Posted by Modemac on 11/29/05 20:27

Glad you're back, because now I can tell you about something my wifey
got me for my birthday that would make you, Hellpope Huey, and Nenslo
have simultenous orgasms in your pants.

If you haven't gotten the "special collector's edition" DVD of the 1953
"War of the Worlds" that's on sale at Wal-Mart for $10, then you MUST
GO AND GET IT NOW.

The print of the film itself has been lovingly restored for the DVD
edition -- AT LAST! No more faded, scratched, popping prints of the
type we saw in TV for all those years. As an added bonus, this fixes
an annoying problem that fans of the movie have had to put up with for
all those years. Most of those "I can see the wires!" moments in the
film are GONE. You CAN'T see the wires on the Martian machines anymore
-- the wires were actually covered up in the original print of the
film, and they are covered up here as well.

In addition, there's a 20-minute documentary on the making of the film
that takes all of the "best-of" moments of your typical 60-minute
documentary, and crams them all together into one arse-kicking
sequence. This documentary has some rare footage...including the
famous test footage by RAY HARRYHAUSEN for his own film version of "War
of the Worlds!"

PLUS! There are two commentary tracks on the DVD. The first
commentary is by the film's stars, Anne Robinson and Gene Barry. Gene
Barry rambles like a senile old man, unfortunately; but Anne Robinson
obviously did her homework, because she recalls the entire making of
each scene of the film. The second soundtrack is by three rabid sci-fi
buffs: movie director Joe Dante, writer and author Bill Warren (an
online friend of mine from a few years back), and a third friend (whose
name I forget). They joke and chat about sci-fi films of the era; they
don't talk enough about this movie itself, IMHO, though they're
knowledgeable enough to keep the conversation interesting.

For $10, this is about as good as you can get!

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