A Sound of Thunder

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Andri Y Bradbury's short story is butchered. A pretty handy cast led by Ed Burns, Ben Kingsley and David Oyelowo is woefully directed by the usually dependable Hyams in this terribly paced, nonsensically written sci-fi schlock fest. The CGI is so bad it's astounding. A full 12 years after Jurassic Park, and this feels like a 1995 PC game cutscene. Shot on a budget by an indie developer. A student indie developer who hired his mates. It's not just the general appalling quality but physics also goes out the window. Watch the Allosaurus rampage and you'll get what I mean. This is exactly why I tell people who dare say Primitive War (2025; budget AUS $8M) has janky dinosaur effects to go do one. Storyline had potential, though. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/25 Full Review Audience Member Long time science fiction director Peter Hyams brings Ray Bradbury’s famous short story “A Sound of Thunder” to life, and boy did he not do it any justice. This film is like a felony, lock it up and throw away the key. Not only does it VERY LOOSELY follow the source material, the outdated CGI and poor acting just kill any chance of this film being good. If I had seen this film on its own rather than having read the short story, I believe I actually would have enjoyed it. To be honest, I loved the sets built for this movie. I don’t know who was in charge of that but they stand out as a diamond in the rough. I just really wanted to like this movie but unfortunately I couldn’t. .5/5 stars. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review roger s Despite its abysmal Rotten Tomatoes scores – both critical and audience – this is a fantastic, old-school sci-fi movie that's definitely worth a watch. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/25 Full Review Jim P The spirit of Bert I. Gordon lives on. I expected to giant grasshoppers climbing the bad CGI of the Wrigley building. If Ray Bradbury had seen this he would have burned the book in Fahrenheit 451. Patrick Stewart, Buckingham palace called, they want their Sir back. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Mark B The story has promise the acing is ok but cannot get over the script. The low budget special effects are on par with a 1960’s low budget sci-fi movie. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 I really do feel for Peter Hyams when it comes to the absolute nightmare of a production he had on A Sound of Thunder, a massively slashed budget, heavy flooding destroying sets and being forced to shoot everything on a greenscreen, ultimately stifling his creativity. What seemed like a good idea on paper goes woefully undeveloped and poorly realised. The film doesn't exactly rewrite genre history; a catastrophe of bad acting, ludicrous science and horrifically shoddy special effects that can't even follow its own internal logic from one scene to the next. Hyams' usual excellent direction feels massively paired down. Still, occasional flashes of his usual quality almost break through the ugly CG overkill. Nick Glennie-Smith's score is far from his best work and just comes across as bland. While there's a little bit of cheese that comes with the film's B-movie-style premise and Ben Kingsley's gloriously slimy corporate meanie, A Sound of Thunder ultimately doesn't land in the way it wants to, a green-screen mess without much rumble. You'll hear something, but it's not the sound of thunder. It's the sound of a snoring. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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