FishCustard Posted November 25, 2019 Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) I'm less concerned about the sphere vs cylinder thing (something launched ballistically would likely be a sphere - better chances of surviving reentry), and more that the tripod seemed to come out of the thing fully formed. In the book the Martians worked for ages to build the thing, that was one of the points of tension - what were they building? I realise that I probably sound like a nerd screaming "IT'S NOT LIKE THE BOOK!", but I just feel they're missing some of the points that made it a good story. The juxtaposition of the alien pit and the normality of everyday life carrying on... until, of course, it didn't. This is supposed to be about a guy battling to get to his love, not giving us the entire backstory to why he loves her... YES! This is partly why the Jeff Wayne version (in which the Journalist sets off for London partly to reach his wife, Carrie) resonates with me. The idea of being so far away from the one you love in the middle of an apocalyptic alien invasion, with God only knows what between you... makes me shiver. I like to think I'd do the same thing as he does, damn the sense of it and go to them! Edited November 25, 2019 by FishCustard 1
Arthur Posted November 25, 2019 Author Posted November 25, 2019 Apparently there is another War of the Worlds due for release in the near future too - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9686194/ Here's the trailer for War of the Worlds... When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction? Emotional, cinematic and rooted in character, it is a unique marriage of human drama and the best science fiction. This is a story of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances - but they are more than just victims in a brutal war. For, as we will come to realize, the aliens’ savage attack on earth is not arbitrary: its seeds are being sown before our very eyes. Set in present-day Europe, War of the Worlds is a multi-faceted series, written and created by the BAFTA award winner Howard Overman (Misfits, Crazyhead, Merlin) based on the timeless story by H.G. Wells. It is being Executive Produced by Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy, and Howard Overman through their company, Urban Myth Films. 1
Dos_Box Posted December 3, 2019 Posted December 3, 2019 I shall just leave this here - https://newsthump.com/2019/12/02/hg-wells-builds-time-machine-so-he-can-punch-whoever-was-responsible-for-that-adaptation-of-war-of-the-worlds/ 2
smurfomatic Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 In a counterpoint to the TV adaptation of War of the Worlds, here's a script for The Time Machine: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/28/verity_stob_is_disgusted_of_hg_wells_time_gentlemen_please/
JJonas Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 The Time Machine has been done the should adapt The Time Ships https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62992.The_Time_Ships
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