@edgarblythe,
I used to become everything that I saw or read. I still do that in dreams, sometimes.
The Day the Earth Stood Still.
H.G. Welles as well.
Jules Verne. I was underwater with him in that one. I love creatures of the sea. I was on The Nautilus.
I watched all the movies of Planet of the Apes. I recall seeing the last one, and some kid in front said to his father. "This is the last sequel, dad." Dad's reply, "I god I hope so."
The thing that I recall most vividly of The War of the Worlds, is the fact that the common cold virus killed the Martians. There's a lesson to be learned there.