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Summary: The Time Machine....ahead of its TIME!!!
Review: Just finished watching this sci-fi classic! The picture quality has been masterfully restored as well as the audio content, and The Time Machine has never looked better!!!! The story of a young Victorian Era scientist who succeeds in conquering the most elusive of all man's quests....Time travel! His journey into the Fourth dimension propels the viewer into a fantastic vision of the future of mankind! In the year, 802,701A.D. George, the Time Traveler(portrayed marvelously by Rod Taylor),encounters a nuclear-war resulting divison of the human species...the passive, surface-dwelling Eloi race and the subterranean, cannibalistic predators, the Morlocks! In a race to save the human remnants from complete extinction by the creatures of twilight in this strange world, George must use his wits and strength in an all out battle which will decide Mankind's fate! Skillfully directed by George Pal (who also produced), this film stands as one of the most outstanding science-fiction films ever made, paving the way for imitations in the years following its initial release! Full of incredible, Academy Award-winning special effects (Gene Warren and Wah Chang, and the talents of Projects Unlimited), it holds it own against the computer-generated films of today !!! of compelling interest is the Time Machine vehicle itself, one of my favorite movie props!!! With a veteran supporting cast led by Alan Young, Sebastian Cabot and newcomer, Yvette Mimieux, this is one film that is in a word.... timeless! Favorably recommended and considered to be an all-time classic! Great viewing for any sci-fi fan! Based upon H.G. Wells' immortal novel...The Time Machine...his first and best work!
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Summary: Victorian Sci-fi at its best
Review: In the 1950s, director George Pal was best known for producing the film version of "The War of the Worlds" and for creating his numerous "Puppetoons" a decade earlier. Pal would go on to make "The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao" in 1964, but his most thoughtful film (in my opinion) will forever be "The Time Machine". Going back to H.G. Wells, Pal insures a Victorian sentimentality that would've been present if the film had been made during the era in which it was written. Taking place on the literal eve of the new (20th) century, inventor George (Rod Taylor) invites a group of his friends to witness a demonstration of his new invention. When they arrive, they don't believe in the Time Machine that he has created. Even his best friend, Filby (delightfully played by Alan Young) has his doubts. Uninterested, they leave him to celebrate the new era. Determined to travel through time, George uses the machine himself to find what's left of human civilization in the far future. (After fleeing World Wars and puzzling fashons.) He expects to find a Utopia, and he finds one of sorts - but it is not the paradise he expected. George discovers he must defend and teach these valueless humans (including the beautiful Weena played by Yvette Mimieux), lest they die out forever. The film is an allegory for the rapidly diminishing Victorian mentality at the turn of the century, and George finds that his imagination and spirit of adventure are outdated within his own lifetime. "The Time Machine" not only reflects the spirit of Wells' own work but the swashbuckling fiction of the time, made whole with a sense of hope and empathy representing the perfect Victorian gentleman hero. This really is 19th Century science fiction at its best: filled with adventure, romance and in the end - depth. (This review refers to the BOX SET COLLECTORS EDITION which features a 35mm film clip, a Senitype image from the film, lobby cards and black & white stills, a 27" x 40" original one-sheet and the original H.G. Wells story narrated by Alan Young on CD-ROM. The box set, of course, also includes the film on DVD with all the features that came on the DVD-only release.)
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Summary: Pal at his Best
Review: A striking entry into the film mind of George Pal. Its the TIME proven tale of time travelers..with Rod Taylor in the lead. Pal is of course the unique guiding light in films like these and he doesnt dissapoint here. Rather, nice victorian touches are here with the casting of Alan Young who gives us the final line in the film. Well worth your TIME!!!
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Summary: FINALLY! The Time Machine on DVD!
Review: It's finally coming! Even with all the glitz and glam of today's sci-fi movies, some still stand the test of... TIME. Such is the case with The Time Machine! True there are a few things about the movie that date it, but it will forever remain as one of the best sc-fi stories we've ever known. That credit goes to H.G. Wells as much as to George Pal, for presenting this tale to us on the screen as well as on the written page. The Time Machine is certainly a worthy entry into the realm of DVD technology. It's a colorful romp through the eons on a fabulous Machine that, viewing on DVD, would be a virtual treat to the eyes and ears. Not to mention the nifty extras that come with it, like a sort of 'Behind the Scenes' look at the movie in a documentary "Time Machine: The Journey Back". And to me, it's always a little added treat to view the original theatrical trailers, especially as crisp and clean as the DVD technology allows. If you're a fan of Pal's wonderful films, a great companion DVD would be Arnold Leibovit's "The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal", which is also now available on DVD. This documentary not only covers The Time Machine, but all of Pal's other marvelous works, including "War of the Worlds", "The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao", "Conquest of Space", "Destination Moon", and many, many more. If you had a copy of this documentary on tape, then you're going to want to own it on DVD too! Why? Because Arnold has included almost two hours of extras on the DVD! It's almost like having a whole extra documentary all about George Pal! "The Time Machine" and "The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal" go together like bread and butter, in my opinion. My hat's off to the DVD transfer of Time Machine, as well as to Arnold Leibovit, for the DVD transfer of Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal and all the extras he's added!
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Summary: An Enduring Classic
Review: By today's standards this movie might be weak. The special effects are primitive and it is not pushing H. G. Well's point. Nonetheless, I have watched this movie everytime it has appeared on t.v. It has a certain charm and innocence, not to mention that Rod Taylor derserved more work as a leading man. Maybe it is my "guilty pleasure," but this movie never grows tiresome. I recommend this movie to any sic-fi fan (and to everyone else!).
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Summary: My All-Time Favorite Film
Review: This film has everything! Suspense, Intrique, great plot, and great actors. I believe everyone should see this film, if for just for the purpose of what could happen if history never taught people lessons, and Earth become a society of uninspired and uncaring persons. This story still can haunt the ones who really wonder what this world will be like in 10,000 years, if we never learn from the past.
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Summary: Great movie - Can't Wait
Review: It's about time! No pun intended. I saw this on TV when I was less than 10 years old, and I never forgot it - the image of that Victorian design time machine with the revovling disk is burned into my head. Imagine my joy when I saw it being used as the time machine in Carl Sagan's COSMOS TV series (now *there's* another that deserves DVD treatment). George Pal outdoes himself, with an story that's surprisingly faithtful to the spirit of the original Wells novel - with romance, adventure, and visions of the future thrown in, right down to a nuclear war in the 1980s and lava filling the streets. One of the best things about the DVD format is the behind the scenes features you can tag onto classic movies - sadly, not all movie releases do this. Where's the commented versions of War of the Worlds, Forbidden Planet - and when can we get The Day The Earth Stood Still and When Worlds Collide? Come on - there's tons of us SF movie geeks out there. Feed us!
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Summary: The all TIME classic adventure
Review: This film ranks as quite literaly my all time favorite. It has everything in it: Great sets, great actors, an H G Wells storyline, time travel, monsters, Yvette, the lot. I first watched this movie on a Halloween night on TV many years ago and just fell in love with it. This viewing was years before video became available so all I could look for was a sountrack album to the terrific Garcia score. Nope, it didn't exist. Then along came video. I waited for years before it came out. In all of that time it had not been re-screened on UK TV so I was watching it again with nothing short of a childhood memory that could have been devastated after so many years. This was not to be the case. It was still as good, if not better (as I had since read the novel, read up on Pal and knew a lot more about the movie) than it was when I first saw it. My wife kind of wishes that I did not like it so much as she finds the poster creepy (see front cover of DVD - this was not used on the previous VHS versions) and I had hunted high and low to obtain an original cinema poster which now hangs in our study. I am very pleased to see that MGM are tagging on the more recent documentary that was released seperately over here but was so limited in its distribution that I did not get a copy. It features Rod recreating the role of the Time Traveller (so I believe), some dialogue and behind the scenes stuff. I can only say that I was excited when Amazon sent the email informing me that the movie was on its way and I ordered one right away. If you've seen this movie and liked it, I believe that DVD will serve it well. If you have not seen this movie, don't let the fact that it was made in 1960 put you off. It is a vibrant, action packed spectacular that all should see. Thank you MGM for issuing this classic.
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Summary: Time Machine All time Sci-Fi Classic
Review: It is the total atmosphere of this film which captures exactly what you would expect from a great science fiction classic. The warm " turn of the century decor" combined with a rich soundtrack, and for those days award winning special effects.One of those Sci-Fi classics that gives you the feeling of "coming home" to an era of fantasy and imagination. Brilliant Stuff ! I read the book, got the film on VHS, I missed the laserdisc, but I'm surely not going to miss this DVD !
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Summary: Exellent movie for its time
Review: This movie intreged me on the authers perspective on how the world was too be after 1960. I'm certainly glad that thus far it hasn't come to his aspects. The move never the less on how old it was still gave the audiance and idea of what could happen if we don't stop the madness of war and rage. The idea that we could de-evolve through time due too are entellagent killing machines which will destroy us in the end, isn't all that far feched unfortunatly. But this movie can not only be used for conceptual concepts, but also encourage our children, and there childrens children to better them selves outside of war, in order to not end up the same way this move pertraid our future.
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