As the school year winds down and the heat outside climbs higher, Men in Black 3 [2], the first of the big-budget summer blockbusters, hits theaters. Unbelievably, it has been fifteen years since Men in Black [3] introduced Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as wildly popular agents keeping tabs on alien life on Earth. I am absurdly fond of Men in Black and can’t wait to see the newest addition to the franchise, where Agent J time travels back to the year 1969 to work with a younger, but delightfully recognizable, Agent K.
Time travel is just as much a science fiction trope as alien invasion and sentient robots, and it’s one I particularly love. Ever since I was a little girl, watching reruns of the Fourth Doctor gallivanting through space and time in his TARDIS, I have had a weakness for a good (or, frankly, bad) time travel plot. Fortunately, there are plenty to choose from, ranging from depressing (The Butterfly Effect [4]) to hilarious (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure [5]). Although I don’t want to tempt fate and sneak a peek at my own future, I wouldn’t turn down a ride in the DeLorean!
If you’re in the mood for a bit of time travel and can’t get your time machine working, browse the HCPL catalog and request a movie today!
Kimberly’s Time Travel Movie Picks:
- Back to the Future I, II & III [6]
- Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure [5]
- Donnie Darko [7]
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time [8]
- Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban [9]
- Hot Tub Time Machine [10]
- Kate & Leopold [11]
- Meet the Robinsons [12]
- Midnight in Paris [13]
- Planet of the Apes [14]
- Primer [15]
- Somewhere in Time [16]
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home [17]
- Star Trek: First Contact [18]
- Star Trek [19]
- The Terminator [20]
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day [21]
- Time After Time [22]
- The Time Machine [23]
- The Time Traveler’s Wife [24]
For a more in depth look at alien invasion movies, check out this blog post [25] from last year.
Flickr CC [26]: Doc Brown was here [27] Photo by: George Hatcher [28]
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