I noticed that too. I suppose now that we know there isn't life on Mars (or at least, advanced life forms) having the attack come from Mars would stretch credibility.Doctor Q said:
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Official War of the Worlds Thread
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Finally got round to seeing this last night on DVD.
Positives: Excellent performances, exquisitely stunning photography and post-processing or colour timing or whatever they do these days, editing top-notch, fantastic sense of despair, superb effects.
Negatives: After-thought voice-overs at beginning and end to explain the plot to dimwits. Spielberg and his constant heavy-handed nods to the fractured family and absent father figures enough already! Overtly playing on 9/11. Basement scene too protracted (did we need to see the aliens come out of their machines at this point?)
Still, beats the hell out of AI.
Positives: Excellent performances, exquisitely stunning photography and post-processing or colour timing or whatever they do these days, editing top-notch, fantastic sense of despair, superb effects.
Negatives: After-thought voice-overs at beginning and end to explain the plot to dimwits. Spielberg and his constant heavy-handed nods to the fractured family and absent father figures enough already! Overtly playing on 9/11. Basement scene too protracted (did we need to see the aliens come out of their machines at this point?)
Still, beats the hell out of AI.
Blue Velvet said:
Your referring to the scenes with everyone covered in white dust? At first I thought it was cool/eerie. But then after I thought about it a bit more, I began thinking it was a bit of a cheap way to add "heaviness" (for lack of a better word) to the situation. And I couldnt help but be a bit distracted by thinking of that day a bit while watching that part of the movie.
