New incarnation of SciFi classic

[feywon]

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds updated with some twists. Can't say too much, might spoil it. But DD and i just watched it on Prime. When my kiddo stops glancing at her computer during a movie you know know it is engaging.

Can be watched just as a SciFi action story, but there's a couple of levels.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13186306/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_war%20of%20the%20worlds

 

[ChiroDoc]

This one got very bad reviews. I haven't seen it. What did you like about it?

I was a huge fan of the original 1953 film, and Spielberg's 2005 remake with Tom Cruise was very well done.

 

[feywon]

A different way of telling it, mostly involving modern tech, but there's still a central family, and they actually have some useful tools against the invaders. The slight spoiler i will give is that the aliens aren't the only bad guys, and that added a layer.

Daughter was poking around on Prime and stumbled on it. The description looked interesting and we watched on a whim. Glad we did. It does some kind of fun but also serious call backs to original story.

I enjoyed the first one, the Tom Cruise one not so much. I often have different reactions to movies/shows than reviewers and other people. Not always engaged with popular stuff, but often liking things others don't.

Remakes are a special category. Many people old enough to have seen the original "Day the Earth Stood Still" (Which was the first sci fi movie that i found thought provoking, saw in theater as a middle schooler) didn't like the remake with Keanu Reeves, but i liked it so much i bought a DVD set with both versions.