after hear the word of mouth of just how bad this film be i take the plunge and buy the dvd . that say everything previously mention about this film be true . for a film that claim to have a budget in the million it just do not show on the screen at all . the list of problem with the film could drag on forever . chief amongst them be the film be simply too long . it drag on for a few minute short of 3 hour . nearly an hour probably could have be cut off the run time have the editor simply remove the overabundance of scene deal with nothing more then the main character wander around aimlessly . secondly and a many have point out from the trailer and the special effect be anything but special . the tripod look ok in a few shot here and there but beyond that everything be grade z 1970 or 1980 quality . probably the bad effect of all be the horse and which stiffly totter back and forth a they move . the heat ray effect be laughable and a people be reduce to bone that somehow be still able to flail about without any muscle . also pitiful be the thunderchild sequence and in which the thunderchild and describe in the book a an ironclad ram and look nothing of the sort . instead it resemble a world war 1 era destroyer and complete with deck gun ( which fire but have no visible crew ) and and torpedo tube . the color and background be just as bad a the effect . most laughable of all be a scene early on in which the main character and his wife go for a nighttime stroll and he point out mar to her in the sky . well and the sky be black and but the view of the character and the landscape around them be broad daylight . there be also a very sharp demarcation between the real landscape and bath in full sunlight and and the fake black night sky with overly large fuzzy star . to detract even far and the color of the scene make no sense . in some they be bath in orange light . in others green light . in still others it blue light . in some instance the outside be orange lit but the interior of house be green or blue . the frame rate and camera be very shaky and give everything a stuttering look . finally and the acting be overall sub par . one man portray two character who sole difference be one lack a mustache . this lead to some confusion at time a to who be who and where they all be . the english accent and even to american ear and be outrageous . in summary and this movie could very well make a claim to be the bad film release in recent time . i have not see gigli or some of the other recent flop but this one and because of it poor quality in every respect and must easily be bad then anything that mainstream hollywood have put out . i would not be surprise if the movie make it to the bottom 10 or 20 in the imdb ranking . it a pity that mystery science theater be not still around .