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Summary: A classic to watch time and time again
Review: In my opinion, I think that this is one of the best classic sci-fi movies ever made. I've been waiting for a long time for it to be released on DVD. George Pal takes H.G. Wells' original story and enhances it with the knowledge of events which occured after Wells' time. The performances by Rod Taylor and the rest of the cast are excellent. And the story's finale is both sad and hopeful at the same time. Some might complain that this movie lacks the fancy special effects of modern science fiction movies, but the creepy sphinxes and the underground world of the Morlocks help to create a unique and haunting atmosphere. This, combined with the engrossing storyline make this movie well worth watching again and again.
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Summary: A great adventure
Review: The Time Machine is a grand epic retelling of the original Wells classic of the same name, which doesn't entirely stick to the novel, but remains faithful enough to be able to give off the same message the author intended - the eventual decline of society as a result of high capitalism and rapid technological development, creating a gulf between the rich and the poor, the servants and the served. Rod Taylor is the Time Traveller, a young inventor cheesed off at where society is heading, and, having made a time machine, heads off into the future to see if things get better, and is shocked at what he finds. Taylor is pretty good in the role, but comes off as too fresh-faced and good-looking make-up wise - in other words, he looks too much like a Hollywood hero, and not enough like the inventor and scientist he is supposed to be. But his acting is compentant nevertheless, and so is that of veteran actor Alan Young, as the very likeable Filby, the Time Traveller's best friend. Had the book stuck firmly to the novel, we wouldn't have seen much of him, however in the film, the traveller makes a couple of stops in the twentieth century, and thus we see Young twice more as Filby's son. Yvette Mimieux could only have been hired for her looks (those Eloi look way too clean considering the absence of razors, soap and hairbrushes!), because her acting is rather shoddy. The romance between her and the traveller is too Hollywood soppy for my taste as well. But these complaints are not major. They may chip away at the story's realism, but they don't detract from its entertainment value as an action-adventure movie. While this is not the only version of The Time Machine, it's well-paced and overall worth a watch.
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Summary: A very good movie!
Review: Unlike many other movies that have come from a book, the time machine sticks very close to the premise of the story. In fact, the brief stops in time actually adds a thought provoking dimension that is needed in the screen production. Rod Taylor did an excellent job as the eccentric scientist; whom is consumed by the idea to travel in time.
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Summary: Defiantly worth more than 5 stars!
Review: I remember how much I had loved this film growing up. I love it even more now! This is a great film with great acting! Rod Taylor does an awesome job in his role! This is not a stupid low budget movie. It was an Oscar winner for special effects. You will love this film! Defiantly worth more than 5 stars!
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Summary: EXCELLENT movie, even if disloyal to the book. A CLASSIC!
Review: I always find it interesting when a classical work of literature is turned into a movie which becomes a screen classic, albeit for a different reason. This movie is wonderful, eerie, haunting and exciting. It is a classic in its own right, even if it does play fast and loose with H. G. Wells' original short story. "The Time Machine," together with "War of The Worlds" are probably the best known works of H. G. Wells. "The Time Machine" is his most poignant, thought provoking, and political work. When Wells wrote the short story (in the late 1920's) the full repercussions of the industrial revolution were becoming very apparent. With society being polarized into a working class (who spent most of their time underground, mining coal and building subway tunnels) and a more privileged ruling class who lived above ground. Wells predicted that if this trend were to continue humanity would become divided into two very different races. One race (descended from the workers) living underground and servicing subterranean machines, and a second race (descended from the spoiled ruling class) living a carefree life above ground. The above ground race (the Eloi), having been spoiled and privileged through the ages, have lost all intellectual and physical durability, and become essentially a race of children, prayed upon as food by the subterraneans. The subterraneans (the Morlocs), sensitive to sunlight, could only come out at night, making this a time of peril for the Eloi. In this exciting movie version of Wells' classic our Victorian era time traveler (Rod Taylor) journeys into the future to find the same situation. However in 1960 the issue of nuclear war was more pressing than the issue of class polarity (ironically enough, since it was class polarity that gave rise to the Soviet Union, and hence the cold war), and these two races have arisen as a result of a nuclear war. The Morloc race having taken refuge from radiation underground, and the Eloi race having decided to take their chances on the surface. The time traveler sympathizes with the Eloi (as well as a stunningly beautiful 'love interest' named Weena, played by Yvette Mimieux) and tries unsuccessfully to defend them. The film is exciting, spectacularly shot, and very haunting. In the movie version of the story the Eloi are summoned to the slaughterhouses of the Morlocs by the ghastly wails of air raid sirens (the same sirens used to warn of atomic attacks in the late 20th century). People having been conditioned through the ages to respond to these sirens as a call to death. This movie is a must-see for all sci-fi fans, and a must-have for every sci-fi collectors library. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: sci-fi classic
Review: This movie tries to be true to H.G. Wells's vision. It still triumphs over its main handicaps, dated special effects and an anti-communist, anti-nuclear paranoia that was unknown to its writer. The movie triumphs, because it has wonderful sentiment. At its heart is a scientist hero who's loneliness and isolation are palpable. He is lost in his own time,saddened by a world dedicated to industry and war, so reclusive that he shuns genuine friends and locks himself alone on his home on the last night of the nineteenth century. Alone with a machine of his own frightening design, one that tranports him into a future that is both horrific and filled with hope. I saw this movie, when I was ten. I loved it then and still do. Don't look for impressive special effects or ground breaking concepts. Just enjoy the human side of the story.
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Summary: A nice bit of historic Sci-Fi
Review: The great thing about doing H.G. Wells novels as movies is that they stand up well over time. While 60s sci-fi movies tend to look hopelessly hokey now, this 19th century tale a a sort of timeless drawing room charm that hasn't been diminished by the years.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: Great movie about a man who travels through time into the future, and then finds his lover who is absolutley beautiful in the year 800,000. Buy this one, it's a classic
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Summary: This movie is horrible
Review: Unrealistic and unbelievably dumb
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Summary: Still an entertaining film
Review: I enjoyed this movie very much when I first saw it as a ten year old boy growing up in Chicago. I thought Yvette M. was very extrardinarily cute, I liked the 1890's setting, and Rod Stewart made a credible and masculine hero. I saw it again a couple of years ago and while some of its appeal had faded for me I still found it to be quite entertaining. I look forward to viewing it one more time - with my 11 year old daughter!
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