In Ogilvy's study
Posted on 03/01/2005 10:24:36 PM PST by null and void
Did you know that there are two versions of War of the Worlds hitting theaters this year?
The Speilberg production is a big budget Hollywood extravaganza staring Tom Cruise.
It is set in modern America - "working class New England", and probably only has a passing aquaintence with the book.
In other words, big names, big budget, flashy effects and no substance.
Enough about THAT!
On the other hand, the Pendragon production is a small independent film set in 1890's England. From what little I've seen, it is accurate to the rich detail of Wells' masterpiece. It bills itself as
THE FIRST AUTHENTIC MOVIE ADAPTATION OF THE 1898 H.G. WELLS CLASSIC NOVEL.
In Ogilvy's study
Laying in wait
OH CRAP!
The Writer and the Curate at bay
Miss Elphinstone *sigh*
The Artilleryman
Soooooo, what I was wondering is: are there any other War of the Worlds fans would would like to see the premiere of the Pendragon production on March 30th in the greater Silicon Valley area?
I don't yet know which theater will host the opening show. Please let me know if you are interested in going to a just for fun non-political event with fellow FReepers.
If we get enough takers, maybe we could rent the theater for an exclusive showing! Who knows?
Would you be so kind as to ping the usual suspects?
My money's on Spielberg. I don't care how big a lefty he is, the man can make some movies.
I'll keep a list and ping anyone interested as new information becomes available.
No particular reason one can't see both...
Cool!
...or they can't see YOU...
Hard to imagine anything topping the 1953 WOTW. Forbidden Planet and WOTW are my picks for best sci-fi flicks. The special effects in both were awesome.
Yeah. But if it really is true to the book, oh mama!
It's a joke! don't get pissed...
The stills looked cool, but the trailer really left me cold. There sure wasn't any coherence in that sequence of half-second snippets.
Watched part of the '53 WOTW on AMC the other night. It has held up well.
I like your idea of a SV FReeper get together. Keep me posted.
Will do.
How about them what?
Just kidding! Yep, "THEM!" is another great 50's sci-fi flick.
View the Spielberg "War of the Worlds" trailer here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/waroftheworlds/
How could you forget The Day the Earth Stood Still?
Yeah, that's another good one. You also have to include Earth vs the Flying Saucers and The Thing that Challenged the World.
Even the schlocky stuff from the 50's was good, such as The Blob, Invaders from Mars, and Monsters from Space.
All that trailer was missing was Dr. Who's TARDIS.
:-)
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