War of the worlds

3 Jul 2005

thank god someone knows more about than i do
just a passing interest
i shall now remember that it was a wells & wells production in it's formative years

3 Jul 2005

Quote by J3diMast3r
Thought it was a great film but would like to have seen more of the 'action' of the fight between the armed forces and the aliens. If it hadn't been for a couple of fighting scenes they could have renamed it "What the public was doing whilst the War of The Worlds was going on". Maybe that's how the book was written? ......... I dunno coz in my ignorance I'll have to admit that I've never read it.
A bit harsh perhaps coz it was a very good film ............. the "War" element just seemed to be missing for me though.
Steve

There was a short prog on it this afternoon and Spielberg says that this was intentional, he wanted to focus on the public reactions and Tom Cruise's family in particular rather than the military response, the military only being there if they happened to interact with the Cruise family.
Just to follow on from what you said....these kind of films have always been done from the military's point of view,just forget that it's Tom Cruise playing the average joe for a second and you could imagine yourself in the part and wonder if you would do what he does....

3 Jul 2005

having grown up listening to the record and watching the 50's film, I'm really looking forward to see if it still has the old menace or if it's another cgi no plot, too much action fest!

5 Jul 2005

GT and I played hooky yesterday afternoon and saw the showing... The film is FANTASTIC and I don't often say that... will give it 9.5 out of 10... the half point deducted for the ending. I'd have been more brutal but then that's me... Prolly American's are too soft when it comes down to family... smile

Special effects are superb with suspense played well. Tom Cruise acts his socks off in this movie and I'm one of those rare females who's bits don't tingle when he is on the screen... now if we were talking about George Clooney or Brad Pitt...
The acting award has to go to the actress who plays Cruise's daughter... (round of applause)!

5 Jul 2005

I also thought it was fantastic film. Did exactly what it said on the tin for me.
Thought it was a little scary for kids though, when I went to see it there was a little girl of around 8 and she seemed petrified.
Parents today eh wont smack their kids but will scare the living daylights out of them rolleyes

5 Jul 2005

I am planning on seeing the war of the worlds soon so please dont tell me what happens.
Has anyone seen the original, it was fab, seen it on channel 5 on sat.
The effects where pretty good for a film made in early 60's

5 Jul 2005

Quote by x-man0223
Has anyone seen the original, it was fab, seen it on channel 5 on sat.
The effects where pretty good for a film made in early 60's

1953 was when it was made
seen it ?
i read it rolleyes

5 Jul 2005

Quote by WibblyWobbly
Tom Cruise acts his socks off in this movie and I'm one of those rare females who's bits don't tingle when he is on the screen... now if we were talking about George Clooney or Brad Pitt...

Hmmm, I don't know, didn't you see George as Batman ... horrendous movie ... though I always did like the suits ... I want one!!!
Batman Begins is pretty good ... though worries me that they are talking about Justin Timberlake as Two Face ... NOOOOO !!!
cool

Ordered myself a copy of the 1953 War Of The Worlds ... just from ...

6 Jul 2005

We seen it on monday night cool

it was excellant :thumbup: , we loved the original but this is a totally different story to it , definately see it again, :happy: