The War of the Worlds -- The First Attack

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:43 pm

The War of the Worlds (also known promotionally as H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds) is a 1953 Paramount Pictures Technicolor science fiction film starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It is a loose adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic novel of the same name, and the first of a number of film adaptations based on Wells' novel. Produced by George Pal and directed by Byron Haskin from a script by Barré Lyndon, it was the first of two adaptations of Wells' work to be filmed by Pal, and is considered to be one of the great science fiction films of the 1950s.-Wikiepdia

The War of the Worlds

Norton · Post by **Norton** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:23 pm

Good shots of Korean war era equipment. The late model E8 Sherman tanks were cool
We loved Flying wing and her A Bomb Attack
You also see a B 45 Tornado flying Photo Recon Looks like the Adro 234 Blitz

dirtbag · Post by **dirtbag** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:10 pm

I was 5 years old then, and we saw it at the local theater...

Good flick, scared the cr*p out of me several times!

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:36 am

Have some friends who saw it also in theaters and talked about its huge success. Showed it to Mom who saw it also and said the same thing you did.

Growing up I saw another Alien encounter film with my father, Hangar 18. It did not hold up so well but Darren McGavin managed to put on a good performance just as he usually does. Gary Collins, not so much. But the film still has some good elements and not having seen it in a long time remember its ending as unique. It was recently transferred to Blu-Ray and available here: http://amzn.to/TZGPHa

I haven't heard of a review yet on the treatment of the transfer.

dirtbag · Post by **dirtbag** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:59 pm

Slight veer off course...

Darren McGavin was brilliant in "The Night Stalkers" !

jfko6 · Post by **jfko6** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 7:35 pm

Watched it back in the'70s. Excellent. Went out and got the DVD. I recommend this DVD. It's really cool. Have to watch it again. if you want to own a. copy here's the link: http://amzn.to/1mWzSUh

It has a cool slip cover. I highly recommend this classic TV series.

Norton · Post by **Norton** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:38 pm

My brother and I enjoyed the old Kolchak Night Stalker show.

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