- Actors: Peter Greene, Jake Busey
- Directors: David Michael Latt
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Edi Video
- DVD Release Date: 19 Jun 2007
- Run Time: 97 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000MV8A9A
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 116,290 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
One of no less than three film adaptations of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds released in 2005, this direct-to-DVD affair may be the least original and least engaging version of the classic science fiction novel ever produced. The film is a dreadful mess, chaotically offering up traditional apocalyptic themes and scenarios without any of the action, imagination, or commentary that grant the genre its appeal. When the film isn't confusing us with aimless drama or confronting us with unexpected violence it's just plain boring. C. Thomas Howell does a fine job of portraying the story's astronomer hero in spite of a lamentable script, standing as one of the only successful elements in the haphazard ensemble. Many elements have been inserted as clear tributes to Wells' novel despite updating--the film's modern setting allowed distributor the Asylum to make an attempt at capitalizing on the success of Spielberg's far more effective blockbuster--but the resulting scenes always seem forced or illogical. Visual effects are appalling and, as a result, the alien invasion is utterly unconvincing in both scope and power. We're granted the rare beautiful depiction of grand destruction, most often in digital matte paintings, but there's absolutely no real sense that the world is being brought to its end by the giant, computer-generated machines that occasionally appear spouting ridiculous heat rays, nor does the limited budget allow us to see the human populace reacting believably to the attacks. What's more, the alien menace presented here bears none of the distinctive traits that make Wells' celebrated invaders so recognizable. Surprising stylistic shifts in the film's final scenes can't save this apocalyptic piece from becoming a catastrophe. This version of War of the Worlds is hard to follow, difficult to believe, and even more difficult to enjoy.
--Brian A. Dixon
Revelation Magazine
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I first saw this a couple of years ago, but under the film title 'Invasion', and at that time thought it was a VERY bad war of the worlds wannabe. I was very annoyed, having bought the DVD, to find that this is the same film. The special effects are anything but special(some of the worst I have ever seen), and the acting is quite wooden. What a waste of time and money!!!!!
Format:DVD
Good movie esp for budget movie makers!
I prefer it to the rubbish big blockbuster remake which IMO was poor!
I prefer it to the rubbish big blockbuster remake which IMO was poor!
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