Retrograde (2004)
6/10
It is more of a SiFi drama.
8 February 2021
I found this much better than most of Dolph Landgren's films. Though listed as a 'Low Budget' film the plot, photography, sound, & lighting were surprisingly very good. It is more of a SiFi drama. It was not the usual Dolph shot'em up, close quarter combat, & fighting grunting noises flicks. If that is what you want then this movie may not be for you. Brief Synopsis: A meteor carrying deadly bacteria lands in the Antarctic and remains frozen in place until a science vessel discovers the meteor fragments. Unknowingly this leads to the spread of the deadly plague worldwide. 200 years after their discovery the deadly bacteria have mankind on the verge of extension. Dolph leads a team in a time-travel spaceship to travel back in time in order to 'Alter the timeline' and save mankind. Paradoxical Dilemma/Catch 22: The time-travel spaceship crashes in the Antarctic, which, as an unintended consequence, exposes the deadly meteor fragments. The science vessel observes the spaceship crash landing and, believing it to be a meteor, go to the impact site to investigate. If the spaceship had not gone back in time the science vessel would not have been drawn to the meteor impact site and the meteor fragments would not have been exposed for the science vessel to find. Major Subplot: Dalton/Joe Montana leads some of the spaceship's crew mutiny in order to steal the time-travel spaceship to use it to get rich. A glimpse of Dolph being Dolph as in most of his earlier movies: He forsakes heavier weapons, takes only a pistol, and goes after many heavily armed & well trained adversaries. This part of the movie takes on some of the action packed scenes for which Dolph is known. I do not know why this movie is rated 'R'. There is no skin and you can hear more profanity on primetime TV. Enjoy!
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