Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

Plot synopsis:
Three men walk into a bar; two geeks and a cynic.They are three ordinary blokes who all have dreams and hopes for an exciting and better future. They are stuck in boring jobs with no prospects. They are frustrated and life on the whole looks uneventful.They are about to sit down and have an average night out in their local pub, a few beers, a bit of banter and joking, and putting the world to rights. There is no reason to suspect anything unusual is going to happen.The first geek, Ray, has a well-known obsession with time travel, so when he is approached by Cassie, a woman who claims to be from the future, he naturally suspects a prank.The second geek, Toby, is obsessed with films, and upon hearing Ray's story of the woman from the future, naturally assumes that Ray is pitching him a film plot. And Pete, the cynic, naturally doesn't believe any of it, until he accidentally stumbles through a time leak into the future of the bar -- which happens to be full of dead people, including himself.This triggers the start of a series of accidental trips back and forth through time, during which our heroes frantically try to avoid multiple earlier versions of themselves, to avoid creating a time paradox, in an attempt to unravel the mystery of just who is trying to kill them and why.When Ray and Cassie get together in the garden and the world spins back on its axis, everything is back to how it should be. Or is it? When Ray mentions the other woman he met in the bar, Millie, to Cassie all hell breaks loose... Serious questions are raised, such as; exactly what are the golden rules of time travel? What exactly is a paradox? And what's really so bad about ceasing to exist? Whose round is it? Is the sell-by date on a packet of crisps really that important? And most importantly of all, can Ray get it on with Cassie, the woman from the future?British comedians Chris ODowd, Marc Wootton and Dean Lennox Kelly star with Anna Faris for Gareth Carrivick, making his feature directorial debut with a script from first time feature writer Jamie Mathieson.

Tags: comedy, alternate reality, psychedelic, entertaining

Review:
After seeing mixed reviews and the above average IMDb rating, I decided to give it a chance.And I am glad I did, because I thought it was a good movie, not outstanding, but it was funny and smart even with its problems and limitations.
It is not the best movie I have ever seen, but it was funny and smart and it was refreshing to see something that was actually funny.(Friedberg and Seltzer take notes) 8/10 Bethany Cox. Shaun of the Dead - But with Time Travel.
I really enjoyed watching "Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel", and I would recommend it to my friends without hesitation..
Ray (Chris O'Dowd), Toby (Marc Wootton) and Pete (Dean Lennox Kelly) are out in the pub for the night, going through their usual rounds of beer, crisps and complaints about general things including movies, music and their dead-end lives in general.
The resulting movie is one that excels in both situation and character comedy, whilst also telling a really good story to boot—while there are flaws in the entire design (most of which occur in the later stages as things get more and more complicated) Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel is a short, but sweet take on the science-fiction comedy that knows how to strike up a laugh or two, but not at the expense of story or character.Even though just about one of the three central actors has had major exposure on British TV and more recently, cinema, the performances are pitch-perfect.
Instead, director Gareth Carrivick strives to maintain a sense of realism about his movie which permeates throughout.Rather surprisingly this manifests itself not just in the characters, but in the hammy, sci-fi plot itself which involves the three jumping around time and avoiding bumping into themselves—thus avoiding deadly paradoxes.
With some spot on performances and a tight script, Frequently Asked Questions is a smart and very funny take on the science-fiction genre that mixes situation with character humour effectively.A review by Jamie Robert Ward (http://www.invocus.net).
A great little movie about the Chaos Theory.If you enjoy any SciFi (mainly DoCWho) you should give this little flick a watch if it ever pops up on your set.Acting is very solid from Dowd who carries the film perfectly, the other actors keep pretty safe but Dowd really shines, Farris is ditsy as usual but is very cute and likable as a character (and a person) still.Direction is quite minimalistic and just focuses on the chaos itself and hardly relies on modern visual effects, mainly great props and sets that set a surprisingly good atmosphere considering this is a budget movieThis little movie could have a cult following if it is received well.8/10 -2 for been too short, but at least it leaves the possibly open for a sequel :).
The dialogs are funny, the story is well planned, and although you might not expect any high climax's due to it's limited production fee's, my heart was beating right out of my chest when the climax was reached!!The character development was great, the beginning was funny and charming but I was slightly worried/put off by the beginning to think it was going to be boring, but stick with it for 5 more minutes and I'll swear you won't regret it!
both interacts realistically with each other, forming brilliant chemistry.This movie is for 'Science Fiction' lovers as well as people who are generally into space and time travel.
Maybe it's because I emphasise a bit with the main characters, perhaps it was just because I was excited to turn on the TV and see a reasonably famous Hollywood star in a small-time British film but whatever the reason was I found myself thoroughly entertained.
For a sci-fi (sorry, Speculative Fiction!) film there aren't many of them and rather there's more focus on dialogue and antics between the cast but I think that works; the effects are not overly distracting and the post-nuclear city I though actually looked really good.
Decent performances all around, so honourable mentions must go out to; Chris O'Dowd as Ray, Marc Wootton as Toby, Dean Lennox Kelly as Pete, Anna Faris as Cassie and Meredith MacNeill as Millie.As a bit of a fan of Sci-Fi I really enjoyed this film.
It is the kind of movie that you catch more on subsequent viewing because you know what to watch for the 2nd time around.While there is certainly plenty of nerd appeal, or should I say plenty for the imagineers, you don't have to love time travel books and movies to enjoy this film.
me!~Loved it~Low budget but this doesn't affect the film at all ~ in fact it probably adds some cult status to it~Chris O'Dowd is at his comedy best ~ the female lead (forgotten her name but she's in everything) is a bit wooden but i'll let that slide~This is definitely one of my favourite sci~fi's~ I'll push the boat out and give it a 10 seeing as i've just sold an item on ebay putting me in a good mood~.
I don't know more about time travel but this is a good movie..
Gareth Carrivick had a good story to work with and a simple straight forward directing with good timing made this movie to a non stop enjoyment to watch..
Given a refreshing title like 'Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel', I was expecting some entertainment on the lines of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.
What always work for these British comedies are the humor part and the small games and plays they make, so if you like British sitcoms or films like Shaun of the dead this is a good one for you.It has some great fun moments, but it doesn't really stick together and the wide open ending really didn't do it for me, they could have ended it by them just strolling nice and easy down the road.I guess I would have wanted more, not that it could or should explain the conundrum that time travel, or parallel universes might have/hold or the paradoxes of it all (well it kind of gives a few obvious hints of those), but it could have been more..
I didn't know what to expect when watching this, I read the two sentences of info at the top of the IMDb page and thought 'meh, why not'.Turns out it's actually a great little film!
There are very few movies on time travel and very few which are worth watching among them,if you are into sci-fi you will really really like this movie!,you do not have to be exceptionally clever(but not exceptionally dumb) to understand this movie Plot:7.5/10Funny?: Yes ,some scenes will give you a good laughWhat's different about it: The plot keeps you interested in the movie until the end..this the movie does without any great special effects and nudity :D..Worth Watching?:yes!.
Wait for the chance meeting with the girl in the pub (or fast forward to it if you are watching a recording) before you decide, if at the beginning you find you don't like the film.All the classic problems with time travelled are explored in this film, some with fresh interpretations, so the film does do what it promises in the title.
After one of them has a chance meeting with a strange girl and another has a mind-bending experience on using the toilet, all three find they have travelled in time and inadvertently changed the future The film borrows freely from science fiction films, TV and fiction (The Terminator, Doctor Who and Ray Bradbury's story A Sound of Thunder are among its more obvious influences).
I wouldn't waste too much money on this one, but if you have HBO on Demand you might want to check the current listing.I enjoyed the film and wouldn't mind seeing it again.The opening scene depicts the main character taking his job way too seriously leading to his dismissal and the subsequent trip to the pub.
They played their role really great, specially Chris O'Dowd and Dean Lennox Kelly.I loved the way that the movie evolved from drama to cool Science Fiction while still keeping the comedy in it.I don't think it should be compared to any real science fiction movie, as this was actually meant to make people laugh, and, though I didn't really laugh out loud (I rarely do), I found it really enjoyable entertainment.
Funny, witty, definitely one of the best time travel movies!.
I've watched a lot of scifi/time travel movies, while this one is not the most scientific or plot-hole-free, it has a plot that's tight, clever, tense, funny enough to win any scifi or movie fans in general over.
With some better acting and a sharper script this movie could have been a lot better than it was.What it is however is a fun romp through the trials and tribulations of time travel, poking good fun at its "rules" and issues.
or SF (which can also stand for Speculative Fiction) and one step further - SF films about time travel - has many more people racing for the nearest exit, but here's one so ingenious I'm putting it up there on the top shelf as one of the 10 best cinematic chronology crunchers ever made.When F-A-Q-A-T-T was released in its native UK it was promoted with a very Brit-centric proclamation, "It's Doctor Who meets Shaun of the Dead", and that's not invalid except I don't recall the good Doctor ever starting an adventure in a pub with three pints of stiff stout under his belt.Chris O'Dowd as Ray, Dean Lennox-Kelly as Pete and Mark Wooton as Toby are the pragmatist, the cynic and the dreamer.
and they don't even have to leave the pub to find out about it.You're thinking, "Oh, that's a cheap way to do a movie, build just one set - a shabby pub interior - all stock standard bits and bobs and there's the art direction budget cut in half, right?" Well, yes, but the fact that the location of the story is so constrained, our heroes firmly rooted in one place, it becomes almost impossible for these imagineers to navigate away from the inevitable consequences when they ....OK, OK no Spoilers!
She arrives just at the right moment to repair a leak in time and there we are, 30 minutes into the film and everything is fixed and it looks like Ray might even get laid!
you can throw Terminator in there as well.There are of course exceptions - The "Back to the Future" movies, especially the second film, where the impact of future on past IS the driver of the plot and the challenges for the lead characters come from the impact of alternate futures and pasts on each other.F-A-Q-A-T-T truly man's up to the task and exuberantly throws itself into the mucky stuff of Grandfather and Chaos paradoxes and the really big issue, "Why you should absolutely not have sex with anyone while time traveling!" For once, an SF film created by people who clearly understand the finer points of genre with which they are working.The script is a little fire cracker, a slow burner to start but then exploding into a life of its own.
There's a great idea that starts playing with time before we're really even thrust into it and that's to have Ray tell of an experience in flash back, in the middle of what has, to that point, been a chronologically ordered plot - it works, it works very very well and is not at all confusing.These playful story telling techniques makes for some internal treats relating to other time travel films...
So, thank you writer Jamie Mathieson and director Gareth Carrivick for not treating your audience as if they are mentally defective or incapable of processing the paradoxes and thank you also for being creative enough to do this all with great wit and some really sharp dialogue.High five to the three lead actors, especially Chris O'Dowd who's comic timing and recurring foot in mouth exchanges with Anna Faris prove he's one of the best.And Dean Lennox Kelly's embracing of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" proves that even the manliest of men really do have a pop diva inside them wanting to get out!
Ignoring Anna Faris' part in 'Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel' it's basically fair to say that the film was made with no major stars and even less of a budget.
Plus if you're a fellow nerd (that's me, too – although the film points out that the 'n-word' is a way of keep us 'imagineers' down!) you'll probably get the multiple references to numerous science fiction films (Aliens and Flash Gordon being the two most notably ones).The acting is what you'd expect from three likable losers, although the 'love plot' when Anna Faris comes into it seems a little forced.Overall, if you like sci-fi, if you like script-driven humour over special effects and are forgiving on the 'made-for-TV' feel to the movie, then give it a go.
Yes in fact there are no questions and answers about Time travel so to speak, much less frequently asked questions.Chris O'Dowd, Marc Wootton, Dean Lennox Kelly all worked the action well and Anna Faris and Meredith MacNeil kept the mood light and the plot roiling This is definitely a keeper.
Ray (Chris O'Dowd), Toby (Marc Wootton) and Pete (Dean Lennox Kelly) are out in the pub going through beers, crisps and moaning about life as well as talking science fiction but strangely no mention of Doctor Who.A trip to the toilet for one of them leads to some sort of time leak where the trio go back and forth along a time-line that could lead to danger.
Anna Faris plays Cassie a woman from the future whose job is to repair these time leaks.The film is rather fun, the three leads play well together, they are not irritating and there is a mixture of comedy with some danger and drama.
How someone can rate this flick 7, 8 or 9 is beyond me.This movie is basically 70mins of three pretty dumb brits talking about time travel paradoxes, with the majority of the movie playing in the pub plus a few outside shots.This movie seems like a ultra-low budget movie which FAILS in many aspects.) It is not funny at all.
Maybe i just don't understand British humor (excuse me: "humoUr"), but there was really nothing funny about it, except you think that three nerdish brits (British nerds?) in a pub talking about time travel is a funny thing.) Needless to say it didn't satisfy in the "Science Fiction" area either...and FAR from "keeps you on the edge of your seat".
Sadly, i watched it all the way through.The best thing is, when you actually think that the movie might become interesting..it is OVER.
It was just starting to get good, and they end it?" I was left feeling rather unfulfilled, like there was only 15-20 minutes of actual good content, plus a whole bunch of filler (constant, unending homages, frequent film references, running gags, and revisiting the same scene several times, from slightly different points of view).
FAQ About Time Travel has that unique charm of a very low-budget film made by people truly committed to the subject matter.
It shoots references to science fiction film and literature, twisting and playing with ideas explored in the genre many times before, and so its appeal is probably limited to fans of the genre, but for them it's highly recommended..
By reading those tremendous "reviews" it seems this film is something special, look at the weightage they gave, like "surprisingly pleasant", and "One of the 10 best cinematic chronology crunchers ever made" and "a great British comedy".
However, it all seems rather over-played.So no, I didn't find it funny or original or particularly well done.It scores because it's time travel and we do need more time travel movies - although preferably good ones - and, of course, it features Anna Faris although occasionally she does seem like a fish out of water.Ah well.
The two time-travelling women from the other side of the Atlantic don't easily sit with the overall British pub vibe, but that's not wholly a bad thing.This is not a great film by any stretch of the imagination - it is rather a slight film - but, within its limitations, it is quite enjoyable..
This film had little hype, in hindsight that's very surprising.NO SPOILERS HERE Great no name actors and a good looking one we all know!
On to the review.FAQ about Time Travel is, essentially, a lesson for aspiring film makers in how to make a future classic by eloquently telling a great story, with a low budget, by casting three blokes who have an unbelievable night out in a pub.
Seriously, you won't believe what actually happened.To best enjoy this movie you will need at least a very good understanding of time travel theory.
I am an unapologetic fanboy of all things time travel, so this movie is pretty much written and directed for people just like me.
Very clever time travel movie MUST WATCH.
If you watch this movie for a second time, these are great little details to pay attention to.
They are definitely not obvious when you watch it for the first time, but you will notice them on you second viewing.All in all if you love time travel movies, this is a must see..
If you like time travel and sci-fi - I mean ...
The only reason I started watching this film was because of Chris O'Dowd, whom I'd seen before in Bridesmaids and Moon Boy, which I loved: but since I'd never heard of it, I thought it probably wouldn't be very good.
After being introduced to our three main characters, O'Dowd's Ray has a "meet cute" when he's on his way back from the bar with another round for himself and his mates when Anna Faris introduces herself as a time traveler.
There have been better time travel movies.