War of the Worlds: Goliath (2012)

A retro-futuristic epic of steampunk battle set in 1914. It has been 15 years since the original H.G. Wells Martian invasion. Fearing another attack, the human race has prepared itself. ... See full summary »

Director:

Joe Pearson

Writers:

David Abramowitz (screenplay), Joe Pearson (story)

Stars:

Adam Baldwin, Beau Billingslea, Kim Buckingham

Cast

Credited cast:
Adam Baldwin	...	Wilson (voice)
Beau Billingslea	...	Abraham Douglas (voice)
Kim Buckingham	...	Talbert (voice)
Jim Byrnes	...	Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Joey D'Auria	...	Nikola Tesla (voice)
Kennie Dowle	...	Robert Wells / Lt Hendrix / Leviathan Bridge Officer (voice)
Tony Eusoff	...	Lieutenant Raja Iskandar Shah (voice)
Elizabeth Gracen	...	Lt.Jennifer Carter (voice)
Alexander Henderson	...	Young Eric Wells (voice)
Amelia Henderson	...	Young Girl (voice) (as Amelia Thripura Henderson)
Susan Lankester	...	Christine Wells (voice)
Matt Letscher	...	Capt. Manfred von Richtofen (voice)
Rob Middleton	...	Gen. Sergei Kushnirov (voice)
Robert Middleton	...	General Sergei Kushnirov
Christina Orow	...	Leviathan Ensign (voice)

Storyline

A retro-futuristic epic of steampunk battle set in 1914. It has been 15 years since the original H.G. Wells Martian invasion. Fearing another attack, the human race has prepared itself. This is the story of the battle tripod 'Goliath' and its young crew. 'Goliath' is the vanguard of an army of steam-powered battle walkers, heat-ray biplanes, and armored zeppelins facing a Martian fleet of giant fighting machines and flying wings. Within the cockpit of 'Goliath', courage under fire, conflicted loyalties and the struggle to save earth, in this new War of the Worlds.

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Plot Keywords:

canadian | german | indian | irish | pilot | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for fantasy war violence including some disturbing images

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film takes place in 1899 and 1914.

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Goofs

The film takes place in 1914 but shows the Chrysler Building in New York City. The Chrysler Building was completed in 1931.

User Reviews

Decent concept, but very trite

At face value, this seems pretty cool - the Martians return to Earth years after their initial invasion attempt and face off against Earth's newly advanced armies. Animation isn't high grade but it isn't bad either, and the 3d-style robots are great if that's your kind of thing.

But execution is pretty miserable. The writing isn't the worst I've seen, but it's not great. The worst parts is the lack of consistency. For example, as is common with a lot of movies, the monsters alternate between being invincible to laughably weak depending on the needs of the heroes. On top of that, they seem to determine in the beginning of the movie that heat rays are the monsters' weakness, yet they continue to throw barrages of bullets and missiles as if they do any good. Then there's the outrun-the-chain-explosion sequence. And what really drives me nuts, in one sequence they're fighting 3 monsters, they shoot 2 down and are fighting 1, then suddenly they're fighting 2 again, then 1, then 2, then they shoot down 1 of the remaining two and fight 1 until they kill it.

So I guess I was expecting too much out of this movie. Maybe it's more of a kids movie, but the flesh melting scenes made it feel a bit adult to me. If you hate plot holes, this movie isn't for you, but if you just want to watch some anime action sequences, then it's right up your alley.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Malaysia Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

War of the Worlds Goliath

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,385, 9 March 2014

Gross USA:

$13,385

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,385

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tripod Entertainment, Epoch Ink Animation, FINAS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color (3D Stereoscopic) Color