I’m not really sure how this happened but I know it’s worth commemorating - four film adaptations of War of the Worlds in a row!

The first two were definitely planned but then whilst researching what other War of the Worlds movies were out there, I discovered I had a copy of Jeff Wayne’s musical concert, and then of course had to go back to the 1950s and see how they managed the effects back then.

I can’t think there are many opportunities of watching four adaptations of the same story in film form, even with the current Hollywood desire to remake everything. A Christmas Carol springs to mind, there are quite a few of those, and I’m sure Jane Austen would be right up there.

But it also has to be the case that I haven’t watched them before and watch them all, for the first time, in a row. This might be a once-in-a-blog opportunity! Meanwhile, the obsession with War of the Worlds is real… I read the book a while back but it must be about time to dust it off again!