War of the Words
When I reviewed this.. this cinematic thing that was Tim Hine's adaptation of The War of the Worlds, I thought that it would all pass away like a fever dream, but apparently you can't keep a vile atrocity down and now Pendragon Pictures are filing suit against Darkhorse Comics over its graphic novel version of the H. G. Wells book for infringement of copyright-- despite the fact that both are faithful adaptations of a work that has been in public domain for years.You would think that Mr. Hines would be content with having his ouvere lapse into blessed obscurity, but when one is deep in Ed Wood territory the normal rules do not apply.
Now if you will excuse me, I have to try to get some of the feeling back into the right side of my face.
posted by David at
1:38 PM
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I purchased this at my local Sam's club.
Less than $9 as I recall.
Amateurish production values with a touch of CGI.
Talky and slow moving in places.
I'm almost certain the 'waiting for a message at the telegraph office' sequence could have been removed. That and all the walking back and forth.
The part where the Martian heat ray kills spectators is interesting. When the bodies are reduced to skeletons they continue to squirm.
***Right this second the History Channel is discussing the book***
I really should purchase the DVD version of the George Pal WotW, my VHS copy is nearly 30 years old. (Fotomat Home Video)
Speaking of that, that version had the jet powered flying wing.
Check out this newsreel:
http://www.archive.org/details/1946-06-27_Monster_Flying_Wing
Check your listings for The History Channel's 'Modern Marvels: B-2'
They show an old short of a passenger Flying Wing with fore and aft observaion lounges.
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