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Reviews
The Time Machine (2002)
The Pros and Cons
In general this was not as good as the original (the one with Rod Taylor) but in a few ways it was better. The Time Machine itself was good. The special effects on the underground dwellers was very good. The plot was different, a few minor changes and a few major ones. There was a leader of the baddies, an "uber-Morloch" played by Jeremy Irons, that stole the show - A Morloch with white hair, white eyes and telepathic powers. He wasn't in the first movie. His make-up was great and his role in the plot was credible and interesting. Another character, "Vox", a holographic construct played by one Orlando Jones, nearly single-handedly ruined the movie.
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Much better than I'd been led to believe.
Despite the pans of reviewers, I liked this movie. In fact, I liked it better than Interview With a Vampire and I liked this Lestat (Stuart Townsend) better than Cruise's attempt. All the major players from the series were present: Talbot, Lestat, Armand, Maharet, Khayman, Pandora, Mael, Marius and a half-dozen more (albeit most of them in cameo). Marius, Lestat and Akasha were the main players (and Jesse of the Talamasca). Also, despite other reviews, I think this movie and the music was faithful to Anne Rice's portrayal and ethos, at least as I perceive it. Aailiyah was pretty good as Akasha, in places compelling (her first entrance and mini dance scene). The movie didn't capture the breadth of the books series but I thought it was a nice supplement.
I'm a big fan of this series mostly due to Anne Rice's style, sensitivities and treatments. And I found this movie a faithful and often superlative representation of the author's vision.