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Recently purchased this DVD. Highly recommended for fans of this
genre. Special features include: Commentary by Actors Ann Robinson
and Gene Barry(no big names in this film, Barry's 2nd film); Commentary by Film Director Joe Dante, Film Historian Bob Burns and
Bill Warren, author of 'Keep Watching The Skies!(interesting was
speculation of three magnetic-flux beams emanating from beneath
manta-ray craft as simulations of tripodic legs); 'The Sky Is
Falling: Making TWOTWs'; H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction;
The Mercury Theatre on the Air presents TWOTWs Radio Broadcast;
Original Theatrical Trailer; Full Screen Format; Dolby Digital;
English 2.0 Surround; English Mono;French Mono; English Subtitles.
1953 Color/85 Min./G. Oscar Winner,Best Special Effects 1953;
Additional Nominations: Best Film Editing; Best Sound Recording.
2005 DVD. Movie itself appears crisp and clear with vivid colors.
~AH
Follow Ups:
Nice movie, certainly better than the recent monstrosity. OTOH, one can't help but notice the wires holding up the space ships.
Fun anyway.
Jack
Yes, the wires were discussed by Dante,Burns and Warren in their
commentary, and in 'The Making of TWOTWs' featurette, I believe. The
wires not only held up the ships, but were attached to manipulate
electronics gear inside. The DVD does bring them out with clarity,
but I never noticed them on my first big screen viewing in 1953 at
age 5(understandable,I suppose) and over the years on my VHS copy, which has softer resolution.
Will have to play that VHS tape and see how discernable they are, now
that I'm aware of them. Only learned of them a while back via the
WOTWs discussion board at www.imdb.com. Have a friend, age 32, who watched my DVD
on a 51" screen recently for first time and he didn't notice them. Think, like me, he was
too mesmerized by those menacing craft to notice! ~AH
Did you know that the alien fighter ships from the 1963/64 movie "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" were redressed WOTW "tripods?"
Wires clearly visible, but who cares! Pal's classic WOTW puts Spielberg's schlock remake to shame.
No I did not, thanks for info! According to 'The Making of TWOTWs'
featurette, the 3 original copper tripods were eventually melted
down. That featurette also showed a tripod made specifically for the
later TV series. ~AH
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