The War of the Worlds (2005)

Avaliação/usuário:

2,8/10   

Diretor:

Timothy Hines

Writers:

H.G. Wells (novel)
Timothy Hines (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Chamada:

We can't stop them

Plot:

Martians launch a deadly attack on Earth.

Plot Keywords:

English | 1900s | Battle | Mars | Destruction

Comentários dos usuários:

Like Lord of the Rings - only with more walking. A LOT more walking. And then some.

Cast

Anthony Piana	...	The Writer
Jack Clay	...	Ogilvy
James Lathrop	...	The Artilleryman
Darlene Sellers	...	Mrs. Elphinstone
John Kaufmann	...	The Curate
Jamie Lynn Sease	...	Miss Elphinstone
Susan Goforth	...	The Writer's Wife
W. Bernard Bauman	...	Henderson

Conhecida como:

Classic War of the Worlds (International: English title) (recut version)
H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' (USA) (complete title)
The Great Boer War (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore, language and brief nudity.

Duração:

179 min

País:

USA

Língua:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1,78 : 1

Censura:

USA:Unrated (unrated)

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Pendragon Pictures

Pegadinha:

This movie completed filming in August 2004, one month before shooting began on War of the Worlds (2005) which is based on the same material.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Scientist tells the writer early in the movie that Mars is 40 million miles closer to the Sun than the Earth is. Earth is closer to the Sun than Mars is.

Movie Connections:

Version of The War of the Worlds (1953)

Like Lord of the Rings - only with more walking. A LOT more walking. And then some.

I must admit I burst out laughing when I saw one reviewer compare this to LOTR. Well yes, if you exclude the dwarfs, the cast of thousands, the great special effects, the big battles, the strong characterization, the decent plot, the good acting, the classy direction and everything else. Which leaves you with the walking. And boy, does this film do walking! If Mr Piano had his way, this would probably be an uninterrupted three hours of hardcore walking through the Wisconsin countryside, but every 40 minutes or so these pesky Martians pop up for a few seconds to interrupt him before he goes for another bit of a ramble. You've never seen so much walking in a movie. If this really had a $20m budget, most of it must have gone on Mr Piano's shoes, because he had to get through plenty of pairs with all the walking he does. Which explains why there's no money left for decent effects, a decent video camera or proper actors. Honestly, it's like watching some bizarre fetish video for people with a thing about going for long walks in period costumes. Even on fast-forward, this is a looonnnggg walk.

As for the sci-fi stuff, I think it was a mistake to put Martians in the film: they only get in the way of the walking, which is clearly much more interesting to the director than the story.

I wonder how much Mr Piano charges to walk dogs?