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Post by marciano on Dec 20, 2005 17:13:23 GMT
lol i´m of the Harryhausen church too, father
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Post by mctoddridesagain on Dec 20, 2005 23:32:44 GMT
May Ray be with you, my son...
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Post by Bayne on Dec 22, 2005 2:48:08 GMT
[glow=red,2,300]It'd be great if someone were to get an in-depth interview with him about WotW.
If his version had ended up half as good as Earth Vs the Flying Saucers it'd have been great. [/glow]
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Post by Killraven on Dec 25, 2005 16:42:42 GMT
I really really wish somehow that the british film industry could make war of the worlds. Seeing some of those period dramas you sometimes see on BBC and ITV I think they could really do it with of course a Billion quid for special effects ;D I dont think we will ever see a faithful american film seeing as americas box office rules the roost I'm sure, given the latest achievements in special effects, that even the BBC could do it justice on little more than the budget for a single Doctor Who series. Plus, as even our soap actors are technically way superior to the joke am-dram Pendragon brigade they could do it without spending big wedge on the cast, either. Journalist David Tennant anyone?? lol KR PS Harry H is the MAN!
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Post by Marcus on Dec 25, 2005 18:11:10 GMT
David Tennant is perfect for the Artillery Man, but for the Journalist, someone with more universal, and a stronger acting degree would suit, say Hugh Laurie, and for a young version, even Jack Davenport would fit well. As for The Curate Anthony Hopkins would be perfect, as would Anthony Stuart Head, should you want a younger, more athelletic person.
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Post by King Julien on Dec 28, 2005 13:57:06 GMT
really cool pics mctoddridesagain thanks
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Post by Thunder Child on Dec 28, 2005 15:45:01 GMT
How about Damian Lewis (Band Of brothers) for the journalist?
Johan
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Post by <[Iron Man]> on Jan 4, 2006 18:15:48 GMT
How about Damian Lewis (Band Of brothers) for the journalist? Johan Yeah Damian Lewis is an awesome actor, was very good in Band of Brothers. It'll be interesting so see him in the upcoming Friends & Crocodiles. He was also in Dreamcatcher. Where he played dual roles, so he could be the Curate/Artilleryman?
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Post by Tripod on Jan 4, 2006 18:22:48 GMT
Sorry that I have to bring this up again but... Christopher Lee would make a great Ogilvy! Tripod
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Post by dragon on Jan 8, 2006 20:55:59 GMT
The Martian's head resembles Harryhausen's Venusian Ymir from 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH.
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Post by Lensman on Jan 13, 2006 7:52:15 GMT
There's a DVD set entitled "Ray Harryhausen -- The Early Years Collection" which contains his test/demo footage for the aborted WOTW project. Sadly, it's only about a minute long or even less. The DVD has narration by Ray, and includes some concept drawings, some of which have been posted in this thread.
From Ray's narration it's clear it was to be a contemporary setting, which would have been the '50s. I can't say it looks all that authentic; the test footage shows the cylinder opening and a Martian emerging, but it's just a small plug in the *side* of the cylinder that unscrews, rather far from what the novel describes; and the Martian looks more like an octopus than like what Wells described.
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Post by mctoddridesagain on Jan 14, 2006 15:17:56 GMT
Yup, as I pointed out earlier in this thread, it would indeed have been updated:
However, whatever quibbles may be had with whether or not the screw was in the right place or the exact design of the Martian (don't forget, being a stop-motion puppet, it needed an armature with proper joints, hence the thick tentacles; equally, it would have been damn near impossible to have animated sixteen tentacles on one Martian within a reasonable time, so I think Ray can be forgiven for changing the design a little), or the updating (hell, Orson Welles updated it in 1938 and no-one ever complains about that) it would have still been one of the most 'authentic' versions, more so than Pal's, or Spielberg's, with only the abysmal Pendragon being more 'authentic' (but also incredibly sh*te and inept).
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Post by marciano on Jan 14, 2006 16:46:26 GMT
Harryhausen put a special love in all of his movies. The tripod designs are simply great and the "dead london" (in usa) scene looks very faithfull in the concept art. The martians look very similar. The film would be better than george pal´s version (i like it but is too diferent to the book)
PD-> I finally bought the ART OF RAY HARRYHAUSEN!!!!
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Post by RossH on Feb 2, 2006 15:54:12 GMT
There's a DVD set entitled "Ray Harryhausen -- The Early Years Collection" which contains his test/demo footage for the aborted WOTW project. ... From Ray's narration it's clear it was to be a contemporary setting, which would have been the '50s. I have that DVD too, and am a big fan of the guy but I have to agree that his version wouldn't have been a faithful version. However, I think he may have been talking about making a faithful adaption with the aliens/tripods/story. The 'contempary' 50's setting would have been done for cost reasons- remember he thought about doing this before George Pal did his version (and before he had worked on his own movies).
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Post by Ashe Raven on May 16, 2006 17:37:17 GMT
There is actually a test animation of the martian coming out of the cylinder on the Eve of the War site.
I so wish he did it
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Post by Lensman on May 17, 2006 6:09:00 GMT
Harryhausen's commentary on the "Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection" DVD set makes it clear that he planned to set it in what at the time was modern day, the '50s. It's a great DVD set for Harryhausen enthusiasts and animation fans... I qualify on both counts!
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