Mike Click

Your choice do you like old or new DVD disc of The Time Machine?

I like the 1960 Version with Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimeux. Which version do you like, optional why?

Robert_V

The original version of the Time Machine is a much better quality film.

Not only for the directrial aspect of the film, but the screenplay and overall presentation of H.G. Wells concept.

The "remake" is a pure attempt at bringing the Wells novel to life.

Michael Reuben

Moving this to Movies and editing the title, since the thread focuses on the movies, not the discs.

M.

"Most people never have to face the fact that, at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything." -- Chinatown

"What kind of movies would there be if everyone in them had to do what we thought they should do?" -- Roger Ebert

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Travis Olson

I also prefer the 1960 version. The 2002 version is good for what it is, but the old one had better storytelling, I thought.

Bill J

I haven't seen the 1960 version for a very long time, but I would have to favor it over the 2002 version. I was very displeased with the newer version because it ignored the world's evolution from the 1890s to 800,000 years later. It seemed to focus too much on the Morlocks and not enough on the events that occur in between (like war and exploration). I was fascinated by the whole concept of the moon drilling operation, followed by its explosion, but that aspect appeared to be down-played significantly.

If I recall correctly, the 1960 version developed these concepts more clearly.

Tom Blizzard

Guess I'll join the group...............
I vote the 1960 version............

Still A LD and Vinyl FAN !!

Dennis Pagoulatos

I like the 1970's version with that actress that played "Terry" on Three's Company in the Samantha Mumba role...

Actually, I prefer the 1960 film, but even the 70's version kicks the ass of last years...


-Dennis

He must have died while carving it!...

Joe Reinwald

I, too, prefer the 1960 version. The newer one was a big disappointent to me, except for the actual time travel scenes. Watching the vines grow, the landscapes change--those almost made the movie worth watching!

-Joe

Jeff Kleist

I haven't seen the 60s version

The 2002 version is totally blasphemous. HG Wells is spinning in his grave faster than those lenses knowing his grandson blasphemed so badly

Unneccessary wholesale alterations

Steve Christou

The classic 1960 version easily. I thought nearly everyone was miscast in the 2002 version, Jeremy Irons appears for 10mins as a SuperMorlock looking like an albino David Bowie. Best thing about the new version is the music by Klaus Badelt, which has similarities to Jerry Goldsmith's score for The Edge.

Seth Paxton

Is this just some sort of trap to catch the few "bad taste" HTFers around here? I can almost hear the cage door closing on the first sucker that says "I like the new version best".

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Randall Dorr

I like the new version best.
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