It has taken years, sweat and tears everywhere, with countless controversies and changes of direction involved, but ‘Flash’ has finally been released in movie theaters. And far from what was predicted, it is not a deep disaster, but an ordinary movieAt least for a good part of the time. One that recovers a very entertaining art: the science fiction comedy with time travel.
The DC superhero movie directed by Andy Muschietti does not hide his devotion to this kind of film that makes humor with temporal paradoxes, which advances with jokes instead of messy explanations about physics. It is one of its most celebrated aspects, and that is why today’s list highlights three fantasy films available for streaming that follow the same line.
‘Back to the Future’ (‘Back to the Future’, 1985)
Address: Robert Zemeckis. Distribution: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Tom Wilson.
The mother of all commercial time travel movies, and the foundation on which many have built their knowledge of space-time. Of course ‘Flash’ is influenced by this Robert Zemeckis classic (of much of Zemeckis’ cinema in general), and it’s something that he makes explicit on many occasions.
Although how to resist. Zemeckis and Bog Gale’s wacky comedy reaches its peak in this first-rate entertainment film. A well put together story, told with a lot of rhythm and allowing all the jokes to land, with a perfect duo of leading actors that made these two highly influential characters instantly iconic.
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‘Star Trek IV: Mission to save the Earth’ (‘Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home’, 1986)
Address: Leonard Nimoy. Distribution: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, James Doohan.
Star Trek has never lacked for adventure, although this was more relaxed and less explosive than the dynamic space opera of Star Wars. Nor has humor been lacking, which was embraced more than ever in this fourth film, the second directed by Leonard Nimoy, which also tries to touch on issues relevant to the time such as whaling.
The comedy is wonderfully handled, knowing how to carry that fish-out-of-water air that the crew of the Enterprise receives on their voyage to contemporary San Francisco. All the characters get their chance to shine and have fun, making in the process one of the best trekkies movies with the original castand one of the best works of the entire franchise.
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‘Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel’, 2009
Address: Gareth Carrivick Distribution: Chris O’Dowd, Marc Wootton, Dean Lennox Kelly, Anna Faris, Meredith MacNeill.
Several decades after science fiction and also the variant of the genre focused on time travel, it was logical to expect the film that tried to make its approach to this sub-branch. from fanaticism and a certain self-awareness. This is the case of this modest British film, which wants to apply the fervent tone of Edgar Wright to this kind of film.
You don’t have as many resources at your disposal, and certainly less inventive, but you do have a trio of adorable losers who inadvertently find themselves on the adventure of their lives. Very British in her jokes, without fear of embracing the purest absurdity like the delicious sequence in the bathroom where the three of them have to replicate a choreography. Extremely nice.
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