War of the Worlds

[Jaggannath]

Originally Posted by Karnevil9 Oh and if I am not mistaking, WOTW's was written by H.G. Wells, Not George Orwell.

I knew I'd got something wrong, couldn't put my finger on it... between discussing Orson WELLes, George OrWELL and H.G. WELLs I got myself all tangled. Doh. Good pick up Karnevil

Floppy, I knew they drank the humans blood in the movie, but the movie gave the impression that they were used to spray the red spores over the country to become the red weed... leastaways that was the impression the movie gave me

[Karnevil9]

"I knew I'd got something wrong, couldn't put my finger on it... between discussing Orson WELLes, George OrWELL and H.G. WELLs I got myself all tangled. Doh. Good pick up Karnevil"

LOL, I double checked to make sure I had all my "OR's" and "WELL's" straight myself before I posted that. Does get a bit confusing.

Still interesting he wrote that story in 1898. H.G. Wells like Jules Verne was way ahead of his time.

[foghat46]

The original illustrations are tripped-out. Iin the book, the ships are cylinders fired from a giant gun on Mars, and create quite the crater on Earth when they hit. The machines emerge a few days later after things cool a bit.

[David M]

Hah!.....I still think it's something in the birdcrap that is a pathogen to the aliens.

[DragonNOA1]

Originally Posted by David M Hah!.....I still think it's something in the birdcrap that is a pathogen to the aliens.

roflcopter

[Karnevil9]

Maybe the birdcrap ate through the force filed, the same way it will eat paint on your car

[Xayd]

http://www.tomcruiseisnuts.com

and i thought the movie was horrible compared to the original.

[Jaggannath]

That was pretty awesome Xayd... funny stuff

[Sauron]

"What Scientology is, is it addresses man as a spiritual being. Okay? And it gives people tools that they apply to their lives to improve conditions. And that is what it is."

A. I could use that sentence as a basis for religion. B. If thats the "intelligence" spewing from Hollywood today, I can understand why there is a slump.

[Xayd]

Originally Posted by Sauron "What Scientology is, is it addresses man as a spiritual being. Okay? And it gives people tools that they apply to their lives to improve conditions. And that is what it is." A. I could use that sentence as a basis for religion. B. If thats the "intelligence" spewing from Hollywood today, I can understand why there is a slump.

yeah, a slump for tom cruise definitely, he's gotten in a handful of big name movies over the past few years but not nearly as many as he did in the 90s.

besides the fact that he's insane, johnny depp and brad pitt are better actors than he ever was too, so he's got a tough haul .

[David M]

The IRS granted Scientology religious status...therefore it is tax exempt. That makes no sense since it has nothing to do with any sort of god. Hubbard who wrote science fiction, said in one of his books the way to become wealthy is to start a religion. Looks like he followed his own words. Scientologists, much like a cult, contribute a high percentage of their income to Hubbard's group. Thats their choice and their right. To each his own.

[mbossman2]

one view of the Scientologists....

[doctorgonzo]

Originally Posted by David M That makes no sense since it has nothing to do with any sort of god.

I don't think that's an appropriate way to determine what a religion is or not; certainly, it's not appropriate for the IRS to delve into questions about deities.

I honestly don't care much about Scientology. I'm perfectly fair: I think every religion has its share of crazy beliefs.

[nocturnx]

I thought the movie was excellent, it was definatley one of the best sci-fi movies ive seen in quite some time. I enjoyed it better than the original, pretty much same story but with better visuals and sound effects. Both films had good acting, nothing great.

[Jaggannath]

Originally Posted by David M That makes no sense since it has nothing to do with any sort of god.

Jedi is a religion in the USA is it not?? I don't see any gods there, but it's still something people believe in to lead their lives in a good and just way, the same as religion. Does that make it invalid??

I wonder what Cruise thought about God saving the planet, and not the Scientologists, in War of the Worlds

[David M]

How should a religion be defined? Any group with a set of beliefs? This could be the Boy Scouts then. Or the Kiwanis Club.

[Jaggannath]

It's defined by number of followers I believe... if a certain number of people call it their religion on a census in the Other column, and they petition for it, I believe they're allowed to be called a religion

[Siberian Bear]

Well I saw the film a couple of days ago and I liked it. But I'd still like an authentic Wells film. There is one made by Pendragon under the title "H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds", but it doens't seem to have been released widely. There is supposed to be a DVD of it too but I can't find it anywhere in the UK.

I thought the film was quite like the 1953 version in a number of respects, however it's been a while since I've read the book so I might have forgotten things that were originally in it. I don't remember the eye moving throught he house in the book, nor the aliens actually getting out the machines.

Jeff Wayne is apparently doing a complete CGI version of War of the Worlds in 2007. I ordered his musical version on CD, but they sent me "music from the motion picture" (i.e. the one that has just been released). I'll get it eventually I suppose.

[Jaggannath]

Originally Posted by Siberian Bear I don't remember the eye moving throught he house in the book, nor the aliens actually getting out the machines.

That's because they didn't have those high-tech eyes on the stalk, and the aliens didn't leave their machines. There was one alien per craft, and they stayed inside their machines IIRC.

Originally Posted by Siberian Bear Jeff Wayne is apparently doing a complete CGI version of War of the Worlds in 2007. I ordered his musical version on CD, but they sent me "music from the motion picture" (i.e. the one that has just been released). I'll get it eventually I suppose.

I've had the CD for years now, I wasn't looking forwards to the movie because I enjoyed the book and music, but they didn't butcher it, as I stated above. Had it for 7 or so years now I think about it. I was surprised they didn't use the existing music, it was very good