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 - War of the WorldsI remember this movie being very scary. But on re watching it, I found it quite humorous! Still a great movie to watch. Technology certainly has come a long, long way to make movies much more enjoyable. I would recommend this movie, because I think it is a big part of movie history! Rating:  - "Squiggley and Deadly"This Sci Fi flick based on the novel by H. G. Wells, had some of the best Fifties special effects. Gene Barry was very good as the male protagonist in his pre-"Bat Masterson" days. The monsters, created in the studio had long squiggly tenacles similar to those of giant squids and were produced by bacteria from a distant world. The sound effects of hissing, escaping steam all about is an added tension builder. It is entertaining to wach to this very day, especially when you conjure up Orson Welle's broadcast in your mind while watching it. A great movie. Rating: - Excellent DVD, a must have in your private collection!!!Excellent DVD, a must have in your private collection!!! You can really see the wires holding the invaders ships. This is acting the way it should be done today. Rating: - Powerful, Imaginative, Menacing, and ThrillingHaving recently rewatched this film in the new edition, I must confess I was unprepared for the power and seriousness of this classic adaptation of the HG Wells story. In particular, the presence of religion, both as a bridge to peace and a comfort against the unknown, is very powerfully rendered in striking images -- of the pastor holding the Bible and reciting the Lord's Prayer as he seeks peace with the aliens, or the congregation praying for redemption in Los Angeles as the shadow of the aliens destroying the city comes into view through the stained glass. Many images are simply unforgettable. New dimensions, perhaps aided by time and my own development, also come into view -- for example, there is an element of man and human intellect over machine and might, in that the US military is completely powerless despite high-tech bombs and planes, while the scientists through observation and deduction latch onto a simple biological line of attack before they are foiled by looting, marauding, panicked civilians. This one gets better with age and certainly make the Tom Cruise remake suffer by comparison. Rating:  - A Disgrace to Paramount and an insult to the PublicThis movie was not made in a 1.33 format. This was a Technacolar 2.33 formate when I saw it at the Theatere in the 50's... Who ever released this movie as a 1.33 formate is a MORON. A waste of my money to buy it. These MORONs who are releasing all these movies in a 1.33 formate should stop and find another job if they cant do their job correctly by releasing the movies as they were made. As my wife says "You only see half the Movie" That is correct. Even the New Movies made 50 years after this one was made do not have the colar saturation and depth as this movie did with ASA 80 Technicolar film.. People release anything for themselves to make a buck. Gregory P. Dolgoff. I am not a Hollywood Moron
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