This was excellent. Because of the upcoming release of the new version of War of the Worlds the The Oaks Theater had a special event. They played the radio broadcast of the story that scared the pants off of a hell of a lot of people. I must say that after hearing that I can see how people believed it was "the real thing." It really sounded like honest to goodness news reports. If you missed the program identification in the beginning and the middle of the broadcast it would be really scary. I guess that's why stations identify who they are and what they're playing so often these days.
Another thing I really liked about it was how much you had to use your imagination. You have to do your imagining quickly too. When reading a book you can just sortof flip backwards to clarify things. You can even hit rewind on a book on tape or CD. But this was very different. It was chilling. I know that my imagination took me to scarier places with the radio broadcast than any movie ever could. Orson Welles gave a fantastic performance that night, as did the other members of the Mercury Theater. That type of voice acting is a dying skill.
If you ever have the chance to hear this broadcast in a public setting. Go for it. It was awesome!
My Rating: 5/5
Posted by alycia at June 28, 2005 08:38 PM