George Pal's "The Time Machine" was one of many of his fantasy films of the era, but this one is definitely one of the most popular of those, and it's not hard to see why. Based upon H.G. Wells' fantastic 1895 novel, it tells the tale of a Victorian era man who, fascinated with time, has managed to invent a 'contraption' which will enable him to freely travel within the fifth dimension. With the dream of a peaceful and worry free future, he whisks away to a new and undiscovered world.
H.G. Wells proves himself a fine story teller, and Pal's f/x genius adds real excitement to this fabulous yarn. And although the screenplay has been updated for 1960 (with the knowledge of the World Wars and the atomic bomb), it still remains very true to the original tome.
The cast really don't have to do much to make this picture, as the afore mentioned attributes already do, yet Rod Taylor's inventor George is well played by the leading man, whilst the supporting cast are suitable.
Occasionally perhaps a little too fantastic, but who cares, it's still a heck of a lot of fun to watch this time travel movie which probably really started the whole genre off, as "Somewhere in Time", "The Terminator" and "Back to the Future" followed suit quite successfully!
Wednesday, December 22, 1993 - T.V.
H.G. Wells proves himself a fine story teller, and Pal's f/x genius adds real excitement to this fabulous yarn. And although the screenplay has been updated for 1960 (with the knowledge of the World Wars and the atomic bomb), it still remains very true to the original tome.
The cast really don't have to do much to make this picture, as the afore mentioned attributes already do, yet Rod Taylor's inventor George is well played by the leading man, whilst the supporting cast are suitable.
Occasionally perhaps a little too fantastic, but who cares, it's still a heck of a lot of fun to watch this time travel movie which probably really started the whole genre off, as "Somewhere in Time", "The Terminator" and "Back to the Future" followed suit quite successfully!
Wednesday, December 22, 1993 - T.V.