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Summary: Weak story and pretty fake effects work.
Review: That's the question asked by a scientist (Rod Taylor) who invents a time machine and travels some 50 centuries into the future in this, one of George Pal's last movies, and based on the book by H.G. Wells. But the low budget is shown in the bad effects work and the screenplay is very weakly written.
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Summary: A great, very entertaining movie!
Review: This movie is very entertaining. An inventor has constructed a time machine in the end of the 19th century. His friends don't believe it's true, even when he shows them a small size model. The last day of the century, he tests the time machine. He makes a first stop in 1917 (It's quite illogic here, that nobody has during all the years, walked up to his laboratory to look for him and found the time machine). He continues his journey through time and experiences the ruin of the civilization from a nuclear bomb. He ends up in about 80,000 years into the future. He finds a new civilization which, at first sight, seems to be a paradise. But he realizes something is wrong. He has to help the people, who are everything but driven to change their situation.The Time Machine is a very good movie. It's a great story, good actors, scenery, and Academy Award winning special effects. The time machine looks really cool.
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Summary: I want one of them there machines!
Review: This is the definitive time machine movie. Thee have been others before and others after ("Time After Time" ASIN: 6300271781.) There have been time without machines ("Somewhere in Time" ASIN: B00004W46H.) But just as Cecil's ("The Ten Commandments" ASIN: 6303981062,) is the version you remember, Rod Taylor's time machine is the one that you remember. An interesting side note is that in the book "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells ISBN: 0812505042, Weena was not much worth messing around with and defiantly did not look like Yvette Mimieux. And the People type division was social classes not a radioactive decision. If they made it today it probably would be urgencies based. Any way I want the fancy time machine and a Morlock suit.
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Summary: Fantastic Restoration
Review: I always loved this movie since the first time I saw it when I was 6 years old. I remember taking a small toy car and sticking a little umbrella in the back to make it look like the Time Machine. This DVD is really incredible! What they did to the soundtrack is great. The movie sounds great in 5.1 and remember this movie is a 40 year old movie. FOX should have taken lessons before the did Planet of the Apes in 5.1 (if you can call it that!) Picture quality is superb. But I do agree with another reviewer that the DVD cover could have been better, but I do see that another BOX set version of this movie is coming out this month with alot more goodies!
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Summary: It is stunning!
Review: Since I saw this movie as a kid, it has always been one of my all-time favorites. The story has a charm, that transcends time and it still remains thoroughly entertaining. The only video copy I had in my personal library was one that I taped from tv. Boy, was I in for a surprise when I viewed my new DVD version. It is stunning! I must commend those who worked on the restoration...it is gorgeous. It makes some newer movies that have been transferred to DVD, look sick. At times, I forgot I was looking at a movie that is over 40 years old. I found myself noticing details of the sets that I never saw before. If there is any drawback, it would be that the clarity of the picture brings attention to some matte paintings that were less than convicing. I love this movie and this DVD version has renewed my enthusiasm and made me realize that it really is one of my favorite movies.
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Summary: ALL CLEAR for The Time Machine
Review: Finally, one of the best fantasy movies is here on DVD! All of the previous customers reviews speak for themselves. Lets hope that Mysterious Island and especially The Day the Earth Stood Still isn't far behind!
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Summary: Be Careful - doesnt' play in all DVD players!
Review: This DVD will not play in some of the older DVD players - it is the first one we've bought out of 100 that is that way. On the box it says something about Dual Track format. Beware!
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Summary: Absolutely fabulous!
Review: If you went by the cover, you'd be tempted to think this was going to be a sub-standard, basic presentation, but no. This DVD has been superbly realised, with rich, sharp visuals and an enhanced soundtrack. I viewed it through a video projector and it really was amazing - it looked as though it could have been filmed yesterday. It really warms the cockles of your heart when you see films restored like this. Makes you feel less old too!
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Summary: The Time Machine DVD Delivers
Review: Like most people, I had only seen this classic science fiction movie on television. That never detracted from the story, which is one of the best that Wells wrote, but it didn't prepare me for how great this movie looks and sounds. The DVD provides brilliant color and a generally sharp picture with only a little, infrequent softness that I suspect is from the original film. I was surprised at how clean the transfer is. I did not see any scratches, dust or other defects. The movie is presented in its original, widescreen aspect ratio. The sound is also excellent. It has been remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and it is an excellent job for a movie that is forty years old. As you would expect from such an old sound track, most of the action is in the center and front channels, but it uses the rear channels (especially noticable in key scenes, as when Rod Taylor is making echoes in the ruined dome building) and the subwoofer kicked in a few times, also. The disc provides more extras than you would expect from a Warner release of an old movie. It includes a trailer, filmographies for the three lead actors and George Pal, and a very good behind-the-scenes documentary. The documentary was produced by Bob Burns 32 years after the making of the movie and focuses on the important part the time machine prop played in the making of the movie and it's history since, with an interesting account of how Burns found and then restored the original prop. The documentary also features a scene in which Rod Taylor and Alan Young recreate their characters from the movie, acting out a scene that might have appeared in the movie but did not. The scene uses the restored time machine prop to good effect and it was rather touching to see these much older actors slip so comfortably into their roles. You could tell that this movie had been one of the high points of their careers and they remembered it fondly. Likewise, Whit Bissel recreates his character in a short monologue full of a sense of nostalgia. This old documentary was much more informative and interesting than a lot of the publicity puff pieces included on more recent films as extras. I highly recommend this DVD. It delivers far more than I ever expected and does this classic movie justice.
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Summary: Taking the leap forward in the Time Machine by George Pal.
Review: Back in the mid 1960's we were given a glimpse into the future courtesy of George Pal. The oscar winning film still manages to stir the imaginaion after all these years. For fans of the movie it doesnt get better than this. The film transfer is shown in its theatrical widescreen version and is digitally mastered from the original print. Included is a making of documentary hosted by Rod Taylor and can also be heard in 5.1 surround sound. I would have given this DVD a 5 star rating had they included some deleted scenes, and possibly an isolated music score. Sure its no Terminator 2 as far as special effects, but as far as story goes it still manages to keep me wanting to go up to the attic and get out my legos and erector sets and build a time machine of my own.
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