A customer asked me today.
What is War of the Worlds?
What the fuck planet you been living on lady? Have you never heard of the book let alone managed to miss the media blitz that has happened about the new movie starring Tom Cruise.
Of course I didn’t say that but I am constantly astounded that I have to explain what the big summer blockbusting movies are. I’d understand if it was some obscure European movie and I’m quite happy to describe what they are about, but when it is a movie that is advertised many times a day on television, is on magazine covers and is being indirectly promoted by articles about Tom Cruise and his recently announced engagement to Katie Holmes I’m almost literally struck dumb.
See also:
The official movie website.
I’m really looking forward to seeing this movie as it is a favourite book of mine and although Spielberg does tend towards schmaltz he is a very able director.
Dark Horse The War of the Worlds comic adapted and abridged by Ian Edginton with art by D’Israeli. This looks damn good as well, D’Israeli’s art is beautiful.
There has been a slew of War of the Worlds adaptations in recent years, there has been another movie this unlike Spielberg’s set in the original period and there was the Alan Moore comic The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 2, which was an interesting twist on the original.
