War of the Worlds - has there been such a thing as a decent, faithful screen version?

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Various images of HMS Thunder Child, in her moment of final glory.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/2/2a/500px-Omni2.jpg

http://drzeus.best.vwh.net/wotw/other/corke1.jpg
Compare these images to the photos of HMS Polyphemus, a real Torpedo Ram.

No gun turrets.
Nobody has ever tried for realism in a WOTW film. :mad:

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[QUOTE=Subway Prophet]
Dark Horse Comics released a somewhat-faithful comic book adaptation which they published on the web. It’s missing some important parts, and is a bit off in many areas, but otherwise is a half-decent visual study of the original story.
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That was pretty good!

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[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor]
Various images of HMS Thunder Child, in her moment of final glory.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/2/2a/500px-Omni2.jpg

http://drzeus.best.vwh.net/wotw/other/corke1.jpg
Compare these images to the photos of HMS Polyphemus, a real Torpedo Ram.

No gun turrets.
Nobody has ever tried for realism in a WOTW film. :mad:
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Come to think of it, H.G. Wells himself was wrong–no Torpedo Ram has gun turrets. :smack:

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[QUOTE=Subway Prophet]
Dark Horse Comics released a somewhat-faithful comic book adaptation which they published on the web. It’s missing some important parts, and is a bit off in many areas, but otherwise is a half-decent visual study of the original story.
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That’s pretty good, there’s a related story of a Britain that assumes world dominance using the remains of martian technologies too.

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Forget Richard Burton for a moment. I know that’s hard, and I truly appreciate his performance in the lead/narrative role in the Jeff Wayne musical version, but if you were casting a WOTW movie today, voice would still have to be quite high on the list of priorities for the lead/narrator position. What sort of voice do you think would be most appropriate? - given that we’d be trying to realise the vision of HG Wells himself, rather than just reproduce Burton.

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Also, how do you personally interpret the description of the sound (described in the book predominantly as ‘Ulla’) made by the martian fighting machines? How does this sound?

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[QUOTE=Mangetout]
What sort of voice do you think would be most appropriate? - given that we’d be trying to realise the vision of HG Wells himself, rather than just reproduce Burton.
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As a journalist, I expected something a bit livelier perhaps?

That sound file is from the Speilberg movie isn’t it?

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No, I made it myself - I haven’t seen the Spielberg version.

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[QUOTE=Pushkin]
As a journalist, I expected something a bit livelier perhaps?
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That’s a good point; in the book, he does come across as somewhat excitable and energetic.