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[Lawrence001]

Yes that original 'War Of The Worlds' is terrible, no idea why some think it's a classic. The Tom Cruise one is way better.

Yes I couldn't stand that they should have changed the name and said based on an idea by HG Wells. Wasn't there a series or film of it set in Victorian Britain a few years ago or have I totally made that up?

[Macca]

Yes I couldn't stand that they should have changed the name and said based on an idea by HG Wells. Wasn't there a series or film of it set in Victorian Britain a few years ago or have I totally made that up?

There was an American TV show - I think - but I could be making that up.

Don't recall the Victorian Britain TV show or film but if it was from the last 20 years I wouldn't have bothered anyway so could easily have missed it.
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[Macca]

There was a TV show but French rather than American so I only partly made it up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of...019_TV_series)

[Pigmy Pony]

Yes I couldn't stand that they should have changed the name and said based on an idea by HG Wells. Wasn't there a series or film of it set in Victorian Britain a few years ago or have I totally made that up?

There was a TV series called "The Tripods", that was about 40 years ago. The trainers don't look Victorian though.



Then there was this from about 5 years ago, starring Gabriel Byrne. I think this was set in Edwardian England.

[Barry]

The Motorcycle Diaries 2004

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America.

The Motorcycle Diaries is a beautiful and tender insight into the life of Che Guevara, one of the most memorable and iconic figures of the 20th Century.

Granado and Guevara leave their familiar surroundings in Buenos Aries on the 'Mighty One' - a rickety 1939 Norton 500. What follows is an extraordinary eight-month journey across Latin America, discovering people and diverse geography that will shift perspectives and have a profound impact on the two friends. By the time they reach a leper colony deep in the Peruvian Amazon, they are beginning to question the value of progress that leaves so many people beyond their reach. it's an experience that defines the men they will later become.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mo...Diaries_(film)

[Barry]

The Lord of the Flies 1963

When a plane carrying 30 British schoolboys out of a war zone crashes on a tropical island, all the adults are killed. Stranded and left to fend for themselves, the boys attempt to survive by duplicating the adult world of rules and regulations.

Ralph is named as chief in charge of providing fire and shelter, while Jack is designated to lead a group of boys to hunt down the pigs that roam the island for food.

Almost inevitably, Ralph and Jack, the representatives of civilisation and savagery, begin a deadly struggle for domination.

A dearing translation of William Golding's symbolic best selling novel about the human spirit and the terrifying thesis - that there is a beast in all of us.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_o...es_(1963_film)

[Barry]

And for some light relief:

The Rutles - 'All You Need is Cash' 1978

First screened on BBC2 in 1978, at a time when the standing of The Beatles was at its lowest, The Rutles--All You Need is Cash is the original and (pace This is Spinal Tap) best "rockumentary" spoof. Codirector Eric Idle was then enjoying success with Rutland Weekend Television, while his script displays the same feeling for the inane non-sequitur evident in his Monty Python work. The band's progress from "penniless, untalented nobodies" to "rich, untalented somebodies" is vividly brought to life--with dialogue adapted from actual Beatles interviews and newsreels, and a roster of songs sounding uncannily close to Beatles originals thanks to "Nasty" Neil Innes' genius for pastiche. Interviews with a suitably primed Mick Jagger and Paul Simon give added realism, as do cameos from George Harrison (one-time Beach Boy Rikki Fataar plays his Rutles double Stig) and Stones guitarist Ron Wood. Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi make characterful, pre-Blues Brothers appearances.

A superb acerbic, clever, funny pastiche of the career of the Beatles. Neil Innes was a genius with punning song titles and lyrics. Along with 'Spinal Tap', this is a brilliant and sarcastic commentary on rock stars and their stage acts.

[Macca]

And for some light relief:

The Rutles - 'All You Need is Cash' 1978

First screened on BBC2 in 1978, at a time when the standing of The Beatles was at its lowest, The Rutles--All You Need is Cash is the original and (pace This is Spinal Tap) best "rockumentary" spoof. Codirector Eric Idle was then enjoying success with Rutland Weekend Television, while his script displays the same feeling for the inane non-sequitur evident in his Monty Python work. The band's progress from "penniless, untalented nobodies" to "rich, untalented somebodies" is vividly brought to life--with dialogue adapted from actual Beatles interviews and newsreels, and a roster of songs sounding uncannily close to Beatles originals thanks to "Nasty" Neil Innes' genius for pastiche. Interviews with a suitably primed Mick Jagger and Paul Simon give added realism, as do cameos from George Harrison (one-time Beach Boy Rikki Fataar plays his Rutles double Stig) and Stones guitarist Ron Wood. Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi make characterful, pre-Blues Brothers appearances.

A superb acerbic, clever, funny pastiche of the career of the Beatles. Neil Innes was a genius with punning song titles and lyrics. Along with 'Spinal Tap', this is a brilliant and sarcastic commentary on rock stars and their stage acts.

Not seen that in years but it is classic. The songs are genius:

[Alex_UK]

I seem to recall I have a vinyl LP of The Rutles, no idea where it came from, I knew it was a spoof, but I have never seen the film.

[Alex_UK]

I am not quite sure if this is terrible or fantastic - but I did enjoy it very much.



On Netflix, and very Tarantinoesque in my opinion, if you love a good underdog movie, this will hit the spot.