• Mane25
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    1 year ago

    It’s like they half made the film and then got bored with it so they just said something like “and then all the aliens went away the end” with no real explanation or conclusion. I don’t remember what exactly happened because obviously I’ve never wanted to rewatch it but I remember it really was something that cheap. All the time invested in it felt like it had gone to waste because there was no proper conclusion.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      Ah yep. It stuck to the source material.

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      bacteria killed the aliens

      If that’s your only issue with it, then perhaps worth a rewatch. I really enjoyed the destruction and chaos.

      • Mane25
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        1 year ago

        So, I’ve been complaining about this film for long enough that I’ve heard the source material argument before. I’ve not read the original book but just conclude that either A: the book really did end like the film, in which case it was never worthy of making a film about, or B: the book had a better, more nuanced ending which wasn’t captured by the film. Either way it’s a terrible film that wasted my time!

    • bloopernova@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      The original book by HG Wells had the aliens die off suddenly, defeated by Earth’s bacteria and viruses. So the story has always had that plot of “and suddenly the bad guys all died!”