The Time Machine / The Tuxedo |  | Directors: Kevin Donovan, Simon Wells
Actors: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs, Guy Pearce, Yancey Arias
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 182290
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 195 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.5 x 1.3
UPC: 678149067323
EAN: 0678149067323
ASIN: B00009IB46
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 2002
Release Date: July 1, 2003
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The Time Machine (2002)
While the 1960 version of The Time Machine remains a science fiction classic, this adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel benefits from a dazzling CGI facelift. Digital wizardry shows us the awesome splendor of eons passing in an eye blink, while Wells's heroic time traveler--played with appealing conviction by Memento's Guy Pearce--is given a stronger motivation for piloting his time machine 800,000 years into the future. Long after New York City has crumbled and the moon shattered by a nuclear accident, Pearce finds a new home with the peacefully primitive Eloi, after confronting the subterranean Morlocks (courtesy of Stan Winson's monster shop) and their evil overlord (Jeremy Irons in wicked, pigmentless makeup). Trading Wells's social commentary for pure adventure, director Simon Wells (the author's great-grandson) maintains the story's legacy of wonder, despite a few hokey embellishments. Catering to a younger audience, this Time Machine is fun without being particularly distinguished--a treat for the eyes, if not the brain. --Jeff Shannon The Tuxedo
Jackie Chan looks spiffy in The Tuxedo, but the movie needs a tailor. No Jackie Chan movie could be a total misfire, however, and he's charmingly self-effacing here as a hapless chauffeur who inadvertently replaces his injured super-agent boss (Jason Issacs) and foils a madman (Ritchie Coster) who plans to infect the world's water supply (!) and reap a fortune selling pure bottled water. Jackie's a bumbling superhero after donning his boss's high-tech, Inspector Gadget-like tuxedo (it even has a "Mambo" setting), and curvaceous co-agent Jennifer Love Hewitt coaches him in crime fighting while closing in on the bad guys. It's all as routinely ridiculous as it sounds--Jackie's faux James Brown act is the only real highlight--and as critic Roger Ebert observed, the climax hinges on an insect queen that doesn't exist in nature! So, while Jackie and Jennifer provide a few moments of stellar stunts and random amusement, you can blame this mess on screenwriters who didn't do their homework. --Jeff Shannon
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| Customer Reviews:
Herbert George Wells March 25, 2008
Gunner (Bethlehem,Georgia)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
The Time Machine DVD
The feature that I find fascinating about this movie is that it is directed by the Great Grandson of the author, Herbert George Wells. It was was the first major novel The Time Machine (Signet Classics) written by H. G. Wells in 1875, I believe. The Time Machine has been the basis for numerous time- travel novels to the point that it is a staple in Science Fiction today.
I strongly recommend this movie for fans of Science Fiction and H. G. Wells (Do you think Bush 41 was named after him?
Gunner, March, 2008
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