Joe, I agree, the old version was a masterpiece (if a bit on the short side), a terrific adaptation. Even the special effects still look good to me, half a century later. I can't stand it when Hollywood remakes a classic masterpiece, simply because they smell money. Remakes don't get me to rush out to the theater- I'll wait on this one- might take a theatrical pass completely, catch it on video this winter. My girls don't seem too interested in it so it's not likely to get to the top of the list anytime soon. If anyone is interested in a fantastic musical adaptation of WOW, get "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds", on the Columbia label. It is faithful to Wells' original, and is narrated by Richard Burton (yep, the same) who plays the part of the journalist. Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues lends his magnificent, 'hope for humanity' voice to the production. On 2 CD's (I have the original release on vinyl, as well). Some fantastic artwork was produced and released with it, by artist Geoff Taylor. Now, it does have a disco beat since it was made in the '70's, but don't condemn it for that. The artists actually pull off the whole thing and it is very well-done. Terrific eyepiece music, especially during Mars oppositions. C. --- Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com> wrote:
Hey! Cheesy! Whaat? I love the orginal WOTW. I think the story line was better in that version than the latest
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