i just saw the original War of the Worlds!!! all i have to say is....i think it might have been better if speilberg based this in the 1950's. the original was made in the 50's so they pretty much shot it in modern times. but i just think it might have been more interesting if it was still based in that time period.

I've seen the new version a number of times and I thought it was quite alright.

it was alright...the original just made more of an impact on me.

but its all preferences...

I like the movies in the 50's, I think they were a lot better..

Do you remember that move "Them" about the Giant ants, that was a classic

i haven't seen it...but i have heard of it. i recall having a dream about giant ants! that was freaky...maybe i saw it then?

I saw a DVD at Best buy, it had all those movies on them, it had like 40 SCi Fi movies, I really want it... I love those old moves. And there is MST3000 that was a awesome show.

sounds wicked man! 40 classic sci fi flicks on one dvd. what was the price...? alot of those movies are based on the atomic age...which made it so scary then.

Yeah, I happen to have a growing interest in such films. I currently have some of the classic staples of that era - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (including the '78 version), Forbidden Planet, This Island Earth, The Thing from Another World (not to mention the John Carpenter remake), The Day the Earth Stood Still, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, and of course, War of the Worlds.

I can't seem to decide which version of War of the Worlds I like better. I think both versions hit a different nerve, so to speak. Of course, I'm also a nut for the story, having the PC game, and the rock musical that inspired it by Jeff Wayne, a DVD of the first season of the television show back in '88 (ugh!). Anyways, that DVD mentioned by kerbear73 sounds pretty freakin' sweet! If anyone could figure out what the DVD is called, because I sure want to get it now! And as for MST3K, I miss that show on Sci-Fi...

Not to say I don't have a life or anything...