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.

Before Back to the Future their was The Time Machine! Just saw The Time Machine on Turner classics and reminds me of seeing it as a child. My grade 4 teacher let us see the movie while he read the H G Well's book time machine at the same time. The class thought the book was better. Like all great story's, The Time Machine had great material for a story. The Time Machine had a riveting story where the viewer/reader is intrigued and wanting to know more as each scene/chapter evolves. The special effects stood up well. The acting was anything but corny. The endings much more positive than the book. Being a English lit major, one sees the class conflict in the book, and why the two groups cannot co-exist. For a movie made in the 1960's, it is better than many movies made today. 8 out of 10 for time travel.

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.I cannot say that I am terribly familiar with the original story. I am, however, somewhat familiar with the remake. Although that was not bad, you simply cannot beat the charm of this original.What I liked most was the progressive move forward in time, first by minutes, then years, and then many thousands of years. That was much more interesting than just jumping to the distant future and the Morlocks. The son who looks exactly like his father? Brilliant. And by setting it in Victorian England rather than 1960, the jump ahead could be accomplished with a true history... at least for the first fifty years.

"H. George Wells" is an inventor living in London during the turn of the 20th Century who has invited four good friends over for dinner because he has some exciting news to tell them. When they finally get there he appears in a disheveled condition and relates to them that he has invented a time machine and has gone into the future and just now returned. After a quick glass of wine to help him recover his senses he then goes on to tell them several amazing stories of future events. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this film produced in 1960 and based on a novel written by H.G. Wells in 1895. As a result some of the stories are obviously quite dated and the special effects aren't nearly as good as anything produced today. Even so this was definitely a good science-fiction movie for its time and still manages to be quite entertaining. Along with that, it features the lovely Yvette Mimieux (as "Weena") who certainly adds to the scenery. Above average.