The adventures of 3 young astronomers and their fight to survive a deadly Martian invasion.The adventures of 3 young astronomers and their fight to survive a deadly Martian invasion.The adventures of 3 young astronomers and their fight to survive a deadly Martian invasion.
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- TriviaHerbert's name is taken from the author of the 1898 book "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells.
- GoofsAt the end, just after Dr Stint has briefed the survivors of how the Martians died from disease, and Herbert has spoken to his mother on the radio, you can see a busy main road in the background, with cars driving from left to right at the end of the lane. It does not look like society recovering, or any kind of convoy, just modern cars driving along.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Escape from Vault Disney: World's Deadliest S3E1 War of the Carnivores (2024)
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Well, imagine my surprising stumbling upon this 2023 movie titled "War of the Worlds: The Attack" and never having heard about it. And while I am not overly much of a sci-fi buff, of course I've seen the 1953 movie "The War of the Worlds" and also the 2005 remake with Tom Cruise. And the concept idea behind this H. G. Well story is interesting, and thus I opted to sit down and watch "War of the Worlds: The Attack" as well.
Writers Junaid Syed and Tom Jolliffe based their 2023 movie on the H. G. Wells story, of course, but they opted to do their own take on it. Was it good? No, not really. Why? Because, "War of the Worlds: The Attack" was not an entertaining movie, and it was essentially just a pointless and redudant remake that I suppose no one has been asking for or craving for.
Sure, I managed to sit through all 85 minutes of the ordeal, only to see if there was anything worthwhile watching in the narrative. There wasn't, I can tell you that. While there are elements of the original story in "War of the Worlds: The Attack", then this was mostly a drama following three teenagers during the brief time of the invasion of the Martians.
Visually then I will say that the special effects were adequate. I mean, I weren't impressed, nor were I laughing either. It wasn't top pier special effects and CGI, I will say that, but the effects functioned well enough as intended.
I doubt even the fans of the H. G. Wells story will find much to cheer about in director Junaid Syed's 2023 attempt to reinvent the classic sci-fi tale.
My rating of "War of the Worlds: The Attack" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.
Writers Junaid Syed and Tom Jolliffe based their 2023 movie on the H. G. Wells story, of course, but they opted to do their own take on it. Was it good? No, not really. Why? Because, "War of the Worlds: The Attack" was not an entertaining movie, and it was essentially just a pointless and redudant remake that I suppose no one has been asking for or craving for.
Sure, I managed to sit through all 85 minutes of the ordeal, only to see if there was anything worthwhile watching in the narrative. There wasn't, I can tell you that. While there are elements of the original story in "War of the Worlds: The Attack", then this was mostly a drama following three teenagers during the brief time of the invasion of the Martians.
Visually then I will say that the special effects were adequate. I mean, I weren't impressed, nor were I laughing either. It wasn't top pier special effects and CGI, I will say that, but the effects functioned well enough as intended.
I doubt even the fans of the H. G. Wells story will find much to cheer about in director Junaid Syed's 2023 attempt to reinvent the classic sci-fi tale.
My rating of "War of the Worlds: The Attack" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.
- paul_haakonsen
- May 14, 2023
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