Sweeet - thanks for the tip. I'm at T-minus 5 hours to seeing the film...Jaffa Cake said:They make a brief appearance as Tom Cruise's in-laws they're in the film right at the end. You can't miss them.
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Official War of the Worlds Thread
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The special effects I saw in the TV commercials look really expensive to do. How were the special effects in the movie, for anyone who has seen the film? I'm looking forward to seeing it next week. Did you think the special effects detracted from the film?
amazing movie.
The ending was kinda ...... well it could of been better but nonetheless a very good movie.
The ending was kinda ...... well it could of been better but nonetheless a very good movie.
I for one was very impressed with them. I thought they did a good job on the design of the tripods they had the feel of old machinery but with a modern look, if that makes sense. The actual aliens themselves were brilliantly rendered very realistic.Militar said:
great movie. it was just not about the war of the worlds or the great battles. they where just the background for the real stories. they created that athmosphere of terror that turned into hopelessness.
the one about a father trying to save his family and protect them form the holocaust thats going on.
the other is about the father himself, him being totally clueless, living his live without caring about anything. And the many scenes where he can't help or even comfort his daughter.
the end was also o.k.. it was not the armies or human heroism that saved the world. it was just the germs that infected the invaders. that showed the powerlessness of humanity.
i liked it a lot. i'm not a huge fan of tom cruise but he was really good in that movie.
my 2 cents.
the one about a father trying to save his family and protect them form the holocaust thats going on.
the other is about the father himself, him being totally clueless, living his live without caring about anything. And the many scenes where he can't help or even comfort his daughter.
the end was also o.k.. it was not the armies or human heroism that saved the world. it was just the germs that infected the invaders. that showed the powerlessness of humanity.
i liked it a lot. i'm not a huge fan of tom cruise but he was really good in that movie.
my 2 cents.
Beginning didn't make sense. Everyones lights, computers, cars, etc. died. Yet:
Some people's video cameras worked
The radio in the car they had worked (should have fried)
His watch worked
He had a NICE NICE NICE watch, but yet he was poor.
Some people's video cameras worked
The radio in the car they had worked (should have fried)
His watch worked
He had a NICE NICE NICE watch, but yet he was poor.
For the people who didn't quite get the ending:
. Try going to India for a short trip and have some food at a modest restaurant. You WILL get diarrhoea or gastritis.. no matter how 'strong' you might be.. physically or immune system-wise.
. The machines sucking blood out of humans was a desperate effort to culture that blood to make vaccines or an antidote. They weren't there to capture humans in baskets and suck the blood out of them, they were there to terminate all humans..but when infected, they had to carry out experiments on human to find out the antigen so they could produce an effective antibody and thereby prevent their early deaths.
For the people who complain about "I didn't like how they didn't explain everything.. like in independence day"
. ID 4 and this movie are VERY different, in that, this was a movie entirely based upon one man and his family's experience of the alien invasion. You were meant to see and feel what they saw and felt.
I get really annoyed when I go for these movies and 99% of the people don't understand whats going on or what happened..and then they keep talking loudly while you're trying to watch the movie! lol.. anyway, I thought the movie was fantastic, no crazy govt stuff or cliched "Lets save the day by programming a virus code and injecting it in their mothership"
I think I'm the only one who liked the ending and agree 100% with it. You hear in news all the time about a new species of larva threatening to destroy vegetation, etc. What do scientists do? They release a certain species of fish which can devour that larva. I can't wait to watch the movie again.
. Try going to India for a short trip and have some food at a modest restaurant. You WILL get diarrhoea or gastritis.. no matter how 'strong' you might be.. physically or immune system-wise.
. The machines sucking blood out of humans was a desperate effort to culture that blood to make vaccines or an antidote. They weren't there to capture humans in baskets and suck the blood out of them, they were there to terminate all humans..but when infected, they had to carry out experiments on human to find out the antigen so they could produce an effective antibody and thereby prevent their early deaths.
For the people who complain about "I didn't like how they didn't explain everything.. like in independence day"
. ID 4 and this movie are VERY different, in that, this was a movie entirely based upon one man and his family's experience of the alien invasion. You were meant to see and feel what they saw and felt.
I get really annoyed when I go for these movies and 99% of the people don't understand whats going on or what happened..and then they keep talking loudly while you're trying to watch the movie! lol.. anyway, I thought the movie was fantastic, no crazy govt stuff or cliched "Lets save the day by programming a virus code and injecting it in their mothership"
I think I'm the only one who liked the ending and agree 100% with it. You hear in news all the time about a new species of larva threatening to destroy vegetation, etc. What do scientists do? They release a certain species of fish which can devour that larva. I can't wait to watch the movie again.
That wasn't the impression I got. If I remember the novel correctly they were using the blood as a food supply, for themselves and their crops after the initial destruction the survivors of the human race were basically destined to become cattle. That's the impression I got from the film, too. Of course, sucking our blood would leave them open to all sorts of nasty diseases...Music_Producer said:
It is a while since I've read the novel so I may be wrong. I do like your idea though, of the Martians desperately trying to find a cure for themselves as their long planned invasion went tits up...
Don't worry I'm with you 100% on the ending.Music_Producer said:
Nope - This was a happy union of Stan Winston and George Lucas' shop - very seamless.Militar said:
Just saw it yesterday and it scared the living hell out of me. Excellent movie, and quite true to the original novel. Re: the ending, there's only one aspect I'd actually change: I wouldn't have had one family member return (trying not to spoil), but heck, I'm not Spielberg and I suppose he gets paid the big bucks for something. Otherwise, aside from the abruptness of the ending, I thought like others that it was appropriate and well done - especially given the context of the book and previous ('53) version of the movie.
Tom Cruise: Its nice to see that in the movie he acts as nutty as he has been acting in real life. And Spielberg did a great job of not making him look short, which we all know is one of his pet peeves. I dunno, I know Cruise/Spielberg have worked together before, but to me the only movie in which Tom actually acted was Born on the Fourth of July.
Dakota Fanning: I'm in love with her. She's an amazing actress and IMHO has a bright, bright future ahead of her. Her acting has really matured since Taken, and she's what, all of 10 years old?
Tim Robbins: Wow, he's a cool crazy-dude, and at least I know he's acting.
Is it me, or did anyone else notice a few elements in this year's War of the Worlds that seemed to be almost the same scenes as were found in the '53 film? I'm not accusing Spielberg of plagarism, it just struck me that he must have watched the old version a lot before making his...
[Edit]: A few other things I thought about while walking to work:
* Is the script on the pod basically the same as the alien script in Taken?
* EMP: A few folks have discussed the inconsistencies with cameras/cars and other electronics working after the lightening strikes and EMP. The U.S. Government (believe it or not) did a lot of EMP experiments during the Cold War to try and gauge the effect of a high-atmosphere nuclear strike. What they found was that the EMP sometimes did not affect electronics that were turned off and completely powered down, that its dispersion was not consistent, and that sometimes a protective item as thin as a layer of tin foil was enough to prevent damage from the EMP. All in all, this is a roundabout way of saying that it would seem possible that some electronics survived.
The movie was amazing, I absolutely loved it, reminded me of the birds by Alfred Hitchcock for some reason. But I was very dissapointed with the ending, cut WAY too short. They just have some narrator explain that the germs did it, like they ran out of money all of a sudden. I would have also liked to see a bit more of the humans trying to attack the aliens and failing. This could have definately been done, as the movie was just under two hours (look at the Lord of the Rings director's cut on DVD: 4 hours!!).
Acting was very well done: Tom Cruise was great, the little girl was amazing.
I will definately get this on DVD when it comes. 9 on 10!
llama
Acting was very well done: Tom Cruise was great, the little girl was amazing.
I will definately get this on DVD when it comes. 9 on 10!
llama
Who saw War of the Worlds?
That movie really got my adrenaline running. I plan to watch it again.
But did any of you understand the ending? Was it something like the power of nature prevails over everything else?
That movie really got my adrenaline running. I plan to watch it again.
But did any of you understand the ending? Was it something like the power of nature prevails over everything else?
goodtimes5 said:
Basically. They definitely should've been more direct with the ending.
I didn't like the movie. It had me going early on, but it just got worse and worse. It went downhill fast.
Spielberg movies are getting too abstract for my tastes.
The ending is pretty simple after you think about it for a while, which is what I did. Pretty much from liquifying all those humans through their systems (which apparently must have been have machine, half organic), they got infected from the natural bacteria in everyone, since the machines weren't entirely ALL machine. That's my take on it.
Maybe you should think again...
Because the narrator clearly stated it was all the tiny (harmful to alien) organisms present in the water that humans had built up an immunity to through years of evolution that finally took down the aliens.
The machines were 100% machines, just controlled by the aliens. Once the controller of the machine died, the machine was a useless pile of metal...
Because the narrator clearly stated it was all the tiny (harmful to alien) organisms present in the water that humans had built up an immunity to through years of evolution that finally took down the aliens.
The machines were 100% machines, just controlled by the aliens. Once the controller of the machine died, the machine was a useless pile of metal...
We saw the movie during dinner hour tonite. (I had a big lunch, so a delay was fine.) It's a good movie, lots of fun. When we got home, I made myself a big peanut butter sandwich, the first I've had this year. If you saw the movie, perhaps you'll know where I got the urge.
Cruise was pretty good, Dakota Fanning was fantastic, Tim Robbins was fun, and scary, and Justin Chatwin (Robbie) was realistically annoying, but I was was surprised he disappeared from the story.
One question: What did Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) yell to the soldier while he was in the tunnel. All we could hear was "... (noise) ... Look at the birds! ... (noise) ...". We understood the movie's ending (and knew the story already), but that one line of dialog escaped us.
Cruise was pretty good, Dakota Fanning was fantastic, Tim Robbins was fun, and scary, and Justin Chatwin (Robbie) was realistically annoying, but I was was surprised he disappeared from the story.
One question: What did Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) yell to the soldier while he was in the tunnel. All we could hear was "... (noise) ... Look at the birds! ... (noise) ...". We understood the movie's ending (and knew the story already), but that one line of dialog escaped us.
it was a great movie, but the ending was a bit silly. I mean, everything happened too quickly at the end. TBH, I never properly understood how they sudddenly won (what was the bird thing all about?). Also, the ending was a bit unrealistic when they find the boy all safe and well. (maybe if he was still missing it would be better). However, I think it was a great film still
iCe Cube said:it was a great movie, but the ending was a bit silly. I mean, everything happened too quickly at the end. TBH, I never properly understood how they sudddenly won (what was the bird thing all about?). Also, the ending was a bit unrealistic when they find the boy all safe and well. (maybe if he was still missing it would be better). However, I think it was a great film still
The birds on the pod, showed that their shields were down, and the army could fire at them.
I loved the movie. It was so intense the whole time. I knew I was gunna have to go to the bathroom sometime, but held it in the whole time, cause I was waitin' for a slow part (there wasn't really a slow part). The movie kept me tense the whole time, it was amazing. The special effects were also amazing, especially in the beginning, when the city gets destroyed. Even though the story wasn't all that great, I don't see it bein' any other way. Oh and I only payed 4 bucks for my ticket (my bro gets these movie passes) $9.50 is the usual ticket price.
iCe Cube said:
The bird thing was what allowed them to notice that the shields were down on the alien craft - before nothing could get through.
edit. - whoop - beaten to it by SamIchi
Very good movie. Feel like I'm on a roll this summer (ROTS, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, WOTW) with good flicks all around.
I'm not a Tom Cruise fan, so I was pleasantly surprised that he didn't SUCK and ruin this movie. The little girl, Dakota Fanning, was brilliant, and Tim Robbins was strong, as usual. I was okay with the ending, apart from these two observations:
Typical Speilberg to have the son there to greet them at the end. Did we really need that extra helping of schmaltz?
I wish they'd spent an extra 5 minutes wrapping up the victory. All this tremendous struggle and then BAM, it's over! We Won!
Still, a fun ride.
I'm not a Tom Cruise fan, so I was pleasantly surprised that he didn't SUCK and ruin this movie. The little girl, Dakota Fanning, was brilliant, and Tim Robbins was strong, as usual. I was okay with the ending, apart from these two observations:
Typical Speilberg to have the son there to greet them at the end. Did we really need that extra helping of schmaltz?
I wish they'd spent an extra 5 minutes wrapping up the victory. All this tremendous struggle and then BAM, it's over! We Won!
Still, a fun ride.
Oh Jeebus, yes, I completely agree with you... It would have made the movie more human if the son didn't re-appear out of nowhere at the end. How'd he get there? Have Scotty beam him over right before he died? Plus, the kid's whole, "the Army is the solution" thing was tiresome considering how ineffective the Army really was.powermac666 said:
On the car radio as planet earth is under attack, "This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. If this had been an actual emergency..." That was a good one
Two things I didn't spot in the movie:
1. A mention of Mars or martians.
2. The scene I saw in trailers, where neighbors assemble on their mostly deserted street and look at a storm (or something!) behind the mountain.
1. A mention of Mars or martians.
2. The scene I saw in trailers, where neighbors assemble on their mostly deserted street and look at a storm (or something!) behind the mountain.
applekid said:
Well, considering that that is how the book ended, I don't think it was up to Spielberg to end the movie differently.
barneygumble said:
I was in Oz a couple of months ago and saw Star Wars, I was absolutely amazed at the price