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   Message 26,884 of 28,343   
   Tim Bruening to All   
   Re: War of the Worlds: Goliath   
   08 Dec 14 19:02:17   
   
   From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   On Thursday, September 4, 2014 12:39:14 AM UTC-7, T987654321 wrote:   
   > War of the Worlds: Goliath   
   > 2012 PG-13  1hr 28m   
   >    
   >    
   >    
   > This animated version of H.G. Wells' classic novel finds Earth's scientists   
   building defensive weapons to confront the coming alien onslaught.   
   >    
   >    
   > Well that description from NETFLIX is totally wrong.  It's  1914, 15 years   
   after the Martians met there end to earth germ warfare.  Now there back, but a   
   small group with ultimate steampunkish tech is ready for them.  The animation   
   and voice work are    
   first rate, and the plot moves along nicely.     
   >    
   > A lot of effort went into this, but other than a couple mentions in Heavy   
   Metal I never heard a thing about it, just found it on NETFLIX by sheer luck;   
   I'll never understand the entertainment industry.   
      
   I predict that Earthlings will attempt to trip the large Martian walking   
   machines by wrapping rope around their legs (As was done to an Imperial   
   walking machine in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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