Top 10 Apocalyptic Movies
By Emily Christianson, Hollywood.com Staff
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
1. War of the Worlds (1953 and 2005)
Critical Characters: Gene Barry and Ann Robinson (1953) Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning (2005)
The Happening: Hostile aliens invade Earth
On the Brink of Disaster: Few stories have the staying power of H.G. Wells’ sci fi thriller about an alien invasion from the civilian perspective. The tale first caused widespread panic at the hands of Orson Welles’ 1938 radio show, when listeners believed the broadcast about a Martian attack were true. Byron Haskins later adapted the novel to a screenplay in 1953 followed by Steven Spielberg in 2005. Both directors gave the story a modern twist and their own unique interpretation. 