WAR OF THE WORLDS thread... (merged)
#502
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What the hell. My opinion:
War of the Worlds before Tim Robbins shows up: the best action movie of last year, bar none.
War of the Worlds after Tim Robbins shows up:
War of the Worlds before Tim Robbins shows up: the best action movie of last year, bar none.
War of the Worlds after Tim Robbins shows up:
#503
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Aside from the feel good ending, I thought it was pretty decent. The ending was supposed to feel confusing and without answers. After all, the entire invasion is only seen through Tom Cruise's eyes.
#505
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I thought the ending was pretty lame too...but that's how the book ended too so I can't fault the movie for that.
I do feel that it was a sub-par action movie overall though.
I do feel that it was a sub-par action movie overall though.
#507
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still havent seen this one. I keep hearing mixed things so I know when I finally do see it I shouldnt be holding to much expectations and hope that I actually will like it. Is it a really jumpy movie?
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Thanks for the serious response, unlike some people here.
The special effects were great, it's just that I thought it could have been way better. I was watching and waiting for the film to get better, and it never did. Perhaps it was the whole Tom Cruise thing, I just see him in a different light. No Rain Man performance here. And the little girl screaming at every little thing, I guess it started eating away to make an over un-enjoyable movie experience.
No movies really stand out other than the LOTR Trilogy, Billy Elliot... Can't think of any other ones right now.
Willy Wonka was bad.
But WOTW, made me feel just as I felt, after watching Magnolias.
"I want my 2 hours back!!!"
No movies really stand out other than the LOTR Trilogy, Billy Elliot... Can't think of any other ones right now.
Willy Wonka was bad.
But WOTW, made me feel just as I felt, after watching Magnolias.
"I want my 2 hours back!!!"
Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
Curious....what is your top 10 best of 2005? How many movies did you see in 2005?
#513
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most of the movie was AMAZING, everything before tim robbins was excellent afterwards still good but not as good as the beginning, the first half was one of the most intense movies I have ever seen.
#517
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Just rented/watched it over the weekend. I have to agree with a previous poster -- it's been a long time since anything had me on the edge of my seat.
KenBuzz Movie Rating = 4.5 stars (out of 5)
Snake/Train/Indian = 1 star (flaming train rushes by)
Blatant Sex = 0 stars
Memorable Line = 1 star ("no shields!")
Wanton Destruction of Public Property = 1 star (city street get torn up, and that's just for starters)
Good Mort = 1 star (people vaporized left and right)
BONUS HALF STAR for WDoPP (goes without saying)
Total = 4.5 stars
Comparable 4.5-star movies: HIGHLANDER, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, DIE HARD, TERMINATOR 2
KenBuzz Movie Rating = 4.5 stars (out of 5)
Snake/Train/Indian = 1 star (flaming train rushes by)
Blatant Sex = 0 stars
Memorable Line = 1 star ("no shields!")
Wanton Destruction of Public Property = 1 star (city street get torn up, and that's just for starters)
Good Mort = 1 star (people vaporized left and right)
BONUS HALF STAR for WDoPP (goes without saying)
Total = 4.5 stars
Comparable 4.5-star movies: HIGHLANDER, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, DIE HARD, TERMINATOR 2
#518
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I read the book about a month ago and after finishing it, I rented this movie, purely because I was curious to see how they adapted it. I didn't have high hopes for it going in for various reasons (not a big fan of Cruise or Speilberg's latest movies and I wished they'd make a movie in the book's original setting), but I was actually pleasantly surprised, it was really well done and, more or less, a pretty good adaptation of the book.
Anyhoo, yeah, liked it a lot.
Spoiler:
Anyhoo, yeah, liked it a lot.
Last edited by darqleo; 06-05-06 at 11:58 PM.