War of the Worlds (2005) Reviews?
11-28-05 | 11:51 PM
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I cannot believe how BAD this film was.
And plot holes and inconsistencies that made you absolutely CRINGE.
And that ending? Did they take an ending from a different movie and plug it into this one? Geez!
And plot holes and inconsistencies that made you absolutely CRINGE.
And that ending? Did they take an ending from a different movie and plug it into this one? Geez!
11-29-05 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Seeker
And that ending? Did they take an ending from a different movie and plug it into this one? Geez!
11-29-05 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
They took the ending from the original War of the Worlds.
Surprised to see DVD Savant take this film so seriously. For an alternate take, you might want to check out DVD Beaver's damning review.
11-29-05 | 03:02 PM
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I'm talking about the 'happy ending' part for the irritating family.
Of COURSE the ending about bacteria is one everyone knows about.
But, geez - everyone is dying, the father murders the guy offering them shelter because he's noisy, blood and guts everywhere,
then they all survive - even the son, AND..............
the four in the apartment looked like they had been playing cribbage the whole time, were dressed to go out to dinner, and they had electricity.
"oh, dear, the grocer down the way said he couldn't get any pipe tobacco for your pipe right now dear..."
"darn it, and i love to smoke during cribbage. ah, well, maybe at the restaurant I can get a cigar with my wine."
"Tim, isn't that my exhusband down the way carrying my daughter? Wonder how his weekend was?"
"Interesting. Let's go look!"
Of COURSE the ending about bacteria is one everyone knows about.
But, geez - everyone is dying, the father murders the guy offering them shelter because he's noisy, blood and guts everywhere,
then they all survive - even the son, AND..............
the four in the apartment looked like they had been playing cribbage the whole time, were dressed to go out to dinner, and they had electricity.
"oh, dear, the grocer down the way said he couldn't get any pipe tobacco for your pipe right now dear..."
"darn it, and i love to smoke during cribbage. ah, well, maybe at the restaurant I can get a cigar with my wine."
"Tim, isn't that my exhusband down the way carrying my daughter? Wonder how his weekend was?"
"Interesting. Let's go look!"
11-29-05 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Seeker
I'm talking about the 'happy ending' part for the irritating family.
11-29-05 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Seeker
"oh, dear, the grocer down the way said he couldn't get any pipe tobacco for your pipe right now dear..."
"darn it, and i love to smoke during cribbage. ah, well, maybe at the restaurant I can get a cigar with my wine."
"Tim, isn't that my exhusband down the way carrying my daughter? Wonder how his weekend was?"
"Interesting. Let's go look!"
"darn it, and i love to smoke during cribbage. ah, well, maybe at the restaurant I can get a cigar with my wine."
"Tim, isn't that my exhusband down the way carrying my daughter? Wonder how his weekend was?"
"Interesting. Let's go look!"
At least, I did play cribbage....
11-30-05 | 03:30 PM
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Am I one of the few who actually LIKED this film? It's a popcorn movie, for heaven's sake, and a fun one at that.
11-30-05 | 04:41 PM
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I loved it, ending and all. Geez, it's not like they were the only survivors left on the planet. The story was just about one of the families that did survive and what they went through to do so.
11-30-05 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Am I one of the few who actually LIKED this film? It's a popcorn movie, for heaven's sake, and a fun one at that.
(P.S. And I absolutely detest Independence Day and Armageddon, both made by complete hacks, just to show where I'm coming from, movie-wise)
11-30-05 | 05:27 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by Ambassador
I suspect the earlier poster was referring to the sappy ending that follows the standard Wells ending. After all, remember that there were no children in Wells' novel at all.
Spoiler:
11-30-05 | 07:29 PM
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In the movie Tom Cruise character is a crane operator unloading container ships. He lives in a dump. Dockside crane operators can earn up to $100,000 and more a year. Show me the money !!!
11-30-05 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Holysmoker
I loved it, ending and all. Geez, it's not like they were the only survivors left on the planet. The story was just about one of the families that did survive and what they went through to do so.
11-30-05 | 08:08 PM
#44
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It's not the "popcorn" aspect people are having problems with, it's the bad script and mediocre acting supposed to carry the "serious" parts. You want us to accept the film as "a fun action movie" then don't give us something else and expect that there won't be criticism.
11-30-05 | 08:13 PM
#45
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How can you watch a Spielberg movie and complain about a sappy ending? It's pretty much a given, I thought... and I love his movies.
11-30-05 | 09:05 PM
#46
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I really loved the movie. I thought the acting was great, besides the son. Too bad it hit during Tom's media fever or it probably would have been better recieved. Having the wife and her family be at her house is not a plot hole.
I enjoyed Savants review of the film. I too saw a lot of the 9/11 subtext littered throughout the film. It would have been lame for Speilberg to make a 9/11 movie, so he made War of the Worlds. The only problem with Savants review is this line "Cruise doesn't take his shirt off once". Yeah, actually he does.
I enjoyed Savants review of the film. I too saw a lot of the 9/11 subtext littered throughout the film. It would have been lame for Speilberg to make a 9/11 movie, so he made War of the Worlds. The only problem with Savants review is this line "Cruise doesn't take his shirt off once". Yeah, actually he does.
Last edited by RyoHazuki; 11-30-05 at 09:07 PM.
11-30-05 | 10:53 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by RyoHazuki
Having the wife and her family be at her house is not a plot hole.
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What also really bothered me was the way that Spielberg focused exclusively on Cruise and family. I mean, sure, millions upon millions of people are being exterminated, but hey it's all right now that Tom has learned how to be a better father. That's what is really important, after all.
Last edited by Josh Z; 11-30-05 at 10:59 PM.
12-01-05 | 05:36 AM
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Originally Posted by mike45
In the movie Tom Cruise character is a crane operator unloading container ships. He lives in a dump. Dockside crane operators can earn up to $100,000 and more a year. Show me the money !!!
12-01-05 | 07:31 AM
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It could've been one of the best movies of all time IF THE END WASN'T SO SHITTY. I mean Spielberg is a great director but he can't finish a movie with a bang. I know plenty of directors that can.
12-01-05 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by mike45
In the movie Tom Cruise character is a crane operator unloading container ships. He lives in a dump. Dockside crane operators can earn up to $100,000 and more a year. Show me the money !!!