* The war Martian machines themselves. They're totally indestructible, and even an atomic bomb fails to put so much as a scratch on them. The ship design may be a bit dated today, but you can't help being impressed.
** The first battle is especially impressive. The order to fire is given and the war machines are standing imperiously, even indifferently, as all the bombs and bullets bounce off their force fields. Even the heat ray "heads" sway back and forth casually, as though the war machines were scanning the puny Earthling forces with contempt. "[[IsThatTheBestYouCanDo Oh, this is all you've got?]]" they seem to say, right before they [[NowItsMyTurn unleash their own devastating weapons]].
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