Product Details

• Format: PAL
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• DVD Release Date: November 6, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000J10LC2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,031 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars War of the Worlds - Brilliant... if you can watch it., July 4, 2009

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Robert Raymond (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: War of the Worlds [Region 2] (DVD)

I'll admit that I always have enjoyed this musical version of War of the Worlds, ever since it came out in LPs so many years ago. Great music, great narration. When I heard that it had been produced as a live stage so (rumors had abounded about this for years) I had to see it.

When I saw it was available for purchase from Amazon, I carefully made sure that I was not ordering a European-formatted disk. No, there was no indication of this at all. But when I received my shipment, I found that it would not play in my DVD player. Evidently, while it is not in the incorrect format, it is in a security region code not that of the US. My DVD couldn't play it. I tried my laptop and it readily accepted it, but now I know that I can only switch back and fourth a total of five times before it locks my computer down for good.

I contacted both Amazon and their distributer on this and never received any email back on this, a total stonewall. The problem is that I really love this show, and so one of my laptops is perminantly allocated over to this one lousy security format.

So, the rock opera, I'd give five stars. The security format issue (and the lack of any response from either company) rates zero stars. We'll average this experiance at "three".

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When Will This Play in the USA?, May 6, 2008

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The JuRK (Our Vast, Cultural Desert) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War of the Worlds (DVD)

I watched a filmed performance on this show on the Sundance Channel recently so people in the USA and Canada are seeing it...but we can't get it in a format on DVD.

I see there's also a 2-disc special edition DVD version (something I'd really like to get) but, again, it's only available in another region other than North America.

With the exposure of the filmed show playing in the States...when will we be able to get it on DVD?

(I bought the CD to listen to in the meantime. Interesting concept: using progressive rock to tell a classic story! Bravo!)

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great show, but not for US, February 20, 2008

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M. Sidden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: War of the Worlds [Region 2] (DVD)

This product is ONLY available as PAL and Region 2, so if you do not have a player that can handle this, do not purchase.