Time Machine

Pros: Jeremy Irons, Orlando Jones
Cons: Just about everything else

The year 1899 has been the setting for a couple of recent movies. Last year, it was the setting for the Oscar nominated movie “Moulin Rouge!” It also served as the starting point for the remake of “The Time Machine.” Judging by these two efforts, I’d...

Pros: acting, visuals
Cons: strayed from original

Having reviewed George Pal's 1960 version, I felt it only fitting to go on and review Simon Wells' 2002 version of Time Machine. This version has been widely panned here on Epinions and elsewhere, and I can see their point. I went into this...

Pros: Most special effects are good, a fun story
Cons: Character development. Some cheesy special effects/make-up.

The concept of a time machine, a machine that would allow a person to travel through time, first came to light with H. G. Well’s novel, The Time Machine, published in the late 19th century. Since that time, there have been many variations...

Pros: A nice balance of themes - fantasy, philosophy and pure entertainment.
Cons: The annoying "Jitter-Cam" during the chase at the end

Okay, I'm going to take a different bent than normal here. When people talk about this film (not that they do all that often), it's usually in comparison to the original George Pal movie - which is of course a classic piece of sixties filmmaking, don’t ...

Pros: Great special effects, some interesting twists
Cons: Ends kind of abruptly

This movie review will by my 700th review here at Epinions. I've been a member since the early beginning's of this site. Wow...700...

The Time Machine stars Guy Pearce as a man who tries to figure out why you can't change the past. After...

Pros: Mindless entertainment.
Cons: Cheap ending.

Once again I find myself in the need to say that if you’re a fan of the book – you’re probably not going to like the movie. It doesn’t matter what producers or directors do, they will never, ever, absolutely come even remotely close to the...

Pros: The musical score, The second half, Mumba, Irons, Special effects
Cons: The first half, Pearce in the first half, changing the main character, casting in general

Although I am not going to go so far as to say that you shouldn’t watch this film at all, if you have a choice, go back and read the original novel, by HG Wells. It ought to be more entertaining.

There are some things in this movie that I...

Pros: Flawed themes. No involvement.
Cons: Concept.

Science fiction doesn't necessarily have to add up completely. But it should make you forget your questions. The Time Machine (2002) is the worst kind of sci-fi. Many plot holes and questions, large and small, pop up throughout the movie, and ...

Pros: Good Story
Cons: Lacking Plot, Disappointing Ending

We recently rented this movie and, I must say, the original was better. When this movie first came out, I wanted to go see it in theaters, but never got around to it. Maybe because I didn't hear anything good about it or subconsciously I knew the...

Pros: Good work by the 'techies' who built the sets, props, costumes, makeup, and effects.
Cons: Huge plot holes, little reason to care about characters, insufficient story.

I've always been a fan of the science fictional subgenre of time travel. H. G. Wells' The Time Machine is the classic work of this specialty, so naturally I was interested when a new movie version of it was released. Even the bad reviews that...

Pros: It sucks!
Cons: REALLY Sucks!

Yes, the movie sucks. Never before have I seen a movie so idiotically done to an extent where I would of said 1,000 times over "I want to shoot myself" after seeing it.

Anyway, after we've gotten through the fact that this movie is utter dog...

Pros: Guy Pearce, special effects
Cons: Stupid dialog, lame acting from virtually everyone, too much like Planet Of The Apes

Ugh, the movies this year just keep getting worse and worse. Queen of the Damned, John Q, Crossroads, and now The Time Machine. All of these movies and more make me embarrassed to live in the year 2002. (Mainly because my life kind of...

Pros: Exciting moments and above average acting.
Cons: Quick climax scene, disappointing ending.

Okay, I admit it. I've never read the book by H.G. Wells. I can't expound on the literary themes that are prevalent throughout the book and therefore in the movie. I won't draw comparisons between the author's original work and Hollywood's...

Pros: Moments of special effects, Jeremy Irons, Moments of concept
Cons: Most of the acting, Character, Execution of plot

After I watched "L.A. Confidential" for the first time (reviewed at: ht tp://www.epinions.com/content_ 39223398020 ), I remember being instantly enthusiastic about Guy Pearce. He had impressed me in that movie and I ...

Pros: Everything comes together to enhance.
Cons: A little more of Jeremy Irons would have been great.

I said in a review I wrote last year, remakes are mistakes. The remake I was reviewing (and the deluge of them around that time), led me to that conclusion- and although I still stand by my desire to see original concepts over retreads, I recently saw a ...