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Title: A Stylized movie true to the book.
Review: I just watched H.G.WELLS' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS and I loved it. I had read about the budget and effects not being on a par with Spielberg's movie. I was surprised to find that none of that mattered. The effects were obviously meant to be stylized, like the movie SIN CITY. In fact the style of the effects were so similar to SIN CITY that this WAR OF THE WORLDS felt like it was part of a series including SIN CITY. Though H.G.WELLS' THE WAR OF THE WORLDS is not in black and white except for an opening scene of footage from the Victorian days.The aliens are frightening. The acting is solid and appropriate to the material.You can see the years of work put into this movie. Some might not like this movie as the story relies on the actual plot from the book and most movies don't offer much of a plot nowdays. But the movie is worth wading through a few slower bits in order for the story to unfold. Like 90% of the book is on the screen. And it works.
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