Posted on 06/29/2005 6:02:40 PM PDT by zook
Well, they're hoping and praying it will reverse slumping box office sales this summer. Tom Cruise should have stayed on target and simply promoted the film -- his recent antics haven't done it any good. No wonder Spielberg was ticked.
One other comment. The ending that some have problems with is the original ending that Wells used! I think it all worked though! Very entertaining.
I can't imagine what they were laughing at. I don't want to give anything away, so it's hard for me to comment. But I'll say it's quite faithful to the original film and to Wells' novel. When I saw it, people applauded at the end.
I agree. I don't know what people were expecting. The President of the United States and Will Smith saving the day? This ain't "Independence Day"!
I haven't seen it but the reviews I've heard range from boring to mediocre to the best Sci Fi movie ever. The vast majority of reviewers and folks I know who have seen it love it.
I think it's obvious that it simply depends on what you're looking for. I bet my son will love it, which means I'll get joy just from taking him. That's all I need.
I gather it has a happy ending that Channel Four's Joyce Kilhawik seems to feel is blatantly contrived. That aside, the review is interesting. Hope the movie does well.
I've heard this "contrived" ending thing before and I don't get it. Because all 5 major characters survive, this is somehow "contrived?" Or, are they talking about the original H.G. Wells ending? How is this "contrived?"
As for Cruise’s character, some people are complaining because he is not in "superhero mode". Give me a break, the alien ships are a hundred feet tall, sport an impenetrable shield and they spray death with cool calculating precision. Given this, it is unlikely that any average citizen could do anything but run, hide and try to protect the shreds of the family they have left.
This isn't sweet cute and cuddly ET, neither is it a benign, esoteric "Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind; the aliens are here for one purpose and one purpose only: "EXTERMINATE!" and there is no magic "Dr. Who" with a sonic screwdriver to rescue us.
I think this is the best "aliens attack the earth" movie ever made. If you are looking for a suspenseful, pure roller coaster ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat then go see "War of the Worlds".
One more thing, the special effects were exceptional, seamless, and genuinely frightening.
Well, I was waiting for the reviews. Sounds like I have to go see it...
I don't care about that crap.
I go to see a movie for fun, not to critique if the plot is developed well etc.
That is why I care more what the people who see a film...and not to review it professionally...think.
I saw Meet the Fockers, which was hilarious. I don't care who makes the movie or who is in it as long as it is good.
If every conservative stayed home from a liberal movie the liberal actor or filmmaker would still have more than enough to give very hefty sums to Hillary.
Well I don't base my opinion solely on the "pro" reviews because most of the time they are wrong. However, I do like to see a movie that has some substance and decent plot/dialog, even if it's one I am seeing strictly for the action/special effects. Nowadays though so many films have such terrible writing or just look good/can't act stars.
Tom Cruise just hasn't appealed to me in years- I really only enjoyed him in Rain Man, Top Gun and a couple of others.
If you enoy a good sci-fi movie, you'll probably enjoy this one on the big screen. Don't look for any big plot, or any big political message. It won't be the greatest movie you ever saw, but it will be one you want to see on a big screen.
I already posted to zook over on another thread that I would see it--if only to see the original actor and actress from the
1953 movie in their respective cameos. I'll try tomorrow if the lines aren't too long...
I already posted to zook over on another thread that I would see it--if only to see the original actor and actress from the 1953 movie in their respective cameos. I'll try tomorrow if the lines aren't too long...
Why does spielberg have to do the kid thing in all his movies.
Here is the trailer for Pendragon's version: [url=http://static.howstuffworks.com/quicktime/wowhires.mov]http://static.howstuffworks.com/quicktime/wowhires.mov[/url]
There is another more contemporary version (starring C. Thomas Howell) which looks even worse: [url=http://www.theasylum.cc/video/WOTW.mov]http://www.theasylum.cc/video/WOTW.mov[/url]
These trailers are all I really need to see.
The Spielberg version, even with it's flaws is much better.
If you go, let me know what you think of it. The technology was actually outstanding, but we have come to take it for granted.
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