Monday, November 23, 2020

Movie review - "The War of the Worlds" (1953) ***1/2

 Bleak, grown up, intense. The sfx have aged but are still effective and it's scary because the martians kick butt. Gene Barry finds evidence of something or other but it's not really of any use. The only thing that stops them is bacteria.

I could have done without the religious stuff in the end - everyone running into church.But up until ten it's very effective. The mayhem strikes a real chord.

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