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Topic: War of the Worlds (plus OT Spielberg's love affair with 1.85)
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Dave Williams
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Posts: 1836
From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 09-21-2005 04:31 PM
I have been seeing lots of criticisms and a few questions on the movie.. I can't address the criticisms, because if I do I will make people cry and then they will think I am a jerk, and god forbid that anyone get thier feelers hurt... but... ![[fu]](graemlins/fu.gif)
On to a few questions I saw that I can answer...
quote: Mike Blakesley
If those things were buried for "millions of years," why weren't they ever detected?
They were down far enough and made of special "alien" material that made them just blend in with rock and whatever, to keep them hidden.
quote: Mike Blakesley
If these "creatures" wanted to eat and drink humans, why vaporize them?
The humans getting vaporized in the beginning were in the way. Nothing keeps a tripod from moving than a huge pile of humans. Vaporize the lot of them, then while they are running like little school girls, scoop them up and suck thier blood like the alien vampires you are!
quote: Mike Blakesley
If the aliens could plan all this out for millions of years, why didn't they think about the germs?
They were here long ago, making sure that thousands of space ships were under ground in case we got advance and scared them, making them come back and make us into alien V8 juice. Because they were fine before, they had no worry about our germs. What they didn't know is that humans are a dirty race of beings that never wash thier hands after using the bathroom, and sneeze on everyone they know.
quote: Mike Blakesley
The aliens worrying about one freakin' farmhouse didn't bug me as much as why would only one guy (Tom) head for that house, instead of a whole crowd of people?
Everone there probably had seen the aliens rip into every single building they came across, so they didn't bother with it. The only reason that Tom Cruise ran into it was because he recognized Tim Robbins and wanted to catch up on old times and get some pie.
So there you have it. The answers to all lifes questions.
Ciao
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Max Einhorn
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From: Middletown, PA, USA
Registered: Sep 2005
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posted 10-02-2005 09:40 AM
Steven Spielberg’s War of The Worlds is a fast-paced roller coaster ride, with
breathtaking special effects and cruel aliens. This film is probably one of the scariest
alien films to date.
Opening the film, we get some narration from Morgan Freeman as he informs us
how man has learned to conquer his own planet and is confident in what he has
accomplished. But the invaders in this film have been watching for at least a million
years, planning their extermination. Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is your typical
working class, American living in New Jersey. He’s been divorced from his wife
(Miranda Otto) and this particular weekend is watching his kids (Dakota Fanning
and Justin Chatwin) for his ex-wife, who is taking a trip to her parent’s house in
Boston. When Ray notices a strange cyclone-like cloud above his neighborhood,
he and his daughter go outside to look at the dazzling site. Soon a series of lightning
bolts strike close to his house, and he walks down the road, to examine the hole in
the ground created by the lightning. In the next five minutes, the film takes off as the
aliens begin their attack.
This film must have taken months and months of planning. The look of the alien
tripods in this film, are like nothing we have seen in previous films. The scenes of
human vaporization are definitely better than a quick flash and a falling skeleton.
Instead, we watch human shaped dust flutter into the air and clothing thrown high
into the sky.
Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom, despite the things have been going on in your
personal life, I am very glad that they are happening now instead of during the
production of this film. Cruise’s character was, plain and simple, sort of a jerk.
However, we see the character evolve into more of a responsible father figure who
bonds with his children in a time of crisis. Overal,l Cruise was very believable, and
I really think he was perfect for the part. I didn’t think Dakota Fanning was as
good, but considering the fact that she’s only a kid, she did a good job. Her
character, however, was somewhat whiney. I did enjoy one particular scene in
which she looks over a stream and sees first one and then numerous dead bodies
floating down a river. The character’s terror is very believable.
Later, Tim Robbins’ character, Ogilvy, welcomes Ray and his daughter into his
basement, but as time goes on, his sanity is pushed to the limit after he learns a
horrible truth.
Steven Spielberg is an outstanding director and I usually enjoy his films. The
wonderful thing he does with his movies, is that, no matter how action packed they
are, they always have heart. In this film, Cruise drives a mini-van through a crowd
of people and causes a near riot as people are desperate to escape from the
invaders. Unfortunately, in times of panic, instead of working together to find a
solution it often becomes an “every man for himself” battle, as greed and selfishness
take over. But ultimately, people come to see that this is not the solution and
through teamwork they manage to get themselves out a life-threatening situation.
I thought the film was left very open ended, of course mankind managed to pull
through in the end, but was still asking myself, “Ok, then what?” I did think some
things were best unknown, and of course some expected shots of perhaps New
York and other well known cities around the world being leveled, were best not
done, because I can clearly see Spielberg was trying to limit the audiences
perspective for a more dramatic and tight feel.
Overall the film was excellently put together and it will probably join E.T. and Close
Encounters of The Third Kind on collectors’ shelves (as well as mine). So far, this is
the Best Film of The Summer, and if you see just one film, make it this one. It’s a
great ride, entertaining, eerie, and left me leaving the movie theater hoping that, if we
do someday make contact, I hope they’ll be a bit more friendly…
By the way, I recently saw another remake of War of The Worlds, that skipped
theatres completely and was released this year straight to DVD. This film was
poorly made, the special effects were corny (and definitely not special), and the
characters unbelievable. If you see this version at your local video store, do yourself
a favor and skip it. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and some
disturbing images.
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Jason Winn
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Posts: 131
From: Mesquite, TX, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 03-19-2006 09:09 PM
I liked it. It wasn't great, but it was still good. It's just a fun popcorn movie. You shouldn't expect anything more than that. It doesn't matter if somethings weren't explained. Just sit back and enjoy it. I like movies that don't make you think. Not one of Spielberg's best, but still enjoyable.
As for Flat vs. Scope, I think it would've looked better in Scope, but it didn't really bother me much. Before I saw it, I actually thought it was scope. It just seemed like the kind of movie that would be scope. When the movie started, the masking didn't move, which surprised me. But, I was okay with it being flat.
I wish I could see the alternate ending where it's revealed that Tom Cruise is the king of the aliens. Oh wait, no, that's not in the movie. That's in real life.
Oh, by the way, if Earth was being invaded by Teletubbies, I would say, "Bring it On!" I ain't scared of no teletubbies!
[ 03-20-2006, 09:49 AM: Message edited by: Jason Winn ]
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