Will Rollason Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 Its a steaming pile of poo. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted November 18, 2019 Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 19 minutes ago, Will Rollason said: Its a steaming pile of poo. thanks. Why can't they have a production that is faithful to the book? It's a cracking yarn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Rollason Posted November 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Why can't they have a production that is faithful to the book? It's a cracking yarn. exactly Mike. thats what i was hoping for but no, someone had to "re-imagine" it because it needed updating by shoe horning in lots of unneeded plot points and a token female role. I mean theres probably a valid series to be written about the problems of divorce and living together without being married in that era.... SO GO AND WRITE ONE... And its so badly scripted and clunky it verges on parody.... I dont like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Seems to me that the only story of War of the Worlds worth looking in to is the original by H.G. Wells. All the films made were very much 'adapted' to suit the contemporary audience, and even Orson Wells' radio play was so realistic to American listeners they panicked and ran for the hills! What is particularly interesting is the fact that H.G. wrote the story as the tensions of pre-WWI Europe were getting seriously heavy and the context can be seen as allegorical. Even more remarkable is the fact that Wells was a staunch pacifist - and when war was declared he worked for the Ministry of Propaganda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 19, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Is it worth watching though? Have it recorded Am a massive WOTW fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 hours ago, phantom said: Is it worth watching though? Have it recorded Am a massive WOTW fan I wasn’t particularly impressed but as there’s not much else to watch on a Sunday evening so will watch the next episode. The problem for me with WotW is that everyone knows what eventually happens.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 I thought it was utter bunkum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 7 hours ago, Erithacus said: and even Orson Wells' radio play was so realistic to American listeners they panicked and ran for the hills! Unfortunately that is a myth. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/ It's a great story though, panicked people running because of a radio play. But it seems the real story there was the power of the media to manipulate the news to make people believe a panic had happened when it didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 When they use the term "based on", very little apart from the title remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 20, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 On 19/11/2019 at 08:18, BS2 Red said: Unfortunately that is a myth. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/ It's a great story though, panicked people running because of a radio play. But it seems the real story there was the power of the media to manipulate the news to make people believe a panic had happened when it didn't. Interesting to read I honestly always thought it created panic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Rollason Posted November 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 On 19/11/2019 at 01:57, phantom said: Is it worth watching though? Have it recorded Am a massive WOTW fan Did you watch it in the end? What did you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 Hard to beat this version imo …. Richard Burton's brilliant voice and narration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 20/11/2019 at 14:00, phantom said: Interesting to read I honestly always thought it created panic Same here but a few years ago I read or saw something about it being a bit of a myth and this thread jogged my memory. It’s a shame because it’s a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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