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The War of the Worlds

6.8/ 10

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686

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1953

Release Year

85 min

Runtime

Science Fiction
Action

Overview

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Keywords

laser gun
based on novel or book
dystopia
mountain village
street riots
space invasion
radioactivity
martian
religion
los angeles, california
alien invasion
scientist hero
martian invasion
mass evacuation
meteor space ship
wedge maneuver
impenetrable force field
martian aircraft
three-lensed eye

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Reviews(4)

7.3avg rating
John Chard

John Chard

September 6, 2014

7
7/10

Smashing sci-fi film that is a landmark for special effects. Martians invade Earth with total destructive powers, seemingly unstoppable, mankind must find a way to beat them before all is Lost. In spite of the uproar and considerable success of Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of the H.G We

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Wuchak

Wuchak

May 26, 2020

8
8/10

_**Clark Kent & Lois Lane face an invasion of Martians!**_ A flaming meteor lands near a small town in rural California, yet it turns out it’s not really a meteor, but rather the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion! “The War of the Worlds” (1953) loosely interprets H.G. Wells' classic

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JPV852

JPV852

September 21, 2022

6
6/10

Not great in terms of the script, acting or the abrupt ending, the practical effects were impressive and a lot of fun with the Martian ships flying and causing mayhem and destruction. I can imagine this wowed audiences back in '53. **3.0/5**

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tensharpe

January 25, 2023

8
8/10

“The War of the Worlds” now restored in 4K HD with its lovely looking technicolour and amazing surround sound really has elevated this movie to a higher level than any previous release. Made during the height of optimism in 1953 “The War of the Worlds” was and still is quite horrific and unnerving.

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