spicy take: I'd say something similar re: some of Wells' novels. 😅
I argued on my old channel once that the 1996 Island of Dr. Moreau (considered one of the worst films of all time) is still the most ambitious & imaginative adaptation to date of that rather dull book.
I've only read two Wells novels (War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man) which I enjoyed probably because I have a huge soft spot for the steampunk aesthetic. 😂
I think I watched the 96 Dr Moreau in the cinema and was just utterly confused as to what I'd watched. I quite like the 1932 version. 😂 👀
I've read Time Machine, War of the Worlds & Island of Dr. Moreau...
WOTW was my favorite because I liked how granular in detail it was about the specifics of the battle & where it was happening, like an eyewitness account. felt very modern in that way.
not really considered a classic over here, more of a extravagant pre-WW2 oddity w/an awkward message... which is why the analysis in the above video is interesting. it points out that all the modern left/right arguments make it a difficult film to understand on it's own terms, in it's own era.
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I argued on my old channel once that the 1996 Island of Dr. Moreau (considered one of the worst films of all time) is still the most ambitious & imaginative adaptation to date of that rather dull book.
I think I watched the 96 Dr Moreau in the cinema and was just utterly confused as to what I'd watched. I quite like the 1932 version. 😂 👀
WOTW was my favorite because I liked how granular in detail it was about the specifics of the battle & where it was happening, like an eyewitness account. felt very modern in that way.
I loved War of the Worlds because childhood memories of Richard Burton reading extracts for the Jeff Wayne album primed me.
BUT STILL THEY COME!' 🤣