Search - Timecop on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Not For Children Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 01/20/1998 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 20 Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action See Also: Timecop [HD DVD]

Based on a comic book story, this futuristic film follows the time-travel exploits of policeman Max Walker (Claude Van Damme). In 1994, Walker's wife Melissa (Mia Sara) is about to tell him that she is expecting their first child when they are attacked by a group of criminals. Walker is shot and beaten and lies helplessly on his lawn while he sees their home and his wife blown up by the killers. Ten years later, Walker remains an employee of the Time Enforcement Commission, a federal agency which was set up in 1994 after the U.S. government learned that time travel technology is feasible. The commission's role is to prevent time travel to protect U.S. economic interests. Walker learns that the corrupt Senator McComb (Ron Silver), who helped establish the agency, is exploiting it for personal gain, trying to establish a monopoly on time travel so that he can enrich himself in the stock market. Walker travels back in time to stop McComb from murdering his former partner. At the same time, Walker hopes to rescue his wife, and he learns that the attack on his home was ordered by McComb to stop Walker from foiling his plans. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

Jean-Claude Van Damme - Walker
Mia Sara - Melissa
Ron Silver - Sen. Aaron McComb
Bruce McGill - Matuzak
Gloria Reuben - Fielding

The time-bending Jean-Claude Van Damme action movie Timecop teaches that if you turn back the clock -- you're history! Universal has done a very poor job on this transfer, yet has polished off the audio presentation very nicely. Timecop is presented in a chopped pan-and-scan 1.33:1 standard presentation and suffers from lack of depth or detail. While some scenes looked clear, others tended to have a washed out or grainy look to them. While this is not a horrible transfer, a widescreen edition certainly would have been preferred. The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and is miles above the video portions of this disc. Directional effects were utilized nicely, with dialogue and music mixed evenly. No distortion or hiss was present at any time during the feature. =Timecop is very thin on extra materials, featuring a theatrical trailer in widescreen (which is baffling since the movie is standard), very short production notes, and cast and crew information on four of the principle players. While sporting a very nice soundtrack, =Timecop is ultimately a very unfulfilling DVD edition. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide