# Movies that Time forgot **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [April 10, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164 "2026-04-10T12:23:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/81 "2026-04-15T18:25:42Z")
I saw _Tower Heist_ because I was hoping it would be like _Tropic Thunder_ or _Zoolander_. Unfortunately, it’s not. I only ever saw the trailer for _Marci X_. Did anyone actually see it? Was it ever released? Is it actually good, and we’ve been missing out on an unheralded work of comedic genius this whole time? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/82 "2026-04-15T18:44:34Z")
I haven’t looked, but it’s strange that you say that _War of the Worlds_ is hard to find, because it seems to be a popular movie on YouTube reaction channels. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PeovpnF-M74/maxresdefault.jpg "The War of the Worlds (1953) | MOVIE REACTION | First Time Watching") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeovpnF-M74) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8NrSxpA9C0c/maxresdefault.jpg "✨THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)👽 First Time Watching MOVIE REACTION") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NrSxpA9C0c) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/60nOjbJIkx0/maxresdefault.jpg "\*The War Of The Worlds\* (1953) is UNBELIEVABLY EPIC! MOVIE REACTION! First Time Watching!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60nOjbJIkx0) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/c8ivCyTfnnI/maxresdefault.jpg "War of the Worlds (1953) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ivCyTfnnI) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KkAQmCtd4LQ/maxresdefault.jpg "First Time Watching War of the Worlds (1953) - This Classic Still Holds Up!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkAQmCtd4LQ) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/obrPuTTvu4k/maxresdefault.jpg ""FIRST TIME Watching THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1955) | A Sci-Fi Classic Invades My Mind!"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obrPuTTvu4k) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-8ewuVWroRo/maxresdefault.jpg "THE WAR OF THE WORLDS | REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ewuVWroRo) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lIRL6Uxa-AM/maxresdefault.jpg "WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIRL6Uxa-AM) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/STQkgQc3tXI/maxresdefault.jpg "First Time Watching The War of the Worlds (1953) | Movie Reaction & Commentary") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STQkgQc3tXI) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/83 "2026-04-15T18:50:56Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Is it actually good, and we’ve been missing out on an unheralded work of comedic genius this whole time? Armond White liked it, so…no. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/84 "2026-04-15T18:51:59Z")
Ah, I never watch movies on YouTube, so I guess that’s why. LOL By the way, what’s a “reaction channel”? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/85 "2026-04-15T19:12:35Z")
It’s a channel where the content is videos of people watching or listening to other content, and then the video shows their reactions to what they’re checking out. The larger-than-life the reactions, the more attention the people who make the channel end up getting, so the “reactors” are incentivized to go over-the-top in their judgments and reactions. It’s very meta. I’m considering starting a “reaction reaction” channel where I watch several reaction videos of the same piece of base content at once and react to them, just in case the reaction channels aren’t meta enough. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/86 "2026-04-15T19:16:26Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > I’m considering starting a “reaction reaction” channel where I watch several reaction videos of the same piece of base content at once and react to them, just in case the reaction channels aren’t meta enough. [Reacting to reactions has been done.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyhK6_z-zT4) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/87 "2026-04-15T19:24:35Z")
Not only that, it’s a reaction to reactions to reactions! Yet another level of meta past what I thought was possible! Pretty soon it’s going to look that that famous mirror shot in _Citizen Kane_… ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/88 "2026-04-15T19:25:05Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > The larger-than-life the reactions, the more attention the people who make the channel end up getting, so the “reactors” are incentivized to go over-the-top in their judgments and reactions. In other words, I haven’t missed anything. LOL ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/89 "2026-04-15T20:10:37Z")
I’d love to see a version of War of the Worlds that’s true to the novel instead of Orson Welles’ radio show. It would be set in Victorian England, and the Martians’ fighting machines would look like the ones in the Classics Illustrated comic book. [![](https://media.mycomicshop.com/n_iv/600/853681.jpg) ](https://media.mycomicshop.com/n_iv/600/853681.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/90 "2026-04-16T00:11:45Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > I have seen a certain movie a number of times but not for 50 years. There was a small group of people stranded on an island where “killer moles” were attacking. The moles were just terriers with added on fangs, funny as can be. I was _terrified_ of hyenas most of my childhood (okay, maybe my adulthood, too) because of this movie - I thought the killer shrews were hyenas when I watched it on TV when I was 4 or so. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/91 "2026-04-16T00:42:06Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I’d love to see a version of War of the Worlds that’s true to the novel instead of Orson Welles’ radio show. It would be set in Victorian England, and the Martians’ fighting machines would look like the ones in the Classics Illustrated comic book. The Martian invasion as depicted in Volume 2 of Alan Moore’s _League of Extraordinary Gentlemen_ is surprisingly faithful to Wells’ book – set in VictorianEngland, the description of the Martains and their machines matching Wells’ descriptions (even if the tripods don’t look like the ones in trhe Classics Illustrated). And it’s unique in one thing no one else gets right – the Martian "heat ray is invisible, as described in the bbook. Virtually everyone illustrrating the story shows the rays from the Martian weapon, which not only doesn’t match the book, it’s not scientifically correcxt. Even visible lasers aren’t visible as they pass through the air, unoless there’s smoke or fog or something tro scatter the beam. And the Martian weapon is infrared, so it ought not to be visible at all. I think the way the beam’s effects become apparent – things being set on fire with no obvious immediate cause – is scarier and more effective than showing the rays could ever be. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/92 "2026-04-16T00:48:46Z")
You’re actually ‘seeing’ the tracer rays that are interspersed with the infrared, so that the Martians can adjust their sighting. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/93 "2026-04-16T02:12:34Z")
That sounds more like a transmographier to me… ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/94 "2026-04-16T03:21:18Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > And it’s unique in one thing no one else gets right – the Martian "heat ray is invisible, as described in the bbook. A conceit of comic books is that the reader can see invisible things, i.e. the Invisible Woman or Wonder Woman’s plane. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/95 "2026-04-16T04:21:11Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Monolith Monsters is definitely one of the more obscure 1950s mnster films, but with a truly new and original concept. Well worth watching. I remember seeing _The Monolith Monsters_ when I was a kid. I was young when I saw it, so I can’t really vouch for its quality, but I do remember the unique plot and was struck even then with how original the idea was compared to other “invasion from space” movies. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/96 "2026-04-16T05:18:37Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > In other words, I haven’t missed anything. LOL Awww. You should, at least, check out reactions to _Game of Thrones_’ red wedding. > [@terentii](#): > > I’d love to see a version of War of the Worlds that’s true to the novel instead of Orson Welles’ radio show. One part that’s never made it to any of the media versions was the attack of HMS _Thunderchild_ on three tripods in the Thames estuary. She managed to destroy one before being destroyed herself. Some years ago on his YT channel Drachinifel read the passage, commissioned a drawing based on the book’s description and sold prints of it. [![](https://preview.redd.it/infographic-hms-thunderchild-designed-by-drachinifel-and-v0-t9wrooiogaq41.png?auto=webp&s=bf4cc7d8eb77eb13fe12bb68eae77f23a71a9263) ](https://preview.redd.it/infographic-hms-thunderchild-designed-by-drachinifel-and-v0-t9wrooiogaq41.png?auto=webp&s=bf4cc7d8eb77eb13fe12bb68eae77f23a71a9263) ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/97 "2026-04-16T06:31:50Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > You should, at least, check out reactions to _Game of Thrones_’ red wedding. I like reactions to _The Sixth Sense_, especially the twist at the end, which almost no one sees coming. Here’s a compilation of reactions of just the ending. (Major spoiler; don’t watch if you haven’t seen the movie.) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Uq4uKIgx0fI/maxresdefault.jpg "TOP "Sixth Sense Ending" Reactions \*Spoiler\* | Movie Reaction \*First Time Watching\*") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq4uKIgx0fI) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/98 "2026-04-16T07:16:41Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > One part that’s never made it to any of the media versions was the attack of HMS _Thunderchild_ on three tripods in the Thames estuary. It’s in the Classics Illustrated version. There’s a spectacular full-page drawing of the ship being blown to smithereens. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/99 "2026-04-16T07:43:07Z")
I remember the Classics Illustrated version. It accomplished its mission; years later, I would read the book. _HMS Thunderchild_ was also featured in Jeff Wayne’s musical version of _The War of the Worlds_, from 1978. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164/100 "2026-04-16T10:47:57Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > A conceit of comic books is that the reader can see invisible things, i.e. the Invisible Woman or Wonder Woman’s plane. When they do this, the artist uses dashed lines or some other way to suggest that the things are _really_ invisible, and that the people in the story don’t se them. They don’t do that with the Martian heat rays. As with more recent ray-gin beams, phasers, and lasers, they simply show the beam transiting the space between shooter and shot. It is, I suppose, another convention – if they don’t make the beams “visible”, then how o you know anything’s being shot? But it’s still unphysical, and the NON-use of the trope in LXG is all the more striking. The Classicis Illustrated cover shows the usual depiction. Here are some others: > **[The War of the Worlds (AD Classic Illustrated) - Kindle edition by Wells, H. G.,...](https://www.amazon.com/War-Worlds-AD-Classic-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B00LEU3188)** > > The War of the Worlds (AD Classic Illustrated) - Kindle edition by Wells, H. G., Paul, Frank R.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The... [https://waroftheworlds.fandom.com/wiki/Heat-Ray](https://waroftheworlds.fandom.com/wiki/Heat-Ray) [https://galactic-of-guardians.fandom.com/wiki/Heat\_Ray](https://galactic-of-guardians.fandom.com/wiki/Heat_Ray) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164.md?page=6)