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Title: review: War of the Worlds
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on July 20, 2005, 11:23:10 AM

reference: http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=1081

Jam applies his different approach technique to an SF classic.

While the Deus Ex ending is, well, a bit deus ex, I don't know that I'd call it inconsistant.

Anyway, at the time, Wells was just sf, now I think of him more as steam punk. (not true steam punk, but similar in feel). Retro SF is, in my opinion, worth making the leap of faith to read, like Fantasy or pulp.

Title: Re: review: War of the Worlds
Post by: The Jade Knight on July 20, 2005, 02:25:53 PM

Having never read the book, when I went into the theatre to watch this one, I was expecting to see an action film ("war" of the worlds), and was slightly surprised that it was horror.

Title: Re: review: War of the Worlds
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on July 21, 2005, 12:00:31 AM

I enjoy reading HG Wells about as much as I enjoy reading Herman Melville.  Which is to say, not very much.  Unfortunately both are too famous for me to have been asked to read them at some point.