War of the Worlds - Another incredible story that should be done exactly as H.G. Wells wrote it, including the time period: late Victorian era, because that allows for much more drama and heroism in the confrontation of Mars versus Earth technology and weapons.

The epic confrontation of the armoured ship "Thunder Child" with the Martian machines, for example, cannot possibly be matched by bringing the Martians into our modern era with our high tech weapons, and then simply making them invulnerable. Bo-ring! The "Thunder Child" and her crew, in a half-minute of incredible heroism, destroyed 2 Martian machines at the cost of their own destruction. That was a moment that deserves to be captured in film. Likewise, the stand of the English artillery, which succeeded in destroying one other Martian machine from ambush before being wiped out. That's drama. No movie has even come close to the original story in impact.

And if it was set in Victorian times, we would not have to suffer through characters saying idiotic modern things like, "Let's kick ass!" (groan...)