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Post by sostie on Sept 30, 2019 17:48:36 GMT
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 2, 2019 9:57:53 GMT
Oh come everyone knows that aliens only invades the USA.
But i will probably check this show out.
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Post by DarkManX on Oct 2, 2019 19:45:59 GMT
How many times has this been remade now? This is one of those things I have to wonder how many times they can remake it doing the same thing over and over again.
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Post by sostie on Oct 2, 2019 20:16:03 GMT
How many times has this been remade now? This is one of those things I have to wonder how many times they can remake it doing the same thing over and over again. Well there have been 2 films and 1 TV series loosely based on the book. All set in contemporary America. There was a 2005 film set in Victorian England which apparentley is abysmal. This is the first production of any budget to be a proper adaptation of the book and set in Victorian England.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 3, 2019 1:33:11 GMT
Well, the fact that it has Eleanor Tomlinson from Poldark in it would be reason enough for me to check this out. Looks like she's been keeping busy since Poldark finished (we'll be getting the final episode here on Saturday), between this mini-series and starring in Joss Whedon's new show. It's also good to see Robert Carlyle playing something other than Rumpelstiltskin from Once Upon A Time. How many times has this been remade now? This is one of those things I have to wonder how many times they can remake it doing the same thing over and over again. Well there have been 2 films and 1 TV series loosely based on the book. All set in contemporary America. There was a 2005 film set in Victorian England which apparentley is abysmal. This is the first production of any budget to be a proper adaptation of the book and set in Victorian England. And that's^ another reason why I'm actually interested in this version (I wasn't fond of the 2005 Tom Cruise one either). |
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Post by Morgana on Oct 3, 2019 9:27:07 GMT
I'll give it a try. I hope it's better than the other adaptations.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 3, 2019 11:37:16 GMT
How many times has this been remade now? 62 times including movies, tv shows, books, games, comics,music and other stuff.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Oct 4, 2019 21:42:19 GMT
I would love to see this, I wonder if it will be shown in the U.S.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 4, 2019 22:23:12 GMT
I liked the short that was done where they had black and white footage of an alien being examined in a 19th century medical room. I cant recall if it was fan-made or done for a tv show. There was also a documentary on the book from the mid 90s narrated by Donald Sutherland which used WW 1 footage and added tripods in via primitive cgi.
I am expecting them to crank up the SJW factor in this though like they did with Dracula (giving Jonathan Harker syphilis and making Van Helsing an illegal immigrant--I mean--fuck off with the insincere proselytizing).
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Post by sostie on Oct 7, 2019 12:05:08 GMT
I am expecting them to crank up the SJW factor in this though like they did with Dracula (giving Jonathan Harker syphilis and making Van Helsing an illegal immigrant--I mean--fuck off with the insincere proselytizing). What version was that? The story has often been cited as a metaphor for both the fear of venereal disease and fear of immigrants.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 7, 2019 12:25:19 GMT
What version was that? The story has often been cited as a metaphor for both the fear of venereal disease and fear of immigrants. The last BBC version. But the original story-Dracula is definitely evil and the men are defending the society from him. The Hammer versions were always about the Dracula character as evil. But since the late 70s he has been re-interpreted as a romantic hero and rarely presented as a dangerous foreign force (Blacula, the Monster Squad).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 12:57:49 GMT
How many times has this been remade now? This is one of those things I have to wonder how many times they can remake it doing the same thing over and over again. I've always wanted a good adaption of War of the Worlds that was set in the original time and setting, so I'm delighted to be getting this. It does seem to be a pretty loose adaption of the story though, so I just hope it's good!
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Post by movieliker on Feb 20, 2020 18:28:27 GMT
I thought it was pretty good.
It's not really about The War of the Worlds. It's about a couple, and their odyssey, and fight for survival during the War of the Worlds.
Eleanor Tomlinson was terrific. I was riveted to the TV everytime she was on screen.
I had a couple of minor complaints.
SPOILERS;
The Martian creatures didn't seem evolved enough to be able to create or operate the technology they used to travel to the Earth. Or declare war on the Earth.
The Martian creatures seemed slow, and easy to run away from. Or even injure or kill with a weapon. When George and his brother were killed, it appeared both could have easily just run away. Instead of just standing there and allowing themselves to be killed.
I'm watching the EPIX War of the Worlds version right now. It's really slow at times. This BBC version is not fast paced. But it's faster than the EPIX version.
Half the EPIX version is in French. If you don't have closed captioning, (or speak French) you'll miss half the show. (The program I'm watching it on doesn't have closed captioning.)
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Feb 20, 2020 18:36:58 GMT
I did watch it in the beginning of January, it was not bad, but i found it a bit boring. Eleanor Tomlinson was good in it, but i did not buy her and Rafe Spall as a couple as i did not think they had any chemistry.
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Post by movieliker on Feb 20, 2020 18:48:49 GMT
I did watch it in the beginning of January, it was not bad, but i found it a bit boring. Eleanor Tomlinson was good in it, but i did not buy her and Rafe Spall as a couple as i did not think they had any chemistry. Yeah, he seemed like a cross between a baby and a weenie. But Eleanore Tomlinson was terrific. |
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Post by movieliker on Feb 20, 2020 19:45:47 GMT
I did watch it in the beginning of January, it was not bad, but i found it a bit boring. Eleanor Tomlinson was good in it, but i did not buy her and Rafe Spall as a couple as i did not think they had any chemistry. REPLY #2 They spent too much time with the post-war segments looking at the Eleanore Tomlinson character just looking miserable, depressed and hopeless. Those parts moved really slowly. |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Feb 20, 2020 19:49:52 GMT
I did watch it in the beginning of January, it was not bad, but i found it a bit boring. Eleanor Tomlinson was good in it, but i did not buy her and Rafe Spall as a couple as i did not think they had any chemistry. REPLY #2 They spent too much time with the post-war segments looking at the Eleanore Tomlinson character just looking miserable, depressed and hopeless. Those parts moved really slowly. I agree they could have skipped that or at least have less of it.
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