War of the Worlds The True Story DVD
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Director: Timothy Hines
Format: Color, NTSC, (Also
plays in PAL players) Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby 2
Ch Stereo)
Region: Region 1-6 (All)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Number of discs: 1
Rating: (Suggested Parent
or Guardian Guidance for young children:
Realistic Depictions of
War and Extraterrestrial Terror.)
Studio: Pendragon Pictures
DVD Release Date: May 17, 2013
Run Time: 97 minutes
UPC: 820103309400
Ain’t It Cool News critic Ambush Bug raved, “The best film I had the privilege of seeing this week was WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE TRUE STORY.” With glowing praise, he went on to say things such as, “Even the sci fi effects feel authentic with all of the shaky and grainy camerawork. I especially loved watching the attacks of both the aliens and the giant machines. Everything is treated with a serious and dire tone and there’s even a touching love story in the middle of it all as well to add an extra bit of depth that, coming from the narrator’s POV, will definitely make your heart swell.” He then summed it up by saying, “WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE TRUE STORY is one of the coolest little films I’ve come across in quite a while. As if the Orson Welles radio broadcast wasn’t mythic enough, along comes this mock-doc to add a whole new layer of intrigue to H.G. Wells’ fascinating story. Highly recommended to those who love revisionist history, alien invasion films, and thrilling real life documentaries.”
Critic Gary
Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times said, "’War of the Worlds The True
Story is clever like Wells. Hugely inventive and ambitious, a mock sci-fi
docudrama packed with a truly impressive — and clever — mix of editing (a
reported 3 1/2 years' worth), special effects, visual artistry and offbeat
storytelling."
Frank Scheck, critic of The Hollywood Reporter called the movie, "Impressive for its technical achievements...Director/Editor Hines weaves the various styles of footage together in expert fashion."
"Ever since
the 1953 movie adaptation of War Of The Worlds there have been numerous other
translations of Wells’ novel, even a 1988 short lived TV series, but of all the
ones I have seen the only two—yes, only two—I find worthy of repeated viewings
is the ’53 film and this new 2013 docudrama." - Shawn Francis, You Won Cannes
Steven Rose Jr.
of the Sacramento Examiner gave the movie 5 out of 5 stars and said, “’The True
Story’ carries the suspense and drama of both the 1953 movie and Spielberg’s
2005 version but in a more realistic manner through its documentary style.”
“The aliens are
unsettling, with bright, evil eyes and writhing tentacles. The designs of the
tripods and the aliens are much truer to the book than other versions," said
reviewer Tristan Hiegler of the PT Leader
“I loved this
movie…it’s the ultimate ‘what if?’ movie…Buy it, watch it, and relive the
classic. You won’t be sorry!” - Dave Reneke, ASTRO
SPACE NEWS Australia
The movie review
site Apocalypse Later lavishes raves for WAR
OF THE WORLDS THE TRUE STORY, a movie that competed in the 85th Academy
Awards and has gained critical acclaim from critics and movie audiences.
Critic Hal C F
Astell for the review site Apocalypse Later said, “Critics hear the word
'journey' a lot and it doesn't usually mean much, but here it's quite clearly
about as appropriate as it gets.” And “It's a tribute to the dedication of
Hines and his more honest and loyal partners that War of the Worlds: The True
Story was even started, let alone finished and released to critical acclaim. A
worthy movie that stayed true to Wells's original vision is a task perhaps best
left to masochists, but Hines stuck it out and it clearly paid off.”
Critic Astell
went on to compare the movie to delicious desert and fun events, ”I love that
idea enough that it isn't just strawberries, it's strawberries with cream,
served during Wimbledon .” He discussed the
large scope of the picture, “Destruction on a scale that even Spielberg can't
compete with.” His review talked about the technical aspects of WAR OF THE WORLDS THE TRUE STORY,
“That rapid editing does its best to move everything along and wash over us
like a visual overdose. Impeccable technical work that went on to make this
seem like authentic footage. Watch this and you'll swear that there were
tripods in World War I…To say the stock footage is well integrated is
understating the case. The slavish devotion to detail is admirable and it pays
off. Military historians would certainly have a field day deciphering the
variety of source material in evidence, not only to identify where it came from
but also what was actually original...Where were your grandparents when the
Martians invaded?”
The movie
uniquely uses Cutting Edge Visual Effects to blend a modern cast with
Battalions of Actual Fighting Soldiers, Golden Age Movie Stars, and previously
undisclosed images of Tentacled Alien Creatures and their 10-Story High,
3-Legged Fighting Machines.
“Highly
recommended.”
- Ain’t It Cool News
“Worthy of repeated viewings.”
-You Won Cannes
“An inventive mock docudrama with the conciet that WAR
OF THE WORLDS is a true story. Truly impressive.”
-Los Angeles
“Destruction on a scale that even Spielberg can't
compete with.”
-Apocalypse Later
War of the Worlds The True Story DVD
(New Release 2017)
