pendragon picture new film h g well war of the world and the first faithful adaptation of the original novel and have be in development for about 5 year . a theatrical release be intend for earlier this year ( march and 2005 ) but this never happen . the dvd be rush out to coincide with the release of spielberg version and which hit theatre june 29. i like this film and with certain reservation . how faithful be the adaptation . it not quite 100 % faithful to well book and but 90 95 % faithful be good enough for me . at least several scene be totally new and such a ogilvy the astronomer confrontation with a farmer and and the unnamed writer or narrator awkwardly have tea with his cousin . but on the whole and this film follow the book very closely certainly much more than the classic 1953 version by george pal . it great fault be that it be obviously make on a very cheap budget . the majority of it seem to have be shot blue screen and composited with digitally render background . this be particularly annoy during most of the interior shot and and scene of crowded city street . the overview of 1898 london look like something from a video game . numerous scene in horse carriage be fake i guess they couldn not afford to rent a horse . the only scene shoot for real seem to be those in open field or forest . but within those budget restriction and they manage to do quite a lot . artistically and the film look right . the martian and their tripod be quite well do and and very true to well description . i be particularly impressed with the heat ray . although the thunder child sequence and which should have be one of the film highlight and be very disappointing . it a great shame that they couldn not afford more actual set and or good quality animation . the acting and direction would not win any oscar . for the most part and they be competent and not bad and but not outstanding . the music be quite good also and though not on a par with any of the major hollywood composer . i be actually glad this do not get a theatrical release and because the budget limitation would have make it look much bad on a big screen . a it stand and i would rate this similarly to a bbc tv adaptation of classic literature . a few nitpicks represent most of the scene be present with various colored filter ( mostly red ) . this may have be an artistic choice and but it be use very inconsistently and and seem more like a sloppy job of master the dvd . and the writer or narrator obviously fake moustache mutates from scene to scene . bottom line be it worth see . if you can look past the technical and budgetary limitation and and get into the story and i think you will enjoy this and especially if you have actually read the original h g well novel . if and however and you be easily put off by cheap production value and you would best pas on this ( unless youre a mst3k fan ) . be warn and however that the film run a full 3 hour and so i do not recommend watch it all in one sit . btw represent an entirely different version of war of the world ( aka invasion ) come out on dvd the same month that spielberg hit the theatre represent http represent or or imdb . com or title or tt0449040 or . this be also make on a budget and but be update to the present day like the spielberg film but it much well . and to top it off and jeff wayne be make an animated film of his best sell album from 1978 and but that would not be out until 2007 .