Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The War of the Worlds (1953)


The film adaptation of the H.G.Wells novel about the invasion of Earth by Martians.
Classic 50s sci-fi invasion threat movie complete with weird alien creatures and the H bomb; still highly entertaining after all these years.

Halliwell *: "Spectacular battle scenes are the mainstay of this violent fantasy, which goes to pieces once the cardboard characters open their mouths."

Maltin ***1/2: "Vivid, frightening adaptation...Dramatically sound and filled with dazzling, Oscar-winning special effects; superior sci-fi, ..."


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