I disagree with many of the reviews on here. This did not start well. I think it's best described as controlled descent into terrain; that's what they call it when a pilot knowingly crashes a plane.
Watching this is like reading the BBCs balanced scorecard.
Strong woman - Check Explore taboo - Check Highlight how far we've come as a society - Check
If you want to write a story that's basically a vehicle for contemporary morals then by all means do that. I don't think it's possible to make a good story that way but go for it anyway; indulge your weird preachy fetish. But why try to crowbar it into an existing classic? That's what i don't understand.
It seems clear that the actors know it's a stinker. I mean i'm a huge fan of H.G. and The War of the Worlds is my favourite (Well some days it's the island of doctor Moreau) but i think if i'd never heard of H.G. Wells and someone handed me this script i'd still know. That must be why the characters appear to have succumbed to despair even when there's no specific reason for it.
Seriously world, whats with the complete lack of respect for literary classics? What are these people thinking? I can write a better story than H.G. Wells is what whoever made this was thinking! Which is arrogance beyond belief!
And another thing! The setting and the costume are period but the special effects are not. The fighting machines in the book were shiny, lurching, fast moving, clanking, and belching green smoke. They're described as healing over on one leg, like a milk stool bowled across the floor if i remember right.
The fighting machines in this are somewhat magical in that they are able to lift one of their three legs without having to lean or compensate in any way. They're also dull and plodding and of course they have a big blue light. That's a must have for any modern alien machine. Don't know why; don't think anyone knows why. Awful.
What's next? An adaptation of Moreau where the animals learn to respect each other's boundaries and value their differences?
Just stop it!
Watching this is like reading the BBCs balanced scorecard.
Strong woman - Check Explore taboo - Check Highlight how far we've come as a society - Check
If you want to write a story that's basically a vehicle for contemporary morals then by all means do that. I don't think it's possible to make a good story that way but go for it anyway; indulge your weird preachy fetish. But why try to crowbar it into an existing classic? That's what i don't understand.
It seems clear that the actors know it's a stinker. I mean i'm a huge fan of H.G. and The War of the Worlds is my favourite (Well some days it's the island of doctor Moreau) but i think if i'd never heard of H.G. Wells and someone handed me this script i'd still know. That must be why the characters appear to have succumbed to despair even when there's no specific reason for it.
Seriously world, whats with the complete lack of respect for literary classics? What are these people thinking? I can write a better story than H.G. Wells is what whoever made this was thinking! Which is arrogance beyond belief!
And another thing! The setting and the costume are period but the special effects are not. The fighting machines in the book were shiny, lurching, fast moving, clanking, and belching green smoke. They're described as healing over on one leg, like a milk stool bowled across the floor if i remember right.
The fighting machines in this are somewhat magical in that they are able to lift one of their three legs without having to lean or compensate in any way. They're also dull and plodding and of course they have a big blue light. That's a must have for any modern alien machine. Don't know why; don't think anyone knows why. Awful.
What's next? An adaptation of Moreau where the animals learn to respect each other's boundaries and value their differences?
Just stop it!