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I've been following John Titor for some time now, the original story of his internet posts from 2004/05 have gone up in smoke as has his motto of his aim of not wanting to be believed.

This film was not available a couple of weeks ago when I was last trawling the net for John Titor info.

It is alleged that there are up to 23 versions of him kicking about, one I saw interviewed on YouTube was 54 years old I think. A bit chubby with white / grey hair and a beard. This one is younger. The only constant is they all start in 2036 and go to 1975.

Last week on Amazon you could only buy one John Titor book 'A time travellers tale' at a cost of £243.00 in paperback. This week it's £627.27 and there are dozens of other books out there. A lot of authors have been really busy in a really short space of time!!

Mandela is in full effect..

This is without a doubt an attempt to just cash in on a name. Time travel does exist. The government does it all the time to preserve the time line. Specifically that part of the time line that is directly linked to the well being of mankind on this planet. Very disappointing film. Fails as a documentary and theatrical representation.

John Titor II

John Titor. The mysterious internet sensation from the early 2000s. The self-proclaimed time travel from the year 2036 sent back to stop an impending World War III.

This docudrama follows an investigator during his active period as she sets out to uncover the truth by asking the locals what they think about time travel and bringing Titor's published documents to military attention to assess their veracity. Things take a turn when shadowy government agents confiscate her footage and she starts getting calls from Titor himself.

The beginning is a little slow with a lot of testimonials believing the government is hiding time machines, but the pace does pick up a bit towards the end even if some of it does come across as a little hokey once John Titor himself gets involved.

It was an interesting piece of found footage that while the budget is low and the acting is limited, does have its moments. For a hour long film in the vein of the Blair Witch, I can think of worse ways it could have been handled. The main thing to keep in mind is that the intervening years haven't exactly been kind to the story, especially seeing as the John Titor myth has largely been debunked by now, what with its abandoned trademark on the name and a charity that was raising money for his cause only to abruptly shut down once people started looking into them, but it's an interesting look back at this early piece of internet folk lore from back when things were still fresh.

Worth the time if you can find a copy.