Posted on 06/29/2005 12:59:23 PM PDT by pabianice
Here in Manhattan, movies are $10.75. No way am I spending that to see Tom Cruise.
Ok, that sounds great. So the only movie you will see this summer and from here on out is Batman Begins and anything that has Bale in it. But be careful because tom cruise is engaged to Katie Holmes so might want to re-think batman.
Do they have any cheap theaters? We can go to one theater and see movies after they've been out for a while for $3.50 every day except Tuesday. On Tuesday, it's $1.50.
Online, the theater then has a coupon for a free large drink w/ a large popcor, and the large popcorn has a free refill. I take in cups and split the drink and the popcorn between me and my kids.
We can see a movie for about my 3 kids and I can go to the movie for around $10.
That's how we go to lots of the movies. I just tell the kids we'll see it at the cheap theater, and they are okay with waiting.
I took my family to see WotW today and we all agreed it was one of the most amazing, astounding, intense, and frightening movies we'd ever seen.
The film conveys better than any other what it would be like to actually experience an alien invasion. There are few heroics of any kind, mostly just fear, mayhem, and inhumanity.
I recommend it to anyone who enjoys the alien attack genre or anyone who just wants an extremely heart pounding experience.
My daughter is nearly 11. She was fairly freaked out by the film, but loved it and wants to see it again. There's no real gore and no "F" word. Mainly it's just extremely intense.
could not agree with you anymore!
It's "Batman Begins" not "Batman Returns." "Batman Returns" was the dismal sequal to the OK-at-best original with Michael Keaton.
My review:
Just saw it. It was good, not great. Dakota Fanning is incredible. She definetly carries they film. The acting and CGI were awsome, the script wasn't. The main actors added all they could, but some parts just lagged, and others went by too quick without time to devolp. I wish some scenes were cut out, and other extended. I did not feel the farmhouse scene was necesssary. It lagged too much. If they cut it down, I would have liked it better. I loved the father-daughter relationship though, Fanning made it all happen. I liked the story, I just wish it was paced better and I wish we were giving more insight to what happens after the end (which was far too abrupt, but I like happy endings). I say 4/5 stars.
Saw the movie this afternoon. I thought for the action it was worth seeing. Not a great movie, but worth a large popcorn and a box of goobers.
yeah could have done without the farmhouse scene... And as far as dakota fanning goes, she make the movie better. like you said the father daughter relationship...
I loved the first movie and have read most of HG wells work. His books are very Dated and reads more of a scientist recording events but i love how he incorporated the era's scientific knowledge and extrapolated as to how the Martians technology worked.
The first movie was great and did not need to be remade, even the effects for the time hold up fairly well.
I am just thankful Ben Affleck is not in it and do plan on seeing it though maybe not until DVD
WTF is right! Are you serious?! Geez, nothing like ripping the original story to shreds.
Peter Jackson...paging Peter Jackson! Pick up the white phone, please.
And Bale's dad is married to Gloria Steinham! That's a two-fer for celebrity! lol
Feel assured, there was hype for this movie. It just wasn't overly directed at the "masses" but did buy a spot on last January's Super Bowl. It was okay.
A lot of hype was directed straight to the fans through the net and comics, etc. I started going to their movie website almost as they launced it and got to see it slowly uploading more pics and trailers. But they had the story there and the feel through words and pictures.
But as my profile shows, I'm more a "fan" than most! ;-)
Just came back from seeing it. I thought it was great....a mix of old fashioned family values with spine-tingling special effects. Spielberg has succeeded despite the few odd moments of dullness. It's a pity plenty of people never read H.G.Wells. My daughter, for one,was disappointed with the ending because she was waiting for human ingenuity to kill off the aliens. Bad bacteria is still an unvanquished enemy.As for Tom Cruise...he did alright. I expected less from him. I give it a 9.
I saw it tonight. I liked it, but I'm not all that picky about movies. I didn't notice that the buildings remained standing, though. It seemed like all the buildings were destroyed in the long shots I saw.
I don't think Tom Cruise qualifies as an action hero in this movie. He doesn't do anything beyond what anyone else in the movie is doing, and I heard an interview with Spielberg where described Tom Cruise in this movie as anti-hero, as he's not heroic at all.
But the quote that comes to my mind regarding Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise is: "You see, Danhy, I can deal with the bullets, and the bombs, and the blood. I don't want money, and I don't want medals. What I do want is for you to stand there in that faggoty white uniform and with your Harvard mouth extend some fucking courtesy. You gott ask me nicely."
Agree...some of the realism is lost and I've often thought the overuse of special effects is designed to cater to a generation raised on video games....all action, little or no plot.
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