Time Masters

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Alexander S I recently discovered this gem and having grown up with incal series of graphic novels, I was taken back to the 80s with this fresh and new (to me) story. Wow! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review bao s Wonderful French animation and nice circling sci-fi story. I wish I could have seen it as a nine year old when it was released. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review Charvine A Though I loved this movie when it came out, it has not aged well because we have become used to faster-paced movies and tighter, less whimsical editing. The animation is also maybe not as smooth as today's standards. However, the story remains strong (a little haunting) and the art, by the late Mobius, is outstanding. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Audience Member Full review on my blog max4movies: Les Maîtres du temps (international title: Time Masters) is an animated science fiction movie about a rescue mission of a young boy, lost on a hostile and strange planet. The movie features a wonderfully unique art direction that is used to create a strange but fascinatingly atmospheric universe – even if the animation quality for movements and characters' facial expressions are of a noticeably lower quality. The ominous 1980s synth score also efficiently brings the hostile locations to life. Plot-wise the movie lacks a thorough exposition and the ending may seem rushed to some viewers – but the central ideas are intriguing and the main plot twist is still believable and emotionally touching. Overall, Les Maîtres du temps is a wonderful example of how an imaginative art direction can create a thrilling science fiction epic. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review sean l Surrealist French animated sci-fi from the hand of Moebius, one of underground comics' most revered figures. Plodding but beautiful, it's generally best appreciated as an idea showcase and not necessarily a coherent story. Like a lot of his works, it's often inaccessible and tangential, more concerned with spotlighting the intrinsic weirdness of alien life than with shuffling the plot along. That slow, nonplussed tempo can be confusing, especially as a rescue party takes their time to splash about in a swimming pool and enjoy drinks while their quarry, a stranded young boy, fights nature alone on an uncharted planet. None of the cast, universally blasé and dull, seems overly concerned or motivated to chase their fates, and that irreparably wounds the big picture. Even the artwork, upon which many earlier Moebius works have hung their hats, seems rushed and incomplete. It does capture the general tone of the old master's trademarked style, but none of his precision or smooth, elegant linework. An interesting experiment either way, but not one I'm in a rush to revisit. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 30 years ago French filmmaker René Laloux made a series of very strange animated films. His little seen 'Time Masters' is a frequently perplexing undoubtedly uncanny work that should make an interesting watch for the adventurous viewer Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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