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** Speaking of which, desintegrators appeared in [[Literature/EdisonsConquestOfMars a certain unauthorized sequel ]] albeit in the hands of the heroes.
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** Speaking of which, desintegrators disintegrators appeared in [[Literature/EdisonsConquestOfMars a certain unauthorized sequel ]] albeit in the hands of the heroes.
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* FridgeLogic: One of the first characters to be disintegrated in the 1953 film claims that they are Martians because Mars is currently at its closest approach in years. Other characters also assume this as the basis for where they come from, later on in the film. While this is true, no-one ever questions that this is only an assumption.
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* FridgeLogic: One of the first characters to be disintegrated in the 1953 film ''1953 film'' claims that they are Martians because Mars is currently at its closest approach in years. Other characters also assume this as the basis for where they come from, later on in the film. While this is true, no-one ever questions that this is only an assumption.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The aliens may have only attacked the welcoming party and started the invasion altogether because of the white flag they were waving. While waving the white flag does indicate peaceful intentions, it has a far more common alternate meaning that you would NOT want a potentially violent alien race to assume; SURRENDER.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The aliens may have only attacked the welcoming party and started the invasion altogether because of the white flag they were waving. While waving the white flag does indicate peaceful intentions, it has a far more common alternate meaning that you would NOT want a potentially violent alien race to assume; assume: SURRENDER.
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* UglyCute: The single eye of the Martian creature, with red, blue and green segments, looks rather like [[http://www.moriareviews.com/rongulator/wp-content/uploads/War-of-the-Worlds-1953-7.jpg a surprised face]].
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The movie's special effects were incredible for the time and they still hold up. However, when watching on an HD TV you can quite clearly see the strings holding up the alien crafts.
** Averted with the 2018 restoration of the film. The wires holding up and operating the war machines can now barely be seen, even when you know where to look for them.
** Averted with the 2018 restoration of the film. The wires holding up and operating the war machines can now barely be seen, even when you know where to look for them.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The aliens may have only attacked the welcoming party and started the invasion altogether because of the white flag they were waving. While waving the white flag does indicate peaceful intentions, it has a far more common alternate meaning that you would NOT want a potentially violent alien race to assume; SURRENDER.
* FridgeLogic: One of the first characters to be disintegrated in the 1953 film claims that they are Martians because Mars is currently at its closest approach in years. Other characters also assume this as the basis for where they come from, later on in the film. While this is true, no-one ever questions that this is only an assumption.
* GeniusBonus: General Mann says he hasn't seen Dr. Forrester since Oak Ridge, indicating that they both worked on the Manhattan Project.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** The creators of ''Series/{{Mystery Science Theater 3000}}'' swiped the name Dr. Clayton Forrester from the film's hero, and their Dr. Forrester is now by far the one more associated with the name. So watching the film in a post-[=MST3K=] world can be an odd experience.
** The Martians' "skeleton rays" are eerily reminiscent of [[Series/DoctorWho the Daleks']] blast-guns, especially as they appeared in "Remembrance of the Daleks".
** Speaking of which, desintegrators appeared in [[Literature/EdisonsConquestOfMars a certain unauthorized sequel ]] albeit in the hands of the heroes.
* {{Narm}}: The Martian that Dr. Forrester and Sylvia encounter in the farmhouse. Why? Not because of its appearance but because it ScreamsLikeALittleGirl.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: The movie's special effects were incredible for the time and they still hold up. However, when watching on an HD TV you can quite clearly see the strings holding up the aliencrafts.
** Avertedcrafts. This was eventually corrected with the 2018 restoration of the film. The wires holding up and operating the war machines can now barely be seen, even when you know where to look for them.them.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The 1953 film depicts the nations of the world fighting the Martians. All except the Soviet Union, and since this was the Cold War, many assume the Martians are meant to be an allegory for communism.
* FridgeLogic: One of the first characters to be disintegrated in the 1953 film claims that they are Martians because Mars is currently at its closest approach in years. Other characters also assume this as the basis for where they come from, later on in the film. While this is true, no-one ever questions that this is only an assumption.
* GeniusBonus: General Mann says he hasn't seen Dr. Forrester since Oak Ridge, indicating that they both worked on the Manhattan Project.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** The creators of ''Series/{{Mystery Science Theater 3000}}'' swiped the name Dr. Clayton Forrester from the film's hero, and their Dr. Forrester is now by far the one more associated with the name. So watching the film in a post-[=MST3K=] world can be an odd experience.
** The Martians' "skeleton rays" are eerily reminiscent of [[Series/DoctorWho the Daleks']] blast-guns, especially as they appeared in "Remembrance of the Daleks".
** Speaking of which, desintegrators appeared in [[Literature/EdisonsConquestOfMars a certain unauthorized sequel ]] albeit in the hands of the heroes.
* {{Narm}}: The Martian that Dr. Forrester and Sylvia encounter in the farmhouse. Why? Not because of its appearance but because it ScreamsLikeALittleGirl.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: The movie's special effects were incredible for the time and they still hold up. However, when watching on an HD TV you can quite clearly see the strings holding up the alien
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The 1953 film depicts the nations of the world fighting the Martians. All except the Soviet Union, and since this was the Cold War, many assume the Martians are meant to be an allegory for communism.
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**Averted with the 2018 restoration of the film. The wires holding up and operating the war machines can now barely be seen, even when you know where to look for them.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The film won an Oscar for them.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The film won an Oscar for them.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The movie's special effects were incredible for the time and they still hold up. However, when watching on an HD TV you can quite clearly see the strings holding up the alien crafts.
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The film won an Oscar for them.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The film won an Oscar for them.
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