The 1960 version of TheTime Machine is the definitive time travel movie. It had warmth, charm and heart. The machine itself was a beautiful piece of work, especially the sound it made. Believable and logical as George traveled through the centuries. Put aside all the science, physics, etc. about the mechanics of the movie and just enjoy! The movie will be "timeless!"
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I completely agree. It's the original version or nothing the remake was obviously technically better but the 1960 version is superior in every other way .
As a person who used to refuse to watch older movies. This movie made me appreciate them so much and I am looking forward to watching classic sci fi gems from back then
When I was a kid, I saw this movie and I always cried at the end. The film was so good that I didn't want it to end. The beautiful music hit my heart. Filbys' explanation of what happened to George in the future was touching,nostalgic,and loving.
@@JENDALL714Wow, that would've been so great. Did he have any plot or general idea of what it would have been about? With all of the historical productions' sets and crews at their disposal at the time whichever eras they visited would've been stunning.
Yes, yes, yes! I agree with everything you say! I took a similar journey with this film - my seldom-seen favorite movie as a little kid in the 80s. I was surprised to find in my 20s that it was regarded as a "B movie." As an adult, having come back to this film and the original book a few times over the years, I'm more and more convinced that this is a damn good movie and a phenomenal adaptation. The changes made to the original story (1) made it marketable and (2) ENHANCED the original message, keeping the social consciousness but making it more relevant to the WWII generation and their cold war kids. And the excellent art design, direction, music, great lead actor, great supporting actor...so good. Thank you for this thoughtful and affirming review!
I disagree about the blonde actress statement I think she nailed the part. That lamb like innocence and vulnerability depending on main character old school aggressiveness and protectiveness makes movie emotional and powerful.
Thanks for mentioning the music. It was, and remains, one of my favorite film scores. I remember watching this film on late-night TV with my dad when I was a kid back in the mid-1960s. About 30 years later, GNP Crescendo released a CD of the music from the film. One day when my parents visited me at my apartment, I pulled my dad into the living room and played the opening track of that CD. Within seconds, he said "THE TIME MACHINE!" It brought back a great rush of memories of watching the movie on TV with him "way back when." The fact that he instantly remembered the music made the moment even better.
Thank you...For this beautiful review. The Time Machine has been a great part of my life, it was my father's favourite movie. We watched it every New Year's Eve for 30 years straight...Now that my dad has passed away this year, it won't be the same...But I will continue to watch it...Maybe with my sons...Time after Time..
Excelent review. The time machine is still one of my favourite movies. In fact, It's a personal tradition to watch it every year in the last week of the year. (Except for last year when I was traveling. And did read the book by H.G. Wells instead.)
This is a really exquisite review, and I couldn't agree more on Garcia's absolutely beautiful score which remains one of the single most underrated scores in cinema history. When looking to pre-"2001: A Space Odyssey" sci-fi, this is one the short list of the very best. You also hit the ending on the head ... it couldn't have been filmed better.
Absolutely incredible tribute to one of my favorite sci-fi films of all... time! I own copies of the movie on both DVD and Blu-Ray, and if they somehow get damaged in any way, I have backup copies stored in the 'cloud' as well as an external hard drive and flash drives! I also own the soundtrack on CD, along with a few models of the iconic machine, itself, and one of the Morlocks! The story also rests upon my bookshelf in paperback, comic and audio cassette formats! Your beautiful review and examination of the Time Machine' is everything I have always believed about this classic, motion picture masterpiece! You have paid a monumental homage to the genius of H.G. Wells, George Pal, the talented team of Projects Unlimited, Russell Garcia, William Tuttle, David Duncan and the ENTIRE creative, artistic ensemble of great people involved with the making of the film! Thank You from a long time admirer of one of the BEST sci-fi stories ever written, filmed and given the legendary status it so richly deserves!
When you get a chance, watch, "The Time Machine:The Journey Back." Made in 1993, it reunites Rod Taylor, Alan Young and Whit Bissell. The short film describes the machine's rescue from the "dumpster" to restoration but the finale with Taylor, Young and Bissell will bring you to tears. A fitting tribute to a great film.
Joel, you've done a magnificent job covering this genre and what is still my favorite film or all time, The Time Machine. This film really changed the course of my life and directed me into science and writing. I was fortunate enough to have met the incredible George Pal when he was still at Paramount. He wanted to make a sequel to The Time Machine, and if he hadn't had the box office failure with Doc Savage, Man of Bronze, there might have been a Return of the Time Machine. Your work here really brings a tear to my eye due to the quality of your focus. Keep up the great work Joel.
Joel, you absolutely nailed an outstanding review of " The Time Machine!" A heart-felt THANK YOU! (Wouldyou know how they made the sound of the machineitself as it traveled through time?)
Joel - what a terrific review. Yours has to be the best I have found online! I first saw TheTime Machine in 1960 (its release) and admission was 15 cents. The Morlocks to this day frighten me as you say. It's funny how we all have an attraction to time travel movies. Thank you again for a great review!
I have loved The Time Machine since 1974 when I first saw it as a child. Everything about the movie was exhilarating to me, from the story, to the acting, the elegant time machine, the special effects and the emotionally moving score. Rod Taylor, as the video points out, carries the movie brilliantly. Also Alan Young played the perfect foil for Taylor's character. A truly great movie.
I thoroughly enjoyed this review presentation,I was 10 yrs old when I watched this movie in a movie theater,it was mind boggling at my young age,it’s still my favorite classic science movie,I wouldn’t even guess how many times I’ve seen it,one thing I learned in this review was that Robert Taylor was Australian. The time machine prop should be in a museum,and not in private hands.
I love this movie. There's a documentary that came out in 2017 called _How to Build a Time Machine_ (directed by Jay Cheel) and one of the subjects it focuses on is a guy who is a stop-motion animator who has been obsessively building a life-size replica of the time machine from this film.
Great documentary. I love this movie so much that I hired both Rod Taylor to narrate my full-cast production audio-book of 'Rock Star Rising'. Alan Young also narrates and performs in Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes (Grease)' 'My Casino Caper' and does a few references to 'The Time Machine'. It was a dream working with them. I also got to meet George Pal and told him: "When I was ten, I wrote to you for a photo of Rod Taylor fighting a morlock. (George gave a worried face at that point) "and you not only sent me a perfect photo of Rod fighting a morlock, you sent me a personal letter. You made a 10 year old boy very happy. " (he smiled relieved). I also told him one of my favorite movies is 'The Power' and that it was ahead of it's time with such movie as 'Carrie'. He thanked me and before leaving said, "I'm glad you received the photo."
This movie truly changed my life. Just like George, I feel I have been placed in the wrong time. In Georges den, we see all the clocks, and I was totally amazed by them. Each with it's own beating movement, with just a wind of a key. Because of this movie, I now have many more clocks than George. I have over 300 wind up clocks.....wall hangers, mantle, grandfather, etc.The soundtrack is on my phone along with other music, so I hear some of the soundtrack at leased once a week with shuffle. I have, for most of my life dreamed of time travel, to be in another time to observe, take pictures, learn how and why of history. The time machine itself......I'm glad it was discovered and restored. I would have gladly paid a thousand dollars for it. Thank you to all the people who acted and created such a perfect movie, that will be within my heart forever. And thank you for this review!!
Brilliant review. I also had this movie recorded on a VHS tape when I was a kid and is my all-time favourite time travel movie. The morlocks use to scare the hell out of me as a kid and even had nightmares about them. For a movie from 1960, the morlocks sure are the stuff of nightmares. With the morlocks aside, the movie itself is fantastic. It has a good plot, interesting characters and cool special effects when it comes to the time travel segments which won this movie an academy award. The music by Russell Garcia is amazing and mixes really well into the story. I have the soundtrack of this brilliant music which I always enjoy listening to as I can remember which scenes the music was used in :-)
The Big Bang Theory references " The Time Machine" in Season 1 episode 14 "Nerdvana Annihilation" with the appearance of the Morlocks at the end of the show.
Glad to see footage from MASTER OF THE WORLD included in the Verne-Wells overview. It's an enjoyable film which, aside from the wonderfully designed Albatross airship, I find charming, well-acted and reasonably well-made (except for some of the effects), considering it had a much smaller budget than THE TIME MACHINE, as well as having none of the advantages of being made at MGM, a studio with a very healthy prop department and back lot. Also very happy to see the clips from Karel Zeman's extraordinary AN INVENTION OF DESTRUCTION (aka THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE). Thank you for this informative, colorful presentation---and, in particular---for your clear and confident delivery, which doesn't rely on the now over-used, manic hyper-active, nearly panic-stricken speech pattern so common and tiresome on so many internet channels.
Excellent review of my favorite motion picture! I have loved this movie so much since my childhood that, today, I own several copies of the classic on DVD, BluRay and digital download, not to mention the back-up copies on USB drives! I own two different CD copies of the soundtrack by Russell Garcia (Crescendo and FSM Golden Age Classics ), as well as several model versions of the Victorian vehicle, itself...both in paper and resin plastic! I own several versions of the original novel by H.G. Wells, including the original Classics Illustrated comic and the Dell Comics movie-tie-in version! Extreme thanks to my very special friend, Carl, for allowing me to sit in a full-sized reproduction of the Time Machine several years ago! This review is the BEST; having summed up all of my memories and emotional feelings attached to this masterpiece of science-fiction! Fantastic job!!!
For any Doctor Who fans here, who else was reminded of The Time Machine when they saw Matt Smith's 11th Doctor's attire when he is travelling with Clara? When I saw his new attire, it definitely had an H.G Wells feels to it as it had a Victorian look to it.
This is truly an amazing review on an amazing cinematic work of art. The Time Machine. You touched upon everything that makes a movie great. It's not just about the special effects, which of course are brilliant, but also about the characters that are portrayed. Like you said, you have to care about these people and the journey that they will take. George Pal chose really good actors who knew just how to convey a story like this. Add an amazing score and you have a masterpiece. I thank you for a really enjoyable review and couldn't agree more on each of your comments. Thank you again.
I never grow tired of watching the 1960 George Pal Time Machine movie. The score of the movie immediately draws you in to the emotional journey of the time traveller. The casting was outstanding. Rod Taylor holds the entire movie together brilliantly and his interactions with Alan Young are perfect. In fact, I agree with the reviewer that Alan Young ties all the themes of the movie together as the brother of George the Time traveller. As the reviewer points out, the movie understands that all of the special effects could have rung hallow were it not for the excellent human story that was told. One of my favorite movies.
I first saw the classic the time machine when l was 11 .it totally blow me away .it always be incredible experience as a kid with the magic of going thought time . I watch every year when l watch all my favourite science fiction movies. 50s and 60s are so special. George pal was really special movie maker. Rod Taylor prefect performance as George. Always be with me . Its beautiful timeless classic.
Excellent review of an excellent film I never, EVER miss it when on television. Thanks for mentioning the fine musical score. I also saw the remake. It was a good film and would see it again but it was not as good as the original. One critic at the time may have said it besy: It lacked the "charm" of the original. Thanks for posting.
If you can get "The Time Machine: The Journey Back," (1993) you will be moved to tears when Taylor and Young reprise their respective roles in a 5 -minute sequence toward the end. George Pal had the opportunity to do a sequel but didn't think it would do well at the box office - pity! I learned from Russell Garcia that the "sound" of the machine was created using some combination of musical instruments.
It didn't need a sequel, bachelor George had a new life in the far future helping the Eloi to start anew with the three books he took with him, and he also had a personal future with the woman he'd grown to love, and his friend knew that maybe one day George would return to the present which is why Georges house was never sold.
There's actually a physical connect between the film and back to the Future as the latter using a sound effect from the former. Watch the scene in BTTF when the Doc is demonstrating a model car to Marty.
I received the model and tantalus box as a gift. Brings tears to my eyes. BTW, Russell Garcia created the "sound" of the machine using various musical instruments.
I was ten when I saw this at one of the theatres in my home town of Oneonta in 1960. It still makes me cry and think about so many things. What three books would I take ?
The late Yvette Mimieux was a talented actress, not least for her nuanced performance as a surfer girl with Epilepsy in a two-part episode of Dr. Kildare made while she was still a young and inexperienced actress. Tyger, Tyger is still a well remembered episode of 1960s TV.
6:31 -> This sequence has its counterpart in a French contemporary documentary picture illustrating a 1961 article published in Paris-Match magazine : “La sonnette d’alarme de l’Apocalypse” - “The Apocalypse’s alarm bell” about of course the adequacy/inadequacy of our civil defense measures in an atomic war. I had a jolt seeing the picture, with the civil guard wearing a French helmet.
Absolutely excellent review of one of the best movies ever in our pov. Many thanks. We think that Yvette showed how good of an actress she is as she was able to nail that role of a beautiful , candid, innocent woman needed to show how human race got 'reset' after yet another catastrophe they caused (and this time global). We have dedicated to her and to the whole cast of the movie a tribute song called 'Crossing Times'...
One of the things that troubles me and leaves me to question? After George returns from the future, and tells his story. Mr. Filby now knows the fate of his death. George unknowingly has now changed the future. There lies a paradox. Mr. Filby now knows he dies in the war. Does Mr. Filby save himself? Which means the time line has changed. The future has changed. So when George travels "back to the future" LOL Would Weena even exist?
The rings said the air was polluted by bacteria, so nuclear holocaust has occurred but it emphasized bacteriological warfare in the narration. it also mentions factories which produce oxygen.
I have always thought Rod Taylor and Robbin Williams looked a lot alike... I used to think they were related somehow. The Time Machine is one of my all time favorite movies!
What an absolutely wholesome review👍🏻 I also totally agree with you about the Verne adaptations, as I grew up watching them as well, picking up a certain sensibility for the genre, for that style cinematography etc.. which later became true Nostalgia, not the Hollywood trope used by bad writers to fill the gaps in their bad writing. So, in conclusion, I'm a fan of your style of criticism, we already have a lot of snarky, sarcastic critics, so I believe your position is very much needed and welcome 👍🏻🖤🏴☠️
I don't often like to use words like great, but in this case, you have summed up all the feelings that I had about this movie, and you did it so well, in fact, you did a great job.
Long back in my childhood i saw this movie in a city Ahmedabad, India another Sci Fi movie i remember from my childhood is '2001: A space Odyssey' Journey to the Central of the earth not understanding English still enjoying the movie to fullest. The movie is not time bound will entertain forever.
The fact that humans separated because of nuclear war is even more terrifying than the original concept. That was well made. I watched it when I was a kid and like he says I'm still mind blown watching it today ,this movie is an all time masterpiece
Excellent commentary/quite comprehensive. Just a couple of minor corrections: The first name of the matte painter Pal used in his earlier films was CHESLEY Bonestell, not Chelsey. Also, no offense to the talented Jim Danforth, but he wasn't one of the founders of Project Unlimited. Warren, Baar and Chang were the founders. Danforth did a lot of work there, however.
6:32 The late 50s up to 1965 produced some thoughtful movies about the consequences of atomic war. A British man in 1957 made a 7-minute animation of an atomic attack on a city at night, which scares me whenever I look at it even today. Then in 1959 we have the deceptively mild but terrifying in what it keeps hidden “On the Beach” with Gregory Peck & Ava Gardner, adapted from Nevil Shute’s book. The then soviet premier Mr. K saw its premiere in Paris where he was for the international peace conference. In America 🇺🇸 the audiences were reported to stay in a sober silence after projection. & then in 1965, Peter Watkins’ fiction documentary pulled all the stops with “The War Game” The BBC ordered the movie & then banned it for cutting too deep into the truth. All 3 movies remain of 🥇 relevance for today.
The actual Time Machine would necessarily have to be designed along the lines of the machine moving by a state of relativity and equilibrium between up and down, and left and right, forwards and backwards, etc, so that it travels but without ever moving from a given location. It has the prerequisite of remaining stationary but also moving. This is what they give us as the motif for travelling through time.
Speaking of Doctor Who. In Series 7 with the 11th Doctor played by Matt Smith, his attire did remind me of The Time Machine as it was similar to what Rod Taylor was wearing in this movie
One of my all-time favorite movies and I was lucky enough to see it not long after it came out so none of it was dated for me and young enough not to see a single flaw. Even so, like you say this really ages well. This, War of the Worlds and 20,000 Leagues will always be at the top of my list. There are a lot of later movies that were under performing or even flops that I think if done in this era would've been hits and maybe even equally iconic, like the Black Hole. Also; is that Bob Burns the same guy that was Tracy from the Ghost Busters TV show?
The 1960 version of TheTime Machine is the definitive time travel movie. It had warmth, charm and heart. The machine itself was a beautiful piece of work, especially the sound it made. Believable and logical as George traveled through the centuries. Put aside all the science, physics, etc. about the mechanics of the movie and just enjoy! The movie will be "timeless!"
A great comment. And I agree !!!!!
Hello Mr Vasiloff, we like very much your comment.
As you talk about music we like to share with you and other passionate spectators of that wonderful, timeless (!) movie the fact that we just released a song inspired by It called 'Crossing times'. It is our tribute to it. We are sure that you and the ones watching this video/adding their comments share with us the same feelings about the movie, the historical time in which it was released, all the eternal 'magic' in it....
Here it is hope you like it...ruclips.net/video/DRuYySwApyQ/видео.html
I completely agree. It's the original version or nothing the remake was obviously technically better but the 1960 version is superior in every other way .
As a person who used to refuse to watch older movies. This movie made me appreciate them so much and I am looking forward to watching classic sci fi gems from back then
When I was a kid, I saw this movie and I always cried at the end. The film was so good that I didn't want it to end. The beautiful music hit my heart. Filbys' explanation of what happened to George in the future was touching,nostalgic,and loving.
George Pal pushed hard for a sequel, but the studio wouldn't go for it.
@@JENDALL714 Like with the tv series Quantum Leap, for this movie the best end is no end!
@@JENDALL714Wow, that would've been so great. Did he have any plot or general idea of what it would have been about? With all of the historical productions' sets and crews at their disposal at the time whichever eras they visited would've been stunning.
Russell Garcia composed the wondrous score for this gem of a film. That music has remained with me, decades later.
Great film.
Yes, yes, yes! I agree with everything you say! I took a similar journey with this film - my seldom-seen favorite movie as a little kid in the 80s. I was surprised to find in my 20s that it was regarded as a "B movie." As an adult, having come back to this film and the original book a few times over the years, I'm more and more convinced that this is a damn good movie and a phenomenal adaptation. The changes made to the original story (1) made it marketable and (2) ENHANCED the original message, keeping the social consciousness but making it more relevant to the WWII generation and their cold war kids. And the excellent art design, direction, music, great lead actor, great supporting actor...so good. Thank you for this thoughtful and affirming review!
Fun fact for me. The beginning time machine chronometer is set for 1899. I knew someone from then. My father in law was born in that year
I disagree about the blonde actress statement I think she nailed the part. That lamb like innocence and vulnerability depending on main character old school aggressiveness and protectiveness makes movie emotional and powerful.
He said "by necessity." By the screenplay's demands. Don't know what you're on about.
Yes, Weena was perfect for this role, for any time.
You know of you are right here. Personally I thought it was cute that her pretty feet never got dirty
I just noticed something. You are from the far past. Seven years ago. Hope you're still around.
Thanks for mentioning the music. It was, and remains, one of my favorite film scores. I remember watching this film on late-night TV with my dad when I was a kid back in the mid-1960s. About 30 years later, GNP Crescendo released a CD of the music from the film. One day when my parents visited me at my apartment, I pulled my dad into the living room and played the opening track of that CD. Within seconds, he said "THE TIME MACHINE!" It brought back a great rush of memories of watching the movie on TV with him "way back when." The fact that he instantly remembered the music made the moment even better.
Thank you...For this beautiful review. The Time Machine has been a great part of my life, it was my father's favourite movie. We watched it every New Year's Eve for 30 years straight...Now that my dad has passed away this year, it won't be the same...But I will continue to watch it...Maybe with my sons...Time after Time..
I have to watch it after reading the more authentic version book. CIA operation: Death of the Author .
You have "All the time in the world"
Excelent review. The time machine is still one of my favourite movies. In fact, It's a personal tradition to watch it every year in the last week of the year. (Except for last year when I was traveling. And did read the book by H.G. Wells instead.)
This is a really exquisite review, and I couldn't agree more on Garcia's absolutely beautiful score which remains one of the single most underrated scores in cinema history. When looking to pre-"2001: A Space Odyssey" sci-fi, this is one the short list of the very best. You also hit the ending on the head ... it couldn't have been filmed better.
TeganX7 - Totally agree with you!
Absolutely incredible tribute to one of my favorite sci-fi films of all... time! I own copies of the movie on both DVD and Blu-Ray, and if they somehow get damaged in any way, I have backup copies stored in the 'cloud' as well as an external hard drive and flash drives! I also own the soundtrack on CD, along with a few models of the iconic machine, itself, and one of the Morlocks! The story also rests upon my bookshelf in paperback, comic and audio cassette formats!
Your beautiful review and examination of the Time Machine' is everything I have always believed about this classic, motion picture masterpiece! You have paid a monumental homage to the genius of H.G. Wells, George Pal, the talented team of Projects Unlimited, Russell Garcia, William Tuttle, David Duncan and the ENTIRE creative, artistic ensemble of great people involved with the making of the film! Thank You from a long time admirer of one of the BEST sci-fi stories ever written, filmed and given the legendary status it so richly deserves!
When you get a chance, watch, "The Time Machine:The Journey Back." Made in 1993, it reunites Rod Taylor, Alan Young and Whit Bissell. The short film describes the machine's rescue from the "dumpster" to restoration but the finale with Taylor, Young and Bissell will bring you to tears. A fitting tribute to a great film.
I saw this in June of 1960 at the Golden State theater in Riverside, California at 10 years old. Still one of my favorites of all time...
Joel, you've done a magnificent job covering this genre and what is still my favorite film or all time, The Time Machine. This film really changed the course of my life and directed me into science and writing. I was fortunate enough to have met the incredible George Pal when he was still at Paramount. He wanted to make a sequel to The Time Machine, and if he hadn't had the box office failure with Doc Savage, Man of Bronze, there might have been a Return of the Time Machine. Your work here really brings a tear to my eye due to the quality of your focus. Keep up the great work Joel.
Joel, you absolutely nailed an outstanding review of " The Time Machine!" A heart-felt THANK YOU! (Wouldyou know how they made the sound of the machineitself as it traveled through time?)
Joel - what a terrific review. Yours has to be the best I have found online! I first saw TheTime Machine in 1960 (its release) and admission was 15 cents. The Morlocks to this day frighten me as you say. It's funny how we all have an attraction to time travel movies. Thank you again for a great review!
I have loved The Time Machine since 1974 when I first saw it as a child. Everything about the movie was exhilarating to me, from the story, to the acting, the elegant time machine, the special effects and the emotionally moving score. Rod Taylor, as the video points out, carries the movie brilliantly. Also Alan Young played the perfect foil for Taylor's character. A truly great movie.
EVERYTHING about the 1960 version WORKS. I mean, IT ALL CAME TOGETHER to create a GENUINE SCI-FI CLASSIC.
And as if that wasn't enough
George Pal also directed The War
Of The Worlds !!
Two classics !
I thoroughly enjoyed this review presentation,I was 10 yrs old when I watched this movie in a movie theater,it was mind boggling at my young age,it’s still my favorite classic science movie,I wouldn’t even guess how many times I’ve seen it,one thing I learned in this review was that Robert Taylor was Australian.
The time machine prop should be in a museum,and not in private hands.
Still one of my cinematic favorites, a true addmiration for this special film.
Saw it when it came out - one of my favourite films and now in my DVD rack.
The blonde actress Yvette Mimieux was also in the classic cult movie, WHERE THE BOYS ARE. Her name is pronounced " E vette Mim yoo. "
So pretty in this film, and she was only 18.
Ivette still looks good today, at age 79.
she was also in the perhaps less classic movie, disneys attempt at captain nemo in space, The Black Hole.
I love this movie. There's a documentary that came out in 2017 called _How to Build a Time Machine_ (directed by Jay Cheel) and one of the subjects it focuses on is a guy who is a stop-motion animator who has been obsessively building a life-size replica of the time machine from this film.
Great documentary. I love this movie so much that I hired both Rod Taylor to narrate my full-cast production audio-book of 'Rock Star Rising'. Alan Young also narrates and performs in Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes (Grease)' 'My Casino Caper' and does a few references to 'The Time Machine'. It was a dream working with them. I also got to meet George Pal and told him: "When I was ten, I wrote to you for a photo of Rod Taylor fighting a morlock. (George gave a worried face at that point) "and you not only sent me a perfect photo of Rod fighting a morlock, you sent me a personal letter. You made a 10 year old boy very happy. " (he smiled relieved). I also told him one of my favorite movies is 'The Power' and that it was ahead of it's time with such movie as 'Carrie'. He thanked me and before leaving said, "I'm glad you received the photo."
This movie truly changed my life. Just like George, I feel I have been placed in the wrong time. In Georges den, we see all the clocks, and I was totally amazed by them. Each with it's own beating movement, with just a wind of a key. Because of this movie, I now have many more clocks than George. I have over 300 wind up clocks.....wall hangers, mantle, grandfather, etc.The soundtrack is on my phone along with other music, so I hear some of the soundtrack at leased once a week with shuffle. I have, for most of my life dreamed of time travel, to be in another time to observe, take pictures, learn how and why of history. The time machine itself......I'm glad it was discovered and restored. I would have gladly paid a thousand dollars for it. Thank you to all the people who acted and created such a perfect movie, that will be within my heart forever. And thank you for this review!!
Watch it every New Years day
I talked to your great grandson in 2078. He says you watched it for the rest of your life every New years day
Every new year's eve! Jimmy from oz
Brilliant review. I also had this movie recorded on a VHS tape when I was a kid and is my all-time favourite time travel movie.
The morlocks use to scare the hell out of me as a kid and even had nightmares about them. For a movie from 1960, the morlocks sure are the stuff of nightmares.
With the morlocks aside, the movie itself is fantastic. It has a good plot, interesting characters and cool special effects when it comes to the time travel segments which won this movie an academy award.
The music by Russell Garcia is amazing and mixes really well into the story. I have the soundtrack of this brilliant music which I always enjoy listening to as I can remember which scenes the music was used in :-)
Same here. They scared me, too. I had nightmares. Still, one of my favorite movies of all time.
The Big Bang Theory references " The Time Machine" in Season 1 episode 14 "Nerdvana Annihilation" with the appearance of the Morlocks at the end of the show.
I saw it on release. You're perfectly right. even after all these years, it still holds up.. I afraid I can't say the same for the Guy Pearce version
Glad to see footage from MASTER OF THE WORLD included in the Verne-Wells overview. It's an enjoyable film which, aside from the wonderfully designed Albatross airship, I find charming, well-acted and reasonably well-made (except for some of the effects), considering it had a much smaller budget than THE TIME MACHINE, as well as having none of the advantages of being made at MGM, a studio with a very healthy prop department and back lot. Also very happy to see the clips from Karel Zeman's extraordinary AN INVENTION OF DESTRUCTION (aka THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE). Thank you for this informative, colorful presentation---and, in particular---for your clear and confident delivery, which doesn't rely on the now over-used, manic hyper-active, nearly panic-stricken speech pattern so common and tiresome on so many internet channels.
Also, "The Journey Back" was an emotionally satisfying mini-sequel that also captured the heart and spirit of the original movie.
A true classic film.
Excellent review of my favorite motion picture! I have loved this movie so much since my childhood that, today, I own several copies of the classic on DVD, BluRay and digital download, not to mention the back-up copies on USB drives! I own two different CD copies of the soundtrack by Russell Garcia (Crescendo and FSM Golden Age Classics ), as well as several model versions of the Victorian vehicle, itself...both in paper and resin plastic! I own several versions of the original novel by H.G. Wells, including the original Classics Illustrated comic and the Dell Comics movie-tie-in version! Extreme thanks to my very special friend, Carl, for allowing me to sit in a full-sized reproduction of the Time Machine several years ago!
This review is the BEST; having summed up all of my memories and emotional feelings attached to this masterpiece of science-fiction! Fantastic job!!!
A FANTASTIC review of a fantastic movie. Thank you!
For any Doctor Who fans here, who else was reminded of The Time Machine when they saw Matt Smith's 11th Doctor's attire when he is travelling with Clara?
When I saw his new attire, it definitely had an H.G Wells feels to it as it had a Victorian look to it.
6:35 The scene cuts way just before it's visible here, but the "doll" that the little girl retrieves is actually a toy Woody Woodpecker. :D
I still want to know...what three books did George take with him?
At 21:13 there is a Morlock at the bottom right corner of the screen.
This is truly an amazing review on an amazing cinematic work of art. The Time Machine. You touched upon everything
that makes a movie great. It's not just about the special effects, which of course are brilliant, but also about the characters
that are portrayed. Like you said, you have to care about these people and the journey that they will take. George Pal chose
really good actors who knew just how to convey a story like this. Add an amazing score and you have a masterpiece.
I thank you for a really enjoyable review and couldn't agree more on each of your comments.
Thank you again.
I never grow tired of watching the 1960 George Pal Time Machine movie. The score of the movie immediately draws you in to the emotional journey of the time traveller. The casting was outstanding. Rod Taylor holds the entire movie together brilliantly and his interactions with Alan Young are perfect. In fact, I agree with the reviewer that Alan Young ties all the themes of the movie together as the brother of George the Time traveller. As the reviewer points out, the movie understands that all of the special effects could have rung hallow were it not for the excellent human story that was told. One of my favorite movies.
I first saw the classic the time machine when l was 11 .it totally blow me away .it always be incredible experience as a kid with the magic of going thought time . I watch every year when l watch all my favourite science fiction movies. 50s and 60s are so special. George pal was really special movie maker. Rod Taylor prefect performance as George. Always be with me . Its beautiful timeless classic.
The adding the war part was also logical because of well's other books on the subject and aerial war.
Excellent review of an excellent film I never, EVER miss it when on television. Thanks for mentioning the fine musical score. I also saw the remake. It was a good film and would see it again but it was not as good as the original. One critic at the time may have said it besy: It lacked the "charm" of the original. Thanks for posting.
If you can get "The Time Machine: The Journey Back," (1993) you will be moved to tears when Taylor and Young reprise their respective roles in a 5 -minute sequence toward the end. George Pal had the opportunity to do a sequel but didn't think it would do well at the box office - pity! I learned from Russell Garcia that the "sound" of the machine was created using some combination of musical instruments.
It didn't need a sequel, bachelor George had a new life in the far future helping the Eloi to start anew with the three books he took with him, and he also had a personal future with the woman he'd grown to love, and his friend knew that maybe one day George would return to the present which is why Georges house was never sold.
An amazing film!
There's actually a physical connect between the film and back to the Future as the latter using a sound effect from the former. Watch the scene in BTTF when the Doc is demonstrating a model car to Marty.
This movie changed my life as a kid. Thank you for this video. Fans needed it.
I received the model and tantalus box as a gift. Brings tears to my eyes. BTW, Russell Garcia created the "sound" of the machine using various musical instruments.
I was ten when I saw this at one of the theatres in my home town of Oneonta in 1960. It still makes me cry and think about so many things. What three books would I take ?
The late Yvette Mimieux was a talented actress, not least for her nuanced performance as a surfer girl with Epilepsy in a two-part episode of Dr. Kildare made while she was still a young and inexperienced actress. Tyger, Tyger is still a well remembered episode of 1960s TV.
Rod Taylor was Pongo from One Hundred and One Dalmatians!! :D
Let’s not forget that Sabastian Cabot also played the reserved man servant Mr. French on 60’s sitcom Family Affair
6:31 ->
This sequence has its counterpart in a French contemporary documentary
picture illustrating a 1961 article published in Paris-Match magazine :
“La sonnette d’alarme de l’Apocalypse” - “The Apocalypse’s alarm bell”
about of course the adequacy/inadequacy of our civil defense
measures in an atomic war.
I had a jolt seeing the picture, with the civil guard wearing a French helmet.
Notice on the machines front plate, who manufactured it? How fitting.
8:26, Yeah, I thought he looked like an earlier Robin Williams too!
Absolutely excellent review of one of the best movies ever in our pov. Many thanks.
We think that Yvette showed how good of an actress she is as she was able to nail that role of a beautiful , candid, innocent woman needed to show how human race got 'reset' after yet another catastrophe they caused (and this time global). We have dedicated to her and to the whole cast of the movie a tribute song called 'Crossing Times'...
One of the things that troubles me and leaves me to question?
After George returns from the future, and tells his story.
Mr. Filby now knows the fate of his death.
George unknowingly has now changed the future.
There lies a paradox. Mr. Filby now knows he dies in the war.
Does Mr. Filby save himself?
Which means the time line has changed. The future has changed.
So when George travels "back to the future" LOL
Would Weena even exist?
Excellent video as always guys!
Great channel guys. Good choices of films
The rings said the air was polluted by bacteria, so nuclear holocaust has occurred but it emphasized bacteriological warfare in the narration. it also mentions factories which produce oxygen.
A high 5 from the 4th dimension! Needless to say, I'm loving this. Hope to see something on those Doug McClure '70's classics, too : ]
Yes ! The Mysterious Island ..!!
Giant crab and giant bee attack .
Unforgettable !
I have always thought Rod Taylor and Robbin Williams looked a lot alike... I used to think they were related somehow. The Time Machine is one of my all time favorite movies!
Enjoyed this, thanks! All nearly sadly gone , we are not young for long enough!
I was 11 when this came out. My first SciFi movie and one of the greats..along with the original War of the Worlds, Forbidden Planet, and The Fly.
19:03-19:14 Don't forget Marty's quote during the climax "I got all the time in the world!"
The Time-lapse photography used in this film. won an Oscar for best visual facts in 1961 and deserved it
Now we're talking! I used to watch this stuff after school. Movies like this and The Omega Man are classics!
Great review! Your love of this movie is palpable and makes me want to watch it again (and your other reviews!)
What an absolutely wholesome review👍🏻
I also totally agree with you about the Verne adaptations, as I grew up watching them as well, picking up a certain sensibility for the genre, for that style cinematography etc.. which later became true Nostalgia, not the Hollywood trope used by bad writers to fill the gaps in their bad writing.
So, in conclusion, I'm a fan of your style of criticism, we already have a lot of snarky, sarcastic critics, so I believe your position is very much needed and welcome 👍🏻🖤🏴☠️
I don't often like to use words like great, but in this case, you have summed up all the feelings that I had about this movie, and you did it so well, in fact, you did a great job.
Though it is never made clear in the book, its generally assumed the time traveler is patterned on wells himself.
I find it interesting that many of these comments are from long ago. 6 7 or more years. They might not even be with us. Time waits for no man
This is a great review. First watched this as a kid in the early 90s on TNT and fell in love with it
This film is great and has wit and charm - unlike many modern day Sci Fi blockbusters
Still one of my all time favorites !!!! Thank you for this review 😊 ❤
Excellent review of an iconic film.
I watch it every New Year's Eve! I've done this for probably 20 years.
So, which three books would you take back to rebuild the future? (A very favorite movie of mine.)
Cinemology 101
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YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.
FANTASTIC REVIEW. TWO THUMBS UP FROM ME.
My favorite movie of all time. Saw it in the theater in 1960 and have watched again numerous times.
5:18 I didn't know that there were any illustrations of the The Time Machine machine.
Has to be from Amazing Stories Magazine.
Sebastion Cabot was also Mr. French in the sitcom "Family Affair"
Long back in my childhood i saw this movie in a city Ahmedabad, India another Sci Fi movie i remember from my childhood is '2001: A space Odyssey' Journey to the Central of the earth not understanding English still enjoying the movie to fullest. The movie is not time bound will entertain forever.
The fact that humans separated because of nuclear war is even more terrifying than the original concept. That was well made. I watched it when I was a kid and like he says I'm still mind blown watching it today ,this movie is an all time masterpiece
And what three books did he take?
Filby: "Which three books would you have taken? "
Yes its very very good for 1960 . Was it in stereophonic sound?
Well isn't this just a lovely celebration of one of my favourite classic-era science fiction movies. Great job!
Excellent commentary/quite comprehensive. Just a couple of minor corrections: The first name of the matte painter Pal used in his earlier films was CHESLEY Bonestell, not Chelsey. Also, no offense to the talented Jim Danforth, but he wasn't one of the founders of Project Unlimited. Warren, Baar and Chang were the founders. Danforth did a lot of work there, however.
I have seen a few of those 1950s movies.
Alan Young was known to Americans as Wilbur, on Mr. Ed. Ed had a small part in the 2002 remake of The Time Machine.
This movie still works. Also anyone that watches The time Machine should watch also Time After Time after that.
6:32
The late 50s up to 1965 produced some thoughtful movies about the consequences of atomic war.
A British man in 1957 made a 7-minute animation of an atomic attack on a city at night, which scares me whenever I look at it
even today.
Then in 1959 we have the deceptively mild but terrifying in what it keeps hidden
“On the Beach” with Gregory Peck & Ava Gardner, adapted from Nevil Shute’s book.
The then soviet premier Mr. K saw its premiere in Paris where he was for the international peace conference.
In America 🇺🇸 the audiences were reported to stay in a sober silence after projection.
& then in 1965, Peter Watkins’ fiction documentary pulled all the stops with “The War Game”
The BBC ordered the movie & then banned it for cutting too deep into the truth.
All 3 movies remain of 🥇 relevance for today.
Absolute classic, loved it as a kid, still do. Imaginative all the way. The remake can't compare to this.
Joel nails it here, including your intro!
The actual Time Machine would necessarily have to be designed along the lines of the machine moving by a state of relativity and equilibrium between up and down, and left and right, forwards and backwards, etc, so that it travels but without ever moving from a given location. It has the prerequisite of remaining stationary but also moving. This is what they give us as the motif for travelling through time.
I read the book, it was fairly compelling and when I imagined it, I never realized how close a movie could come to replicating how I visualized it
Fun fact: Alan Young also voiced Scrooge McDuck since the 1980s, right up until his death in 2016.
Great job on the review. I alway loved this movie.
Excellent review. You seem to love the movie in all the same ways I do too. Thanks for your efforts.
Speaking of Doctor Who. In Series 7 with the 11th Doctor played by Matt Smith, his attire did remind me of The Time Machine as it was similar to what Rod Taylor was wearing in this movie
Funny you mentioned Rod Taylor and Robin Williams similarity, I 'd just thought the same thing couple of seconds before you said it.
But the question always is: what 3 books would you take?
One of my all-time favorite movies and I was lucky enough to see it not long after it came out so none of it was dated for me and young enough not to see a single flaw. Even so, like you say this really ages well. This, War of the Worlds and 20,000 Leagues will always be at the top of my list. There are a lot of later movies that were under performing or even flops that I think if done in this era would've been hits and maybe even equally iconic, like the Black Hole. Also; is that Bob Burns the same guy that was Tracy from the Ghost Busters TV show?
Yvette Mimieux Ee-Vette Mim-You I remember her from Disney movies when I was a kid in the 60s