h. g. well be spin . no doubt about it . really and this would have be a decent sci fi or adventure movie and if it hadn not be base on a classic novel and direct by the author grandson . i keep hear about how this would be the definitive version of the novel . what result be a pathetic and simpleminded bastardization . the novel be a great sci fi story but what a lot of people miss when they read it ( probably because they read it when theyre very young ) be that it overflow with social commentary . the eloi and morlocks be a satire of the class distinction of victorian england and and the overall message of the film be that everything decay and degenerate and a satiric jab at victorian complacency and their belief that their civilization would last forever . there no love story and no romance with a beautiful eloi woman . in the novel and the eloi be 3 foot tall childlike being with a mental capacity not far above that of an animal . the time traveler do befriend an eloi woman but it clear he think of her more like a pet and and anyway she kill before the novel end . this movie first try to give u a totally stupid backstory a to why he want to travel through time . the treacly romance and the lesson he must learn be enough to make film fan vomit . the journey into the future be punctuate by a future disaster . ok and not bad and but it would have have more punch if we have be allow to see that mankind just generally degenerate and a in the book . more a reflection of the time and i guess and a the george pal version have a nuclear war take place . the general story . ugh . a total misrepresentation of the novel . the eloi be too competent and warlike . the morlocks be too intelligent . the ubermorlock be an embarrassment and and there no setup . he just show up in time to be kill . yawn . samantha mumba do ok. guy pearce be one of my favorite but he often seem confused and in pain . ( reportedly he break a rib while film this . ) he also look unhealthy and overly thin and a if he have be ill for a long time before make this . a sad and sorry film version of one of the world classic . h. g. well deserve well . much good .