Underplayed Gems

H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005)

H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds poster
Original title
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Directed by
David Michael Latt
Genre
fantasy film, science fiction film, independent film, kaiju, monster film, mockbuster
Country
United States, Japan
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
16
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 72 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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An American astronomer watches as alien machines attack Earth. He tries to survive the invasion while searching for his family.

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What happens

H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, titled Invasion internationally, is a 2005 American science fiction film directed and co-written by David Michael Latt. Produced and distributed by The Asylum, it is an adaptation of the H. G. Wells' novel of the same name and was one of three films released in 2005 adapting the novel, after the Steven Spielberg version and the Timothy Hines version. It stars C. Thomas Howell, Peter Greene, and Jake Busey. A contemporary translation of the novel set in the United States, the film tells of an invasion of Earth by technologically advanced extraterrestrials, from the perspective of an American astronomer trying to reunite with his family. It is the only adaptation besides the 1953 film in which the main character actively tries to repel the aliens. The film is loosely based on an unproduced screenplay called "Invasion", written by Carlos De Los Rios in 1997. The film was released on DVD on June 28, one day before Spielberg's film's release. The film is The Asylum's most successful production to date, having sold over 250,000 copies from Blockbuster upon its release. A sequel, War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave, was released in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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