Reviews

A decent adaptation of a classic novel. Enough changes to the original story to make it interesting and not repetitive of former renditions on film. The special effects were good, but not spectacular. The story line had some interesting twists. As an avid H.G. Wells fan I would endorse the updated story-line to bring the story so far into the future. The explanation of man's destruction being caused by construction (blasting) on the moon is original. An intelligent Morlock leader was a bit of a stretch to the original story-line, but given the overall modernization of the screenplay, it does work. The "librarian" surviving the holocaust is a thought provoking idea.

Nice forum for a young Richard Dryfuss and Susan Sarandon. The story line is a little sappy and way too predictable.

All the characters are stereotypical of the times (early 80's). Maybe seeing the movie in 1984 I would have felt differently about the story line. However, in 2001 it seems trite and fixed.