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11-05-2017, 03:12 PM
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Adaptations of great books seldom make great films nor great tv-there are exceptions of course.

My nightmare would be a repeat of `The Tripods` but catching a cold.
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11-05-2017, 03:43 PM
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I have the great Jeff Wayne double album
I have a recording of the original 1953 War Of The Worlds film with Gene Barry,
I' have a recording of the updated film with Tom Cruise

Yet all of these pale in comparison to the story as told in the actual book by H. G. Wells.

Neither the album nor either of the films come anywhere even close to the sheer desperation and depression of the main character portrayed in the novel. It's a good read and a good story.

If you like the film and story then I recommend reading the actual book. You can download it for free on the Kindle, or download it for your PC and use the PC Kindle reader or use other formats like RTF, Mobi, Txt etc.

Whilst you are at it you can download for free lots of other classic Sci-Fi stories. All great reads.

War Of The Worlds
http://manybooks.net/titles/wellshgetext92warw12.html

The Time Machine
http://manybooks.net/titles/wellshgetext92timem11.html

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
http://manybooks.net/titles/vernejul...12000010a.html

The Mysterious Island (a sequel to 20,000 Leagues)
http://manybooks.net/titles/vernejuletext98milnd11.html

Around The World In 80 Days
http://manybooks.net/titles/vernejuletext9480day11.html

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
http://manybooks.net/titles/vernejul1885718857-8.html

Logan's Run
http://english-e-reader.net/book/log...-william-nolan

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11-05-2017, 03:56 PM
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The thing about a book as that we all have our mind`s eye on it-thus adaptations can be a let down. One exception for me would be a film called `Stand by Me`-From a short story by Stephen King
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11-05-2017, 05:23 PM
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"They're not Martians they're Demons" according to Phil Lynot [the pastor] and a line I always steal from the 'Brave New World' bit, when Mrs Fox asks why I've not got very far with the job I've been doing....."It's the thinking that takes the time".....

Sorry Guys, I like Tom Cruise, 'A Few Good Men' was a particular favorite, and his 'Mission Impossible' films...Excellent! His portrayal of 'Jack Reacher' wasn't too bad either....

Me too. The MI series and Jack Reacher film(s) are fairly good as was his part in the Last Samurai. Knight and Day was a bit of enjoyable hokum too.
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11-05-2017, 05:26 PM
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What was the film called with Tom Cruise in, where he played a young Irish guy with a dreadful Irish accent?
Far and Away with the delectable Nicole Kidman?
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11-05-2017, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Realist ->
I have the great Jeff Wayne double album
I have a recording of the original 1953 War Of The Worlds film with Gene Barry,
I' have a recording of the updated film with Tom Cruise

Yet all of these pale in comparison to the story as told in the actual book by H. G. Wells.

Neither the album nor either of the films come anywhere even close to the sheer desperation and depression of the main character portrayed in the novel. It's a good read and a good story.
That's because he did his research especially on the locations featured in the book. The novel is set around Woking where Wells lived at the time so naturally the locations are the genuine ones, not ones made up for the novel. The observatory where the Martian's trip from mars was first spotted and Horsefell Common all exist in real life, this is what makes the novel more believable.
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11-05-2017, 07:06 PM
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A bit of Jeff Wayne wouldn't go amis either!
When I was a teen I lived in a flat in the center of town. We had a balcony that was invisible from the street below. My sister and I would get the War of the World's album, wait until there was a big enough crowd below, and at full volume blast Richard Burton's dulcit tones scaring the hell out of them all with, " no one would have believed.....) Lol was a constant source of amusement to us, and I suspect to my Mother who told us off when she was complained to, but never with too much conviction
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The thought of those eyes on stalks things coming through my bedroom window still troubles me even today.
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Something to look forward to, provided of course that the don't include any left wing political bias and they make the dialogue audible!
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My nightmare would be a repeat of `The Tripods` but catching a cold.
I enjoyed The Tripods. It's just a shame that they decided not to finish it with the events in the third book.
 
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