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So anyone seeing this when it comes out ? :-) I'm looking forward to it big time ! I was saying ages ago how there should be a remake of this film, and just a couple of days later, I'm looking around film sites and there was news of this one being made !
And just to add to it, the release of the film pretty much lands on my birthday ! The old film is one of my favourites so its cool to have the new one arrive for my birthday. ;-)
I've been watching trailers for it since around Christmas time, but I've managed to avoid seeing this one thats supposedly doing the rounds online that shows the Martian war machines. Don't want to see them in all their glory till I see the film. :-)
Gonna be going on Thursday 30th June seeing as they start showing the film in Basildon a day early. ;-)
And just to add to it, the release of the film pretty much lands on my birthday ! The old film is one of my favourites so its cool to have the new one arrive for my birthday. ;-)
I've been watching trailers for it since around Christmas time, but I've managed to avoid seeing this one thats supposedly doing the rounds online that shows the Martian war machines. Don't want to see them in all their glory till I see the film. :-)
Gonna be going on Thursday 30th June seeing as they start showing the film in Basildon a day early. ;-)
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Game wrote:
> They could have made that film epic, instead it blew. Where was the
> HUGE battle between the US Forces and the aliens?! I'm not talking
> about some stupid battle on top of a hill. Granted the 8 Apaches was
> nice and looked slick, but that was it. Instead we get some over-done
> story about how Tom Cruise loves his 'daughter'...
I thought the same thing.
The name "War Of The Worlds" doesn't even seem fitting because there was never really any war. Like Tim Robbins said "it's an extermination". Then of course the aliens snuffed it anyway and that was the end of that.
> They could have made that film epic, instead it blew. Where was the
> HUGE battle between the US Forces and the aliens?! I'm not talking
> about some stupid battle on top of a hill. Granted the 8 Apaches was
> nice and looked slick, but that was it. Instead we get some over-done
> story about how Tom Cruise loves his 'daughter'...
I thought the same thing.
The name "War Of The Worlds" doesn't even seem fitting because there was never really any war. Like Tim Robbins said "it's an extermination". Then of course the aliens snuffed it anyway and that was the end of that.
The best bit was the credits.
They could have made that film epic, instead it blew. Where was the HUGE battle between the US Forces and the aliens?! I'm not talking about some stupid battle on top of a hill. Granted the 8 Apaches was nice and looked slick, but that was it. Instead we get some over-done story about how Tom Cruise loves his 'daughter'...
They should have taken the action, whacked it up to 110% and added a short sharp back-story/emotional part.
I say the credits were the best bits; the film wasn't bad, it just wasn't good. A little under-realised, perhaps.
Well, each to his own, an opinion is an opinion - hopefully some of you enjoyed it.
They could have made that film epic, instead it blew. Where was the HUGE battle between the US Forces and the aliens?! I'm not talking about some stupid battle on top of a hill. Granted the 8 Apaches was nice and looked slick, but that was it. Instead we get some over-done story about how Tom Cruise loves his 'daughter'...
They should have taken the action, whacked it up to 110% and added a short sharp back-story/emotional part.
I say the credits were the best bits; the film wasn't bad, it just wasn't good. A little under-realised, perhaps.
Well, each to his own, an opinion is an opinion - hopefully some of you enjoyed it.
Saw this today and whilst it was excellant for most of the time, I couldn't help but feel disappointed by the abrupt ending.
Can someone explain to me exactly why the Tripods become weak and vunerable? I understand how the birds were the ones who carried disease (from human blood right?) to the Tripods which consequently saw them fall but was this through having it sprayed on them by the Tripods?
Can someone explain to me exactly why the Tripods become weak and vunerable? I understand how the birds were the ones who carried disease (from human blood right?) to the Tripods which consequently saw them fall but was this through having it sprayed on them by the Tripods?
The entirity of book 2: "The Earth Under the Martians" does not have any army scenes in at all...
Edgy wrote:
> That's 36 pages, plus the first 35 before the chapter entitled
> "The Fighting Begins" where the first army scene
> happens...That's around 40% of the story...
Not a majority then. parp! :D
> That's 36 pages, plus the first 35 before the chapter entitled
> "The Fighting Begins" where the first army scene
> happens...That's around 40% of the story...
Not a majority then. parp! :D
Edgy wrote:
> One thing that didn't make sense, but didn't really detract from the
> movie...: At the beginning, when all electrical circuitry was
> disabled by the EMP, how was that guy using a digital camera?
Solar power?
Best bit of the film for me? Seeing the fallen tripod resting against the building with bits slowly falling off, very beautiful shot.
> One thing that didn't make sense, but didn't really detract from the
> movie...: At the beginning, when all electrical circuitry was
> disabled by the EMP, how was that guy using a digital camera?
Solar power?
Best bit of the film for me? Seeing the fallen tripod resting against the building with bits slowly falling off, very beautiful shot.
That's 36 pages, plus the first 35 before the chapter entitled "The Fighting Begins" where the first army scene happens...That's around 40% of the story...
Edgy wrote:
> Again, the majority of the book was spent hiding from the martians and
> talking to the Artilleryman about the 'Brave new world' underground.
Not really. pages 122 to 158.
> Again, the majority of the book was spent hiding from the martians and
> talking to the Artilleryman about the 'Brave new world' underground.
Not really. pages 122 to 158.
Chr1s wrote:
> There were a few things that bought my overall impression down
> though. I was rather hoping for a nice big battle to culminate the
> movie,
That would have brought nothing more to the movie except repeating any other battle sequence where everyone dies.
so needless to say it was a bit disappointing when the tripods
> just started to keel over.
Like they did in the original book?
The way his son decided to walk off into
> battle was ridiculous, and it seemed to me that Spielberg wanted to
> get him off screen pronto once he realised that he sucked.
Admittedly, I did find that rather stupid. Even moreso because he survived...however, if there was a huge alien invasion going on, wouldn't you want to see it to believe it?
The whole
> little screaming girl thing did nothing except annoy me.
>
Bringing a sense of reality to the movie?
> Generally very good though, I'd watch it again.
>
> 8/10
Fair opinion.
One thing that didn't make sense, but didn't really detract from the movie...: At the beginning, when all electrical circuitry was disabled by the EMP, how was that guy using a digital camera?
And why weren't there any old cars?
> There were a few things that bought my overall impression down
> though. I was rather hoping for a nice big battle to culminate the
> movie,
That would have brought nothing more to the movie except repeating any other battle sequence where everyone dies.
so needless to say it was a bit disappointing when the tripods
> just started to keel over.
Like they did in the original book?
The way his son decided to walk off into
> battle was ridiculous, and it seemed to me that Spielberg wanted to
> get him off screen pronto once he realised that he sucked.
Admittedly, I did find that rather stupid. Even moreso because he survived...however, if there was a huge alien invasion going on, wouldn't you want to see it to believe it?
The whole
> little screaming girl thing did nothing except annoy me.
>
Bringing a sense of reality to the movie?
> Generally very good though, I'd watch it again.
>
> 8/10
Fair opinion.
One thing that didn't make sense, but didn't really detract from the movie...: At the beginning, when all electrical circuitry was disabled by the EMP, how was that guy using a digital camera?
And why weren't there any old cars?
Turned out to be a decent enough film I thought. I particularly enjoyed the storm sequence when the aliens came down, and the huge alien tripod vehicles were very impressive. A decent enough cast as well. Tom Cruise giving his usual performance of somewere between good and great. Tim Robbins was quite entertaining, a complete contrast of any other character I've ever seen him play.
There were a few things that bought my overall impression down though. I was rather hoping for a nice big battle to culminate the movie, so needless to say it was a bit disappointing when the tripods just started to keel over. The way his son decided to walk off into battle was ridiculous, and it seemed to me that Spielberg wanted to get him off screen pronto once he realised that he sucked. The whole little screaming girl thing did nothing except annoy me.
Generally very good though, I'd watch it again.
8/10
There were a few things that bought my overall impression down though. I was rather hoping for a nice big battle to culminate the movie, so needless to say it was a bit disappointing when the tripods just started to keel over. The way his son decided to walk off into battle was ridiculous, and it seemed to me that Spielberg wanted to get him off screen pronto once he realised that he sucked. The whole little screaming girl thing did nothing except annoy me.
Generally very good though, I'd watch it again.
8/10
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