With all the legendary hype around War Of The Worlds, it seems that The Time Machine has been overlooked. Both are classics, there is no doubt, but in my humble opinion, put your money on Time Machine. Both are your basic Sci-Fi flicks, a male hero yearning for his one true love with only a non-human race standing between them, but Time Machine brings more to the table.
It may be due to the fact that The Time Machine pulls us in, to travel along with George thru time. We move with him through the centuries, seeing the future, and feeling a bit helpless. It's actually quite humbling, due to the fact that the film reminds us that man has almost no control over time itself!
It also may be due to the fact that we get more special effects goodies in this one. Sure the ships and a couple of aliens in Wars were impressive for it's time, but The Time Machine is a colorful film filled with blooming flowers, bright wardrobes (of Weena's passive race), and bright blue Morlock baddies! Quite a contrast to the dreary and colorless "War Of The Worlds".
Let's not say the War Of The Worlds is horrible, I think it provides a great contrast to The Time Machine, which is seen when the films are viewed together. Both have the Wells-ian style written all over them, and both follow the fifties sci-fi formula. Yet one is bright, and one is dark. One foretells the future problems, one highlights present problems. Both terrific, but give the edge to the irridescent, future-telling Time Machine!
It may be due to the fact that The Time Machine pulls us in, to travel along with George thru time. We move with him through the centuries, seeing the future, and feeling a bit helpless. It's actually quite humbling, due to the fact that the film reminds us that man has almost no control over time itself!
It also may be due to the fact that we get more special effects goodies in this one. Sure the ships and a couple of aliens in Wars were impressive for it's time, but The Time Machine is a colorful film filled with blooming flowers, bright wardrobes (of Weena's passive race), and bright blue Morlock baddies! Quite a contrast to the dreary and colorless "War Of The Worlds".
Let's not say the War Of The Worlds is horrible, I think it provides a great contrast to The Time Machine, which is seen when the films are viewed together. Both have the Wells-ian style written all over them, and both follow the fifties sci-fi formula. Yet one is bright, and one is dark. One foretells the future problems, one highlights present problems. Both terrific, but give the edge to the irridescent, future-telling Time Machine!