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Romans, Martians and mint
Mar. 16th, 2011 06:39 amYesterday, I went to local bookstore Page One and bought "Nemesis" - the latest (and possibly last) of Lindsey Davis's "Falco" mysteries set in Ancient Rome. (My wife had recently given me the series's Official Compendium so I thought I'd finally get the novel.)
While there, I bought a small tin of "Juvenile Delinquent" mints. I mean, how could I resist a tin with 1950s art that warns us against "...wild, depraved youth with minty fresh breath..."?
Later that evening, I watched 2005's "War of the Worlds" because I wanted some shots of the Tripods for my "Steampunk and Hollywood" presentation, which I've been asked to do at Bubonicon in August. Also, I wanted to see if I'd dislike the movie as much as I originally did. The answer is: yes. Spielberg's film may have had better SFX than George Pal's, but the latter had a few aces up his sleeve.
A good story.
Characters you didn't want to see wiped out by alien invaders.
That being said, I won't begrudge Spielberg that the Tripods were awesome.
While there, I bought a small tin of "Juvenile Delinquent" mints. I mean, how could I resist a tin with 1950s art that warns us against "...wild, depraved youth with minty fresh breath..."?
Later that evening, I watched 2005's "War of the Worlds" because I wanted some shots of the Tripods for my "Steampunk and Hollywood" presentation, which I've been asked to do at Bubonicon in August. Also, I wanted to see if I'd dislike the movie as much as I originally did. The answer is: yes. Spielberg's film may have had better SFX than George Pal's, but the latter had a few aces up his sleeve.
A good story.
Characters you didn't want to see wiped out by alien invaders.
That being said, I won't begrudge Spielberg that the Tripods were awesome.
