The 1960’s movie adaptation starring Rod Taylor is a classic and is still fun to watch.
In 2002 Warner Bros./Dreamworks released a new updated version of The Time Machine.
With state of the art special effects, a new cast and a somewhat altered story line the movie was good but failed to garner the audience or the profit Warner Bros./Dreamworks had hoped for.
Personally I liked the movie. It was similar to the 1960 movie adaptation with only a few differences: the Eloi were intelligent and the Morlocks had a super-intelligent leader.
The special visual effects were incredible and as always Stan Winston Studio turned out some amazing practical effects and creatures.
The only fault I have with the film is the pacing and the addition of the leader of the Morlocks.
The comic book features a photo cover of the movie’s promotional poster and offers a short abbreviated version of the story.
Like most good comic books it leaves readers with a cliffhanger ending. In this case the cliffhanger was to encourage people to see the movie.
Plagued by production problems (including the original director leaving the film part way through) it never quite captured the feel of the original film.
It does contain a number of homages to the 1960 film. It is a much darker film than the original with some disturbing scenes-especially concerning the Morlocks diet.
DC Comics released the small adaptation of the movie as a free giveaway.
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