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Post by Relyt on Aug 1, 2010 1:23:52 GMT 1
And there is the panic in the streets scene where people are fleeing from the Martians Aliens. That is very much as Wells described 'The Exodus from London' and the mob attacking the car is similar to the assault on Mrs Elphinstone and her sister-in-law in their chaise, although the end result is different. There was even a revolver. Lots of small details in this movie. |
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Post by stevesudz on Aug 1, 2010 14:45:54 GMT 1
..and theres a journalist too...no wait..or was he a garage mechanic? ..no the journalist was definitely there..in one of the cars on the freeway. The one at the back. I think. You should write a list of all the connections! I love the scene where all the cars are raaaacing out of the city at 18mph so that ray can weave in and out just like they do in blazing saddles! ( except thats horses..). Ive had coffee. Can you tell?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2010 14:48:54 GMT 1
Yes I can. ;D
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Aug 1, 2010 21:10:13 GMT 1
..and theres a journalist too...no wait..or was he a garage mechanic? ..no the journalist was definitely there..in one of the cars on the freeway. The one at the back. I think. You should write a list of all the connections! I love the scene where all the cars are raaaacing out of the city at 18mph so that ray can weave in and out just like they do in blazing saddles! ( except thats horses..). Ive had coffee. Can you tell? I can just imagine the manic stare in your eyes as you down another cup. ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2010 15:20:49 GMT 1
So, how is the 2005 movie related to the 1950s one? Any plot details that are similar?
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Sept 6, 2010 22:27:49 GMT 1
Both set in the wrong country and wrong time period, Tripods have an invisible forcefield that make them impenetrable to Earthly weaponry....... That should be enough to start with.
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Post by Relyt on Sept 7, 2010 22:22:45 GMT 1
They're more like loose remakes of the radio broadcast.
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Post by stevesudz on Sept 7, 2010 23:08:16 GMT 1
plot?? I think I missed something here. Isn't a plot a series of stories that are linked by a common pathway that eventually culminates in a logical conclusion? Like "Ray is a father who doesn't know his kids who discovers aliens who decided to invade earth thousands of years ago, but they waited ..er thousands of years ; crossing interstellar space in lighting that comes from the clouds to use machines which are ( ahem) thousands of years old ( coz they buried them) meets up with an army which materialises out of thin air with tanks in a row and jet fighters which then dissappears over a hill in a battle we dont actually see...only to end up in a deserted city where only his family decide to wait behind watching Jeremy Kyle..
Ive had coffee again..
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2010 23:41:56 GMT 1
;D
And the radio broadcast is, in turn, a loose adaptation of the novel.
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Sept 7, 2010 23:57:12 GMT 1
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Post by RustiSwordz on Sept 9, 2010 22:38:09 GMT 1
plot?? I think I missed something here. Isn't a plot a series of stories that are linked by a common pathway that eventually culminates in a logical conclusion? Like "Ray is a father who doesn't know his kids who discovers aliens who decided to invade earth thousands of years ago, but they waited ..er thousands of years ; crossing interstellar space in lighting that comes from the clouds to use machines which are ( ahem) thousands of years old ( coz they buried them) meets up with an army which materialises out of thin air with tanks in a row and jet fighters which then dissappears over a hill in a battle we dont actually see...only to end up in a deserted city where only his family decide to wait behind watching Jeremy Kyle.. Ive had coffee again.. CruiseBerg only filmed WOTW because their own careeres were at an impass at theat point. All they used the story for was to bolster their own images. They had no interest in making a decent WOTW adaptation. I only liked one thing about the film. Ryan Church's tripods. Everything else about the film was utter shite. Ive only seen the film twice. Hated it the first time, hated it even more the second. Never saw it again. I liked the 50's version better. It was an innocent early time for film making. The 2005 version should have known better. And i don't drink coffee. This guy sums up the movie brilliantly: www.beckerfilms.com/WaroftheWorlds2005.htm |
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Post by stevesudz on Sept 11, 2010 16:18:05 GMT 1
Top link Rusti. If only ALL movie reviews were that honest ( and unafraid of Hollywooden backlash). I agree with you too. It seems that "Cruiseberg", like many in Hollywooden, have the "Money begats money" weapon in their favour and so promptly butcher all good stories purely to hear the cash register ring. Is it me or has the dumbing-down process gone beyond sensible? (A good example being "Clash of the titans")
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2010 16:53:30 GMT 1
I agree. The movies that Hollywood churns out that are based on books butcher the original text. It's been a while since I've seen a respectful adaptation/remake of any great movie or book.  |
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Post by chickenstu on Jul 19, 2011 22:51:05 GMT 1
Yeah, I like this. Not a bad movie at all. Yeah, a hell of a lot was changed, but it still follows the beat of H.G Wells' original novel pretty well - and the tripods and red weed are pretty much how I imagined them from the book.
This will do until the definitive version is made someday.
Since I'm a huge Spielberg fan as well as a fan of the story, I'm willing to overlook the changes he made.
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