The Time Machine (DVD 2002)

Story: This adaptation of the classic sci-fi adventure tale by H.G. Wells, directed by Simon Wells (the great-grandson of the author), stars Guy Pearce as Alex Hartdegen, an absent-minded New York professor preoccupied with what passes for technology at the turn of the 20th century. However, the one thing that can distract him from his calculations is his love for Emma (Sienna Guillory), his bride-to-be. When tragedy strikes and he loses Emma, Alex uses the time-travelling machine that he's built in secret to change the present by going into the past. When that fails to alter fate, he leaps forward in time, eventually landing 800,000 years in the future, an era where humanity has splintered into two races--the docile Eloi and the ferocious Morlocks. There Alex befriends two of the Eloi (Samantha and Omero Mumba) and attempts to help them resist almost certain death at the hands of the Morlocks.
Like Pearce's character, this version of the novel is fascinated with technology and uses a daunting array of special effects. The fast-paced film was apparently not made without incident--Wells reportedly had a nervous breakdown during the shoot and was temporarily replaced by director Gore Verbinski (THE MEXICAN) for some scenes. Regardless of production difficulties, THE TIME MACHINE is an engaging spectacle that's anchored by Pearce and enhanced by the commanding appearance of Jeremy Irons.

Comments: Great Adaption, Great Story, Great Special-Effects. A++

Every time i watch this movie ( about once a month or so ) i still enjoy it enormously.

Very well acted, great special effects, great story.

Unfortunately they didn't stay true to the classic 1960's ''Time Machine'', but this version is great as well.

The part where the moon got destroyed was quite unique, i haven't seen a movie where that story was told before.

The Morlocks did look better in my opinion in the old classic one. These ones you can hardly tell that they are offspring from humans.

What puzzles me still is how a language can be sustained after 800,000 years.

This is a MUST-HAVE for your collection. For any SCI-FI fan.

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