certain that the protocol is flawless, but Dr. Rand isn't so sure. She knows that Hatton will cut any corners necessary to make bigger bucks, and she's waiting for the worst. Sure enough, a safari goes amiss when Ryer's gun malfunctions and he sends the clients scampering for cover from an irate dinosaur. The team returns to 2055 shaken but unscathed. The next day, all over Chicago, mysterious trees and vines begin springing up through sidewalks and out of walls. It seems that something went terribly wrong on the last jump, but no one can pinpoint just what it was. According to Rand, the problem will only worsen as "time waves" continue to sweep the planet, resulting in 65 million years of evolution and growth catching up with the present time. Soon, monstrous creatures--giant baboons with lizard-like features, bat-faced teradactyls, and huge sea serpents--abound, leaving Ryer and his team in constant danger as they fight the clock to determine what caused the anomaly and to save life as we know it. [More]

Starring: Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, Jemima Rooper

Starring: Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, Jemima Rooper, David Oyelowo, Joshua Oppenheimer

Director: Peter Hyams

Director: Peter Hyams
Screenwriter: Gregory Poirier
Story: Thomas Dean Donnelly
Producer: Moshe Diamant, Howard L. Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Jan Fantl
Composer: Nick Glennie-Smith
Studio: Warner Bros.

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  • Suspense Thriller based on the famous short story by master of fiction Ray Bradbury. In the year 2055, a technology has been invented that enables people to go back in time to hunt dinosaurs. When one such expedition to the Prehistoric past unwittingly makes a fatal mistake it dramatically impacts the course of evolution, setting off waves of destruction that ripple toward the modern world and unleashing an army of fearsome creatures that never should have existed. Two scientists race against time to fix the catastrophic error while their world collapses around them and every minute brings the human race closer to extinction.
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    So perfect in its awfulness, it makes one seriously consider a theory of unintelligent design.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    09/07/05
    Scott Brown
    Scott Brown
    Entertainment Weekly
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    The movie's most political aspect may be its quaint respect for the basic principles of evolution.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    09/06/05
    Joshua Land
    Joshua Land
    Village Voice
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    Many video games look more authentic than this.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Geoff Pevere
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    Toronto Star
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    If movies have personalities, this one has an appealing one, combining scientific inquisitiveness with giddy pleasure in creating tension for viewers.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Mick LaSalle
    Mick LaSalle
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    A Sound of Thunder takes an interesting science fiction concept and relegates it to the secondary role of servicing a limp action/adventure movie.

    Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    James Berardinelli
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    Kingsley proceeds through his scenes on autopilot, and Burns is the kind of actor you cast as the hero when a piece of wood is unavailable.

    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Jason Anderson
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    Globe and Mail
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    The filmmakers of A Sound of Thunder, like a T. rex with indigestion, have simply bitten off more than they could chew.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    John Monaghan
    John Monaghan
    Detroit Free Press
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    The dialogue strives for witty banter, but most laughs are unintentional.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Philip Wuntch
    Philip Wuntch
    Dallas Morning News
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    Watching A Sound of Thunder could possibly lower your IQ into the single digits.

    Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
    Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
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    A Sound of Thunder looks cobbled together from a half-baked screenplay and underdone special effects, but it's made with a certain heedless zeal that makes you smile if you're in tune with it.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    A work of unintelligent design.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Wesley Morris
    Wesley Morris
    Boston Globe
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    Little questions lead to big ones. Why am I here? When will this stop?

    Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Lisa Rose
    Lisa Rose
    Newark Star-Ledger
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    On the evolutionary scale, this B-movie misfire hovers pretty close to amoeba status.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Elizabeth Weitzman
    Elizabeth Weitzman
    New York Daily News
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    The Ed Burns time-travel flick A Sound of Thunder takes us back 65 million years, to approximately the last moment when anyone still thought Ed Burns was talented.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    09/02/05
    Kyle Smith
    Kyle Smith
    New York Post
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    One wonders why Hollywood is so determined to churn out outlandish tales of manufactured peril when the real world is scary enough.

    Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
    09/01/05
    Claudia Puig
    Claudia Puig
    USA Today
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    This picture achieves a level of badness that is its own form of sublimity.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    09/01/05
    A.O. Scott
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    New York Times
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    A Sound of Thunder is worth noting, if only as a real contender for worst movie of the year.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    09/01/05
    Bill Muller
    Bill Muller
    Arizona Republic
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    Virtually nothing in A Sound of Thunder is convincing.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    09/01/05
    Kevin Thomas
    Kevin Thomas
    Los Angeles Times
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    Just another air-conditioned thrill ride through a house of horrors, implying nothing except the rock-bottom bankruptcy of subtle minds in pop culture.

    Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
    09/01/05
    Gene Seymour
    Gene Seymour
    Newsday
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    One redeeming feature of this picture is that it will make great fodder for those make-fun-of-the-movie TV shows.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    09/01/05
    Michael Esposito
    Michael Esposito
    Chicago Tribune
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