Epoch (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Matt Codd

Writers:

Jonathan Raymond (screenplay)
Jonathan Raymond (story)

Release Date:

8 January 2004 (Finland)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Evolution. Is this the beginning or the end?

Plot:

Disaster strikes as a specialised team of investigators struggle to find out the truth about a strange monolith which sends out an intercontinental signal. |

Plot Keywords:

Healing | Alien Technology | Jet Fighter | Military | Bible Quote

Cast

David Keith	...	Mason Rand
Ryan O'Neal	...	Allen Lysander
Stephanie Niznik	...	Dr. KC Czaban
Raul Julia-Levy	...	Jose (as Raul Julia Jr.)
Brian Thompson	...	Capt. Tower
Steve Bond	...	Col. Tell
Craig Wasson	...	Hudson
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Williams
Shannon Lee	...	Pamela
James Avery	...	Dr. Solomon Holt
James Hong	...	Ambassador Po
Joe Kelly	...	Control tech
Donald Li	...	Chinese scientist
William Zabka	...	Joe (Rover driver)
Marc McClure	...	German scientist

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language and violence.

Runtime:

Australia:93 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:12 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Goofs:

Continuity: Countdown on the bomb jumps back a few seconds with every camera change. At 36 seconds, the timer begins to skip a few seconds with each change. At 8 seconds, it suddenly reverts to 29 seconds for a few seconds, then continues on at 4 seconds.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Epoch: Evolution (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Real Deal

Not GREAT....but a lot better than many

I have to agree with the wizard. i'm stuck at home on a Saturday with the flu, and luckily I have every channel Direct TV offers, so there's a lot to choose from.

This is a very decent, made for TV sci-fi movie. Complete with philosophical issues, a few plot twists...e.g., 80% of the way through the movie, you don't know if the 'thing' is good or bad.

The actors are mostly B and C level players. But the script, and their performance allows one to become absorbed in the storyline. As opposed to many, that are just so plain horrible.......immersion into the story is impossible.

I can name 10 movies that have been released in this calender year, ones I've paid 9.00 to see in theater, that I feel are less worthy of 2 hours of my life.

I'd classify this, as definitely worth watching for free....if its on TV. Not worth going to see at the theater. Not worth making a special trip to blockbuster, but worth tucking away in the back of your mind for one of those nights when everything else is checked out.

I give it a 5.

Doc