This original "The Time Machine" is great. The remake was horrible. It always seems to be that remake of great old movies miss the point and are terrible.
The main objection in this film for me is that everything in the Universe is in motion. I'm no astrophysicist, but if you could travel to a different time, you could never appear in the same place you left. The Earth has revolved to a different position, it would have rotated to a different place in its orbit around the Sun, the Sun would have moved to a different place in the galaxy and the galaxy would have move to a different position to the surrounding galaxies. But like all movies, I suspend that notion for the adventure.
For an anniversary edition home video release of the movie, there was an additional scene with the original actors where George returns to his past to try and convince his friend David to not go to the war in France.
Didn’t recognize it till now, but “Back to the Future” MUST have started with that scene in Doc’s house with all the clocks as an homage to the start of this film! Awesome.
Indeed. There is also a nod to the clocks in this movie in Fright Night as the vampire Jerry has loads of clocks in his house that also chime at the same time.
The big grouchy bearded guy was played by the great Sebastian Cabot (1918-1977), self-taught actor whose career in theater, movies, and television began in 1935 and continued until his death. When I was a little kid, I was intimidated by him, but by the time this movie was released, I was a very serious 9-year-old who wasn't intimidated by anyone. I had already read H.G. Wells's novel on which the movie was based. I thought the movie didn't reach its potential. Wells's Eloi were much younger than in the movie, and Weena was a little girl who followed the time traveler around. They had their own language, a "sweet and liquid tongue." His Morlocks were more human-like in appearance than in the movie, and bleached almost white from never being in the sun. They could speak; the time traveler, at one point, says they were "whispering odd sounds to each other." I liked the movie anyway. 18-year-old Yvette Mimieux did a great portrayal of a young woman who wants to understand the time traveler the first time they converse, but she just doesn't or can't know what in hell he's talking about. The Filbys were played by Alan Young, star of the early-'60s TV show Mr. Ed. He played a man named Wilbur, who had a talking horse named Mr. Ed. Wilbur was the only one the horse talked to. Mr. Ed was smarter than Wilbur. He got the better of Wilbur time after time. Wells's conception sprang from tension between the classes in the 1890s. The very rich were living in such luxury that many of them had no survival skills and no curiosity that extended beyond wondering why the servants were taking so long with their tea and toast. The working class was so underpaid and neglected, they were miserable, and no one in a position to allow them economic opportunity saw them as anything but sub-human and even animals. Wells thought it would be great if the working class took over and had the rich at their command, but he wasn't naïve about what could go wrong. There were ever more tunnels under London in Wells's time. The Underground (subway) had begun operations in 1863. Sewer and utility lines were growing in numbers all the time. It occurred to Wells that people could shelter there and even live there. He was right in a way -- during the Battle of Britain people had to live in the subway stations for brief periods. (TV host Jerry Springer was born in a subway in 1944. The authorities thought an air raid was about to happen, so Springer's parents went underground, and soon they had the future youngest law-school graduate in the United States, who was also the mayor of Cincinnati for two terms, in their family.)
Yvette Mimieux as Weena is a highlight for me. She gave a very good performance and was a great beauty. It's no wonder that our hero George decided at the end of the film to return to be with her and lead the Eloi back to a purposeful existence. Yvette Mimieux just passed away this year on January 18, 2022 (aged 80).
She was a doe-eyed delight in the original *Where the Boys Are* as well, which she made within a year of *The Time Machine* and co-starred alongside Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss and Connie Francis (plus a VERY hunky George Hamilton). Répose en la paix, mademoiselle. 😎
Such a great movie growing up , seen many times, another great movie from the same story is “Time after Time” with Malcolm McDowell 1979, I remember seeing at the drive in , a very moving film , thanks again!
Time After Time is one of my favorite movies. When it came out no one wanted to see it with me so I walked about a mile to the theater alone. I live in the SF bay area. When it ended it was getting dark And I had to walk under a freeway overpass to get home. I was looking behind every pillar and practically ran. And I love the fact that Malcolm McDowell and Mary steenburgen fell in love in real life while making the movie. It makes the last part of the mo is more moving
Time After Time will be on an upcoming Patreon poll, we'll see! I tend to play out films I'm watching really far in advance, but I'll eventually watch time after time!
There was “made for tv” … short film made that was a sequel. Involving the same actors as George and Philby. George returns years later and finds his friend. It’s a interesting bit of trivia about this film that most people have no idea exists
Another one of my favourites! If you liked this I'd really recommend Time after Time as well as it uses this story as a jumping off point. Stars Malcom Mcdowell, Mary Steenburgen & David Warner and involves Jack the Ripper! :)
Nicholas Meyer directed Time After Time & eventually wrote & directed Star TreK: The Wrath Of K H A N! He also directed The 7% Solution which is an awesome tittle! Time After Time is a seat of your pants kind of a film, very engaging. Macom McDowell & David Warner are excellent in their roles. Thumbs up 10/10.👍
This is a fantastic film. Classic sci-fi! You may also enjoy “Time After Time” which is about HG Wells chasing Jack the Ripper into modern (well, 1979 when the movie was made) San Francisco.
Sebastian Cabot! He was the voice of Bagheera in Disney's The Jungle Book and the narrator in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, but the thing of his I like the most is his album of him dramatically reading Bob Dylan lyrics 😅
I totally forgot that George's red-headed friend Filby at 4:30 was in this movie; his most famous role was probably Mr. Ed's owner in that TV series, but he was also the voice of Scrooge McDuck in Ducktales and he used the same accent for Scrooge that he's using in this movie.
On the dvd they did an update where the two actors made a scene where filby returned to the house the day before he was to go overseas, and george tells him not to go. Very touching
@@DougRayPhillips for every good will hunting and world's greatest dad, there were 10x patch adams and jack. most of his movies were terrible, guy was a hack.
Well, this actually has nothing to do with the film at hand. But Williams has plenty of outstanding performances, including some that probably no one else could've pulled off like he did. Good Morning, Vietnam. Dead Poets Society. Awakenings. Hook. Minor role in Dead Again. Mrs Doubtfire. Jakob the Liar.
Classic selection! I first saw this in 1977 …. Was ten years old with friends on a sleepover at my house .. it was the late movie and we were allowed to stay up and watch it… totally transfixed, especially when he first started traveling forward and noticed the candle had melted and the clock was ahead of his watch…. By the end, we were in a frenzy over the Morlocks…. Loved it! Great movie!
To you and anyone else, I'd recommend The first men in the Moon, another HG Wells novel with the magic of Ray Harryhausen's effects. It's mind bending and a lot of fun. You're right about people arguing over each other and it's literally the same thing, minus the infinite power thing as Forbidden Planet. The internet makes people anonymous and so you get our own monsters from the Id doing the talking, taking the offence etc. Add infinite power and we'd be as doomed as the Krell.
By 1964, I was old enough to go to the movies, so my brother and I went to see this when we visited my grandparents. I remember it as being a lot of fun! Haven’t seen it since I was a boy.
@@longago-igo Get the DVD with Special Features: George and Philby (played by the original actors) create an unofficial prologue in which they are reunited during World War I. It's poignant and open-ended. They showcase the history of the working-prop time machine, and it's restoration, too.
This movie blew my mind as a child in the 80's and helped foster my outlook on life as well. To this day, I'd love to have a replica of that time machine in my home. A fantastic film! I'm glad you watched and enjoyed it!
The original novel is a masterpiece. The point of the Eloi and the Morlocks was about class divide. H.G Wells grew up with his mother who was a servant in a rich house. They lived in the servants quarters at the base of the house, “underground”. The way he saw it growing up was that the high lords and ladies they served were just a bunch of fancy dressed idiots that wouldn’t have anything if not for the people that cooked, cleaned and did everything else for them.
In the novel the 'hero' is far from a conventional one. He is self-opinionated, cares nothing for Weena, and fails to save her from the Morlocks when she is abducted in the forest at night, being more interested in the museum than the Eloi.
@@stevetheduck1425 that’s right. Also she is more of a child rather than a love interest lol there’s no love interest in the novel, that’s Hollywood nonsense. The fate of the time traveller is also more ambiguous. It’s more taken that he went so far in time to the end of the world, the end of the universe perhaps. All that’s known is that he never comes back. No happy ending.
Joining others in recommending Time After Time (1979), directed by later Star Trek director Nick Meyer. There's also great movies from the 1950s based on Jules Verne's works. Others have mentioned Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but other good ones are Journey to the Center of the Earth with James Mason and Pat Boone (1959) and the non-science fiction Around the World in Eighty Days, with David Niven and Shirley MacLaine (1956).
Chris - your choices and reactions get better and better - i haven't seen this since i was a kid (long long time ago) and it brought back great memories of Sunday afternoons around the TV with my folks - which is where I became familiar with so many classic movies. i also liked your comments about curiosity which i guess is what reaction channels are all about - i'm interested to know what younger/newer audiences make of the films I came to love so much - keep 'em coming.👍👍
The Eloi aren't robots, they're livestock. The Morlocks are the tool makers and users, the descendent of the technically trained. "Thank you for calling Tech Support, how may I serve you."
Yvette Mimieux (whom my brothers called Yvette Meeow Meeow for reasons anyone can figure out) made the Disney Sc-Fi film THE BLACK HOLE 19 years later and I swear she hadn't aged a day). It's a fun sci-fi adventure with some unusual horror elements---by then Disney had gotten even scarier than dancing hippos in tutus. You should check it out.. Rod Taylor died at the age of 84 in 2015. Yvette died in January of this year---she was 80.
We studied this book in high school, and one of my classmates compared the Eloi to cows. She said, "They're not human anymore. They're cows. Livestock." And I about fell out of my chair because I realized she was right.
Released in theatres, this film was worth the price of admission. Rod Taylor (The Birds)and Alan Young are featured in this 1960 H. G. Wells classic that won an Oscar for best special effects. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This has been one of my all-time favorite movies since I first saw it as a kid in the 80s. The story is deeply thought out and has so many prescient warnings about the future, from the dangers of being overly reliant on others, to being overly isolated from technology. And whenever I read another headline about bookstores disappearing and e-books replacing the real ones, it makes me think of this. Great choice, great reaction, you have a new Patreon subscriber out of me. Thank-you.
There is something special about real books vs ebooks. I DO prefer audiobooks, but that is because I actually retain the information better that way. Thanks for the support, Dan!
It's really wonderful watching you react all my favourite movies from the 50s and 60s. I always loved the question at the end of this movie ...What three books would you take. I have most of these old Sci-Fi movies on video. Some other great films are: This Island Earth, Earth vs The Flying saucers, When worlds collide, Robinson Crusoe on mars, The giant claw, The creature from the black lagoon, Them, The creature from 20.000 fathoms. I don't expect you to react to all of these of course lol I just thought I'd let you know of there existence. Keep up the great work 👍
@@CasualNerdReactions Perhaps more legendary than you know (if you've never experienced any of the classic Dell or Gold Key comics tales by Carl Barks). 🤓
I have watched this film numerous times over the years, since I was a kid. read the book also as much, and keep a copy of both nearby. So attracted to stories about time.
Excellent, incisive reaction, as always. "The Time Machine" is one of George Pal's two masterpieces, the other being "War Of The Worlds". Rod Taylor has his best role and gives his best performance in it. He had nothing but enthusiastic praise for the film and everything connected with it until his death. It also provides a wonderful showcase for the brilliant Alan Young who could do any accent and is beloved as the star of "Mr. Ed" and for his decades as the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck. Russell Garcia's powerful score adds immeasurably to the film's effectiveness. I've seen "The Time Machine" literally more times than I can count and I still love every second, and everyone to whom I've ever introduced it has loved it as well.
This was one of my favorite films of all time. I even have a expensive replica of the time machine model and shadow box he used for his demo. Mine even lights up and the dish rotates. I loved your comments. You understand! Glad you enjoued the movie.
Filby(s) was played by Alan Young, best known as Willllllllburrrr from _Mister Ed_ . Notice that George name-dropped _The Shape of Things to Come_ , another H. G. Wells book that inspired movies in 1936 and 1979.
@@CasualNerdReactions Now that you've seen thos one, you should watch the Remake. They differ in some plot points but if looked at as two separate movies, they are both awesome!
1:05 - The impatient guest who threatens to leave if the host doesn't make an appearance is 'Whit Bissell' who, coincidentally, starred in another 1960s production associated with time-travel, the popular television series, 'The Time Tunnel', which ran for two seasons. Bissell played Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk, commander of the secret military facility which housed the 'tunnel'. Part educational, each episode would begin with the main two protagonists 'landing' in a specific era in history. One eptisode saw our time-travellers appear on 'The Titanic'. What made this TV show different from other shows at the time was that it featured footage from movies whose rights were owned by the same company that produced the show.
A good follow-up would be the movie Time After Time. It also deals with H G Wells and a time machine. I highly recommend it. Another great Sci Fi film from the 60s is Fantastic Voyage. I saw it in the theater when I was a kid and loved it. It still holds up at pretty well. The production design is, well, fantastic. I have to say I love your reactions. You always have interesting comments and insights. For example, surmising that the Morlock's eyes glow from adapting the dark. I look forward to future reactions.
I’m another vote for Time After Time. Suspense, humor and romance. Also a great time travel movie, and a total tearjerker, is Somewhere in Time Edit: I’ve always loved Time After Time, but it wasn’t a huge hit when it was first released (I’m old enough to have seen it in theaters). I’m glad to see so many people recommending it. It’s become a bit of a cult classic
David Warner totally nailed his Jack the Ripper part and he fit-in perfectly to the late 20th century. He said so himself as well as H.G Wells. Love Warner's nuances.
@@ThunderZandor I saw time after time in theaters when it opened. No one wanted to see it with me so I walked the mile to the theater and had to walk under an unlit freeway overpass. Walking home it had gotten dark, so I practically ran the whole way home in case he was hiding behind a pillar (I was a teenager at the time and even though I knew it was a movie it still freaked me out)
😄That's hilarious. If you lived in a safe city and you still ran home like a buLLet.🗡😅😺 🐺🦝 Same thing happened to me with the Exorcist (1973) but i saw that on tv which, you would think, would be less shocKinG! But no...i refused to go to the basement and even to the kitchen late at night to get something to eat. I did see most of the movie but i put my hands over my eyes or left the room for the exorcism twisted head 360 thing. My dad & brother laugued.🐔🐓🐤
I saw the time machine when I was 11 years old and 1962 it's a great film is still a great film HG Wells and he plays itself the writer wonderful movie classic
The BEST time travel movie of all time. It had warmth, charm, a great music score and a wonderful story line. Perfectly cast with Rod Taylor in the lead role. The special effects, in my opinion, were believable. It stands the test of time (pardon the pun). I have the miniature model and the Tantalus box as a real treasure and tribute to the movie. The 1993 “The Time Machine: The Journey Back” is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes.
I remember watching this as a boy and it always had a big impact on me. Especially the part where nobody would help the girl and much more. And seeing how quickly life goes by. I was born the year after that movie was made. Thanks for the reaction!
I think the part where nobody helps is particularly interesting because today how many people would pull out there phones before diving in to help? I like to think there are still plenty who would dive in, but I'm not sure sure some days,
I’ve been waiting for someone to review this film. It was great watching your genuine reaction throughout this film, which is one of those films that I’ll watch any time it turns up. It has just enough cheese to make it interesting beyond just being an old film. Thanks.
HG Wells was the original science fiction master. If not for him we wouldn’t have half of the cool iconic tropes of sci-fi we know today, he wrote the first book on time travel, the first book about a conflict between humanity and an alien race, the first book about people gaining powers of invisibility, the first book on space travel, even the first book to predict a kind of atomic bomb…in 1914! Throughout all of them, was the similar theme, that by achieving technological marvels or misusing power or being too arrogant as humans are, we’d destroy ourselves before we learnt how to preserve ourselves.
I was nine years old when this picture was released and it left a big impression on me. The Morlocks were frightening at the time and since then I have enjoyed this picture and view it at least three times a year.
you might want to see Time After Time. it's done in a more contemporary time( 1979 to be exact). btw-from what i've read on the subject,time travel into the past is not possible.it is theoretically possible into the future,but you would have to find a way to exceed the speed of light (so it's not realistic).
Yvette Mimieux (Weena) was actually underage when shooting began (she turned 18 during the shoot) and was not legally supposed to work a full shooting schedule, but did. She was inexperienced, but as she worked on this film she kept getting better and better, so that by the end of the shoot the producers went back and re-shot some of her earliest scenes.
21:48 Here in Australia we had a movie buff called Bill Collins who would present the Golden Years of Hollywood. He always posed the same question. The Bible was a popular choice, then maybe a medical book and an engineering book. We’re definitely spoilt these days having all of man’s knowledge at our fingertips via our phones. Thank you so much for checking this out, it was a favourite growing up and always special whenever it played on TV (pre-videos).
have long enjoyed this movie. Time travel, especially to the future is such a fascinating idea. The what three books would you take is a long standing discussion. There is a more modern version made in 2002 that is pretty good as well. Might consider seeing that as well.
I did not enjoy the update. Having read the book, the original was true to the novel. Not so much, the update. The book poses great questions. The Morlocks must have developed Eoie genetic material living stress free for flavor. had to feed and care for your crop of Eloi. How to serve Eloi.
About those books.... I could swear that some animated show did a callback to that. Some guy going to an island or something? However... as it was a product of its time.... The Bible, something about democracy and...??? Should have been books on medical care, agriculture and chemistry/metallurgy.
One of my childhood favorites, and, as a child, I was very taken with the mannequin, as well. The Morlocks were genuinely terrifying then, but now they're hilarious and a little sad. Thanks.
Chris, I've watched probably half a dozen of your videos since I found your channel yesterday. I watch a lot of people's movie reactions. Yours are some of the best. Your commentary is good, the emotions you feel seem really genuine, and your closing thoughts are usually pretty profound. And congratulations on 10k! I predict many more in your future.
The actor who played the part of George's friend Walter (Whit Bissell), was also a main character in the 1960's TV series the Time Tunnel, in which he played the part of Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk, who was in command of the time tunnel project. The movie, Back to the Future, had many references to this version of The Time Machine, including all of those ticking clocks, and the colour scheme of the DeLoren's digital time readout.
I love this movie. It's like The Omega Man in that it's not actually a very good adaptation of the novel, but it's a great movie. (The Omega Man is an adaptation of the novel I Am Legend that throws out huge chunks of the book and the screenwriter turned it into a Gospel allegory...which definitely wasn't what the book was about). As to your question about future VS past, I'd go with the future. I'm an armchair historian, having read about a lot of different times in the past, and while I find them all fascinating, I don't find any of them at all appealing. Today's world is, I think, the least bad we as humans have ever been. If that trend continues, and I hope it does, we will be better in the future, and that's what I'd like to see. As physically difficult as the near future promises to be, with climate change, conflict, etc., I think culturally, we will continue to evolve into being better people.
You have been watching some of the greatest classic movies! "The Time Machine" is one of my favorites. I actually like the movie more than the book which has a bigger story but feels quite a bit more dry to me. I know there have been a couple of sequel novels written by authors other than H.G. Wells and even bought "Die Rückkehr der Zeitmaschine" ("The Return of the Time Machine") by Egon Friedell, but I haven't read them. Where I live, there's a Victorian styled Christmas fair inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and many people (myself included) attended in Victorian, Edwardian or steampunk costume. In 2018, one of the booths had a full sized time machine resembling the one in George Pal's movie that people could pose in and take pictures. The main difference was that it had a wider seat so two people could pose in it together. The the machine wasn't at the 2019 fair, and fair was cancelled in 12020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, so I don't know if it'll be open this year or if the time machine will return (a lot of work went into building it, so it would be a shame it isn't brought back). In hopes that I will eventually get a chance to take another picture of myself in the time machine, I've been searching for a smoking Jacket like the one Rod Taylor wears in the 1960 movie.
I sat "The Time Machine" for the first time on NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies. This film, and the book by H.G. Wells, stirred my young imagination. I've always wanted to travel back to the Mesozoic. Who wouldn't want to see a live dinosaur? This film had a great cast and some very creative special effects. The Time Machine was period-correct style-wise -- with the well-appointed upholstery on the saddle (like the inside of a wealthy man's coach). The brass work (railing etc.) and the disc at the back of the machine are pure steam punk. Thank you, George Pal and MGM. The soundtrack by composer Russell Garcia is very well-done and quite memorable. Thanks, Casual Nerd Reactions.
"A Sound of Thunder" (2005): ua-cam.com/video/3xaKvSonbG8/v-deo.html A movie that fell short of great, but had interesting ideas. Would a remake/re-imagining work this time? Yeah, right!;)
As a kid, I grew up in the 60s and 70s in a city with a youth curfew. The air raid horn blew every night at 10:00 for youth to go inside. Of course, as a kid, I was already inside at 10, but after seeing this movie, the air raid horn terrified me every night.
Classic sci-fi from my boyhood. SciFi is how we try ideas both good and bad, hopefully we learn the lesson well. Maintain our humanity and values, technology is a tool, nothing more.
I LOVE these old movies. There's a special magic to them, no newer movie can recreate imo. Since i first saw this movie as a child (ca. in 1980) i wondered what three books George took with him. I always imagined that George was trying to build some kind of future (ideal) society since he clearly wasn't happy about the nineteen hundreds and what he saw of the twentieth century. Considerin from what time he came from, i think he took some kind of code of law, something about medicine and maybe the bible but it could also be a book about physics, or cookbook (think practical) or even shakespears collected works. Btw. This future looks very much like some Planet that could appear in the original Star Trek, very nice.
I posted this as a reply to another commenter, below, but to everyone else, too: Get the DVD with Special Features. George and Philby (played by the original actors) create an unofficial prologue in which they are reunited during World War I. It's poignant and open-ended. They showcase the history of the working-prop time machine, and it's restoration, too.
Yes... Start them on the road to being Religious Zombies .... That's the last thing they need! 1. A History of the World. 2. ( seeing as they speak English ) A Dictionary OED. 3. Grey's Anatomy?
This is a favorite of mine that I watched many times with my father growing up. It's very simple film that has a lot of profound thoughts you cannot ignore. When my other favorite films where this film is reference besides back to the future, is the movie Ransom. Should definitely check it. To answer your question, I would bring a book on agriculture, construction, and possibly poetry or music.
Thank for the reaction! Fun! 3 books is a tough one. 1) History of Philosophy. 2) History of Art. 3) Something about technology... Maybe an "intro to science" textbook
The Time Machine has always been my all time favourite time travel movie. I love everything about it from the story to the characters to the music. It's amazing how it's not only a science fiction movie but it also has elements of other genres like action, drama, romance and horror. Speaking of horror, even though the Morlocks scared the hell out of me as a kid, they are one of my favourite classic movie monsters. I could even go in to deep detail on their biology but I'll try and keep it short and explain why they get killed so easily. It is because their bodies are very frail due to the lack of certain vitamins and minerals that help keep the body strong. For example, the Morlock that got hit in the back by the Eloi may have felt a few of it's vertebra break and when it landed on the rock and died, it's back ribs must have broke from the impact and punctured it's lungs causing the Morlock to drown in it's own blood. Other than that, The Time Machine is a great classic and I definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.
Chris, have you watched the Back To The Future trilogy? If not, definitely do those. There's a small tie between this movie and the first BTTF, and I would tell you but don't want to spoil it if you haven't seen BTTF. Now that you've done The Time Machine you definitely need to do "Time After Time" (1979), another time travel movie, where the main character will surprise you. A very fitting story given who it is and I'm sure he would have been honored! And if you enjoy reading do H.G. Wells' 1895 novel, The Time Machine someday. Because of what you said starting at 22:31, there's another pretty good "The Time Machine" adaptation made in 2002 worth watching someday. @ 23:03 Was 11 in 1966 and a nuclear holocaust was concerning to me and a lot of us at the time. Back in the early '60s I had noted the date George stopped his machine (Aug 18th 1966), and was glad that in the real world Aug 19th came and went without a hitch! LOL!! Of course the following Sept was the start of a very uplifting and positive TV show about a good future called "Star Trek". 🖖😎 Enjoyed your video and looking forward to whatever cinema treasure you uncover next.
I have seen Back to the future! I'm eagerly waiting for it to be on a real streaming service again because I'd love to do a live watch party. I've got my eye on time after time and it will be on an upcoming Patreon poll. (I have my movies picked through September except for polls lol)
@@CasualNerdReactions Chris, all I say is the little shout-out to The Time Machine in BTTF occurs very early in the movie. It didn't get past us old- _timers!_ LOL! Since you had fun catching the Day The Earth Stood Still 'easter egg' in "Tron", I advise you watch a good old and serious western _before_ doing the BTTF trilogy. It's the one that made Clint Eastwood very famous called "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964) and is the first part of a beloved western trilogy he did in the 60s. Can't any more about it because of BTTF spoilers. BTTF is a lot of fun and looking forward to seeing you enjoy it. A little warning about BTTF Part II. There are a LOT of spoilers at the end of Part II for Part III. If you don't want those stop your player at the end of Part II when you see the words "To Be Concluded ---->" come up. They filmed parts II and III back-to-back and had all the scenes for it, although they were released about a year apart. Take care.
This is one of the first movies I had ever seen. You might say it started my fascination with 'science fiction' as well as Monster Movies. It was my first exposure to Victorian culture, and I just loved the accents. I loved the sound of all the clocks chiming. I loved Yvette Mimieux -- so pretty and cheerful European. (I even recognized her name in later films.) The Morlocks terrified me, especially the decomposing one... I wasn't sure such horrors should be allowed in movies. And even today, the Eloi are remembered and honored as a recurring answer in Crossword Puzzles! You are a fine reactor, and I just subscribed.
I have several suggestions for the polld: 1. The Fly (original, probably from 1953). 2. Invaders from Mars. 3. This Island Earth. 4. The Incredible Shrinking Man. 5. It, the Terror from Beyond Space. Thank you for this review. I will be sure to watch more.
You gotta do Time after Time sometime... Ha. H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper through time in the 70's. Such a blast!!. Directed by the guy who directed two of the best Star Treks and The Day After which would also be a great reaction.
*Thanks!.....But you didn't say how beautiful the machine was!* 2:54 *"Shape of Things to Come" is a reference to a different HG Wells story (and movie)* 7:15 *He's not entirely wrong. WWII might be considered WWI brought to its conclusion.* 21:39 *A cartoon made after this movie did the "Three Books" also. I can't remember which one.*
This was one of the movies I chose to view on January 1, 2000. (Another was *The Old Grey Hare* with Bugs Bunny). Filby's concern for George and fidelity to his memory makes my eyes well up every time. (Knowing Filby's destiny doesn't help any.) For a different sort of H. G. Wells film, I wholeheartedly recommend *Things to Come* from 1936. Wells himself wrote the screenplay from his book The Shape of Things to Come (only to see it altered - but that's the film industry for you). It was a big-budget extravaganza for the time, with Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke (both not yet a "Sir") and Raymond Massey as the protagonist. Trust me, the road to 2036 was something to experience then, and it still continues to be. 🤩
Hey, their fellow “casual nerd”! I just love your reactions to various movies. I love your sense of humor, and I love how you have respect for the classics. All of which is why I immediately subscribe to your channel. Thanks for reacting to some of the best made movies ever. I loved this movie 1960s “The Time Machine” from the first time I saw it. The cast is stellar, with Rod Taylor, Alan Young (with the terrific Scottish accent - who went on to star in the TV show Mr. Ed about the talking horse), Sebastian Cabot with his famous beard, and Yvette Mimieux as a young girl in the future. And I love the whole concept of what happened in the future. But my favorite part is the clever idea of the store mannequin changing with the time. Such a great concept. Thanks so much for reviewing this terrific movie and thank you for your hard work and all the other movie review.. 😊
I have always been fascinated and inspired by this film, and the HG Wells book which it was based off of. Believe it or not, the book goes even further --much further--into the future! I won't spoil it in case you want to read it but it is haunting. Unfortunately, neither of the films based on this book include that episode. There is also a fun time travel movie from 1979 called Time After Time, starring Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen in which he plays HG Wells and goes on adventures that inspire him to write the book The Time Machine.
@@CasualNerdReactions You'll love it! Wells chases Jack the Ripper into the future. Directed by Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek II) and with a great score by Miklos Rozsa.
The Time Macvhine is an old school classic film! Very glad you watched this. Another time traveling movie is 'Millenium' - 1989; this film is in my opinion takes a unique perspective on the impact of time travel. Add to your 'Future' watch list! tee hee hee.
If you listen to the piano riff as the traveller wanders through the future forest, the second time, you can see where parts of Alan Silvestri's score for Back to the Future come from. There's a mini sequel on the DVD.
You have reacted to 2 George Pal films...I continue to campaign for a Ray Harryhausen film....perhaps Earth versus the flying saucers.....to see the master of stop motion animation special effects who inspired a generation of filmmakers like....Lucas...Jackson...Spielberg and Cameron. Thanks!....enjoying the channel....great stuff!!
Good timing on this reaction (pun intended), as we lost Yvette Mimieux in January of this year. If you’re interested in seeing more of her, might I suggest Disney’s “The Black Hole”. Don’t know if you would be interested in the 2002 remake. It’s not nearly as engaging as this film but it does have one point of distinction - it was directed by Simon Wells, who is the great grandson of H. G. Wells. There have been so many cinematic takes on time travel over the years, some more preposterous and convoluted than others. If you’ve seen “Avengers: Endgame” they even list off most of the more popular ones. This was the one that started it all. And did a damn good job at speculating about the ramifications. As to the question of would I go forward or back, I’d say it’s somewhat moot. Our history is pretty barbaric for the most part and would probably depress the hell out of me. As for the future - I’m not so sure we as a species are going to be around much longer. And that’s not me being pessimistic, just pragmatic. If you were to go as far ahead as our protagonist, then I think we’ll have either destroyed ourselves entirely or evolved into something unrecognizable as human.
Great reaction! I was a little young when this was released, so I probably first saw it on tv. I do remember reading The Classics Illustrated comic book of The Time Machine, as my uncle was a huge comic book collector.
As imaginative, and fun, as other similar films are, this is the one that comes closest to representing what would be the logical "rules" regarding time travel. Fun fact: all of the voices of the "talking rings" were done by legendary voice actor Paul Frees who provided voices for countless animated characters, Disney theme parks, replacement dialog for film and television and advertising icons including Toucan Sam and the Pillsbury Doughboy.
The talking rings are the thing I remember best from this film: that the ring's voices and many of the items around that room are all from 'Forbidden Planet' is just a wonderful extra.
Great reaction man. I also wholeheartedly agree with you on being curious. I would add that its also important to critically question our own beliefs. Its something that I find very challenging, but it really helped to identify the difference between things I am confident are true and things that I just assert to be true.
I really enjoyed this movie; it is one of my favourite 'early sci-fi' films having been made in 1960. The 2002 remake is also good. Yvette Mimieux who played Weena (the girl whom Rod Taylor saved from drowning) sadly passed away in January of this year (2022). She was the last of the 'major' cast members to leave us; the previous one was Alan Young who played 'David Filby' passed away in 2016, preceded by Rod Taylor in 2015. Another bit of trivia; some of the costumes & sets were re-used from the 1956 film; 'Forbidden Planet' (another of my favourites - starring a young Leslie Nielson as Commander Adams). The film makers of 'The Time Machine' wanted it to be made on location in the UK. However the budget (under $1m USD) prevented this. So it was made in Culver City CA. The backgrounds were filled in using matte paintings & props to give it the feel of late Victorian London.
Thanks for watching! The shirt is handwritten lyrics from one of my favorite songs "one" based on the enneagram type 1 by sleeping at last. It reads: I'll hold it all more loosely And yet somehow much more dearly 'Cause I've spent my whole life searching desperately To find out that grace requires nothing of me
HEY Chris!! I'm so glad you liked one of my favorite movies!! Wonderful reaction!! Some movies dealing with TIME either going forward or back and so many different genres: The first four being my favorites! 😁 Planet of the Apes (1968) - Time Bandits (1981) - Somewhere in Time (1980) - Frequency (2000) - The Lake House (2006) - Premonition (2007) - The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) - 12 Monkeys (1995) - Timecop (1994) You've already did another one of my favs...Time After Time...I made sure to check. I can't wait to see your reaction!! ~Dawne
It's nice to see how you appreciate the magic of such old movies, for the same reason I like e.g. "Planet of the Apes" (1968) much better than all the new editions, despite their special effects, CGI and whatever else they have to offer. I don't know exactly how to describe it adequately, but these movies from long ago somehow have such depth, purity and soul, they are made with so much love and have a special charm that is probably hard to recreate. It's as if people have lost something special over time that we should definitely get back, I can't put it into words any better than that, but you'll probably know what I mean.
Another time travel movie much less well known is a B-movie (but a well made one) from 1964 simply titled "The Time Travelers." It stars a cast of unknowns but includes veteran actors John Hoyt and Forest Ackerman. It uses elements from The Time Machine but is definitely its own story and has an eerie, surprise ending. Check it out.
Hi, Chris! Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in. Time to watch ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, an absolutely brilliant movie with fabulous actors.
this was a great reaction to one of my favorite films of all time. i must have watched this movie over a hundred times during my middle school years. the concept that has stuck with me through all these years hasn't been time travel. it's been the mere fact of self-sacrifice. as many times as i've watched this movie, that point has always stuck with me. to be human, is to be willing to sacrifice yourself for another. i believe that self sacrifice is why we are here on earth, as corny as that may sound. this movie always re-affirms that for me whenever i watch it. great reaction!
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Charade is also one of my favorite movies!! Love it!
This original "The Time Machine" is great. The remake was horrible. It always seems to be that remake of great old movies miss the point and are terrible.
The main objection in this film for me is that everything in the Universe is in motion. I'm no astrophysicist, but if you could travel to a different time, you could never appear in the same place you left. The Earth has revolved to a different position, it would have rotated to a different place in its orbit around the Sun, the Sun would have moved to a different place in the galaxy and the galaxy would have move to a different position to the surrounding galaxies. But like all movies, I suspend that notion for the adventure.
I loved this movie so much as a kid. I don't know how many times I've watch it.
For an anniversary edition home video release of the movie, there was an additional scene with the original actors where George returns to his past to try and convince his friend David to not go to the war in France.
Didn’t recognize it till now, but “Back to the Future” MUST have started with that scene in Doc’s house with all the clocks as an homage to the start of this film! Awesome.
@@Jack-Shat Thanks, intuition confirmed! 😉
I took it that way when I first saw back to the future in theaters
Indeed. There is also a nod to the clocks in this movie in Fright Night as the vampire Jerry has loads of clocks in his house that also chime at the same time.
The big grouchy bearded guy was played by the great Sebastian Cabot (1918-1977), self-taught actor whose career in theater, movies, and television began in 1935 and continued until his death. When I was a little kid, I was intimidated by him, but by the time this movie was released, I was a very serious 9-year-old who wasn't intimidated by anyone.
I had already read H.G. Wells's novel on which the movie was based. I thought the movie didn't reach its potential. Wells's Eloi were much younger than in the movie, and Weena was a little girl who followed the time traveler around. They had their own language, a "sweet and liquid tongue." His Morlocks were more human-like in appearance than in the movie, and bleached almost white from never being in the sun. They could speak; the time traveler, at one point, says they were "whispering odd sounds to each other."
I liked the movie anyway. 18-year-old Yvette Mimieux did a great portrayal of a young woman who wants to understand the time traveler the first time they converse, but she just doesn't or can't know what in hell he's talking about.
The Filbys were played by Alan Young, star of the early-'60s TV show Mr. Ed. He played a man named Wilbur, who had a talking horse named Mr. Ed. Wilbur was the only one the horse talked to. Mr. Ed was smarter than Wilbur. He got the better of Wilbur time after time.
Wells's conception sprang from tension between the classes in the 1890s. The very rich were living in such luxury that many of them had no survival skills and no curiosity that extended beyond wondering why the servants were taking so long with their tea and toast. The working class was so underpaid and neglected, they were miserable, and no one in a position to allow them economic opportunity saw them as anything but sub-human and even animals. Wells thought it would be great if the working class took over and had the rich at their command, but he wasn't naïve about what could go wrong.
There were ever more tunnels under London in Wells's time. The Underground (subway) had begun operations in 1863. Sewer and utility lines were growing in numbers all the time. It occurred to Wells that people could shelter there and even live there. He was right in a way -- during the Battle of Britain people had to live in the subway stations for brief periods. (TV host Jerry Springer was born in a subway in 1944. The authorities thought an air raid was about to happen, so Springer's parents went underground, and soon they had the future youngest law-school graduate in the United States, who was also the mayor of Cincinnati for two terms, in their family.)
Yvette Mimieux as Weena is a highlight for me. She gave a very good performance and was a great beauty. It's no wonder that our hero George decided at the end of the film to return to be with her and lead the Eloi back to a purposeful existence. Yvette Mimieux just passed away this year on January 18, 2022 (aged 80).
She was a doe-eyed delight in the original *Where the Boys Are* as well, which she made within a year of *The Time Machine* and co-starred alongside Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss and Connie Francis (plus a VERY hunky George Hamilton).
Répose en la paix, mademoiselle. 😎
A sad loss. She was in The Black Hole from 1979. She really is like Weena.
This is the best version of HG Wells' classic Sci Fi novel.
It even took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
Such a great movie growing up , seen many times, another great movie from the same story is “Time after Time” with Malcolm McDowell 1979, I remember seeing at the drive in , a very moving film , thanks again!
Time After Time is one of my favorite movies. When it came out no one wanted to see it with me so I walked about a mile to the theater alone. I live in the SF bay area. When it ended it was getting dark
And I had to walk under a freeway overpass to get home. I was looking behind every pillar and practically ran. And I love the fact that Malcolm McDowell and Mary steenburgen fell in love in real life while making the movie. It makes the last part of the mo is more moving
@@thomasbradley4505 awesome story thanks and yes it’s a great love story also , I remember seeing at the drive in in my small North Texas town
Time After Time will be on an upcoming Patreon poll, we'll see! I tend to play out films I'm watching really far in advance, but I'll eventually watch time after time!
There was “made for tv” … short film made that was a sequel. Involving the same actors as George and Philby.
George returns years later and finds his friend.
It’s a interesting bit of trivia about this film that most people have no idea exists
The actor portraying "Philby" was Alan Young, best known for his starring role in "Mr. Ed".
Another one of my favourites! If you liked this I'd really recommend Time after Time as well as it uses this story as a jumping off point. Stars Malcom Mcdowell, Mary Steenburgen & David Warner and involves Jack the Ripper! :)
One of the best movies ever
yes, Time After Time (1979) is a cute idea for a time travelling HG Wells !
Time After Time is a great one!
@@rabbitandcrow I agree with that! Here's my reaction ua-cam.com/video/piwdhUqHKO8/v-deo.html
Nicholas Meyer directed Time After Time & eventually wrote & directed
Star TreK: The Wrath Of K H A N!
He also directed The 7% Solution which is an awesome tittle!
Time After Time is a seat of your pants kind of a film, very engaging.
Macom McDowell & David Warner are excellent in their roles. Thumbs up 10/10.👍
This is a fantastic film. Classic sci-fi! You may also enjoy “Time After Time” which is about HG Wells chasing Jack the Ripper into modern (well, 1979 when the movie was made) San Francisco.
And I see someone else already mentioned that film.
@@daveautzen9089 the more mentions it gets, the more likely he'll include it.
@@richardb6260 damn straight, it's a must see for anyone falling down the H. G. Wells rabbit hole.
Excellent updated version 👍
Sebastian Cabot! He was the voice of Bagheera in Disney's The Jungle Book and the narrator in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, but the thing of his I like the most is his album of him dramatically reading Bob Dylan lyrics 😅
I totally forgot that George's red-headed friend Filby at 4:30 was in this movie; his most famous role was probably Mr. Ed's owner in that TV series, but he was also the voice of Scrooge McDuck in Ducktales and he used the same accent for Scrooge that he's using in this movie.
That's awesome!
On the dvd they did an update where the two actors made a scene where filby returned to the house the day before he was to go overseas, and george tells him not to go. Very touching
I can see how this film was an influence on later 1960s and '70s sf: Planet of the Apes, The Omega Man, Zardoz, Logan's Run, Time After Time....
Another take on HG Welles and the time machine is "Time After Time". Very worthwhile.
Also every time I see Rod Taylor I think of Robin Williams , always thought they had similar looks , really miss Robin sometimes, thanks Chris
Yes. It would've been cool if they'd used Williams in the remake.
@@DougRayPhillips for every good will hunting and world's greatest dad, there were 10x patch adams and jack. most of his movies were terrible, guy was a hack.
Well, this actually has nothing to do with the film at hand. But Williams has plenty of outstanding performances, including some that probably no one else could've pulled off like he did. Good Morning, Vietnam. Dead Poets Society. Awakenings. Hook. Minor role in Dead Again. Mrs Doubtfire. Jakob the Liar.
I 100% thought of Robin Williams when Rod Taylor first sat down! I was about to comment on it, but there was so much happening.
rod taylor reminds you of robin williams? no offense but that's the strangest thing i've heard in awhile.
Classic selection! I first saw this in 1977 …. Was ten years old with friends on a sleepover at my house .. it was the late movie and we were allowed to stay up and watch it… totally transfixed, especially when he first started traveling forward and noticed the candle had melted and the clock was ahead of his watch…. By the end, we were in a frenzy over the Morlocks…. Loved it! Great movie!
That sounds like a great night!
To you and anyone else, I'd recommend The first men in the Moon, another HG Wells novel with the magic of Ray Harryhausen's effects. It's mind bending and a lot of fun.
You're right about people arguing over each other and it's literally the same thing, minus the infinite power thing as Forbidden Planet. The internet makes people anonymous and so you get our own monsters from the Id doing the talking, taking the offence etc. Add infinite power and we'd be as doomed as the Krell.
By 1964, I was old enough to go to the movies, so my brother and I went to see this when we visited my grandparents. I remember it as being a lot of fun! Haven’t seen it since I was a boy.
@@longago-igo Get the DVD with Special Features: George and Philby (played by the original actors) create an unofficial prologue in which they are reunited during World War I. It's poignant and open-ended. They showcase the history of the working-prop time machine, and it's restoration, too.
This movie blew my mind as a child in the 80's and helped foster my outlook on life as well. To this day, I'd love to have a replica of that time machine in my home. A fantastic film! I'm glad you watched and enjoyed it!
He played, in the sitcom 1960's Mr. Ed.
The original novel is a masterpiece. The point of the Eloi and the Morlocks was about class divide. H.G Wells grew up with his mother who was a servant in a rich house. They lived in the servants quarters at the base of the house, “underground”. The way he saw it growing up was that the high lords and ladies they served were just a bunch of fancy dressed idiots that wouldn’t have anything if not for the people that cooked, cleaned and did everything else for them.
In the novel the 'hero' is far from a conventional one.
He is self-opinionated, cares nothing for Weena, and fails to save her from the Morlocks when she is abducted in the forest at night, being more interested in the museum than the Eloi.
@@stevetheduck1425 that’s right. Also she is more of a child rather than a love interest lol there’s no love interest in the novel, that’s Hollywood nonsense.
The fate of the time traveller is also more ambiguous. It’s more taken that he went so far in time to the end of the world, the end of the universe perhaps. All that’s known is that he never comes back. No happy ending.
Joining others in recommending Time After Time (1979), directed by later Star Trek director Nick Meyer. There's also great movies from the 1950s based on Jules Verne's works. Others have mentioned Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but other good ones are Journey to the Center of the Earth with James Mason and Pat Boone (1959) and the non-science fiction Around the World in Eighty Days, with David Niven and Shirley MacLaine (1956).
Chris - your choices and reactions get better and better - i haven't seen this since i was a kid (long long time ago) and it brought back great memories of Sunday afternoons around the TV with my folks - which is where I became familiar with so many classic movies. i also liked your comments about curiosity which i guess is what reaction channels are all about - i'm interested to know what younger/newer audiences make of the films I came to love so much - keep 'em coming.👍👍
The Eloi aren't robots, they're livestock. The Morlocks are the tool makers and users, the descendent of the technically trained. "Thank you for calling Tech Support, how may I serve you."
Yvette Mimieux (whom my brothers called Yvette Meeow Meeow for reasons anyone can figure out) made the Disney Sc-Fi film THE BLACK HOLE 19 years later and I swear she hadn't aged a day). It's a fun sci-fi adventure with some unusual horror elements---by then Disney had gotten even scarier than dancing hippos in tutus.
You should check it out..
Rod Taylor died at the age of 84 in 2015.
Yvette died in January of this year---she was 80.
We studied this book in high school, and one of my classmates compared the Eloi to cows. She said, "They're not human anymore. They're cows. Livestock." And I about fell out of my chair because I realized she was right.
Released in theatres, this film was worth the price of admission. Rod Taylor (The Birds)and Alan Young are featured in this 1960 H. G. Wells classic that won an Oscar for best special effects. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This has been one of my all-time favorite movies since I first saw it as a kid in the 80s. The story is deeply thought out and has so many prescient warnings about the future, from the dangers of being overly reliant on others, to being overly isolated from technology. And whenever I read another headline about bookstores disappearing and e-books replacing the real ones, it makes me think of this.
Great choice, great reaction, you have a new Patreon subscriber out of me. Thank-you.
There is something special about real books vs ebooks. I DO prefer audiobooks, but that is because I actually retain the information better that way. Thanks for the support, Dan!
We have this on DVD. My autistic son watches this on a loop. So I watch this on a loop. Lol
It's really wonderful watching you react all my favourite movies from the 50s and 60s. I always loved the question at the end of this movie ...What three books would you take. I have most of these old Sci-Fi movies on video. Some other great films are: This Island Earth, Earth vs The Flying saucers, When worlds collide, Robinson Crusoe on mars, The giant claw, The creature from the black lagoon, Them, The creature from 20.000 fathoms. I don't expect you to react to all of these of course lol I just thought I'd let you know of there existence. Keep up the great work 👍
All great films
Wells's friend Filby seemed oddly familiar. Looked it up: he's both Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales and Wilbur from Mr Ed. 🤯
OMG! That's amazing.
Whoa. Mr Scrooge is legendary.
@@shwicaz You beat me to it.😊
@@CasualNerdReactions
Perhaps more legendary than you know (if you've never experienced any of the classic Dell or Gold Key comics tales by Carl Barks). 🤓
I have watched this film numerous times over the years, since I was a kid. read the book also as much, and keep a copy of both nearby. So attracted to stories about time.
Excellent, incisive reaction, as always. "The Time Machine" is one of George Pal's two masterpieces, the other being "War Of The Worlds". Rod Taylor has his best role and gives his best performance in it. He had nothing but enthusiastic praise for the film and everything connected with it until his death. It also provides a wonderful showcase for the brilliant Alan Young who could do any accent and is beloved as the star of "Mr. Ed" and for his decades as the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck. Russell Garcia's powerful score adds immeasurably to the film's effectiveness. I've seen "The Time Machine" literally more times than I can count and I still love every second, and everyone to whom I've ever introduced it has loved it as well.
This is part of the reason it was SO cool when Rod Taylors showed up in "Inglourious Basterds."
This was one of my favorite films of all time. I even have a expensive replica of the time machine model and shadow box he used for his demo. Mine even lights up and the dish rotates. I loved your comments. You understand! Glad you enjoued the movie.
Where did you get your replica?!
@@danhalstead705 It was custom made by Vincent Winskunas about 10 years ago. He has a youtume channel. ua-cam.com/users/dardarvinvin
Filby(s) was played by Alan Young, best known as Willllllllburrrr from _Mister Ed_ . Notice that George name-dropped _The Shape of Things to Come_ , another H. G. Wells book that inspired movies in 1936 and 1979.
This is one of my favorite movies ever!
I can see why! It had a lot going for it. 👏
@@CasualNerdReactions Now that you've seen thos one, you should watch the Remake. They differ in some plot points but if looked at as two separate movies, they are both awesome!
1:05 - The impatient guest who threatens to leave if the host doesn't make an appearance is 'Whit Bissell' who, coincidentally, starred in another 1960s production associated with time-travel, the popular television series, 'The Time Tunnel', which ran for two seasons. Bissell played Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk, commander of the secret military facility which housed the 'tunnel'. Part educational, each episode would begin with the main two protagonists 'landing' in a specific era in history. One eptisode saw our time-travellers appear on 'The Titanic'.
What made this TV show different from other shows at the time was that it featured footage from movies whose rights were owned by the same company that produced the show.
Your after movie analysis and thoughts on the meaning of life were excellent, thanks again
You really got into this movie - and that was great - you asked the correct questions and made astute observations - BRAVO!
A good follow-up would be the movie Time After Time. It also deals with H G Wells and a time machine. I highly recommend it. Another great Sci Fi film from the 60s is Fantastic Voyage. I saw it in the theater when I was a kid and loved it. It still holds up at pretty well. The production design is, well, fantastic.
I have to say I love your reactions. You always have interesting comments and insights. For example, surmising that the Morlock's eyes glow from adapting the dark. I look forward to future reactions.
I second Time After Time!
I’m another vote for Time After Time. Suspense, humor and romance. Also a great time travel movie, and a total tearjerker, is Somewhere in Time
Edit: I’ve always loved Time After Time, but it wasn’t a huge hit when it was first released (I’m old enough to have seen it in theaters). I’m glad to see so many people recommending it. It’s become a bit of a cult classic
Thumbs up on *Somewhere in Time* (1980).
David Warner totally nailed his Jack the Ripper part and he fit-in perfectly to the late 20th century.
He said so himself as well as H.G Wells. Love Warner's nuances.
@@ThunderZandor I saw time after time in theaters when it opened. No one wanted to see it with me so I walked the mile to the theater and had to walk under an unlit freeway overpass. Walking home it had gotten dark, so I practically ran the whole way home in case he was hiding behind a pillar (I was a teenager at the time and even though I knew it was a movie it still freaked me out)
😄That's hilarious. If you lived in a safe city and you still ran home like a buLLet.🗡😅😺 🐺🦝
Same thing happened to me with the Exorcist (1973) but i saw that on tv which, you would think, would be less shocKinG! But no...i refused to go to the basement and even to the kitchen late at night to get something to eat. I did see most of the movie but i put my hands over my eyes or left the room for the exorcism twisted head 360 thing. My dad & brother laugued.🐔🐓🐤
I saw the time machine when I was 11 years old and 1962 it's a great film is still a great film HG Wells and he plays itself the writer wonderful movie classic
The BEST time travel movie of all time. It had warmth, charm, a great music score and a wonderful story line. Perfectly cast with Rod Taylor in the lead role. The special effects, in my opinion, were believable. It stands the test of time (pardon the pun). I have the miniature model and the Tantalus box as a real treasure and tribute to the movie. The 1993 “The Time Machine: The Journey Back” is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes.
I remember watching this as a boy and it always had a big impact on me. Especially the part where nobody would help the girl and much more. And seeing how quickly life goes by. I was born the year after that movie was made. Thanks for the reaction!
I think the part where nobody helps is particularly interesting because today how many people would pull out there phones before diving in to help? I like to think there are still plenty who would dive in, but I'm not sure sure some days,
I’ve been waiting for someone to review this film. It was great watching your genuine reaction throughout this film, which is one of those films that I’ll watch any time it turns up. It has just enough cheese to make it interesting beyond just being an old film. Thanks.
HG Wells was the original science fiction master.
If not for him we wouldn’t have half of the cool iconic tropes of sci-fi we know today, he wrote the first book on time travel, the first book about a conflict between humanity and an alien race, the first book about people gaining powers of invisibility, the first book on space travel, even the first book to predict a kind of atomic bomb…in 1914!
Throughout all of them, was the similar theme, that by achieving technological marvels or misusing power or being too arrogant as humans are, we’d destroy ourselves before we learnt how to preserve ourselves.
I was nine years old when this picture was released and it left a big impression on me. The Morlocks were frightening at the time and since then I have enjoyed this picture and view it at least three times a year.
One of my all-time favorites. I was 10 when it came out. Rode my bike down to the theatre. And -- wow! Yvette Mimieux! Weena!
you might want to see Time After Time. it's done in a more contemporary time( 1979 to be exact). btw-from what i've read on the subject,time travel into the past is not possible.it is theoretically possible into the future,but you would have to find a way to exceed the speed of light (so it's not realistic).
Yvette Mimieux (Weena) was actually underage when shooting began (she turned 18 during the shoot) and was not legally supposed to work a full shooting schedule, but did. She was inexperienced, but as she worked on this film she kept getting better and better, so that by the end of the shoot the producers went back and re-shot some of her earliest scenes.
21:48 Here in Australia we had a movie buff called Bill Collins who would present the Golden Years of Hollywood. He always posed the same question. The Bible was a popular choice, then maybe a medical book and an engineering book. We’re definitely spoilt these days having all of man’s knowledge at our fingertips via our phones. Thank you so much for checking this out, it was a favourite growing up and always special whenever it played on TV (pre-videos).
Hopefully, he took a copy of Milady Standard so Weena could mull over popular hairstyles of the 20th century.
Was’ t Rod Taylor an Aussie?
@@jimmygallant4778 Yes he was.
have long enjoyed this movie. Time travel, especially to the future is such a fascinating idea. The what three books would you take is a long standing discussion. There is a more modern version made in 2002 that is pretty good as well. Might consider seeing that as well.
I did not enjoy the update. Having read the book, the original was true to the novel. Not so much, the update. The book poses great questions. The Morlocks must have developed Eoie genetic material living stress free for flavor. had to feed and care for your crop of Eloi. How to serve Eloi.
About those books.... I could swear that some animated show did a callback to that. Some guy going to an island or something?
However... as it was a product of its time.... The Bible, something about democracy and...???
Should have been books on medical care, agriculture and chemistry/metallurgy.
@@jsl151850b Frankenstein teaches a valuable lesson about pride and other things.
@@jsl151850b TYPICAL ANSWER OF TODAY THE BIBLE DOESN'T AMOUNT TO MUCH ANYMORE DOES IT.
One of my childhood favorites, and, as a child, I was very taken with the mannequin, as well. The Morlocks were genuinely terrifying then, but now they're hilarious and a little sad. Thanks.
Chris, I've watched probably half a dozen of your videos since I found your channel yesterday. I watch a lot of people's movie reactions. Yours are some of the best. Your commentary is good, the emotions you feel seem really genuine, and your closing thoughts are usually pretty profound.
And congratulations on 10k! I predict many more in your future.
Thanks so much, Brian! Welcome to the channel :)
The actor who played the part of George's friend Walter (Whit Bissell), was also a main character in the 1960's TV series the Time Tunnel, in which he played the part of Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk, who was in command of the time tunnel project.
The movie, Back to the Future, had many references to this version of The Time Machine, including all of those ticking clocks, and the colour scheme of the DeLoren's digital time readout.
I love this movie. It's like The Omega Man in that it's not actually a very good adaptation of the novel, but it's a great movie. (The Omega Man is an adaptation of the novel I Am Legend that throws out huge chunks of the book and the screenwriter turned it into a Gospel allegory...which definitely wasn't what the book was about).
As to your question about future VS past, I'd go with the future. I'm an armchair historian, having read about a lot of different times in the past, and while I find them all fascinating, I don't find any of them at all appealing. Today's world is, I think, the least bad we as humans have ever been. If that trend continues, and I hope it does, we will be better in the future, and that's what I'd like to see. As physically difficult as the near future promises to be, with climate change, conflict, etc., I think culturally, we will continue to evolve into being better people.
You have been watching some of the greatest classic movies! "The Time Machine" is one of my favorites. I actually like the movie more than the book which has a bigger story but feels quite a bit more dry to me. I know there have been a couple of sequel novels written by authors other than H.G. Wells and even bought "Die Rückkehr der Zeitmaschine" ("The Return of the Time Machine") by Egon Friedell, but I haven't read them.
Where I live, there's a Victorian styled Christmas fair inspired by Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and many people (myself included) attended in Victorian, Edwardian or steampunk costume. In 2018, one of the booths had a full sized time machine resembling the one in George Pal's movie that people could pose in and take pictures. The main difference was that it had a wider seat so two people could pose in it together. The the machine wasn't at the 2019 fair, and fair was cancelled in 12020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, so I don't know if it'll be open this year or if the time machine will return (a lot of work went into building it, so it would be a shame it isn't brought back). In hopes that I will eventually get a chance to take another picture of myself in the time machine, I've been searching for a smoking Jacket like the one Rod Taylor wears in the 1960 movie.
I sat "The Time Machine" for the first time on NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies. This film, and the book by H.G. Wells, stirred my young imagination. I've always wanted to travel back to the Mesozoic. Who wouldn't want to see a live dinosaur? This film had a great cast and some very creative special effects. The Time Machine was period-correct style-wise -- with the well-appointed upholstery on the saddle (like the inside of a wealthy man's coach). The brass work (railing etc.) and the disc at the back of the machine are pure steam punk. Thank you, George Pal and MGM. The soundtrack by composer Russell Garcia is very well-done and quite memorable. Thanks, Casual Nerd Reactions.
"A Sound of Thunder" (2005): ua-cam.com/video/3xaKvSonbG8/v-deo.html
A movie that fell short of great, but had interesting ideas. Would a remake/re-imagining work this time? Yeah, right!;)
As a kid, I grew up in the 60s and 70s in a city with a youth curfew. The air raid horn blew every night at 10:00 for youth to go inside. Of course, as a kid, I was already inside at 10, but after seeing this movie, the air raid horn terrified me every night.
Ooh yea that would hit different after watching this!
Oh, wow. I've never seen anyone react to this movie before. Thank you so much.
Classic sci-fi from my boyhood. SciFi is how we try ideas both good and bad, hopefully we learn the lesson well. Maintain our humanity and values, technology is a tool, nothing more.
I like how the timeline never changes he even though he briefly retuto tell his story he still technically disappeared at the turn of the century
I LOVE these old movies. There's a special magic to them, no newer movie can recreate imo.
Since i first saw this movie as a child (ca. in 1980) i wondered what three books George took with him.
I always imagined that George was trying to build some kind of future (ideal) society since he clearly wasn't happy about the nineteen hundreds and what he saw of the twentieth century.
Considerin from what time he came from, i think he took some kind of code of law, something about medicine and maybe the bible but it could also be a book about physics, or cookbook (think practical) or even shakespears collected works.
Btw. This future looks very much like some Planet that could appear in the original Star Trek, very nice.
The barefoots doctor's guide, a book of equations, a good herbary.
I posted this as a reply to another commenter, below, but to everyone else, too:
Get the DVD with Special Features. George and Philby (played by the original actors) create an unofficial prologue in which they are reunited during World War I. It's poignant and open-ended. They showcase the history of the working-prop time machine, and it's restoration, too.
The Bible ,agricultural , world history ,my 3 book picks. I love pondering the question, great way to end a story. Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes... Start them on the road to being Religious Zombies .... That's the last thing they need! 1. A History of the World. 2. ( seeing as they speak English ) A Dictionary OED. 3. Grey's Anatomy?
Thanks for answering the question. So far you're the only other person to have answered. You can see my answer in my comment.
Great choices!
This is a favorite of mine that I watched many times with my father growing up. It's very simple film that has a lot of profound thoughts you cannot ignore. When my other favorite films where this film is reference besides back to the future, is the movie Ransom. Should definitely check it. To answer your question, I would bring a book on agriculture, construction, and possibly poetry or music.
Thank for the reaction! Fun! 3 books is a tough one. 1) History of Philosophy. 2) History of Art. 3) Something about technology... Maybe an "intro to science" textbook
The Time Machine has always been my all time favourite time travel movie. I love everything about it from the story to the characters to the music. It's amazing how it's not only a science fiction movie but it also has elements of other genres like action, drama, romance and horror.
Speaking of horror, even though the Morlocks scared the hell out of me as a kid, they are one of my favourite classic movie monsters. I could even go in to deep detail on their biology but I'll try and keep it short and explain why they get killed so easily. It is because their bodies are very frail due to the lack of certain vitamins and minerals that help keep the body strong. For example, the Morlock that got hit in the back by the Eloi may have felt a few of it's vertebra break and when it landed on the rock and died, it's back ribs must have broke from the impact and punctured it's lungs causing the Morlock to drown in it's own blood.
Other than that, The Time Machine is a great classic and I definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it.
Chris, have you watched the Back To The Future trilogy? If not, definitely do those. There's a small tie between this movie and the first BTTF, and I would tell you but don't want to spoil it if you haven't seen BTTF.
Now that you've done The Time Machine you definitely need to do "Time After Time" (1979), another time travel movie, where the main character will surprise you. A very fitting story given who it is and I'm sure he would have been honored! And if you enjoy reading do H.G. Wells' 1895 novel, The Time Machine someday.
Because of what you said starting at 22:31, there's another pretty good "The Time Machine" adaptation made in 2002 worth watching someday.
@ 23:03 Was 11 in 1966 and a nuclear holocaust was concerning to me and a lot of us at the time. Back in the early '60s I had noted the date George stopped his machine (Aug 18th 1966), and was glad that in the real world Aug 19th came and went without a hitch! LOL!! Of course the following Sept was the start of a very uplifting and positive TV show about a good future called "Star Trek". 🖖😎
Enjoyed your video and looking forward to whatever cinema treasure you uncover next.
I have seen Back to the future! I'm eagerly waiting for it to be on a real streaming service again because I'd love to do a live watch party. I've got my eye on time after time and it will be on an upcoming Patreon poll. (I have my movies picked through September except for polls lol)
@@CasualNerdReactions Chris, all I say is the little shout-out to The Time Machine in BTTF occurs very early in the movie. It didn't get past us old- _timers!_ LOL!
Since you had fun catching the Day The Earth Stood Still 'easter egg' in "Tron", I advise you watch a good old and serious western _before_ doing the BTTF trilogy. It's the one that made Clint Eastwood very famous called "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964) and is the first part of a beloved western trilogy he did in the 60s. Can't any more about it because of BTTF spoilers. BTTF is a lot of fun and looking forward to seeing you enjoy it.
A little warning about BTTF Part II. There are a LOT of spoilers at the end of Part II for Part III. If you don't want those stop your player at the end of Part II when you see the words "To Be Concluded ---->" come up. They filmed parts II and III back-to-back and had all the scenes for it, although they were released about a year apart. Take care.
This is one of the first movies I had ever seen. You might say it started my fascination with 'science fiction' as well as Monster Movies. It was my first exposure to Victorian culture, and I just loved the accents. I loved the sound of all the clocks chiming. I loved Yvette Mimieux -- so pretty and cheerful European. (I even recognized her name in later films.) The Morlocks terrified me, especially the decomposing one... I wasn't sure such horrors should be allowed in movies.
And even today, the Eloi are remembered and honored as a recurring answer in Crossword Puzzles! You are a fine reactor, and I just subscribed.
I have several suggestions for the polld:
1. The Fly (original, probably from 1953).
2. Invaders from Mars.
3. This Island Earth.
4. The Incredible Shrinking Man.
5. It, the Terror from Beyond Space.
Thank you for this review. I will be sure to watch more.
I grew up on this movie and was shocked to see a reaction to it. Always loved it and been fascinated by it. Thank you for sharing this!
You gotta do Time after Time sometime... Ha. H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper through time in the 70's. Such a blast!!. Directed by the guy who directed two of the best Star Treks and The Day After which would also be a great reaction.
Now do Universal's "Invisible Man" from 1933, another adaptation of an HG Wells classic and one of my favorite films of all time.
George's friend Filby had his show, Mr. Ed, who was a talking horse.
*Thanks!.....But you didn't say how beautiful the machine was!*
2:54 *"Shape of Things to Come" is a reference to a different HG Wells story (and movie)*
7:15 *He's not entirely wrong. WWII might be considered WWI brought to its conclusion.*
21:39 *A cartoon made after this movie did the "Three Books" also. I can't remember which one.*
What a great movie. One of my all time favorite music scores.
The is a clip on the DVD having the 2 actors for David and George reprising thier roles. It's really good
This was one of the movies I chose to view on January 1, 2000. (Another was *The Old Grey Hare* with Bugs Bunny). Filby's concern for George and fidelity to his memory makes my eyes well up every time. (Knowing Filby's destiny doesn't help any.)
For a different sort of H. G. Wells film, I wholeheartedly recommend *Things to Come* from 1936. Wells himself wrote the screenplay from his book The Shape of Things to Come (only to see it altered - but that's the film industry for you). It was a big-budget extravaganza for the time, with Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke (both not yet a "Sir") and Raymond Massey as the protagonist. Trust me, the road to 2036 was something to experience then, and it still continues to be. 🤩
Hey, their fellow “casual nerd”! I just love your reactions to various movies. I love your sense of humor, and I love how you have respect for the classics. All of which is why I immediately subscribe to your channel. Thanks for reacting to some of the best made movies ever. I loved this movie 1960s “The Time Machine” from the first time I saw it. The cast is stellar, with Rod Taylor, Alan Young (with the terrific Scottish accent - who went on to star in the TV show Mr. Ed about the talking horse), Sebastian Cabot with his famous beard, and Yvette Mimieux as a young girl in the future. And I love the whole concept of what happened in the future. But my favorite part is the clever idea of the store mannequin changing with the time. Such a great concept. Thanks so much for reviewing this terrific movie and thank you for your hard work and all the other movie review.. 😊
I have always been fascinated and inspired by this film, and the HG Wells book which it was based off of. Believe it or not, the book goes even further --much further--into the future! I won't spoil it in case you want to read it but it is haunting. Unfortunately, neither of the films based on this book include that episode. There is also a fun time travel movie from 1979 called Time After Time, starring Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen in which he plays HG Wells and goes on adventures that inspire him to write the book The Time Machine.
Ooh that sounds like a blast, both the further in the future as well as the time after time film. Both could be worth a look!
@@CasualNerdReactions You'll love it! Wells chases Jack the Ripper into the future. Directed by Nicholas Meyer (Star Trek II) and with a great score by Miklos Rozsa.
McDowell and Steenburgen also fell in love while making the film. She recently said "Thank god for that movie. I have kids because of it!"
@@Rmlohner And then she divorced him and married the guy from "Cheers". 😁
Loved this film as well.
You should react to The Blob (1958) with Steve McQueen next.
Great choice. Looking forward to Charade!
The Time Macvhine is an old school classic film! Very glad you watched this. Another time traveling movie is 'Millenium' - 1989; this film is in my opinion takes a unique perspective on the impact of time travel. Add to your 'Future' watch list! tee hee hee.
If you listen to the piano riff as the traveller wanders through the future forest, the second time, you can see where parts of Alan Silvestri's score for Back to the Future come from. There's a mini sequel on the DVD.
You have reacted to 2 George Pal films...I continue to campaign for a Ray Harryhausen film....perhaps Earth versus the flying saucers.....to see the master of stop motion animation special effects who inspired a generation of filmmakers like....Lucas...Jackson...Spielberg and Cameron. Thanks!....enjoying the channel....great stuff!!
H G Wells's "First Men on the Moon", maybe?
Good timing on this reaction (pun intended), as we lost Yvette Mimieux in January of this year. If you’re interested in seeing more of her, might I suggest Disney’s “The Black Hole”.
Don’t know if you would be interested in the 2002 remake. It’s not nearly as engaging as this film but it does have one point of distinction - it was directed by Simon Wells, who is the great grandson of H. G. Wells.
There have been so many cinematic takes on time travel over the years, some more preposterous and convoluted than others. If you’ve seen “Avengers: Endgame” they even list off most of the more popular ones. This was the one that started it all. And did a damn good job at speculating about the ramifications.
As to the question of would I go forward or back, I’d say it’s somewhat moot. Our history is pretty barbaric for the most part and would probably depress the hell out of me. As for the future - I’m not so sure we as a species are going to be around much longer. And that’s not me being pessimistic, just pragmatic. If you were to go as far ahead as our protagonist, then I think we’ll have either destroyed ourselves entirely or evolved into something unrecognizable as human.
Please don't say A.i.
Great reaction! I was a little young when this was released, so I probably first saw it on tv. I do remember reading The Classics Illustrated comic book of The Time Machine, as my uncle was a huge comic book collector.
As imaginative, and fun, as other similar films are, this is the one that comes closest to representing what would be the logical "rules" regarding time travel. Fun fact: all of the voices of the "talking rings" were done by legendary voice actor Paul Frees who provided voices for countless animated characters, Disney theme parks, replacement dialog for film and television and advertising icons including Toucan Sam and the Pillsbury Doughboy.
The talking rings are the thing I remember best from this film: that the ring's voices and many of the items around that room are all from 'Forbidden Planet' is just a wonderful extra.
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Well observed, Duckie! 🤓
Great reaction man. I also wholeheartedly agree with you on being curious. I would add that its also important to critically question our own beliefs. Its something that I find very challenging, but it really helped to identify the difference between things I am confident are true and things that I just assert to be true.
Definitely! I know I have always been one to accept what I’m told, which can be great, but also really troubling.
three books... survival skills: how to farm; how to build shelters; and how to harness steam for power.
I really enjoyed this movie; it is one of my favourite 'early sci-fi' films having been made in 1960. The 2002 remake is also good. Yvette Mimieux who played Weena (the girl whom Rod Taylor saved from drowning) sadly passed away in January of this year (2022). She was the last of the 'major' cast members to leave us; the previous one was Alan Young who played 'David Filby' passed away in 2016, preceded by Rod Taylor in 2015. Another bit of trivia; some of the costumes & sets were re-used from the 1956 film; 'Forbidden Planet' (another of my favourites - starring a young Leslie Nielson as Commander Adams). The film makers of 'The Time Machine' wanted it to be made on location in the UK. However the budget (under $1m USD) prevented this. So it was made in Culver City CA. The backgrounds were filled in using matte paintings & props to give it the feel of late Victorian London.
Thank you Chris! It's been awhile since I've seen this movie. Great choice! I couldn't make out your shirt. Inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks for watching! The shirt is handwritten lyrics from one of my favorite songs "one" based on the enneagram type 1 by sleeping at last.
It reads:
I'll hold it all more loosely
And yet somehow much more dearly
'Cause I've spent my whole life searching desperately
To find out that grace requires nothing of me
HEY Chris!! I'm so glad you liked one of my favorite movies!! Wonderful reaction!!
Some movies dealing with TIME either going forward or back and so many different genres: The first four being my favorites! 😁
Planet of the Apes (1968) - Time Bandits (1981) - Somewhere in Time (1980) - Frequency (2000) - The Lake House (2006) - Premonition (2007) - The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) - 12 Monkeys (1995) - Timecop (1994)
You've already did another one of my favs...Time After Time...I made sure to check. I can't wait to see your reaction!!
~Dawne
I’ve seen most of these, but I can’t wait to see the ones I haven’t.
It's nice to see how you appreciate the magic of such old movies, for the same reason I like e.g. "Planet of the Apes" (1968) much better than all the new editions, despite their special effects, CGI and whatever else they have to offer.
I don't know exactly how to describe it adequately, but these movies from long ago somehow have such depth, purity and soul, they are made with so much love and have a special charm that is probably hard to recreate. It's as if people have lost something special over time that we should definitely get back, I can't put it into words any better than that, but you'll probably know what I mean.
You should TOTALLY watch Time After Time, shortly after this one. It's a MUST!!!
Another time travel movie much less well known is a B-movie (but a well made one) from 1964 simply titled "The Time Travelers." It stars a cast of unknowns but includes veteran actors John Hoyt and Forest Ackerman. It uses elements from The Time Machine but is definitely its own story and has an eerie, surprise ending. Check it out.
Hi, Chris! Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in. Time to watch ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, an absolutely brilliant movie with fabulous actors.
this was a great reaction to one of my favorite films of all time. i must have watched this movie over a hundred times during my middle school years. the concept that has stuck with me through all these years hasn't been time travel. it's been the mere fact of self-sacrifice. as many times as i've watched this movie, that point has always stuck with me. to be human, is to be willing to sacrifice yourself for another. i believe that self sacrifice is why we are here on earth, as corny as that may sound. this movie always re-affirms that for me whenever i watch it. great reaction!
All those clocks going off reminds me of Laurel and Hardy Saps at Sea, the opening horn factory scene .
Thank you very much for doing this fabulous, old classic.