The Time Machine: What Books Would You Take?

By Ann Magnuson

This blog in the New York Times about the literacy campaign in Chile (part of which involves giving away a box of nine books to every family) reminded me of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine. I recently caught the end of the fabulous 1960 movie (starring hunky Aussie Rod Taylor) on TV. I loved the movie but was always annoyed that the Morlocks looked so cheesy. Certainly with today's technology they could build a better Morlock? So I rented the 2002 remake to see. Still kinda cheesy, but Jeremy Irons was truly frightening as the inexplicably more-evolved Morlock leader. Check out this scene where Irons does battle with Guy Pearce -- another hot Aussie... although I prefer Rod. (I always prefer my movie star hunks to be named "Rod.") Irons looks like a cross between Edgar Winter, David Bowie as Andy Warhol and Bryan Gregory from The Cramps. Good Halloween drag!

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