Setting the temporal starting point of the classic H.G. Wells novel in the year 1960 (rather than 1900), this engrossing adaptation follows the Time Traveler as he passes through World Wars I, II, and III and finally stops in the year 802,701. There he finds an apathetic, placid people called the Eloi and falls in love with one of their number, the beauteous blonde Weena. To his horror, however, he learns that the Eloi's apathy is generated by a maniacal, cannibalistic underworld--and that the only way to help them is to incite a revolution. George Pal's version of THE TIME MACHINE is an exciting and faithful cinematic production of H.G. Wells's 1895 classic. Academy Awards: Best Special Effects.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Alternate Ending
Making Of: THE JOURNEY BACK
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies
Cinematographer
Paul C. Vogel: American Director of Photography
Source Writer
H.G. Wells: British Novelist, WAR OF THE WORLDS, TIME MACHINE
Art Director
George W. Davis: Art Director
Review 1:
"The year's Oscar winner for special effects, this MACHINE is at least 802,701 miles ahead of 2002's Guy Pearce remake."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 04/13/2004
Review 2:
"...All-out spectacle...[that] works marvelously..." -- Rating: A-
Source: Entertainment Weekly
pp.66-7 02/17/1995
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