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FILM REVIEW: Wells would lay egg if he saw 'The Time Machine'

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From: University Wire
Date: 20020308
Author:Mark Betancourt

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(Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- H.G. Wells set "The Time Machine" rolling about 100 years ago and it shows.

The novel is simple and adventurous if you're a little boy living before cars replaced carriages. Wells, or anyone else who was around to read the first edition of the book, would have a heart attack if he could see the latest movie version.

Filmmaking technology has transformed the humbly simplistic story of "The Time Machine" into a stunning visual journey. Modern sensibilities have made it more meaningful.

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