Movie Review: War Of The Worlds: The True Story (2. Dir. The best comparison I can offer to War of The Worlds: The True Story is Sy. Fy channel. They interview the actual witnesses to the paranormal events, and then as they recount what led up to said events and explain the events themselves, reenactments of those scenes are played out by actors. Bertie Wells, . The interview is taking place on August 4th, 1. Bertie appears to be in his late 8. Timothy Hines (see PRESS RELEASE below) PENDRAGON PICTURES MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. PRODUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT. I happened to enjoy this version of H.G.Wells' The War of the Worlds simply because Tim Hines chose to go back to the original. I was just wondering if anyone here has seen Timothy Hines 3 hour adaption of H.G.Wells War of the Worlds that got released on DVD a couple of weeks ago. Apparently it was released on the big screen but because it. WELLS' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. Director/Editor Hines weaves the various styles of footage together in. Martians, in their steam- punk style machines, came to earth in 1. As the crawl indicates actual footage of the machines and the destruction they wrought is . All of it being played out in that antiquated sepia toned footage, which I admit works heavily in this . The carnage weighs heavy at times as a dead horses are seen, a baby is killed when a building topples onto it, a kid is stampeded to death as the masses run hell- bent for the horizon down stairs while the alien death machines come stomping into London, and many sundry fleeing bodies are disintegrated by the war machine. His only reason to live now is to find her. I first was made aware of War of The Worlds: The True Story when a teaser hit the net in June of last year. This movie is a faithful adaptation of H. Well's book, set in the 19th century. Timothy Hines' direct adaptation of the novel is an absolute laugh riot, with some of the worst visual effects I have ever seen. Is this some kind of fake documentary? What ever it was, it intrigued me on visual merit alone. I think I even found a contact for the movie and sent them a message asking when it was coming out. Suffice to say I kept track of it and when a DVD was finally announced I went after a review copy.
Actually, when it was first announced there was mention of a blu- ray as well. But, as of this writing, as far I can tell only a standard DVD is available. Ever since the 1. War Of The Worlds there have been numerous other translations of Wells. The transfer appears to be a 1. English 2. 1 Dolby Digital Stereo. Extras include the following featurettes. The filmmakers talk about Well. Allen Levy, best selling sci- fi fantasy author and father of Steampunk, James P. Wish this particular featurette had gone a lot longer. Rounding out the disc is a trailer and a TV Spot for the film. Note: Director Timothy Hines has recently informed me that a blu- ray will be out in July.
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