The Making of War of the Worlds (2005) - Designing Tripods and Aliens

[@MentalParadox]

This movie gets a lot of hate, but I think the alien and tripod design are excellent. They're genuinely terrifying.

[@markcobuzzi826]

The depiction of the aliens and their machines is one of the few aspects I have mixed feelings about in this otherwise near-perfect adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel. I thought the quality of the CGI itself, the imagery of the tentacles/red weed/probe taken straight from the book, the sounds of the tripods, and the graceful yet creepy way the fighting machines move were all amazing to me. However, I just think it would have been even better if Spielberg gave the aliens multiple types of machines (like in the book) and also showed them defeating the human military through superior weapons, numbers, and efficiency (also like in the book) rather than having a shield that magically blocks everything out like in "Independence Day." That way, the movie would have conveyed that feeling of hopelessness even more like how the book did, since it makes fighting the aliens feel completely futile, even though you can do damage to them. The Martians in the book were also described as being so technologically advanced and technology-dependent that their bodies eventually became just brains with the minimum amount of muscle and sensory systems. They needed machinery to perform the basic functions that our complex organ systems would do, like if a person was a "brain in a vat" and relied on a cyborg body. So Spielberg and company could have come up with a human-sized machine for the aliens that was very unique and different from the tripods in design. When the ending happens and one of them crawls out of the Tripod, it could have just showed the mechanical body crawling out, falling to the ground, and opening up its head/body to reveal that these aliens were these simple worm and mollusk-like creatures the whole time, as they were in the book (maybe something resembling the flood infection form from Halo). I think that would have been more unique and creative than the alien design they went with, which comes off to me as just recycling the stock grey aliens and giving them three legs and shorter arms.

[@IECB-studios]

Tim Suetens I thought it was great...Besides when I draw WOTWS it's normally the 2005 Tripods(but I can also draw the 1953 and Jeff Wayne version,too)

[@sharonmenezes8148]

Tim Suetens yes good point

[@shadow7988]

They absolutely nailed the Martians. The only thing I would have changed is sticking closer to the book by removing those cheesy forcefields every alien invasion movie seems to think is mandatory. In the book, the humans actually manage to down a few Tripods, which makes the conquest of the Martians all the more heartbreaking as the military gets stomped out because it gave some hope, especially in the Thunder Child scene, only to yank it away. This movie could have been 5/5 if it stuck more closely to the book but kept the amazing martian designs in general. The children alone were just awful and unnecessary.

[@markcobuzzi826]

+Shadow7988 I mostly agree with your statements, as someone who read the book. A while ago, I was typing up these notes for a discussion forum on how I would depict the Martian invasion force in the movie, in a way that incorporates more of the book's content, while finding other creative ways to update them for a more modern time and also pay homage to other adaptations. I copied and pasted them down below, in case you are curious. If Spielberg went with these routes, would that make the film better for you? *Tripod Fighting Machine:* I would prefer them having almost the exact same appearance, sounds, and movements as what we got in the movie. Instead of the Heat Ray coming out of two modified tentacles, I would have either the Heat Ray coming out of the "eye" or from a retractable cannon that emerges from the top of its head. The two modified tentacles would instead be nozzles that spray the deadly gas, which the Martians had in the book (in the beginning, I would like the Tripod to use that first to massacre the people, and we can see the fleeing citizens get corroded or poisoned to death by acidic or toxic vapors). Air tanks to hold the gas would be on the back of the head, in place of where the two cages were in the movie. When the Heat Ray is finally unleashed, I would make it powerful enough to set an entire city Skyline ablaze in one sweep (like the Atomic Breath scene in "Godzilla Resurgence"), so that going up against it with modern tanks, RPGs, etc. is still "like bows and arrows against the lightning" as in the book. Finally, I would remove their shields, since that was not in the book and makes the Tripods look too much like a video game player activating an invincibility cheat code. The Tripods would just rely on their size, durability, and superior firepower to be difficult to bring down, like in the book. If an another defense mechanism needs to be added, I would give the Tripod's some crystalline-looking structures on the top of its head, would fire beams of energy into the sky to intercept bombs about to be dropped on them or take out aircraft high above (also like in "Godzilla Resurgence," where Godzilla could fire multiple beams out his back). So it could go between attacking ground troops and being in "Anti-Aircraft" mode. *Flying Machine:* The Martians in the book had other vehicles too. I would make the flying machines have a similar shape, size, and color scheme as the crafts in the 1953 "War of the Worlds" movie as a homage. When hovering, these machines would be more maneuverable than a helicopter, yet able to accelerate to speeds rivaling fighter jets. They would have a smaller heat ray on top, which can be detached and raised for better aiming, like a cobra's head, when the craft is not flying fast. As an added feature to make them especially dangerous and hard to kill, the secondary weapon on its greenish wingtips can slowly build up energy and unleash it as an EMP in a flash of green light (like the MUTOs in the 2014 Godzilla movie). This can cause all buildings in the immediate area to black out, deactivate tanks, force terrified civilians to flee on foot without their cars, and make attack helicopters, fighter jets, and guided missiles fall from the sky. Such a weapon would be even scarier in modern times than in 1897, because of how much more our military and societal order is dependent on electronics devices. *Handling Machine:* The movie seems to combine this with the tripod fighting machine, but I would like it even more as a separate machine that appears later. The handling machine could have more legs and tentacles, a more spider-like stance, those probes on its underside to explore underground, multiple cages along both sides of its body (the same kind as what we got in the movie), a mobile slaughterhouse inside its torso, and syringes/hoses to supply other machines with harvested blood and fertilize the red weed. Instead of the two modified tentacles being gas nozzles, I would make it so that the two tentacles are bigger and have powerful and dexterous claws (similar to a Doc Oct tentacle), allowing the audience to imagine this machine being used to also construct alien buildings, as they do in the book. *Exploration Machine:* To make this more like the book, I would prefer if the aliens were almost entirely consisting of brain matter, with the minimum amount muscle and sensory systems. It would reflect our both how technically advanced and technology dependent they have become, even needing machinery to carry out the basic tasks that our complex organ systems do. When they are not piloting their other machines, they would be inhabiting human-sized vehicles (the equivalent of us being on other planets in astronaut suits) like brains in a vat. The design of this machine, could be similar to the pilot Alien that was deleted from the 2011 prequel to "The Thing." They could have a slightly higher height than an average person, three blinking "eyes" (of red, green, and bluefish color as another homage to the 1953 version), an unusual looking head, foldable front arms like a mantis, more than two legs, maybe some tentacles on the back, a respirator-like tube going down the face and neck, and the ability to communicate through electronic sounds, resembling the "Oo-lah"-like howls from the book. In the end, when a one of those smaller machines crawls out of the tripods, it could open up its own head to finally reveal the alien itself inside, which turns out to be a simple tentacled worm or mollusk-like creature, like the Flood infection forms from "Halo." *Means of Getting Here:* If Steven Spielberg wanted to have the aliens surprise us by coming out of the ground, instead on landing from space, he could have had them create wormholes or portals deep under the ground and sea to appear all over the world, like in "Pacific Rim." That way, the movie can have than alternate opening, without implying the aliens just buried these machines and arbitrarily waited for millions of years. *Means of Dealing with Nukes:* Ever since I saw the original 1953 adaptation, which has the military trying to drop an atomic bomb, I always wished that the atom bomb would actually work at first and destroy that particular group of machines. However, that false hope would be crushed (as in the book), when humanity finds out that was just the first of countless waves of machines that are now landing throughout the world. Not only that, the Martians now know the full strength of our military and have a tactic to counter even out nuclear arsenal. The Martian armies now start strategically appearing in the middle of the most densely populated areas, making it impossible for humanity to keep using nukes without also killing hundreds of millions of people. And if humanity were to go through with that, then the whole world would be reduced to a nuclear wasteland for the rest of humanity to inherit, assuming more Martians won't come anyway. The Martians could even find ways to anticipate the nuclear missiles and intercept them before they can reach their targets. In the 1953, that could have especially resonated with people living in the Cold War era, since the Martians could have symbolized our fear of Communists, an enemy that people think we cannot defeat without risking mutual destruction and killing innocent people in the countries occupied by these regimes. In Spielberg's version, which focuses on the ordinary people like in the book, they could convey that information to the audience by having the protagonist and Harlan Ogilvy (the composite character of Artilleryman and Curate) listening to a radio. In a couple of short scenes that pay homage to the Orson Welles broadcast (maybe also with an atmosphere like the opening to "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"), they could learn of the military's attempts to nuke them, the initial success, the Martians suddenly appearing worldwide, the moral dilemmas of continuing to fight, the generals giving up, and the military men having their base discovered by Martians and their radio broadcasts suddenly going out.

[@AnaisAzuli]

As a kid I would stare at hills in the distance and imagine these tripods would walk over them.. awesome times

[@Vx14021]

Hey man me too especially on a car crossing a bridge and imagining a tripod very far

[@thehipinmyear]

Ahhhhh, ze wunderful, imaginative mind of eh child. Imagining ze elegant war machines marching gracefully in ze distance. Magnifique! I did the same damn thing. xD This movie, and many others, captivated my mind to incredible lengths as a kid. Games as well. Did this stuff CONSTANTLY. Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Halo... I was always in my own little world... I may or may not still do this to this day. lol

[@RollerCoasterPsycho]

I do that as an adult

[@ryansmith4460]

The Tripods looked so realistic

[@ryansmith4460]

This will always be one of my favourite movies

[@cloroxbleach3368]

me too the design of those robots are legit this was one of the best alien apocalipse film

[@randomname1956]

Ryan Smith yep

[@TrainGuy33]

Especially for 2005, Way better than half of today's animation.

[@ioaneahsiu9135]

Ryan Smith o.o

[@---zm5sx]

I know what's scarier than the tripods. The horn.

[@jennysmoot385]

lol true tho

[@liopleurodon2000]

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[@jesuscifuentes6942]

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[@jesuscifuentes6942]

Ok i cant do it

[@wilburforce8046]

Jesus Cifuentes lmfao (yes they are scary)

[@MegaFafnir]

I like how the aliens themselves look very similar to their tripod machines. I get the idea that they based their technology on themselves - just as we humans do in several ways. Plus, it could hint at their prideful belief in their own superiority, which suits their role as aggressive conquerors.

[@eviltwin2322]

That's the bit I don't like. Do our vehicles look like us?

[@than.imeiii]

@@eviltwin2322 time will tell just not this current time

[@SuperGman117]

@@eviltwin2322 In fiction, there are a lot of humanoid robots.

[@WcHDICE]

The big question is how these aliens poo and mate.

[@adrianabundiz148]

Larry B eat a bag of shit

[@lizandrorodriguez5929]

Who else thought the machine was the most terrifying?

[@seths1560]

Oh definitely. War of the worlds is one of the most planned and In depth designed movies I have ever seen

[@seths1560]

I can even get terrified just listening to the noises it makes

[@xshullaw]

The hill scene...to see those so close, so huge, so alien...that scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.

[@earthdestroyer7475]

+Lizandro Rodriguez Ok my dad showed me the 2005 movie and i was scared for 2 years strait

[@ShintyShinto]

The noise is really scary especially with headphones.

[@jamesjason8471]

"They had to look intelligent, they"re not just beasts" Do you hear that BBC?

[@SNKZ_03]

james jason the bbc war of the worlds is shit

[@IN-eb3lm]

BBC world of wars had good machines though.

[@l-shadow1775]

The tripods were cool in the bbc war of the worlds but there harvesters should've looked more machine than a beast

[@ZachAttackO0]

You know how big a War of the worlds 2 with the same tripods coming back would be? Yeah fitting a storyline with that would be difficult but not impossible we can all agree the tripods in 2005 movie are top notch and should have a comeback

[@tankbomber98]

What i was really hopeing to see in the movie was the inside of these machines

[@KellHunter-rj6gc]

Ya me to I think they are in the "eyes " of the tripod

[@gj9157]

Blood, human remains, aliens of course and drakes lost albums.

[@thebasementgamer408]

My channel is about cracking down on whats on the inside of scifi machines. Im doing a series on tripod currently about the inside and how they operate

[@jamesbielby3491]

I could imagine it being gross in a bio-mechanical way with the control systems interfacing with the anatomy of the aliens and the interior looking like the insides of a animal with a lot of HR Giger design elements present. The legs of the tripod are like tentacles coated with armour, I could imagine the nervous system of the tripod directly interfacing with the nervous system of the pilot and likewise the gunner and commander after all it makes sense that a tripod has a crew of three.

[@JSerrato289]

AMEN

[@TheGreekPianist]

The tripods definitely had me terrified and I'm real intimidated by them every time I watch the movie. This movie should've gotten MUCH BETTER reviews. It only got a 6.5/10 rating on IMDB while I think it should have at least a 7.0/10. It was very, very intense, dramatic, and emotional. Another masterpiece by Spielberg!

[@shadow7988]

Blame the two kids. They single handedly dragged the movie down a solid 2 stars for most people. Totally unnecessary addition when in the book, the main character doesn't even have kids, and only sees his wife for like 30 seconds. Spielberg is a great designer but he just loves cliches and tropes too much and a lot of his movies suffer for it as he tries to be so PG-13 about everything. The children took away from the narrative tremendously and you end up practically rooting for the martians by the end.

[@lagermanrevolution5697]

But imagine this would happen in real life with the exact same aliens BUT they can't die of viruses, oh Jesus.....

[@vixiria2534]

@@shadow7988 The kids in the movie were retarted…well not exactly but the daughter was very annoying and the son was much of an dumbass because he could’ve died by running into a freakin tripod that could’ve killed him I guess but he lived by the end of the movie, half of the movie made no sense at all but it’s still a good movie

[@riproar11]

@Greek *It only received a 6.5/10 "got" implies the movie is a sentient being that sought out that score.

[@martincarter6961]

@@shadow7988 It now has a 3.1. To put it in perspective, The Last Airbender has a 4. Shows how reliable IMDB is.

[@TaxEvasi0n]

I saw this in the cinemas when I was like 10 years old. Never watched a movie so stressful in the way of how scared it made me feel. And the sound that they make, I felt that in my chest and it made me shake. It was also cold in the theatre room. I’ll never forget the way this movie made me feel in the cinemas.

[@Bohemian_Raspberry]

Totally agree. I saw this in theaters in middle school and because the theaters are so much louder the horn shook the room! I remember feeling it throughout my body and I think that's why this sound is so unsettling to me to this day😂

[@michaelforthriller]

The production and cinematography for this movie is to this day JAW DROPPING

[@WrathAE]

Even 7 years later it's still amazing

[@wysiwyg2006]

never understood the hate this film gets, i think its very believable. the tripods are still realistic looking and intimidating. the sound design in the movie is perfect still. any tripod before or since has been laughable

[@barneycalhoun4456]

Maybe the red weed are Disgusting?

[@imperialtiger8639]

@@barneycalhoun4456 I don't see that as a reason. It's a part of the movie that leaves a huge chapter left open. A red weed would not kill off the reviews of the movie, the story and to most of the extent, the characters did. I really like this movie, personally, but re-watching it here and there, the kids are pretty annoying. Yes, the red weed is disturbing, but so is something like the xenomorphs and such, and those did not get bad reviews because of how scary or disgusting their tactics were.

[@sta11ed15]

@@imperialtiger8639 why does it get hate?

[@imperialtiger8639]

@@sta11ed15 Oh I don't know, annoying kids, not so great story telling, a pretty unsaturated ending.

[@imperialtiger8639]

@MikeProductions1000 I fully agree, more Tripods would have been great, and a more developed ending.

[@thomasjoseph6205]

Pretty sure the scenes at 2:54 are the visualizations for the deleted "Camelot" scene. For those who don't know, it's supposedly a fully edited scene that got removed right before release and was never released to the public. A small portion of the scene was in the movie trailer and another image of the scene appeared in a magazine(If I remember correctly). My life will be complete if I get to watch the full scene, I love this movie too much.

[@jacobgreenwood8475]

@MikeProductions1000 It would've been so Horrifying to see that Scene in the Film but it's a shame that it's not in the movie it just sucks

[@Cosmalano]

I watched this probably 100 times when I was little. Thanks Dimitri!

[@DapperOpossm63]

Lol, same here, it was my favorite movie.

[@harveycooke3205]

I watch it to when I was little lol

[@prodigy-hu6dy]

I first watched it when I was 4... when the probe came into the house I hid behind the couch.

[@XxPeruvianGamersxX]

electrocat1 every day after school back in 2005

[@marposted]

When I was 4 I watched it and was terrified and I could not sleep. One day I watched it again and now I cant stop watching, Its one of the best movies if not the best movie to me

[@drakkar9031]

The 3 things I always thought about when watching this movie is: What did the inside of the tripods look like? What did the aliens look like controlling it? And what happens to you if after you get captured and put it a cage, what happens when the tentacle pulls you up into the machine?

[@adrianabundiz148]

Drakkar number3 they drain your blood

[@Saltfly]

They used the bodies and blood for fertilizer for all the weird weeds and vines. Spraying it all over the place

[@xshullaw]

The movie isn't bad in my opinion, but I always find the Making Of much more fascinating. All the different designs and refinements used to give me a lot of imagination as a kid. The Tripods themselves are brilliant. It's clearly a machine, but the organic way it moves and looks is freaky, because it doesn't seem possible to us that a machine could move in such a fluid way. And then you get over the shock at these machines and you see the rest and you realize how deadly it is and the fear sets in. They really hit the nail on the head.

[@starkingbiker]

This is one of the best directed sci fi movies ever. The tension spielberg build was superb

[@dog-daydisciple983]

the tripod sound is so scary and fun to hear

[@romefox]

I loved this move, amazing, so much anxiety felt through out. Between sympathizing with Tom's kids in the movie for having an emotional neglectful father who acts out in tantrums more then the kids and the terrifying, completely unfeeling exterminators of humanity, I was constantly engaged from start to finish. Ive seen this movie so many time and still love it. Also it puts things in prospective, if we were treated as vermin as we do with so many of our fellow creatures, this is what it would look like.

[@void_visuals_]

His name is Ray

[@typo1345]

You both understand this movie

[@pinkpineapple9663]

Finally someone who gets it! I applaud your love for this movie. People give this movie so much hell for the kids behavior, deeming them "annoying" but I was a kid when this movie came out. I shat myself throughout the whole thing just WATCHING it... so actually being there in the kids shoes? Oh I wouldn't be able to make it..!

[@wumbosaurus9121]

I love that the machines were built in the image of the aliens themselves

[@MouseGoat]

yeah, we would do the same after all. I'm just confused why all the aliens run around naked and dont understand how bacteria works. like drinking form a random pipe on a alien planet? imagen doing that

[@wumbosaurus9121]

@@MouseGoat What I don't fuken understand is how or why in God's great bloody name that a civilization so amazingly advanced who planned the invasion millions of years ago and planted the machines deep underground, who use a fukin storm to "ride the lightning" to their vehicles, use human blood in their fertiliser mix to terraform the planet, with weapons and defenses so advanced that the machines were literally unstoppable with standard weaponry, yet they didn't account for the *FUCKING BACTERIA!* *Where are their suits? Why are they naked? Why don't they have sterilisation protocols? Even no spray and wipe, handsoap, not a single consideration for health.* God, their scientists are shit. Fantastic engineers, yes, but fuk me their scientists are crap.

[@purpleemerald5299]

@@MouseGoat Maybe on Mars their version of bacteria are much more limited in their versatility and lethality, possibly because of the lack of pressures from being subterranean, and so the alien’s immune systems are far weaker than ours.

[@reaperm666]

@@MouseGoat It's hard to make a story full proof i guess. If i was to take a stab in the dark maybe it's down to arrogance on the aliens part. They probably assume that there's nothing on our planet that can harm them as they're so much more advanced/powerful. I find that im ok with noticing some plot holes as long as the pay off for them being there is worth it. In this case the fact that our jets, tanks, nukes etc can't hurt them but a tiny bit of bacteria can is both funny and clever.

[@777CDH]

The deep bellowing doom from the tripods paralyzing despair was psychologically terrifying as they hunted and exterminated.

[@LucasTheUltimate]

The Tripods Are heavily Underrated, For me they're one of the most amazing "Characters" ever made in movies

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

They are stolen from a BBC production from 1985 called THE TRIPODS, based on the juvenile sci-books of the same name

[@GoofierClock]

@@JohnSmith-eo5sp No nigga, the movie was based on the book call "War of the Worlds" by H.G Wells in the 1898

[@DogCatLady2004]

@@JohnSmith-eo5sp you were dropped on your head at birth, no no no no, fuck that, you were THROWN at a brick wall.

[@litteralyjustsam5262]

@@JohnSmith-eo5sp you hurt all war of the worlds fans' brains

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

@@litteralyjustsam5262 Fans of that stupid Spielberg movie even have brains?

[@davidjoe3368]

I kind of saw the Tripods as being a literal extension of it's user. Almost like a giant suit, except the suit is way larger than the user. Very high technology, and a very clever and functional mechanical suit that mimics it's users inputs exactly. That is the best way I can describe what they looked like to me when I first saw them in the film. I really enjoyed the Movie, and I know that many had mixed feelings about it, but in the end, with Tom Cruise as the Star, and Steven Spielberg at the helm, you can't go wrong. This is a movie that you appreciate more, the more times you watch it. Great movie, and great special effects.

[@DrSoda-dl3kp]

At first I thought the machines where living things

[@agenerictemplarknight3724]

Same here

[@zatrix7400]

Dr.Soda1015 yeah me to

[@Crankiebox99]

Dr.Soda1015 they are half organic and half mechanical Atleast in the book

[@xshullaw]

Ikr?

[@thelaniakean7597]

Me too until I saw the aliens

[@theafflictionvhs17]

_“ E.T. Gone Bad. “_ -Tom Cruise

[@Stevintage]

not exactly sure why... but I loved this movie even though it wasn't anything special

[@dickslap37]

+Steven Chao some scenes in this movie were absolutely terrifying.

[@TheGreekPianist]

It was actually real special to me.

[@SteelerBoy-tc7sv]

Not special THIS IS RADICAL!

[@highbomb430]

Steven Chao it's kind of o.k.if you have nothing better else to do and for someone who was born in that year 1953.October 19 and seen the first one when I was more older to watch tv this one have more details and a great actor.

[@uc1hamadara13]

following the Main character prettyas pretty boring. they could've done alot more but i loved the Aliens.

[@greenriptide]

H.G.Wells was truly a visionary in his time. The ending of his book like the movie shows how intricate life on Planet Earth is. Wells also wrote about giant airships used in warfare long before World War I, and later Germany did in fact bomb London with giant Zeppelins. I like reading his original novel as well as the 1950's movie version. Spielberg's movie just brought back my childhood nightmares which was fun as an adult - not when I was 6 years old! LOL

[@williamnorton9547]

Alfred Menace Yes. Among the things he included was making the tripods move as fluidly and gracefully as any flesh and blood creature. He might even have hinted at the Martians possessing a modest amount of "raw psychic talent", meaning they could speak to one another telepathically over long distances.

[@sexyshit84]

Alfred Menace i have the novel on Vinyl.

[@leoorduna2199]

I had a theory for the alien invaders.They were planet hoppers from a far way world, they saw Mars when it was still habitable and took over and lived on the the planet for millions of years unaffected (as previous Martians eradicated all diseases) When Earth was still in its ice age the "Martains" placed the tripods underground so when they used up the resources on Mars they will move next to Earth and conquer the planet when it became habitable for life. And repeat the process all over again.

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

Yeah good theory

[@fopah2033]

I think spielberg points out that aliens in this movie are not necessarily martians, they just come from a far away planet. But still they could be planet hoppers.

[@fighterbrony]

how to stop the tripod step 1 get a giant rope step 2 trip it it will be impossible for it to get up

[@herobrinekingmaster]

fighterbrony gay

[@fighterbrony]

y r u hatin

[@brouhah5261]

fighterbrony Star wars like xD

[@herobrinekingmaster]

pizza

[@fighterbrony]

wow i do something silly and i instantly get hated on am i like jar jar or something

[@zatrix7400]

But I wonder how it looks like inside the tripod

[@META19991]

The super Creeper IKR!

[@xshullaw]

Honestly it's probably just tubes, some pilot seats, and the fuel tank. I imagine anything else is taken up by the organic "mouth" at the back.

[@liteimation4013]

@@xshullaw I think it uses solar panels, which is what is on the roof of the tripod, and I think they move the tripod like if you were to move in VR.

[@FranciumBoron]

@@liteimation4013 I think the roof part is just to shade from the sun.

[@liteimation4013]

@@FranciumBoron I'm talking about the part of the roof where it lights up in the night.

[@possibli2093]

1:54 Blue shirt guy: This is normal, this is fine.

[@Shadow21Sixty1]

“And then there’s a third leg, it comes through.” Sounds like the aliens be packing a big one

[@rosscustom]

i kinda wanted to see the interior of the machines and what was the horn sounds theh were making throughout the movie

[@EpicRobotoMan]

+Silver Skulls Gaming The sound was created with a didgeridoo, an Australian wind instrument, with those of a djembe drum, a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum from West Africa played with bare hands.

[@sebgamingkid]

I am Australian, lol. Anyways, I think the horns were purely made to scare the living shit out of the humans and the inside wouldn't have been designed because; 1. Takes up more budget 2. There's no reason to make an inside if you'll never see it

[@JG1universe]

The horns was to signal to other tripod they have risen up, call nearly tripods, or when spotting people

[@cmcdonald194]

I would've liked the movie so much more if the little girl wasn't screaming through 90% of it. Still a neat movie, just can't stand the girl.

[@dollface6104]

I think that any little kid would "scream" during an invasion

[@THELANKANCOMRADE]

Chris M She was actually better than what I expected I watched movies where they really do scream 90% of the time but just not this.

[@captainjackpugh6050]

Adam I'm sure that like 60% of adults would have screamed

[@ergogray3143]

The tripods scariness was offset by the little girls annoying screaming. By the end I was rooting for the tripods.

[@sme5130]

Chris M I know!

[@WhenILearnToMilkIt]

Yep they did a good job. The machines still looks terrifying!

[@putsitinmybottos]

The most disturbing thing about this movie is that the effects look better than modern movies with more money and more advance CG

[@BENTLEYQUAMP]

3.27 "The tripods had 3 legs" yes pal,that`s where the "tripod" bit comes from.

[@themoth5217]

BENTLEYQUAMP sorta like the tripod cameras go on

[@me-yl2xl]

3:27

[@aquelealeatorio7413]

0:04 If that tripod had made it to the film, it clearly wouldn't be as loved as it is today

[@thearmoredgeorgian2736]

Maybe a handling machine?

[@vonnie0_0]

I really love the sleek design of the first one, it really captured my imagination as a child. I kinda wish there were more types of alien vehicles than just the standard three legged tripod though, that would’ve been pretty cool.

[@TheAaronmcmahon11]

8:03 What the heck was that?!? Tom Cruise trying to sound British? This guy's odd to say the least.

[@viciadoemhalo3]

Scientology fried up his brain.

[@The_Lunch_Man]

+Victor Affonso yup

[@Tsumami__]

TheAaronmcmahon11 I think we all realized he was totally insane after the Oprah appearance

[@jumpiko4553]

He pulled it off lmao

[@bigt7697]

i think he was doing another movie the time sometimes the character you play sticks its weird

[@META19991]

6:58 "I love seeing those things" This movie gave me nightmares till these days!!!!

[@Wolfie_2045]

This movie got hated on but the scientific ways they used for the aliens and machines are excellent. Completely underrated movie and the machines and their horns are horrifying showing us that we are nothing compared to other intelligent species.

[@lainesky9]

I wish there is war of the worlds 2

[@zillauniverse7208]

țheslendergaming nah I think it's better as it's own thing

[@TheNamelessOne888]

*Slendergamer* There is one, and it's shit. Nothing like this one.

[@jagdpanther7712]

and the title should be "The Return of the Tripods"

[@iamkestrel]

it cant because those aliens learn that if they come to that place again they will have aids just like the end of the movie....they mess with wrong place

[@manray5140]

Imagine Elon Musk actually takes us to Mars and we these things just pop out of the ground

[@MrDasher01]

This film was superb. You can tell it was made with the best talent available.

[@katysbreyers3988]

This story is much better set in Victorian England than modern day because they had less weapons that we do now so they were a lot more vulnerable. Also the religion side is more strong in the 19th Century so theres that side of it (you know people thinking they are demons). Wish Steven Spielberg had set it in Victorian England. Would have made the story much better and stayed true to the actual book :) I do like this film though it is good just woulda preferred it but oh well....

[@lkeaboy]

Oh someone is gonna do it some day alright. :) Imagine all those awesome movies through all of the XXI century!

[@giornojoestar4411]

Agreed

[@hertzwave8001]

no

[@TGM_Productions]

The BBC are doing a War of the Worlds film set in the 19th Century in London Its being made by Steven Moffat

[@eviltwin2322]

I think religion had less of a hold in Victorian England than 21st century America! But if you want to see a version in the original setting there's a new version in production by the BBC. I think it's in 3 parts (maybe appropriately) and I think it's due to be broadcast very soon.

[@TikiFoamy38]

6:27 I must say I think this scene works well even without the music.

[@barneycalhoun4456]

Its kinda makes it better a little bit

[@user-nf9xm7is3m]

@@barneycalhoun4456 that's what I thought too

[@angelvillegas997]

I really wish they could make a part 2 for this movie. My favorite TBH.

[@megahunterkiller]

This movie gave me nightmares for years when I saw it as a little kid.

[@marksaunderson3042]

In the book the Martians are fairly well described. Bear like, if i remember correctly. Plus, the book was written between 1895 and 1897, so they say ‘heat ray’ and we say ‘laser.’ It might be a maser, microwave laser. . .(Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation.) shine that one on anything and it goes pop.

[@sophisticatedcheese6109]

I love the sound of the horn

[@mintrose3399]

Am I the only one who wants a sequel where humanity somehow repels the invasion, goes to their homelands and pretty much decimates all of them with no remorse?

[@Gary-pe4ce]

Mint Rose tripods like those were millions of years old, the fact it needs 3 in a tripod could mean one drives, one shoots and one harvests but...they never told you where they came from. the humans feared them and got lucky with disease to save them. this isnt independance day 2. even so they might end up ruining it someway shape or form. but i do want a sequel as well.

[@mintrose3399]

Maanup Bhullar Yeah i understand where you're coming from. We got lucky with the disease and a film where we go attack them would probably be very out the blue and hard to explain since we don't know where they're from and we don't even have the tech to go where ever they were from. I kinda just want one cause it seems pretty cool to see a full all-out invasion thing.

[@Gary-pe4ce]

Mint Rose true true

[@lewiscollie5961]

The noise was the scariest fucking thing in the movie

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Such cool designs. The way both the aliens and the tripods move is done so creepily, but looks really pleasing too. Very efficient.

[@darkleaves3560]

surprised they didn't talk about the horn

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

Same

[@breadfruitjunior1875]

I genuinely don't understand why critics shat on this movie so much. I love it. It's interesting to see Spielberg make something so disturbing. It's a lot different from his other movies, but it has the same charm and quality. Plus this version showed more of the aliens' terrifying weapons and showed more of what they did to humans than other versions. When I saw this movie as a little kid it stuck with me.

[@maksdeyrock5465]

Because its trash. Mate, try Lovecraft Alien must look like a alien, he live on other planet with diff eco and bio system, so it physical can't be like a human or other Earth creature. 2 legs, 2 hands, head...what?How it can be if we have only 4 body parts because we all evolut from fish

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

​@@maksdeyrock5465shut up

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

I loved this film. Just look at that one shot when they're driving on the freely. The camera does a loop around Tom driving the van. A fantastic 360° around the driver. An incredible shot

[@THUNDER_BOLTYT1]

Its awesome how editing has gone through the years

[@chemical.christ]

They all got Ebola :P

[@callofduty2131]

Thats what the alians died from at the end! THATS IT! THE alians died from the desieses in the blood!

[@smoothborehumvee2905]

+Call Of Duty aliens

[@highbomb430]

Primordial Being Sunday your a real A hole are you?

[@chemical.christ]

Yeah. And you're the self-righteous one, saving the African population?

[@theminisimmer]

Noooo. They died of influenza.

[@homeslice2825]

One thing I’d love to see is what the aliens would do if they came across a human while out of the tripods

[@endorstick1569]

I don’t want to know

[@Giacomo_cpz]

Nothing, those scumbags were strong and acted only in their machines

[@dollflopsofficial302]

People hate this movie because it was so realistic it scared them

[@shannexplores220]

Thanks for creating my favourite film to this day. Always thrilling to watch everytime no matter how many times I’ve seen it

[@13ishmaverick]

I have fallen in love with the tripods it is so handsome 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@SteelerBoy-tc7sv]

Same here

[@patrickboerner1841]

you are weird

[@tabertajeter6600]

+Patrick Boerner right

[@NeuroPosting88]

they'll suck your blood till your just skin doesn't sound that sexy

[@patrickboerner1841]

Dylan Proffitt the use your blood for their red weed

[@duncanevans8937]

The movie itself wasn’t the best, but the tripods. Wow. They are amazing. I’m a huge fan of the book, and the design of them are perfect. H.G. Wells describes them as “looking vastly more alive than the creatures operating it.” Just fantastic. The red weed looks great to.

[@g--stef4756]

This film was indeed deeply flawed but probably has the single best depiction of something like what Wells had in mind for the Martian Tripods. There are incongruities of course, but shamefully, the vast majority of depictions of the Tripods in media seem to altogether miss what Wells had in mind.

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

Boi

[@Akamo.]

I like the attention to detail of the human characters walking animations best.

[@valzicplayz3845]

They worked so hard on making the tripods but barely show them, even tho the tripods had the BEST scene in the entire movie

[@kennymccormick8906]

Strikes fear

[@blueshit199]

Somehow I never noticed the aliens had three legs, huh.

[@Blind_Hawk]

5:07 T-POSING TRIPOD, T-POSING TRIPOD!

[@kennymccormick8906]

Chadpod

[@Dave.9999]

First time I watch this movie in 2006. I am CG, VFX artist Now, and CG used in this movie looks amazing even in 2023.

[@whatsgoingon07]

4:19 it would be hilarious if they used that in the final cut 😂

[@mr.puffin7232]

Still waiting for the Camelot scene if it ever gets released

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

Dude i am so agreeing with you :D

[@justaregulardumbass]

This movie was my childhood

[@sadiesrandomness2663]

I love sci-fi movies. This movie topped all my favorite movies. Although it was suspenseful and the little girl screamed a lot. “Shut up Rachel” I have always been on love with alien movies, the tripods are amazing.

[@FrenchFryCheese04]

nigga

[@cryingweevil4345]

Love how this movie gets love from all us kids who were marked by it

[@DragonKhy]

Aaah as I was scared of the tripods and love’em, and I still love’em. Also I just re-watched this movie yesterday and it still gives that horror and terror vibe - w -

[@Utonian21]

This movie has the best interpretation of the Tripods IMO. I was disappointed by the design of the Martians themselves, tho

[@gj9157]

They weren't necessarily Martians.

[@Utonian21]

@@gj9157 True, but still not a fan of the design.

[@kennymccormick8906]

Same here

[@kennymccormick8906]

If it had the black smoke, and maybe steam rays, it would be a complete tripod. Wish they had the other machines too.

[@SerialDesignationN2024]

6:38 this part made me cry about the tripod dying...r.i.p tripod😭😢

[@Nolan45000]

Why didn't he do a second part

[@ItzZaid]

Aluminum Cloud ikr even to this day, I want more from this movie

[@19469228]

Aluminum Cloud cause it was only one book

[@xshullaw]

There was supposed to be a sequel, but the original got roasted by bunch of dumb ducks who couldn't get over the kids and actually enjoy the rest of the spectacular movie.

[@Gary-pe4ce]

The movie premised around ray and his kids, what a deadbeat father would do to protect his kids. The aliens were secondary so thats probably why no sequel

[@iamkestrel]

they can't...dont you remember the end of the movie? all tripods kinds get aids and all dead...so those alien maybe learn they mess up with the wrong place

[@imamasskiller9774]

LOOK AT THE GOD DAMN BIRDS

[@chapstickwarrior9277]

I CAN'T HEAR YOU

[@Zxxxxxxxxx]

@@chapstickwarrior9277 NO SHIELD

[@chapstickwarrior9277]

@@Zxxxxxxxxx *MISSILE NOISES*

[@eradicator2165]

theres only one that i wanna fcking know what is the inside of this machine

[@grantburgess7403]

TST Isaiah Ace think about it. Three legs and we mostly see them in groups of 3 meaning that there is 3 aliens in each tripod and captured humans either A. Have their blood drained as food or B get combined with some alien plant to for the red weed

[@N0T_JT]

This is the greatest movie I saw when I was 5 years old but yet I still watch it and I’m 18 rn

[@boshwa20]

You can tell the developer for the video game has probably watched this hundreds of times

[@ihatemygrave]

Life tip:if crows are pecking on them,NO SHIELD!

[@beingnithin1667]

War of the worlds 2 ..... Like ... Who want to sequel ♥️_♥️

[@kirarixmm]

little hearts no it’s fine on it’s own it’s already a masterpiece if they do another one now they might go overboard with CGI

[@salvad_oreo4811]

Maybe a remake taking place in the 19th century like the book

[@Rusty511]

been looking for this FOREVER!! Thank you so much

[@dylandoesthingssometimes2045]

I love how you have all these wonderful insights and eventually it gets to Tom Cruise repeating that ET went rogue

[@ReveredDead]

Only thing i did not like about this movie was the lack of city footage and sequences. It was all in the countryside and that made it kind of boring in a sense. Maybe even a bit more scenes with the tripods would have kicked ass.

[@typo1345]

Tell that to HG Wells.

[@liopleurodon2000]

Well, the original book took place in Victorian England so...

[@queenroyaltyrules55]

Ummm.... Maybe because most of the tripods were buried in the city therefore they destroyed those areas first.

[@duyang980]

0:52 "ilm" creature design that's a weird job you got there Ryan

[@JWSeltzer1138]

Industrial Lights and Magic.

[@issiahRuiz]

Dude I really love this movie I love the way it’s written however it kind of makes me think how we’re not gonna be alone in this universe we should totally prepared when it comes to things like this

[@ionlytrustmyself44]

they are so terrifying they got them spot on

[@VictorCruz-jc5ze]

I wanna see clover vs tripod

[@qasimmir7117]

Tripod would zap it to shit.

[@thomaswiczulis6120]

+Qasim Mir No it wouldn't. Clover would easily win that fight. It survived a nuke at the of the movie.

[@qasimmir7117]

+Thomas Wiczulis Haha. Tripods have super powerful deflector shields so nukes will do shit all to them as well. Clover is impervious to Earth weapons but not against advanced alien weaponry. All the Tripods would have to do is turn up the laser and cut him in half or vaporise him from a distance.

[@thehighseer23]

I don't recall a nuke being used on Clover at any time in the movie. The implication is that the creature was destroyed during the last assault, which was clearly non-nuclear in nature. We know this because the camera and tape were recovered undamaged. That's what the movie you were watching was... the tape.

[@brandoncarroll5184]

Thomas Wiczulis The Weapon used aganist him was close to a WMD

[@xDieselv]

Umm the interior of the tripod is missing?

[@Xemphas]

The Horn is so terrifying, is like the sounds of the Reapers from Mass Effect, or the soundtrack for the Pyramids from Destiny 2. I fucking love it.

[@jayvon96]

One of my favorite films ever. Seeing this as a kid was so surreal. The panic in people is what terrified me the most ngl. Ive only ever watched the car scene once.

[@101shapshifter]

i would like to see this movie but set in the late 19th century like the book

[@TheRoyalBum]

for anyone who finishes watching a horror movie, just watch the ceation or behind the scenes for reassurance

[@johnlime1469]

ET vs Tripods would be a very funny thing to see

[@AppsnGrapps]

It may seem stupid but the idea was thought up in the 1800's so you've got to give it some credit.

[@rinbeardybeardy3310]

I love the movie!!!

[@fluidarana3637]

My thoughts are, if these creatures are so "intelligent" why weren't they wearing any protective gear, why would they just lick a picture, or drink the water of a foreign/alien planet to them? 🤣 but then I remembered, hey the human crew from Alien Covenant kinda made the same mistakes on a foreign/alien planet. So I guess that's that. 😂

[@thearmoredgeorgian2736]

They wiped out disease centuries ago, and did account for them later on

[@goddzillanerd9594]

This tripod is much more cooler than the other tripods

[@Angelique24118]

beautiful design, and wonderful sound and visual effects