The Time Machine

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The Time Machine

This is without question the worst version of The Time Machine. I have seen both the Rod Taylor and Guy Pearce versions and they are superior. The Pearce version is very much a remake of this film and if you saw it, you know there is a happy ending ( just like here). I read some comments, and one person said this is the worst movie version of a novel ever ( I would certainly say Valley Of The Dolls was worse, but that is not saying much. It is not all time bad movie, but it is not good. The highlight is Priscilla Barnes who is certainly hot to look at. I give it 2 stars. Both for Barnes

A power outage kept me from seeing more than half of this on ABC (American Broadcasting Network). I remember the hero being burned, presumably as a witch though that punishment was reserved for heretics. Sure, it didn't stick to the original novel, which I have read in two different forms; so what. I kept hoping it would be shown again. Maybe someone has uploaded the video. I made the mistake of asking ABC for help in finding their eight-episode series PROBE (1988) starring Parker Stevenson (previously of THE HARDY BOYS) and Ashley Crow (currently of HEROES). They disavowed any knowledge of its existence; the show was a victim of a writers' strike. I never bothered to ask about this movie.

Ok, I'll admit, it didn't have oscar winning special effects. But at least this "update" to the 1960's Time Machine existed in 1978 and now the more recent remake of Time Machine. The movie script was fairly decent, and the special effects were somewhat realistic. I think if you give the 1978 remake a chance, that it comes across fairly nice on a whole. The ending was good in that at least they brought closure to the character in meeting back up with Weena in the future. This believe it or not is a very rare film. You don't see it on DVD or VHS anywhere and they don't replay it on TV or cable that I've seen at all, which is a real shame. I lucked out and taped it years ago on VHS. I always enjoy looking at it from time to time. Sure, I know the quality of the effects aren't great, but hey, it's nice to check out every now and then.

The 1960 film is so wonderful. Why would they remake it so badly? The effects aren't perfect in the original Film, but they are a hundred times worse in the TV movie. The actors are annoying. The costumes on the Morlocks are amazingly just as bad as the worst sci-fi flicks of the 50's. Sorry if you like this movie. I just think it's awful.