War Of The Worlds

[Steve007]

Ok, I bought the DVD today and watched it this evening. Can someone please tell me what the hell it was about? How did all the machines start dropping dead? I'm sure my DVD is faulty and there's half the movie missing

[Dork Knight]

Perhaps it might be in here;

http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showt...r+of+the+worlds

Just 585 responses to search through

[JohnC]

Ok, I bought the DVD today and watched it this evening.  Can someone please tell me what the hell it was about?  How did all the machines start dropping dead?  I'm sure my DVD is faulty and there's half the movie missing 

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Here's an idea, watch the movie with the sound on, especially the bit at the beginning and end where it is pretty much spelled out.

Basically, humans evolved on this planet. We have evolved natural defences to many diseases and bacteria and all that stuff which nature throws at us. Aliens who just turn up one day do not have these defences against earthly nasties and get killed by something as simple as the common cold.

[dumpster]

Terrible movie.

[Vemsie]

Harsh. It has moments of absolute brilliance, flawed as it is.

[Mr Spew]

It's awful as a movie. Moments of brilliance (of which I think there are none) put together don't make a good film.

[Wickedkitten]

The special effects were fantastic.

That's about all I can say

[CrispinG]

Harsh. It has moments of absolute brilliance, flawed as it is.

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I do agree. I think the first 30 minutes are some of the most exciting I've ever sat through in a blockbuster. It's unfortunate that it had to be updated to the modern day, though, because a lot of the plot doesn't make sense in light of things like subways and, er, science.

[Vemsie]

Yeah, it's certainly not awful.

[squirtle]

I do agree. I think the first 30 minutes are some of the most exciting I've ever sat through in a blockbuster. It's unfortunate that it had to be updated to the modern day, though, because a lot of the plot doesn't make sense in light of things like subways and, er, science.

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Science? What, was science different back in the 19th century then?

[JohnC]

Science? What, was science different back in the 19th century then?

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Vin Diesel accidently invented science when he took a shit in 1976.

[CrispinG]

Science? What, was science different back in the 19th century then?

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Yes... I think you're confusing the word 'science' with 'fact'.

[ThreeHeadedMonkey]

Here's an idea, watch the movie with the sound on, especially the bit at the beginning and end where it is pretty much spelled out.

Basically, humans evolved on this planet. We have evolved natural defences to many diseases and bacteria and all that stuff which nature throws at us. Aliens who just turn up one day do not have these defences against earthly nasties and get killed by something as simple as the common cold.

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Or to put it in simpler terms, all the aliens were HIV+

[JohnC]

Or to put it in simpler terms, all the aliens were Tramp HIV+

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[kensei]

Here's an idea, watch the movie with the sound on, especially the bit at the beginning and end where it is pretty much spelled out.

Basically, humans evolved on this planet. We have evolved natural defences to many diseases and bacteria and all that stuff which nature throws at us. Aliens who just turn up one day do not have these defences against earthly nasties and get killed by something as simple as the common cold.

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Except with completely different physiology they'd wouldn't get affected by earth disases at all.

[Professor Puzzles]

Except with completely different physiology they'd wouldn't get affected by earth disases at all.

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Except they did get affected and they all died.

[JohnC]

Except with completely different physiology they'd wouldn't get affected by earth disases at all.

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1) Do you know that for sure?

2) Tell it to H.G. Wells

[ChrisN]

Except with completely different physiology they'd wouldn't get affected by earth disases at all.

Imagine that the other way round with humans landing on an alien planet and eating the inhabitants .. would we be immune to any pathogens? I doubt it. So why should the aliens in WOTW be immune to the ones on Earth?

[H G Wells]

Listen up you bloody bastards. If I say that the twatting martians died after getting a fucking cold then that's what happened, alright?

Shite, anyone would think I'd buggered the Queen or something.

[Rez]

i just finished an essay on the book. The book's a bit crap, as is the first film (haven't seen the new one).

[H G Wells]

i just finished an essay on the book. The book's a bit crap, as is the first film (haven't seen the new one).

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Sod off.

I invented Mars, the planet, you know. Before I came along there was a big bloody empty spot in the sky. I went around sticking fucking ginger biscuit crumbs over those big arsed telescopes all the posh nobs have and they only went and fell for it didn't they.

If it weren't for me your favourite malty chocolate bars would never have been invented and you would be without enhancement for your pitiful attempts at working, resting and playing.

[SM47]

It was H.G. Wells, not H G Wells.

NICE TRY, CHUMP.

And for the record the book is ace. The Thunderchild bit is ILL.

[Wickedkitten]

The Radio play is ace as well. Its brilliant how people actually thought that aliens had invaded.

If anyone wants to listen to it, it's linked here

http://www.mercurytheatre.info/

[zxcvbnm]

At least the film kept David Bowie happy and he got the best nights sleep in years now he knows.

[Crisp_Rapper]

Except with completely different physiology they'd wouldn't get affected by earth disases at all.

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it's a book yeah, fiction...

[James Ape]

I enjoyed the film. I don't think it was made as a discussion point about whether aliens would be immune to things such as the cold or not. Some nice bits about people losing it, and Mr Cruise was OK.

[Captain Crunch]

Except with completely different physiology they'd wouldn't get affected by earth disases at all.

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[ant]

Totally misjudged ending. I'm actually shocked the ending could be so badly and unclearly potrayed on film. The rest of it had its good bits.

[rubberducker]

getting past the ending - the opening 40 minutes is superb. no-one ratches up the tension like spielberg.

a film should be judged by what it sets out to achieve. on that scale its speilberg's best film for ages.

[squirtle]

But the ending is in complete context when the film is all viewed from the eyes of Cruise's character. What he knows, we know. That's it.