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The Time Machine (1960)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 7, 2017

The Time Machine Directed by George Pal Written by David Duncan from a novel by H.G. Wells 1960/USA George Pal Productions/Galaxy Films Inc. First viewing/Amazon Instant I’ve read the source novel and was looking forward to the movie.  It is nowhere near as thought-provoking but still a fun read more

The Time Machine – part 9

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Nov 14, 2012

Errors, Screw-ups, and Cinematic Gremlins Every film, even those with very special “special effects”, and gigantic budgets, are always prone to errors. Even films where special attention is paid to detail errors almost always creep in. Most of the time the errors are glaring, and are so read more

The Time Machine – part 8

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Nov 8, 2012

George is now in the fight of his life. His only chance is to light the torch he made. If he could do that the Morlocks would stay away from him, and the light from the torch. While he’s fighting he calls to Weena to get the torch. She tries to get it, but is frightened off by a Morlock. Georg read more

The Time Machine – part 7

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Nov 6, 2012

I’d like to dedicate the remainder of this blog to my uncle Jim who passed away on Nov 2 2012 The next morning Weena introduces George to the time he has become trapped in. She shows him shafts nobody knows anything about. When George approaches one of the shafts, of which there are dozens, W read more

The Time Machine – part 6

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Nov 2, 2012

  After George berates the Eloi he leaves the pavilion, and stomps down the stairs, eager to return to his time. Weena gets up to try and talk to him, but night has fallen and she won’t go any further than the door. As George gets closer to the spot where he left his machine he sees empti read more

The Time Machine – part 5

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Nov 1, 2012

  George sits on the steps of the pavilion baffled by the total lack of concern he just witnessed. He’s puzzled, and perplexed. Nobody seemed to care that the girl was about to die. Nobody even tried to save her. Nobody !. This “paradise” was no paradise since no one seemed to read more

The Time Machine – part 4

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 28, 2012

  The time machine came a stop. The controls on the control panel froze on one date. Then the machine started to spin on its axis. The spinning was so violent it tossed George out of the machine. George was knocked out and lay face down on the grass. The year was 802701, if that was possible. Y read more

The Time Machine –part 3

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 23, 2012

Ever so gently he pushed the control lever forward. He was pleased he could keep track of time inside the machine. Feeling the vibration of the disc behind him, and seeing the flashing of the lights on the control panel was intoxicating. He felt like he was a little boy again with a new toy. Only th read more

The Time Machine – part 1

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 21, 2012

Unless otherwise noted all screen captures were made by me.  Tom It’s seven thirty in the evening, and David Filby (played perfectly by Alan Young) is closing the store. Like a good Scottish business man he checks the cash register. He goes through the front door, and locks it. David has read more

The Time Machine – part 2

The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Oct 20, 2012

Unless otherwise noted I made all the screen captures from my DVD copy of the film.  Tom For two years George has toiled on the contents of the box. He has worked feverishly to complete it by the end of the century. He goes so far as to say that if successful it will travel in the fourth d read more