War of the Worlds

[Ebusitanus]

Anyone seen it? I´m going this afternoon. I hear it has more plot holes than a swiss cheese.

[Blutwölfin]

Before I saw the movie, I watched the "Making of" on TV and got the impression at least half the film would be a copy of "Science": Some guys flee from the aliens and hide in a cellar of a farm. But it turned out to be a completely different film.

The film was "OK", but not exhilarating. I liked the beginning, but got bored at the end. Too much (and too fast) happy end.

Impressive pictures, some shocking moments, nice special effects and some funny goofs. Prepare for about twoentertaining hours at the cinema. And don't forget the popcorn!

[Gladstone]

The film's alright but probably best if a person is not at all familiar with the book/plot. Most though are familiar with the plot (unlike when the book was first written in the 1890's and the idea was shocking) and as it it's very much like the 1950's movie version. Some good visuals in it and the high tech of the military is interesting. One of these days, they'll make a version based entirely on the book like they did with Shelley's Frankenstein about ten or so years ago, and not attempt to modernize it. That ought to be fantastic.

[Ebusitanus]

My question is...why would a civilization, advanced enough to send their Tripods thousands of years (if not hunderd of thousands) ago to earth, advanced enough for terraforming, death rays, etc...not capable of just thinking about possibily wearing some sort of space suite or just a freaking gasmask when bound to planetary take over? Not being able to detect a bacteria common eneough to wipe out their whole assault force in three days planet wide?

I loved how those EMPs destroyed everything but the Camcorder that guy had when the first Tripod came out under them.

Would be interesting to see a second part when earth pays the alliens a visit with their own tech..so as to settle some accounts.

[Gladstone]

Originally Posted by Ebusitanus

My question is...why would a civilization, advanced enough to send their Tripods thousands of years (if not hunderd of thousands) ago to earth, advanced enough for terraforming, death rays, etc...not capable of just thinking about possibily wearing some sort of space suite or just a freaking gasmask when bound to planetary take over?

Beats me!

Not being able to detect a bacteria common eneough to wipe out their whole assault force in three days planet wide?

Best not to ask too many questions.

I loved how those EMPs destroyed everything but the Camcorder that guy had when the first Tripod came out under them.

Yeah...I wondered about that too. And why the people would continue to stay around the landing site even when the beasts were clearly coming out of the ground and didn't seem friendly. Then he gets to his ex-wifes house, a mansion, that has everything....but no food excepting a single loaf of bread.

Would be interesting to see a second part when earth pays the alliens a visit with their own tech..so as to settle some accounts.

Payback is always a good thing.

[Strengthandhonour]

I guess it was good except for many mistakes. I felt the ending was completely rushed. They ran out of time so they just pulled something lame out of their ass, I was like "PLease something better.".

[Ebusitanus]

Yes, I was very anoyed that the son survived where all those soldiers died. Actually, I was even more anoyed at the family comming out of their house that did not have even a broken window, Cruise's ex wife and in-laws come out looking like they just had Thanksgiving dinner.

What are the chances that one of those buried Tripods would not have been found in thousands of years of excavation and natural erosion?
And why would they go through all the hassle of burying their death machines for some future take over? Why not take it over at that point?

[Strengthandhonour]

well i guess it's up to us to figure out why they didn't take over back then. I figured that they need humans as food(they spray them around and then harvest it maybe?) and back then there wasn't enough human beings so it woudln't had been worth it perhaps?

[Ordo Malleus]

Originally Posted by Ebusitanus

My question is...why would a civilization, advanced enough to send their Tripods thousands of years (if not hunderd of thousands) ago to earth, advanced enough for terraforming, death rays, etc...not capable of just thinking about possibily wearing some sort of space suite or just a freaking gasmask when bound to planetary take over? Not being able to detect a bacteria common eneough to wipe out their whole assault force in three days planet wide?

Easy, the book was written in 1898, at that time bacteria and virii were almost pure sci-fi.

Originally Posted by Ebusitanus

I loved how those EMPs destroyed everything but the Camcorder that guy had when the first Tripod came out under them.

Actually there is a bigger hole as Tom Cruise's analog watch freezes. Apparently EMPs destroy clockworks too

The movie is pretty enjoyable, sometimes even jawdropping, although the happy end is really lame.

[Rusalka]

Great special effects, rather boring running of the plot and a terrible ending with a clearly rushed finale. You actually have to sit and talk about it to get to the whole "aaaah, so the splinter the little girl had... aaah, foreshadowing, oh-kay" moment. I even slept shamelessly during the scenes with Tim Robbins, and, -moment of confession- a bit in the end (sorry Alkman, I lied! I did sleep! )

You could just as well wait for the DVD to come up, really.

[Dr. Solar Wolff]

Originally Posted by Rusalka

Great special effects, rather boring running of the plot and a terrible ending with a clearly rushed finale. You actually have to sit and talk about it to get to the whole "aaaah, so the splinter the little girl had... aaah, foreshadowing, oh-kay" moment. I even slept shamelessly during the scenes with Tim Robbins, and, -moment of confession- a bit in the end (sorry Alkman, I lied! I did sleep! )

You could just as well wait for the DVD to come up, really.

With reviews like this, I'll forgo the DVD and wait for network TV.

[Alkman]

Originally Posted by Rusalka

Great special effects, rather boring running of the plot and a terrible ending with a clearly rushed finale. You actually have to sit and talk about it to get to the whole "aaaah, so the splinter the little girl had... aaah, foreshadowing, oh-kay" moment. .

A pure destruction film in other words with Spielberg trying but failing to digest in the charachters,their relations,etc/
Better than "Volcano" but still...

Originally Posted by Rusalka

I even slept shamelessly during the scenes with Tim Robbins, and, -moment of confession- a bit in the end (sorry Alkman, I lied! I did sleep! )

I'm not surprised at all.
It's the result of a cheesy happy end and a boring company!

[Awar]

You go to the theater to actually watch movies?! Amateurs!

[Rusalka]

Originally Posted by Awar

You go to the theater to actually watch movies?! Amateurs!

Umm, yeah? Things work differently in Serbia?

[Alkman]

Originally Posted by Awar

You go to the theater to actually watch movies?! Amateurs!

You go to the theaters that actually viewers participate?

[Rusalka]

Originally Posted by Alkman

You go to the theaters that actually viewers participate?

I just can't imagine participating in a movie like the War of the Worlds; what can you do, shoot light out of your ass or something?

[Awar]

Originally Posted by Rusalka

I just can't imagine participating in a movie like the War of the Worlds; what can you do, shoot light out of your ass or something?

Only Greeks do that