I saw this movie as part of a "Family Movie Collection" DVD, and expected an interesting fantasy time-travel film. Well, I got a few, shall we say...surprises.
First up, this is actually a TV episode, not a movie. Also, the filmmakers of this thing got a pretty cool concept - a kid from 1985 accidentally gets teleported to the year 2457 - and completely destroyed it in this badly written, awfully acted, and hastily thought out excuse for a film.
The story is quite slow (which says a lot given it's 50 minutes long) and illogical. The CGI effects look like they came straight from Peewee's Playhouse. The actors are obviously just in this for a few bucks, and the vague religious messaging near the end is ultimately pointless.
All in all, 2 stars for the competent sets and costumes. Everything else is just...I can't find the right words to describe them. What's worse than horrible? I believe it would have been better if whoever had thought this story up had contacted Steven Spielberg about it instead of the Australian Children's Television Foundation. Just something to ponder...