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Summary: I like it but it may be scary for kids
Review: The Morlocks(sp) are pretty horrible but Rod Taylor is a likable scientist, I wish the philosophy of time travel was explored more deeply like a description of how the machine works. Like the Dr's description in Event Horizon the machine that folds space etc... You might as well buy it! After all it's solid entertainment.
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Summary: Classic
Review: I loved this classic much more than the recent movie update. Definately one to own.
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Summary: Classic Science Fiction
Review: This is the ultimate in classic sci-fi. Even though the special effects pale in comparison to today's standards, I like it better than the remake.
So which two books would you take?
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: A classic movie. A wonderful movie, yes it may be 40 years old but still very entertaining. For the SciFi enthusiast this is well worth it.
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Summary: An awful film
Review: Why this film garners praise is beyond me. My idea of a true sci fi classic would be "The War of The Worlds". This film is cheesy and ridiculous and frankly the sfx are way outdated. And please, in the future the human race is made up of BLUE EYED BLOND HAIRED PEOPLE???? Sounds Hitlerlike to me and I am insulted by the premise. I'm glad this movie was updated with the newest version which looks at the human race in a much more realistic and non insulting way. For that reason alone I would support Simon Wells' version.
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Summary: DVD version will blow your mind!
Review: I've had the Time Machine on VHS forever it seems. Taped it off the TV years ago. But when I saw this DVD, it blew me away! I had NO IDEA! Never have I seen every colour in his jacket, every grain of dirt, every hair on his head with such clarity. The time machine absolutely shines with beauty too. I sat with my jaw hanging open and goose bumps on my arms even as soon as the opening credits when I heard the surround sound kick in. My VHS copy always had a really bad audio track, but on the DVD, you can actually hear the faint electrical buzz of the machine running in the lab before he hits that crystal lever. I saw and heard things I never knew existed in this movie. And it has a fabulous documentary with it, hosted by Rod Taylor, that explains everything we always wondered like what happened to that little model of the machine that he put the cigar in, and the full scale machine itself has a story that you won't believe! All in all, it's a wonderful movie, and everything a DVD should be. Brilliant, vibrant, with gut vibrating audio. (and still better than the remake that was just in theatres) Fantastic!
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Summary: Timeless ??
Review: My father took me to see The Time Machine when it was released in 1960. Although it doesn't adhere closely to Wells' story, I think it is an admiral film from its time. What is not often said about this film is it's strong theme revolving around friendship. The caring, supportive relationship between George (Taylor) and Filby (Young) is nicely developed through the story, excellently acted, and the film's emotional apeal is heighthened by Russell Garcia's beautiful score. If you can find it, the soundtrack is on CD and worth owning. Now, as much as I enjoyed the new Time Macuhine (2002), the original still stands on its own. The DVD is certainly worth owning for the film alone, but it's nice to see acquaintenances like Bob Burns (who now owns the Time Machine prop) and Tom Scherman in the featurette, "The Journey Back" with Rod Taylor & Alan Young....
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Summary: Take me back!
Review: The sight of Jeremy Irons as the Morlock leader was enough to drive me to the local video store to buy this mid-priced selection. While the new version of the H. G. Wells novel plays to the contemporary youth market with the emphasis on the special effects to create the Wellsian idyll and the deformities of the Warlocks, it does miss the point a little. This, the original, won an Oscar for the special effects and given the technology of the day it was clearly well deserved. The movie itself set the tone for science fiction movies too with it's original setting and the ability to show the passage of time through several devices such as the circulating sun and the tailors dummy. It is the conception of the novel however, which for me emphasises the differences between this movie and the newer version. The central difference lies in the somewhat ordinariness of the society of the Eloi. They are living a simple, almost idyllic lifestyle, knowing nothing much about the world around them except what they need to know. They live in ruins with food and clothing provided for them. In the newer version there is some complex structures which do not make a whole lot of sense as they are still susceptible to raids from the Morlocks. The Eloi suggest a socialist society where each according to ability each according to need whereas the Morlocks represent the evils of the capitalist machine. In the end of course, the victory over the Morlocks is achieved with the aid of our hero who's single minded devotion to rescuing the heroine culminates in defeat of the capitalist machine. Thus the original time machine remains as true to the concept of the novel as perhaps it can be whereas the message of the new is obscured. Certainly the original Time Machine is a little dated but it is worth it.
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Summary: A must have classic
Review: I remember seeing this movie when I was really little and loving it so much. And now that I finally own it on DVD, it's so great!!! I like this original much better than the new 2002 movie. Buy it today! It's a great price.
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Summary: Worth it simply for the Morlocks
Review: A nice way to spend a wet Saturday afternoon - this is a matinee classic if ever there was one. The story is closer to Planet of the Apes than Back to the Future, and the special effects are mostly pretty impressive bearing in mind it's a 42 year old film. I think they won an Oscar, as a matter of fact. The Bad Dudes - the "Morlocks" - are utterly ridiculous looking and simply not scary at all, unless the idea of be-mulleted, blue bodied hulks with bad back hair keep you up at night. But that aside (and probably all the more because of it) it's all good stuff, and the good doctor makes the right call at the end by ditching the stiffs in 19th century London and ... oh, but that would be telling.
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