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ProfessorGAC

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4. Highly Watchable Film

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:45 PM

Feb 28

The cheesy color pallette bugs me a bit, but it's good a great story to follow. (The background sky shots look very fake in spots.)

Special effects are pretty good for early 50s, too.

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It's A Science Fiction Classic When Martians Instigate "The War of the Worlds"- Tonight! [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 OP

Great movie! markodochartaigh Feb 28 #1

I have it on VHS. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 #2

Much better than the Tom Cruise version! nt Wounded Bear Feb 28 #3

Highly Watchable Film ProfessorGAC Feb 28 #4

Svengoolie has been showing carefully restored videos. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 #5

I Read Somewhere, That... ProfessorGAC Feb 28 #6

I don't know what the date is on my VHS video, but it's NTSC and mahatmakanejeeves Feb 28 #7

Yeah, Probably So ProfessorGAC Feb 28 #8