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War Of The Worlds (DVD, 2005)

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One cannot help but think of terrorist attacks while watching Steven Spielberg's update of the classic sci-fi fantasy THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. While the H.G. Wells story dates back to 1898, and has inspired previous adaptations, this particular version feeds off its 21st century audience's fear of a terrorist-induced apocalypse. Even if the sight of tall buildings crumbling to the ground and crowds running fearfully away from their demise doesn't trigger post-9/11 paranoia, dialogue such as 'Is it the terrorists?' will. Disgruntled, divorced father Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is struggling to connect with his estranged kids, who have been dropped off by their mother for the weekend, when a severe and unusual lightning storm leaves his New Jersey neighbourhood powerless. Over the course of the next few hours, it becomes obvious that this was not a storm at all, but rather the first sign of a worldwide alien attack. Emerging from the ground in multi-legged tripod-like machines that have apparently been stored beneath the earth's surface since before man's time, these aliens begin the process of waging a long-planned war on our planet. While WAR OF THE WORLDS follows Ray's growing closeness with his two children (Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin) in the face of imminent disaster, and his transformation from lousy father to hero, their story is used mostly as a vehicle for illustrating an unending series of horrific scenarios. The human element of the story is also briefly explored with Tim Robbins's portrayal of a crazed, alien-fighting recluse. Sticking closely to Wells' original descriptions of alien warfare, the film focuses mainly on visuals and succeeds through impressive special effects to create two hours of thrilling, frightening, realistic terror.

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ProducerPaula Wagner, Kathleen Kennedy, Tom Cruise, Colin Wilson

EAN5014437888334

eBay Product ID (ePID)48187529

Product Key Features

ActorMorgan Freeman, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins, Dakota Fanning, Tom Cruise, Miranda Otto

Film/TV TitleWar of the Worlds

DirectorSteven Spielberg

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageArabic\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\Norwegian\Swedish

Run Time112 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2005

FormatDVD

FeaturesSpecial Edition\Revisiting The Invasion\The HG Wells Legacy\Steven Spielberg And The Original War Of The Worlds\Characters The Family Unit\Previsualisation\Production Diaries East Coast\Production Diaries West Coast\Designing The Enemy Tripods And Aliens\Scoring War Of The Worlds\We Are Not Alone\Photo Gallery, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs2

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

ComposerJohn Williams

ReviewsNew York Times - Effectively scary and visually impressive., Daily Mail - The greatest action epic ever., Entertainment Weekly - Watching Steven Spielberg's spooky and playful remake of WAR OF THE WORLDS, you may feel a surge of childlike awe...

ScreenwriterDavid Koepp, Josh Friedman

AuthorH.G. Wells

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\DTS 5.1

Movie/TV TitleWar Of The Worlds

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by denismayer-0
01 Sep, 2018
Creed
Ordered this dvd as I was watching this film on tv and dosed off to sleep, it was a really good film and I was gutted but luckily I managed to buy it from yourselves and was well pleased with it .
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by derekjohn2007
17 Apr, 2018
War of the Worlds 2005
As remakes of classic films go, when this first came out I totally hated it. I recently watched it again & changed my mind about the film. It is after all a pretty good remake, keeping some of the classic quotes & of course, the special effects are much better than the 1952 film. The 1952 film also keeps its charms & is also worth watching in my humble opinion.
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by trachaddo-9
03 Dec, 2020
Love this Tom Cruise movie
Loved the original movie but this Tom Cruise version is a must to watch. Great special effects.
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by galaxys3uk2012
10 Nov, 2023
incredible .............
awesome movie , another spielberg masterpiece .............
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by stewhe70
21 Nov, 2019
very good, very entertaining
re-makes of a classic are always difficult to pull off, but this film is an example of the right way to do it
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by 123-amyjo
31 Jan, 2019
Great movie
Brilliant movie. Bought if for my son. He loves it.
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by antoningl_9
28 Jan, 2020
Great prive
Great price and good quality
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by winstanle9
08 Feb, 2017
Creed
Brilliant film I have got all the rocky films hope they make another .
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by fannyannie123
02 Sep, 2020
Good
This is an entertaining film. Not like the Book but still enjoyable
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by mbrbrm.fiuztai
27 Nov, 2019
Spot on
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