Return of the alien invaders

The Christian Science Monitor ^ | Monday, June 27, 2005 | Stephen Humphries

[Momaw Nadon]

FYI and discussion

[Momaw Nadon]

Of possible interest.

Ping!

[operation clinton cleanup]

OK, so what does Batman Begins and Herbie the Love Bug say about the present human condition?

[JimSEA]

very agonizing and complex issues

Islamic terrorists want to kill us for religious reasons. Seem clear enough to me. We are in the same shape as many other nations -- Israel, Philippines, Thailand, India, and so forth. The threat in each country seems much the same to me.

[Gefreiter]

There was a quote yesterday from one of the film's writers, explaining that he imagined the evil invading Martians as the American military.

[sgtbono2002]

I might see this when it comes to HBO , then again I may pass.

[MudPuppy]

"creator Shaun Cassidy"


???????????????THE Shaun Cassidy?????????????

[Moonmad27]

To me, the Spielberg version will never replace the 1953 version with Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, which I will watch again on DVD rather than giving Tom Cruise another dime!

[AnnAdoringFan]

THE Shaun Cassidy is now a producer for television. at least he was several years ago. I seem to recall he put together a creepy series that was on friday nights or something.

[KevinDavis]

Can a movie just be a movie???

[kenth]

"I seem to recall he put together a creepy series that was on friday nights or something."

Old reruns of the Partridge Family?

[jscd3]

But this retelling of the alien-invasion story, set in modern-day New Jersey rather than Wells' Edwardian London, tacitly acknowledges American fears of an attack on US cities.

This writer has too much time on his hands, The movie is undoubtedly set in N.J. as a way for Spielberg to pay homage to the Orsen Wells radio classic version, which also started in N.J and progressed toward NYC. Spielberg was heavily influenced by old movies and radio, and often puts retro hints in his work.

The above review is what happens when someone concentrates too much on politics, and not enough on movies. Like Sigmund Frued once said "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar".

[Quix]

Thanks.

I also believe that such movies are setting the populace up to be very, very, very prone to being scared by ET's into the global world government.

[Cultural Jihad]

Pop-sociological allegories run a dime a dozen. As an aside, why can't the self-ascribed deep-thinkers of the entertainment industry craft a product which present an accurate contemporaneous view of the author instead of the modern film production and drama department graduates?

[discostu]

"American Gothic", really good show.

[Starter]

I believe it means that moviegoers like watching Batman beat people up as well as seeing Lindsay Lohan in form fitting racing gear.

[EsmeraldaA]

I have to agree with Kevin D. on this one, and also quote Freud and say sometimes a book it's just a book (or in this case, it's movie!)


Thank you for the Ping K D.

[TheLion]

The writer is full of it. The Alien and Predator movies were not benign.

[KevinDavis]

Sure thing.. I like to watch movies to be entertained. Not to be preached at...

[Las Vegas Dave]

*OPI pings.

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I plan on seeing the movie (at a matinee) , I saw the trailer some time ago, and it looks interesting.