Chris Oakley
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Post by Chris Oakley on Feb 9, 2006 11:35:15 GMT
I've just heard a great line in the film that I don't think was in the book.
At the very start of the Thunderchild scene as they come upon the ships Georges brother says "Better we take our chances with the French than the Martians!"
What a statement. ;D
Anyone else know of any other corkers?
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Post by mctoddridesagain on Feb 9, 2006 15:17:25 GMT
Ah, that must be a paraphrase of the bit in the novel where Mrs Elphinstone's sister was said to have thought that the Martians and the French might be very similar (it was part of the prose, not dialogue, IIRC). Cracking line, though!
Unfortunately (or not) my copy of the DVD is on loan to a friend of mine (who still hasn't watched it yet...) so I can't check for any more great lines...
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Post by Lensman on Feb 9, 2006 23:47:05 GMT
As McTodd says, it's merely a conversion into dialogue of something the Narrator wrote:
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At the sight of the sea, Mrs. Elphinstone, in spite of the assurances of her sister-in-law, gave way to panic. She had never been out of England before, she would rather die than trust herself friendless in a foreign country, and so forth. She seemed, poor woman, to imagine that the French and the Martians might prove very similar.
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--I-17
Reminds me of an expression indicative of Victorian English narrow-mindedness: "Wogs begin at Calais". (Geography isn't my strong suit, but I think Calais is the area of France nearest to England.)
On a less light-hearted note... I once worked with a young Vietnamese man whose father was a general in the South Vietnamese Army during their civil war. The Americans provided them with a transport plane out when the North Vietnamese were overrunning the country, but grandma (the general's mother) refused to leave her homeland, so the general felt obligated to remain behind. Only his children were put on the plane. The general suffered for many years in a North Vietnamese prison camp, and according to the young man the general only survived because grandma bribed the guards to ease off on the torture, and had food smuggled in to him.
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Post by beecus on Feb 10, 2006 2:24:50 GMT
How about the classic line on the DVD box?
''Fans of classic sci-fi will love this film'' ;D
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Post by Commandingtripod on Feb 10, 2006 8:31:34 GMT
Or on the DVD directors cut:
"We can't stop them"
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Post by Thunder Child on Feb 10, 2006 10:09:18 GMT
It's still "What Nieeeeews Today" for me! ;D
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Post by beecus on Feb 10, 2006 14:38:44 GMT
Hmm, I got a new DVD recorder for Christmas and it wont play the DVD now, says it's the wrong region code so I can't look for more.
I'm trying to decide if this is a blessing in disguise lol ;D
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Post by EvilNerfherder on Feb 10, 2006 15:15:02 GMT
It's still "What Nieeeeews Today" for me! ;D Haha. Yeah, every time I see your avatar, Thunders, I remember that and have a little chuckle. Piana really should be in comedy. I mean it. |
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Chris Oakley
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Post by Chris Oakley on Feb 10, 2006 15:53:13 GMT
How about the classic line on the DVD box? ''Fans of classic sci-fi will love this film'' ;D That tops mine ;D |
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Post by mctoddridesagain on Feb 12, 2006 23:43:31 GMT
Hmm, I got a new DVD recorder for Christmas and it wont play the DVD now... Ah, you must have one of the new generation of machines with a built-in 'Taste Chip'. |
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Post by Luperis on Feb 13, 2006 9:04:20 GMT
Hmm, I got a new DVD recorder for Christmas and it wont play the DVD now... Ah, you must have one of the new generation of machines with a built-in 'Taste Chip'. "The only DVD player that saves your sanity" TM  |
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Post by Lensman on Feb 15, 2006 6:16:57 GMT
Hmm, I got a new DVD recorder for Christmas and it wont play the DVD now... Reminds me of the scene in "Monty Python's Life of Brian" when Brian is in the spaceship that crashes and he climbs out unhurt. An amazed bystander says: "Oh, you lucky b*stard!" ;D |
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Post by Tripod on Feb 17, 2006 13:27:21 GMT
''Haven't you heard about the men from the stars? The creatures from the heavens?!''
I quite liked this line since the moment it was spoken in the trailer.
Tripod
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Post by FutureDirector on Feb 19, 2006 22:42:40 GMT
lol backing away slowly... reminds me of the guy who had to listen to ogilvy.
"Your a lunitic!"
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Post by Lensman on Feb 20, 2006 0:48:41 GMT
Avoid eye contact, back away slowly, and make sure there are no sharp objects within reach! ;D
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Post by Leatherhead on Feb 20, 2006 2:43:29 GMT
I think the farmer's voice was looped. His lips don't seem to match the rate at which he speaks. Perhaps he was too quiet?
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Post by Lensman on Feb 20, 2006 4:28:02 GMT
It is quite normal on a film for all exterior scenes to have the dialogue replaced later by what used to be called "looping" but is now called ADR.
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Post by Thunder Child on Feb 20, 2006 11:28:31 GMT
I thought they replaced the voices of some of the actors because they are American and have a American accent instead of a British one.
What do you guys thing about the voice of Henderson? If you look closely it sometimes looks that it was replaced too...
Johan
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Post by famishedcurate88 on Apr 3, 2006 3:14:06 GMT
i think the curate's line is classic myself "I'm Famished!!!"
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Post by famishedcurate88 on Apr 3, 2006 3:16:17 GMT
also i love the way ogilvy comes barging out of the barn with that pitchfork
its almost as if hes in a drunken stupor
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