War of the Worlds

Mandi-chan · 07-03-2005, 07:38 PM

Has anyone here seen it yet?

I have, loved every minute of it. It was creepy...

*damnhooligan* · 07-03-2005, 08:06 PM

Caught it at the theater the night before last. I dug it well enough, but the ending was pure hollywood fluff and just seemed to cheapen the film as a whole. I won't go into detail but if you've read the books, you'll know what I mean.

PDM025 · 07-04-2005, 02:05 AM

It was OK. It creepy and all. Even the red plants that grew from human blood.

*yuck* But it seem off topic on how the aliens dies. I mean in the orignal, did the character found the weakness for the aliens? It was the germs on the earth that kill them. In this movie, they just die for no reason.
Also, I think they went overboard with Tom killing the guy at that small basement in the farm house.

*Spitfire* · 07-04-2005, 03:04 AM

Aside from the cheesy and sappy as hell ending I liked it. Right up there with Signs

Mandi-chan · 07-04-2005, 07:34 AM

I thought Tom killing the guy was appropriate, he was being loud and was risking thier lives. Tom's character was doing what he thought was best for his little girl to protect her, and if that ment murder...

I think the aliens died like that in the old movie and the book, that's what I keep hearing anyway. But I do agree, the ending kinda ruined the movie. The son all of a sudden surviving? That was so dumb! Other than that it was great!

*Brodie* · 07-04-2005, 11:29 AM

It was ok, the only real cool part was Morgan Freeman doing the narration....And the son being young Robin Williams from Jumanji.

I didn't like it as much as, say, Signs. Signs was way creepier.

*cqb101* · 07-04-2005, 03:27 PM

Aside from the ending, I loved it. One of the top 5 movies I've seen this year.

*Spitfire* · 07-04-2005, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mandi-chan

I thought Tom killing the guy was appropriate, he was being loud and was risking thier lives. Tom's character was doing what he thought was best for his little girl to protect her, and if that ment murder...

I think the aliens died like that in the old movie and the book, that's what I keep hearing anyway. But I do agree, the ending kinda ruined the movie. The son all of a sudden surviving? That was so dumb! Other than that it was great!

Not to mention that's exactly what happened in the book so everything in the movie was approparitate ^_^

PDM025

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Mandi-chan · 07-06-2005, 08:25 AM

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And the son being young Robin Williams from Jumanji.

O.O No way! Wow, he changed! I thought the kid kinda resembles "Conner" from "Angel".

*DrSpengler* · 07-06-2005, 04:21 PM

Just got back from it this afternoon. Not hvaing read any of this thread, here's my feelings:

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*damnhooligan* · 07-06-2005, 06:05 PM

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Mandi-chan · 07-07-2005, 09:48 AM

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07-03-2005, 07:38 PM	#1
Mandi-chan Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 932	War of the Worlds Has anyone here seen it yet? I have, loved every minute of it. It was creepy...

07-03-2005, 08:06 PM	#2
damnhooligan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dorksville, USA Posts: 1,745	Caught it at the theater the night before last. I dug it well enough, but the ending was pure hollywood fluff and just seemed to cheapen the film as a whole. I won't go into detail but if you've read the books, you'll know what I mean. __________________

07-04-2005, 02:05 AM	#3
PDM025 Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2005 Location: PDM World Posts: 170	It was OK. It creepy and all. Even the red plants that grew from human blood. yuck But it seem off topic on how the aliens dies. I mean in the orignal, did the character found the weakness for the aliens? It was the germs on the earth that kill them. In this movie, they just die for no reason. Also, I think they went overboard with Tom killing the guy at that small basement in the farm house. __________________ No matter what you do, you can't unlock the darkness in your heart without the light. Your father punish you and the ones who tries to help you, rejects you. You have nothing, your are nothing.

07-04-2005, 03:04 AM	#4
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Aside from the cheesy and sappy as hell ending I liked it. Right up there with Signs __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

07-04-2005, 11:29 AM	#6
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	It was ok, the only real cool part was Morgan Freeman doing the narration....And the son being young Robin Williams from Jumanji. I didn't like it as much as, say, Signs. Signs was way creepier. __________________ Stupendous Monster

07-04-2005, 07:34 AM	#5
Mandi-chan Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 932	I thought Tom killing the guy was appropriate, he was being loud and was risking thier lives. Tom's character was doing what he thought was best for his little girl to protect her, and if that ment murder... I think the aliens died like that in the old movie and the book, that's what I keep hearing anyway. But I do agree, the ending kinda ruined the movie. The son all of a sudden surviving? That was so dumb! Other than that it was great!

07-04-2005, 03:27 PM	#7
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	Aside from the ending, I loved it. One of the top 5 movies I've seen this year. __________________ Facebook

07-06-2005, 04:21 PM	#10
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Just got back from it this afternoon. Not hvaing read any of this thread, here's my feelings: Spoiler: I thought it was pretty good. I read the book when I was in elementary school. In fact, I think it was a "watered down" version for children. I dunno, it was a long time ago. Never saw the old version of the film, either. Overall, I thought the movie was pretty good. Some of the best CGI I've ever seen and the city-wide destruction looked phenominal. It was also pretty damn violent for a Spielberg movie. I was expecting "ET with explosions" when I heard he was signed on to direct, but I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't get what those red vines were all about. I know they were misting them with blood, but were the vines made of human flesh, too? If so, what was their purpose? I'm sure someone who read the "grown up version" of the book can tell me, because the movie itself sure didn't. I also didn't dig that the teenage son miraculously survived at the end of the movie. Devalued the tragedy, IMO. Sure, millions upon millions of people died but Tom Cruise's family made it out A-OK cuz, you know, he's the star. Other than that it was your typical summer blockbuster, just considerably more entertaining than ID4 and Signs.