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Agree with some of the other reviewers that it's the writing and some of the acting that prevents this sci-fi thriller from being truly spectacular. However, the premise of the film is wildly fascinating and imaginative, I won't get into the details, as it's fun to discover what exactly is going on but once you know, you get totally sucked in until the end. If the writer and directors read these reviews, I'd love to see a sequel!!

Let me first disclose that this is my first review I have ever written on here. I made an account SPECIFICALLY just to review this movie because of how infuriated the characters made me while watching. Throughout the whole movie you'll constantly be asking yourself "why would they do that" or "why didnt you just do this". The most infuriating part was watching a group of the main characters standing over a dying man screaming that he's dying and what he's dying from, but then helplessly do nothing. "We have to save him!" one of them shouts as they do literally nothing, and then watch him helpessly struggle from another threat. Both of which they could have helped easily. It could have otherwise been a fantastic film if the writing for some of the characters wasn't so poor. Seriously, everything else was great. The ending could have been a bit better, as I feel like it could have answered a few more questions and been a little less mysterious.

The concept and idea behind the film is such a strong one. Unfortunately the characters & screen play not so much. You'll definitely have the urge to yell at the characters and probably have more questions than answers with the flow of dialogue & scenes. I kept watching because of the concept of the movie but DANG the other aspects don't catch up.

This is a next level movie. You will not like every bit of it. After 60 minutes, the movie becomes highly interesting and thrilling. It is another level Science Fiction. Seemed to be below average in the first hour. The next thirty minutes is a thrill to watch. It Surprises. It entertains. It makes your imaginations go beyond your expectations.

This could have had a better start if time was taken to develop the characters. It would have been a lot easier to be empathetic to their plight and be drawn in deeper as events unfolded. Nevertheless, given what the budget for this film was, I can understand why it was lacking in that respect. For the most part the acting was decent and the best actors seem to have smaller roles, Olivia Draguicevich who played Veeves a 13 yr old who exuded the confidence of a mature adult. Olivia delivered a nice performance. Max Wright was spectacular as Furby and I wish his character was featured more in this movie, because it would have brightened some of the less finer moments in this movie when you thought it might get bogged down by a weak script that created some unrealistic reactions to what was happening at that moment. I can't say more without being a "spoiler" so I will just say that I liked this one a lot. I liked the fresh and unique approach to this Sci-Fi genre. The FX was exceptional for a movie of such a low budget. Definitely worth watching.

The basic story is an Archaeologist going out to look for the old van from the 1970s, his parents were Hippies of sorts and disappeared all those years ago. He has some fresh ideas and knows there was a search for a fountain of youth in a cave. It is set and filmed in Texas, west of San Antonio, using the Sonora Caverns as the location for most of the filming.

When he does not return a couple of students of his and a couple of additional young friends set out to find him. That is when the action really starts. The first strange thing is when one of them exits the cave after only a few minutes, and looks up the jeep, the battery is dead and it is covered in old growth vines. That is the hint, somehow in the cave time slows way down. The cave is a "time trap."

All that spawns a number of other issues and builds to pretty interesting and exciting final couple of scenes. All in all a very different kind of movie and also very entertaining.

My wife and I watched it at home on DVD from our public library.

You can't really talk about spoilers for this movie: The title of the film, combined with the clearly underlined "hints" at the beginning, already reveal everything. Video recordings as plot tools are lazy solutions. The dialogue is like Scooby-Do. It is a great pity that a good concept has been wasted in this way. I don't think Time Trap is worth watching, but it has its moments.

I don't get people giving this a 1 rating, seriously? Sure, the movie could have been done better, some parts could be polished and improved with better acting, but throughout the movie I felt it was entertaining and a good Sci-fi story.

I liked the movie. At first I was horrified by the dialogue. The acting is not that good, but I actually enjoyed the storyline.

I watched this on Netflix, and based on previous experiences with sci-fi and horror movies there, I swear I was expecting this to be terrible, but it turns out it was exactly my kind of film. The movie never loses tension, the characters are likable but sometimes pretty dumb, especially the male lead. I thought the concept was pretty original and very well executed.

If that btch threw another one of those flares on the floor I was going to reach through the screen and strangle her.

Edit. I started my review at 1/10 after finishing it entirely I give it a 7.

Some parts are dumb, but great concept.

For being a slow budget movie, the visual effects are very good and that is the only good thing abou this project.

The writing, though... First of all: when the audience understand what is happening way before the characters, it means the story is told very badly.

We wait about an hour before something really interesting starts to happen and then a million of different hypothesis are thrown to us.

It seemed like the writer was struggling to find a way out from this mess that he put everything on the paper but forgot to delete what was not working.

Of course the ending is better than the beginning but it is pretty easy and obvious when you have nothing in the first place.

For me this film is a solid NO.

Time trap is sort of a mix of the 80ties adventure films (which they reference a lot in this) and a low budget sci-fi that has a general understanding of what it wants to be but goes off the rails along the way.

But beware, this is not a thinking man's low budget sci-fi.

It has an interesting start and feels quite engaging at first, young women are a little oversexualized here but this is for the younger male audiences I'm sure.

While the premise seems obvious enough it still takes a lot of time for the characters to actually start dealing with the story. They really should've spent more time on something interesting rather than running around, which they do in excess. They just throw more and more at you and then the ending sort of comes out of nowhere.

Without digging too much into the story, I kind of enjoyed this as a sci-fi fan just for the general idea of it. It was still unfocused and all over the place but I give them credit for sticking with their own ideas.

This could've been easily improved with some writing adjustments but it's fine for what it is. Not exactly a family adventure film and not really a budget intelligent sci-fi but something in-between.

More than an adequate sci-fi mystery thriller right here. The plot is quite simple but there are definitely some unexpected twists throughout this movie and an ending I didn't see coming.

A professor is going off in search of an area that both his parents and his sister disappeared in decades ago only to go missing himself. A few of his students along with a sibling and a friend take it upon themselves to go in search of him and find themselves trapped within a cave with some mysterious properties. They soon discover that time passes much slower inside than outside and that years have passed on the outside. I can't say anymore without spoilers, but you probably won't see it coming.

This movie has a moderate budget and uses special FX sparingly, but when they do they're done well, and the set is put together quite well. The acting is mostly adequate, not spectacular, and some of the dialogue is delivered in a clunky way. One of the leading female actors is actually pretty annoying throughout much of it, screaming out her lines, but I'm not sure if it's due to the actress, the writing, or the direction. It's forgivable though.

I found it to be an enjoyable and easy to watch sci-fi flick. Recommended for sci-fi fans with moderate expectations.

This film is a true B-film: cheap suspense, poor acting, over the top storyline. And yet I enjoyed it. The story is intriguing as it messes with time, but contrary to many SF- movies, it does in no way attempt to offer any semi-scientific explanation. It simply uses the idea of 'time messed up' to create a sometimes horror-like suspense. Not a waste of time! Rated 8 for originality.

The movie contains an interesting concept, but the plot moves slower than the dude with the pistols (those of who who've suffered thr...I mean, seen this know what I mean). The dialogue is dreadful, and the characters say and do completely inane things. Not worth my time, to coin a phrase.

But the reviews here on IMDB are a hoot and well worth checking out They're clearly written by people whose connection to this film goes far beyond having seen it, if you know what I mean. It's obvious they were given talking points to build into their reviews, and the way they do it while trying to sound like they're not is precious.

Well, there are some flaws, the acting is average and they won't win an Oscar for sure. But the plot... truth be said, for those who enjoy time travel and phisics theories, the plot is a bit predictable (some guy enters a cave and the movie title is Timetrap, this is a spoiler by its own right) but by no means less interesting. Felt like a tale from Ray Bradbury with some teen action done good. About those bad reviews from people that did not understand the movie or said it was without rhyme or reason, they probably don't read much about time bending theories, thus they really won't understand the movie concepts. This is a great movie and a living proof that one don't need fancy expensive fx to make a good flick. Actually, special effects are kinda cheap... but you won't care about because the plot is really cool. All you need to have a nice flick is strong script and good direction. 8 stars with thumbs up.

I don't understand all of the horrible reviews. It wasn't that bad. But it wasn't really that good. It was kind of just...eh. The acting was believable, the story was interesting, and the plot was unique. On the other hand, it was obvious they didn't have a huge blockbuster budget, the special effects weren't all the special, and some of the characters seemed a little one dimentional like they were pulled from an 80's B-movie horror flick. With all of that being said though, it wasn't that bad. If you are looking for something a little different than the usual, give it a try.

This was an interesting set up, with a terrible execution. The idea this movie has a 6.5 is laughable. The acting was ok, the set up ok, the execution and story were atrocious. Unless Nickelodeon produced this, it was trash.

As soon as i saw the 6.6 score for this movie i immediately became suspicious. The studio planted reviews on this title are so obvious and there are so many. Just look at the dates they were posted, numerous suddenly pop up on the same day.. also most of them containing the same or similar writing styles, and almost all of them giving it from 8/10 to 10/10 which NO honest person would.This is your typical shoe string budget movie with bad acting and 'tv movie of the week' cinematography. Oh, and to make it worse they had to put some typical 'cute' annoying kids in it. 3/10 would be almost too generous to give it.