Well, Amos, I agree with you that the H.G. Wells ending was underplayed. No question about that. They could have made it register with much more impact than they did. I did feel a twinge of disappointment about that very thing when watching the movie.

Still, consider how godawful BAAAADDDD most Hollywood movies of this type ARE!!!! Think about it.

This one was pretty good. I count that as a major triumph. I LOVE this story so much...so I was relieved that they did a not bad job with it.

So...I am seeing the glass as half full on this one. You're seeing it as half empty (or more than half empty?).

I like my approach better. It's more fun. ;-)

Face it, man...NOBODY will ever make a movie that meets your stringent requirements for perfection.   (grin)