In 2002, H.G. Wells’ classic 1895 novella, The Time Machine, was given a glossy modern makeover as a Hollywood feature directed by the legendary author’s great-grandson, British filmmaker Simon Wells.

Spoilers. What you are about to watch is an animation. We say spoilers because you absolutely couldn’t tell that this video of a LEGO Rube Goldberg machine that plays the theme to Pixar’s Up is ...