Helloturia I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

dsmith6068 At the end, George takes three books to help recreate civilization. This is a Science Fiction discussion of long standing, although not clear how George Pal picked up on it. The problem is similar to the one posed in the movie: The Martian. What knowledge in an underdeveloped world do you need to survive and prosper?After eliminating books on religion, philosophy, politics, art, music and the like that aren't directly survival related, you narrow your choices down. Farming. Food Preparation. Basic Medicine or First Aid. Tool making. Wood working. Metal working. Stone Working. Animal husbandry. Basic language or reading. Basic Mathematics. Basic Physics, Chemistry, Geology and Astronomy. But how to condense all that or choose into just three books?

higherall7 Nothing but admiration for this film, which won an Academy Award for Special effects back in 1960. While it is a moot point whether or not we can all be trained scientists or inventors and technocrats, the beauty of THE TIME MACHINE to my mind is that anyone can understand it. This is not a dumbed down version of H.G. Wells masterpiece of Science Fiction, rather, it is a literate and jaunty romp through concepts about Time and Space and Cultural Development in a thoroughly entertaining way. Such a cinematic work as this stimulates thought for all ages and genders and gives us fascinating cultural perspectives regarding the Past, the Present and the Future.Earlier, I suggested that Michael Rennie as Klattu in THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL was the ideal Science Fiction Hero to my mind. This is because his performance effortlessly caused the viewer to associate him with Sherlock Holmes, Abraham Lincoln and even Jesus Christ. A noteworthy feat for one man to accomplish, but owed in large part to the great writing and direction of the piece. One could say more easily that Rennie was simply right for the role of an alien emissary with a message for Earth to mend its ways.But considering that Rennie as Klattu was a wonderfully dignified paradigm for the Visitor from Outer Space as Hero, who would do so on a more Earthbound plane? I nominate Rod Taylor's George as a fit candidate, until someone extrapolates a Science Fiction Hero from the likes of Lewis Latimer, George Washington Carver and Garnet Morgan. Once again, we have someone in the person of Mister Taylor who brings to mind Winston Churchill, Knute Rockne and finally Thomas Edison.We find our hero at the outset suffering from a situational and, later we learn, psychologically bad case of Temporal and Spatial discontinuity. He laments being in the wrong place at the wrong time, however true or false this conclusion may be. He harbors a latent wish to be a member of a more enlightened society, less inclined to warring and more amenable to projects for social betterment.Therefore, he has devised his own way out. Enter his latest invention; the Time Machine. After a short tutorial and lecture about how Time and Space affect each other, he presents a prototype to his dinner guests. He discovers much to his chagrin that his explanations have produced more culture shock than enlightenment and finds himself the object of disgruntlement and scoffing from his close friends.But our hero is resolved to act, and throwing off the tarp to a full scale model of his invention, off he goes into the wild prismatic yonder of brilliant time lapse photography chronicling his adventures in Time. He makes sundry mental notes here and there as his journey progresses, and lands himself eventually and unknowingly in the midst of a cultural divide between two races of men, the Eloi and the Morlocks.Thought it was fascinating to see a group of people often portrayed as representing the concept of Aryan supremacy presented here as passive sheep and slaves to be sheared. Freed up the thinking considerably on that front. The Eloi are these people and our hero discovers them in a veritable Garden of Eden, little realizing that there is figuratively and literally a dark underside to their existence. This is all vividly addressed in the simplest terms with all the sweep and romance of a grand adventure bordering on being a fable or a fairy tale.These comments should explain the across the board appeal of THE TIME MACHINE and how enjoyable is the learned, virile grace that Taylor brings to his role as the hero inventor. The fey innocence of the beautiful Yvette Mimieux as the Eloi Weena, and Alan Young's portrayal of Filby, the friend for the ages are also elements that stand out in this film.There was a remake made in 2002, but this original version has the burnish and the glow of a classic.

Ian (Flash Review) This is an amusing time travel movie with a plot that is intriguing, has a message, keeps changing and getting more creative as the story goes. The movie starts in the 1800's and goes all the way to something like 200,000 AD!!! As the time traveling inventor makes stops throughout time he sees how mankind changes. When he stops at year 200,000 AD, he notices humans have stopped caring about learning and advancing the species. He finds this troubling and later learns that another type of foreign being has had a profound influence over mankind. What is happening? Will he or should he alter the future and will he be able or want to make it back to his original time? This is an entertaining 60's Sci-Fi movie with amusing sets and effects. It also has subtext around society and the dangers of future technology and not learning from past as well as failing to advance mankind.

Quentin X An absolute gem of a movie. Some aspects have dated, but at the core is the most wonderful characters and storytelling that transcends time.Probably George Pal's finest work. Unique for its day, and never bettered. The visual effects were ambitious and cutting edge for the time, but as the years go by, I sometimes wish they'd gone further. Some of the painted backdrops are marred by visible matte lines, and a few of the miniatures betray their scale. But I only single these out for criticism because just about every other aspect of this film is so perfect to me. And they don't get in the way of the story; they exist purely to convey it in the most direct way.Rod Taylor has never been better, but for me the most memorable performance in the film is Alan Young as Filby. I consider him the heart and soul of the picture. Revisiting this movie is a total joy.It just gets better every time.