A documentarystyle drama directed by timothy hines, it revisits wells novel, portraying the events of the book as historical, through the documented recollections of a survivor of the martian war. Artwork by timothy hinespendragon pictures, from the movie war of the worlds the true story fox networks group europe and africa is taking on a. Looking a little into the sensibilities and social commentary of h. The story starts with some very general statements about life before the war, such as the famous opening line. Wells war of the worlds from summer 2005 to summer 2004. Thats the story of war of the worlds the true story, one of 208 contenders for the 85th academy award oscars, including consideration for best adapted screenplay, best editing and best original score. The war of the worlds has had an uneven run on film. The war of the worlds 1898 is a science fiction novel by h. In fact, the term red weed is said only once throughout the film. Herbert george wells 21 september 1866 august 1946, usually known as h. But what i made was something that has a macabre cult following, like an ed wood movie.
On a visit to the set of the bbcs upcoming production of h. The next stop in my endoftheworld reading marathon was the war of the worlds, the classic of alien invasion and interplanetary paranoia by h. Wells original novel as well as the 1953 film, the first season of the 1980s tv series, and the 2005 film with tom cruise. Wells the war of the worlds fit right into the mold. Wells novel the war of the worlds, he has a background in directing television commercials and short films. This version, noted for its faithfulness to wellss novel, was produced by the independent film company pendragon pictures. Wells the war of the worlds based on english writer h. G wells the war of the worlds is a science fiction horror film that is based in the united states about a super alien invasion on earth. It is a considered a landmark work of science fiction, and it has inspired numerous adaptations and imitations. The war of the worlds summary, analysis, characters.
Wells scifi classic, civilization is laid to ruin when a race of super aliens invades earth. List of works based on the war of the worlds wikipedia. Timothy hines faux documentary is inspired by both h. Wells the war of the worlds pendragon pictures film. Clarke introduction yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us. Director timothy hines has gone back to the wells for war of. A website for the films production company, pendragon pictures, explains that this version of wellss thinly disguised prediction of world war i actually began as a modernday variation on the story. The novel details a catastrophic conflict between humans and extraterrestrial martians. Wells was published in 1898 at a time when he wrote a series of novels related to a number of historical events of the time. Wellss 1898 novel of the same name about a martian invasion of southern england.
Wells victorian age in an effort to remain as true to the novel as possible. Timothy hines is an american film director, writer and producer. Wells classic story of the invasion of earth by martians. This movie completed filming in august 2004, one month before shooting began on. Wellss 1898 novel the war of the worlds, the martian invaders are all dead, having succumbed to the bacteria that infest our planet and against which they had never. Wellss alien invasion narrative the war of the worlds was a landmark work of science fiction and one that continues to be adapted and referenced in the 21st century. Wells the war of the worlds pendragon pictures film, a 2005 film television edit war of the worlds 1988 tv series, the 1988 television sequel to the 1953 film.
War of the worlds hg wells a longer version of the war of the worlds teaser. Wells and his seminal tale of otherworldly terror, tim hines war of the worlds is, honestly, pretty amazingly bad. Wells adaptationthe original version, that isand decided to choose it as my debut title. Wells the war of the worlds war of the worlds wiki fandom. Pendragon pictures sterling entertainment group a true adaptation of h. Wells war of the worlds the war to end all wars dvd, 2005 at the best online prices at ebay. Hg wells the war of the worlds pendragon pictures film wikipedia. Chronicling the novels contexts, its origins and its many multimedia adaptations, this book is a complete biography of the life and the afterlives of the war of. Having just completed liveaction photography of his scifi action movie chrome, director timothy hines explains the war of the worlds schedule change. Wells the war of the worlds war of the worlds wiki. Wellss novel of the same name about a martian invasion of southern england. Wells original classic novel so i decided to give it a chance.
Wells the worlds in war internationally, or simply as war of the worlds, is a directtodvd science fiction horror film produced by the asylum and directed by david michael latt. Wells the war of the worlds, timothy hines ponderously faithful directtovideo take on wells 1898 novel, this version has been updated to present day and. Wellss godking of littlegreenmen stories, the war of the worlds. Wells war of the worlds is a 2005 alien invasion film. The story, written in a semidocumentary style, is told in the first person by an unnamed. There had been a handful of highprofile alien invader films before this with the thing from another world 1951, the day the earth stood still 1951 and, coming out a few months earlier the same year as this, invaders from mars 1953 and it came from outer space 1953. Published in serial format by pearsons magazine from april 1897 to december of that year, the story originated after the authors relocation to the town of woking in surrey county. Wells classic novel while impressively updating the action and. Dec 27, 2012 timothy hines faux documentary is inspired by both h. Wells the war of the worlds is one of three film adaptations of h. The war of the worlds by hg wells was written more than a century ago and went on to become an iconic work in the science fiction genre, spawning a whole new genre of literature featuring alien invaders.
Wells the war of the worlds hines film the war of the worlds pendragon pictures film h. However, it is not featured in any detail, and its presence is nothing more than as a part of the background. The war of the worlds is a science fiction novel by h. And i dont blame it for trying, some films dont try at all.
Mass evacuation begins in panic as nations unite in an effort to repel the aliens. The classic war of the worlds or just war of the worlds is the first of three reworked directtovideo film versions, first appearing in 2005, that. Probably envisioned as a lowbudget epic and wellintentioned love letter to h. It is said to be the first story that details a human conflict with, and overall defeat by, an extraterrestrial race. Thomas howell rhett giles andrew lauer 2005 an astronomer c. The dvd cover said that this was a faithful adaptation to h. The original version of the film is 180 minutes long. Directoreditor hines weaves the various styles of footage together in. Wells the war of the worlds is a comic adaptation of h. The film is basically comically bad in every way possible. Wells novel the war of the worlds 1898 is a sciencefiction classic and was responsible for creating the alien invader genre. No one would have believed in the last years of the 19th century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than mans and yet as mortal as his own. We are using cookies for the best presentation of our site.
Pendragon pictures has announced that theyre moving up the release of their version of h. The red weed is also depicted in the timothy hines film h. With anthony piana, jack clay, james lathrop, darlene sellers. In one of the most faithful adaptations of hg wells science fiction masterpiece, martians launch a ruthless assault on an unsuspecting victorian england, in an attempt to escape their dying planet. Wells the war of the worlds is the first of three reworked directtovideo film versions, first. Directoreditor hines weaves the various styles of footage together in expert fashion. Wells 1898 novel the war of the worlds by ian edginton and disraeli. It describes the memoirs of an unnamed narrator in the suburbs of woking, surrey, england, who recounts an invasion of earth by an army of martians with military technology far in advance to human science. Wells the war of the worlds pendragon pictures film in line with this recently closed move request, and the fact that i have not been able to find sources that include hgws name in the official film title, i propose that this. Usually first time directors decide to do a small movie to get their ears wet, and if it thats popular, go ahead and get more funding for something bigger. Wells, was an english author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre.
The film version was based on a radio play, which was reported to have caused wide spread panic across the united states. Wells herbert george wells, was an english author, born in 1866, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. The classic war of the worlds or just war of the worlds adapts h. Wells war of the worlds, also known as invasion and h. For a whole bunch of different reasons, war of the worlds. The classic version was the george pal produced the war of the worlds 1953, which updated the books setting to 1950s california and truncated wellss. I bought this the other day because im a big fan of the war of the worlds. Thomas howell, rhett giles, andrew lauer, tinarie van wyk loots. Wells the war of the worlds 2005 directed by timothy.
The true story, the latest in a long line of adaptations of the seminal h g wells novel, is one of the most fascinating cinematic experiences ive encountered. Wells the war of the worlds, which is a direct adaptation of the novel. But what i made was something that has a macabre cult following, like an ed. It fails in even the most rudimentary filmmaking techniques, from the sonorous score to the atrocious effects, from the interminable pacing and. In 1999, he founded the independent film production company pendragon pictures with his colleague susan goforth. Wells the war of the worlds 2005 directed by timothy hines. I had just bought the dvd of timothy hines notorious h. Wells novel, and how it tried to be different from the other directtovideo war of the worlds films, but it just sucked. The story in the war of the worlds is so compelling and universal that it has been adapted countless times. New on dvd war of the worlds the true story own it now on dvd. War of the worlds is one of the three films to be released in 2005 of wells classic novels with the same name. Wells and jules verne are both sometimes referred to as the father of science fiction. The war of the worlds is the granddaddy of all alien invader films.
This teaser trailer mimics the 50s b movie trailer with a modern sountrack and showcases the new production from mesters films. Wells one can see that the war of the worlds was addditionally part of his ongoing crusade towards the need for the establishment of social democracy as the ultimate form of government. Thomashowell, rhettgiles, andrewlauer, tinarievan wykloots the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of 73 out. Wells the war of the worlds is one of the years most ambitious movie projects, but its being done on an extremely tight budget. A documentarystyle drama directed by timothy hines, it revisits wells novel, portraying the events of the book as historical, through the documented recollections. Wells novel the war of the worlds, and a mockbuster of the dreamworks film based on the same source. Wells the war of the worlds in april 2018, we got a taste of what this new take on that seminal novel promises to be. Thats why it was probably only a matter of time before he got around to adapting h. Thats the story of war of the worlds the true story, one of 208 contenders for the 85th academy award oscars, including consideration for.
Steven spielbergs adaptation of war of the worlds delivers on the thrill and paranoia of h. Wells novel, timothy hines screenplay 1 more credit. Wells the war of the worlds is a quirky if wellmeaning, laboroflove adaptation of wells seminal 1898 science fiction novel. Wells war of the worlds, another film adaptation released in 2005. It was in fact the first book to present the idea of conflict between inhabitants of different planets. The classic war of the worlds or just war of the worlds is the first of three reworked directtovideo film versions, first appearing in 2005, that adapts h. Wells classic novel the war of the worlds wasnt fiction but actually fact. The actors tried, but even they couldnt save the film.
Wellss epic science fiction novel the war of the worlds. Wells classic scifi novel and orson welles legendary 1938 radio broadcast. The dvd you are looking at is the classic war of the worlds which is a shorter versions of the film h. Most obviously thats because of the techniques used to adapt the source material, but the context makes those even more interesting.
Wells was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, and his later works becoming increasingly political and didactic. Wells is most famous for his science fiction classics the time. War of the worlds this teaser trailer mimics the 50s. This version was produced by the independent film production company pendragon pictures and unlike the other film adaptations which were set in current day in the united states, it was the first set in the books original time period and location, the late 1890s in england. Wells war of the worlds is a reboot of the original war of the worlds that was directed by h. The novel has been made into films, graphic novels, a television series, and a musical. The same team earlier created the comic scarlet traces, and several characters from it can be seen in this series, as well as this series reusing the designs of the martians and their machines. The classic war of the worlds 2006 military gogglebox. The most important of these was the unification and militarization of germany. The classic version was the george pal produced the war of the worlds 1953, which updated the books setting to 1950s california and truncated wellss tripod war machines into flying machines. The war of the worlds 2005 hg wells war of the worlds. Wells the war of the worlds is a film adaptation of the war of the worlds novel. War of the worlds the true story is a 2012 remake of h.
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