War of the Worlds (Probable spoilers)

A Genius · 06-29-2005, 03:19 PM

So, what does everyone think of Spielberg's latest epic?

(SPOILERS)

Personally, I was a little underwhelmed. My biggest gripe is that they let the stupid teenager live. There wasn't any explanation on how he survived, and it made the ending too happy. I also wish Spielberg had used something else to kill the aliens in the end, I mean, I like Wells's ending and all, but we've already seen it in the book, the radio broadcast, the original movie, and the Jeff Wayne musical. I would've liked to see something new, this time.

Not to say it was a bad movie, there's plenty of cool bits, like the river scene, or the plane wreck. And the special effects are top notch, way better than a lot of movies that rely on CGI at this level. And I think we're all glad that Spielberg didn't make this into another America-saves-the-World movie like Independence Day. It's worth seeing, overall, but don't expect anything life-changing.

-A Genius (And is it just me, or did the aliens seem kind of inept here? Just asking.)

Swordmaster Link · 06-29-2005, 09:08 PM

I saw it today, too. It was decent I guess...though I didn't read the book so I was a bit confused with the ending and all. I like the fact that they threw in alot of humor in the beginning of the movie...though the whole baseball-throwing thing was a bit cliche, with the two teams they had on their hats and all. Why couldn't Cruise wear a Mets hat? [img]redface.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Tonberry2k · 07-01-2005, 01:19 AM

It was ok. it seemed like all buildup through the whole movie leading to an anticlimax. I also can't stand Dakota Flanning and her one emotion; fear. And that Soylent Red (It's People!) was never explained, really. I'll say C+ overall.

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-01-2005, 10:21 AM

I just wanna know if the aliens looked as pathetic as they did in the old movie.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Swordmaster Link · 07-01-2005, 12:11 PM

Up close they really didn't look very scary actually.

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-02-2005, 09:08 AM

Did they have the colored-light-faces?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

A Genius · 07-02-2005, 04:12 PM

^ No, thank god.

**Sean P Kelly** · 07-03-2005, 01:19 AM

I liked the film.

Really, the only iffy I can say I have about this film is the over-sentimentality at the end (which should, at this point, be expected from Speilberg).

Also, I didn't mind the ending. Even though the, above mentioned, over-sentimentality, clouded it over a bit, the message, with the ending, is that human beings are lucky to be even living at all.

Sure it's anti-climactic, but that's the point.

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-03-2005, 01:06 PM

^^Good, I might give it a chance then.
That's what really blew the old one for me; no living being would evolve with a tri-colored floodlight for a head.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Koga · 07-03-2005, 07:14 PM

I liked it too, but like others have said the ending wasn't as good as it could've been. I hadn't read or seen any other version prior to seeing this, so I didn't expect this at all. I think they could have easily let Robbie die, and no one would really feel bad about it.

Valentine · 07-05-2005, 07:11 PM

Just back from seeing it, it was a mixed bag I guess.

I loved the first half, Spielberg done it so well, the lightning bit couldn't have been done better and the bit with all the people around that one car.

Intense.

After that came all the suspence (far too much in my opinion, I mean after that big tentacle thing went out was enough, and then the aliens come in and spend a pointless 10 minutes or so rummaging) which was ok, and then they got picked up etc and then it kind of felt like a normal blockbuster again.

They should've just let the kid die though.

biaxialtrinebulon · 07-06-2005, 04:30 PM

I thought it was an incredible movie. I was extremely pleased with it. I remember how when I was younger and first read WotW and was astounded by the brilliance of how the aliens died.

I was however extemely disappointed that Robbie didn't die. The rest of the family I could excuse, it would be in the realm of possibilty for them to possibly escape death, but the kid? c'mon..

I was also pleased with how the aliens were done. Much better than anything I was expecting.

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Chunky Kong12345 · 07-06-2005, 07:38 PM

Does anyone have ANY idea how Robbie survived?

And the Tripods were...freaky. Especially the dissolve ray.

**Sean P Kelly** · 07-07-2005, 10:06 AM

^ The best guess is that he hitched a ride with one of the army guys

Gumby, dammit · 07-10-2005, 10:36 PM

^ But there was a huge explosion right in the direction where the army was headed. How could he have survived that?

[sage] · 07-12-2005, 10:44 PM

Loved it, although the ending was incredibly anticlimactic and predictable. I guessed that the son was going to mysteriously show up at the end.

Jonathan Resop · 07-13-2005, 04:14 PM

WORST ENDING EVER!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!

OK, second worst ending only to Signs. Signs had the worst ending ever.-jay

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-13-2005, 06:28 PM

Well, it is the same as the past...uhh...three things relating to War of the Worlds.

Sonic 5 · 07-13-2005, 06:53 PM

Saw it.Thought it was ok.I was happy that Robbie lived.Though I really wished that little girl would have died.So frikkin annoying and screamy.

[sage] · 07-13-2005, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by Perrin Aybara:
WORST ENDING EVER!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!

OK, second worst ending only to Signs. Signs had the worst ending ever.-jay

It was a dumb ending but hardly comparable to the crappy ending that signs had.

06-29-2005, 03:19 PM	#1
A Genius Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Place Posts: 2,657 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,129.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 3,629.00 Donate	So, what does everyone think of Spielberg's latest epic? (SPOILERS) Personally, I was a little underwhelmed. My biggest gripe is that they let the stupid teenager live. There wasn't any explanation on how he survived, and it made the ending too happy. I also wish Spielberg had used something else to kill the aliens in the end, I mean, I like Wells's ending and all, but we've already seen it in the book, the radio broadcast, the original movie, and the Jeff Wayne musical. I would've liked to see something new, this time. Not to say it was a bad movie, there's plenty of cool bits, like the river scene, or the plane wreck. And the special effects are top notch, way better than a lot of movies that rely on CGI at this level. And I think we're all glad that Spielberg didn't make this into another America-saves-the-World movie like Independence Day. It's worth seeing, overall, but don't expect anything life-changing. -A Genius (And is it just me, or did the aliens seem kind of inept here? Just asking.)

06-29-2005, 09:08 PM	#2
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07-01-2005, 01:19 AM	#3
Tonberry2k Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Pensacola, FL Gender: Posts: 5,177 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 17,609.81 Bank: 530.66 Total Points: 18,140.47 Donate	It was ok. it seemed like all buildup through the whole movie leading to an anticlimax. I also can't stand Dakota Flanning and her one emotion; fear. And that Soylent Red (It's People!) was never explained, really. I'll say C+ overall.

07-01-2005, 10:21 AM	#4
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07-01-2005, 12:11 PM	#5
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07-02-2005, 09:08 AM	#6
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07-02-2005, 04:12 PM	#7
A Genius Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Place Posts: 2,657 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,129.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 3,629.00 Donate	^ No, thank god.

07-03-2005, 01:19 AM	#8
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 9 Thanked 45 Times in 35 Posts Points: 194,920.90 Bank: 113,226.55 Total Points: 308,147.44 Donate	I liked the film. Really, the only iffy I can say I have about this film is the over-sentimentality at the end (which should, at this point, be expected from Speilberg). Also, I didn't mind the ending. Even though the, above mentioned, over-sentimentality, clouded it over a bit, the message, with the ending, is that human beings are lucky to be even living at all. Sure it's anti-climactic, but that's the point.

07-03-2005, 01:06 PM	#9
*CaptHayfever* Smash Supermod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 19,780 Thanks: 234 Thanked 940 Times in 572 Posts Points: 117,307.90 Bank: 1,811.26 Total Points: 119,119.16 Donate	^^Good, I might give it a chance then. That's what really blew the old one for me; no living being would evolve with a tri-colored floodlight for a head. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

07-03-2005, 07:14 PM	#10
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 174 Times in 116 Posts Points: 107,519.41 Bank: 21,215.78 Total Points: 128,735.19 Donate	I liked it too, but like others have said the ending wasn't as good as it could've been. I hadn't read or seen any other version prior to seeing this, so I didn't expect this at all. I think they could have easily let Robbie die, and no one would really feel bad about it.

07-05-2005, 07:11 PM	#11
Valentine Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rural NZ. There are lots of sheep here. Gender: Posts: 6,933 Thanks: 22 Thanked 60 Times in 43 Posts Points: 15,128.45 Bank: 89,415.92 Total Points: 104,544.37 Donate	Just back from seeing it, it was a mixed bag I guess. I loved the first half, Spielberg done it so well, the lightning bit couldn't have been done better and the bit with all the people around that one car. Intense. After that came all the suspence (far too much in my opinion, I mean after that big tentacle thing went out was enough, and then the aliens come in and spend a pointless 10 minutes or so rummaging) which was ok, and then they got picked up etc and then it kind of felt like a normal blockbuster again. They should've just let the kid die though.

07-06-2005, 04:30 PM	#12
biaxialtrinebulon Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Within the very depths of my concious. o_O Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 657.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,157.00 Donate	I thought it was an incredible movie. I was extremely pleased with it. I remember how when I was younger and first read WotW and was astounded by the brilliance of how the aliens died. I was however extemely disappointed that Robbie didn't die. The rest of the family I could excuse, it would be in the realm of possibilty for them to possibly escape death, but the kid? c'mon.. I was also pleased with how the aliens were done. Much better than anything I was expecting. --- ~Katsuchiyo (Yes, We are one in the same. (Battling Profile) :/)

07-06-2005, 07:38 PM	#13
Chunky Kong12345 WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!? Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 17,112 Thanks: 64 Thanked 338 Times in 241 Posts Points: 3,941.00 Bank: 178,076.98 Total Points: 182,017.98 Donate	Does anyone have ANY idea how Robbie survived? And the Tripods were...freaky. Especially the dissolve ray.

07-07-2005, 10:06 AM	#14
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,347 Thanks: 9 Thanked 45 Times in 35 Posts Points: 194,920.90 Bank: 113,226.55 Total Points: 308,147.44 Donate	^ The best guess is that he hitched a ride with one of the army guys

07-10-2005, 10:36 PM	#15
Gumby, dammit Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Rats th01 Gender: Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 15,286.34 Bank: 634.62 Total Points: 15,920.96 Donate	^ But there was a huge explosion right in the direction where the army was headed. How could he have survived that?

07-12-2005, 10:44 PM	#16
[sage] Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida Gender: Posts: 18,064 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Points: 33,644.07 Bank: 597.55 Total Points: 34,241.62 Donate	Loved it, although the ending was incredibly anticlimactic and predictable. I guessed that the son was going to mysteriously show up at the end.

07-13-2005, 04:14 PM	#17
Jonathan Resop Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 36,490.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 36,990.00 Donate	WORST ENDING EVER!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH! OK, second worst ending only to Signs. Signs had the worst ending ever.-jay

07-13-2005, 06:28 PM	#18
Chunky Kong12345 WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!? Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 17,112 Thanks: 64 Thanked 338 Times in 241 Posts Points: 3,941.00 Bank: 178,076.98 Total Points: 182,017.98 Donate	Well, it is the same as the past...uhh...three things relating to War of the Worlds.

07-13-2005, 06:53 PM	#19
Sonic 5 Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: A Chair Gender: Posts: 2,044 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Points: 1,052.60 Bank: 0.42 Total Points: 1,053.02 Donate	Saw it.Thought it was ok.I was happy that Robbie lived.Though I really wished that little girl would have died.So frikkin annoying and screamy.