War of the Worlds

sabashuali · 30-06-2006, 08:09 PM

Watched the DVD last night....

I like Speilberg and I like Cruise but I have to say that I was very disappointed.
The film starts and ends with quite the same feeling - so what.

So again, maybe I missed the point and maybe I have too much fond memories from the audio only version (the double LP read by Richard Burton).

Bottom line is - Don't bother....

thomas234 · 30-06-2006, 08:51 PM

When I saw it at the cinema I thought it was really good (and I now have it on DVD). But I've never bothered to listen to the audio version, so maybe that's why.

sabashuali · 30-06-2006, 09:12 PM

The audio version had such atmosphere to it and such carachter and I felt that the film had none of that....

blade · 20-08-2006, 09:45 PM

yea, I didn't think it was very good,
theres no point to the movie
aliens come, kill some people, they die cause of the earths atmosphere, the end

6/10

FILMFLAM · 10-11-2006, 06:46 AM

Try the 1950's version, much better.

Willz · 16-11-2006, 09:57 AM

The new version is awsome, good effects, good story line, and amazing bass

DaRuSsIaMaN · 19-11-2006, 10:35 PM

Bah. It's a decent movie but not that great.

Just one part I thought was rather lame is how the premise is that the tripods have been sitting underground for like millions of years? I can't remember all the details very well, but that's right isn't it? Didn't they find out that the lightning striking the ground was really transporting the aliens into the robots which were already buried there from a long time ago? Yeah so that whole thing was stupid. It's better how in the book, if I remember correctly, I think the robots land on the earth in black spheres, as meteors, basically.

Exfoliate · 20-11-2006, 12:08 AM

I'm not sure entirely how the origional went but I'm pretty sure the ending is accurate. I liked it quite a bit, it was really atmospheric and really made things look hopelessly desperate for awhile. The effects were great and the scene where the first tripod burst from the pavement was teriffic. Yeah the ending isn't that fun but I guess they had to stick to source material a little.

DaRuSsIaMaN · 20-11-2006, 12:19 AM

Off Topic:

lol. I just realized: aren't we giving away a lot of spoilers in this thread (or others like this one)? Maybe we should use white text and warn of spoilers next time we talk about a movie's ending haha.

zeus · 25-11-2006, 11:30 PM

I watched it before on Sky. I didnt get the point to any of it. Why did the tripods turn up in the first place? Other than killing people, what were they doing on Earth? Why did they die? One minute they were invincible the next they were getting done in by modern day bazookas!
The story line can be summed up as Aliens come, kill then die for no reason but because thats what aliens do.

Im not one for films like this anyway, in fact I hate sci-fi but there is no point to the film.

If you've not seen it yet dont take my word, I hate most films! Borat and Casino Royale lived up to my expectations though, even after the hype. Borat had far funnier bits in the 11 OClock show though.

Hang on. Tripods to Borat...sorry Im going on a bit now. I suppose they are both aliens!

Willz · 25-11-2006, 11:37 PM

They came to earth to take over, perhaps searching for a new place to live, and they lived off humans by the looks of it, or living things, as all those vainy red things all over contained blood.

They died coz of all the black crows or something, the enviroment on earth wasent suitable for them, i think bacteria may have killed them?, then the rocket launchers could fire at them because the shields were down.

zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG · 26-11-2006, 04:10 PM

yea the end really destroyed it for me, i wanted to see more fighting haha

but i loved the movie, especially the train scene idk y (personal fave)

Exfoliate · 26-11-2006, 04:44 PM

I think with movies adapted from the origionals it's impossible to please everyone. If you make it too close to the origional then most younger people will find it too dull or old school and dry. But if you make it too modern then those that grew up and knew the origional will feel that it's abandoning it's source material and ruining the story and so on.

woodmaster · 31-12-2006, 12:12 AM

I've heard that there is a 10min scene where the mighty battle over the top of the hill took place but all we see is a a load of F16's and apachy helecopters fly over head and then the ground forces move forward and then there's a big wollop and that's it, it appeares that spielburg cut it as he did'nt deem it worth including......are you kidding

Willz · 31-12-2006, 12:57 AM

Well its obviouse what happened behind the hill

, as you seen all the humers coming back down it lol on fire, so obviously the US army got its ass kicked by some tripods

30-06-2006, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
sabashuali Ani Ma'amin Join Date: May 2005 Age: 41 Male Posts: 1,451 Times Helpful: 71 My Mood: Grumpy Status: Offline My Computer	War of the Worlds Watched the DVD last night.... I like Speilberg and I like Cruise but I have to say that I was very disappointed. The film starts and ends with quite the same feeling - so what. So again, maybe I missed the point and maybe I have too much fond memories from the audio only version (the double LP read by Richard Burton). Bottom line is - Don't bother.... __________________ This is not a PC friendly user!!! "...when you find someone you really love, all the rest is just... other stuff." - *Leanne Anika Battersby* Help with digital video? Help My Mini City to grow Hit or Miss

30-06-2006, 08:51 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
thomas234 Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 16 Male Posts: 753 Times Helpful: 33 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	When I saw it at the cinema I thought it was really good (and I now have it on DVD). But I've never bothered to listen to the audio version, so maybe that's why. __________________ Nikon D40 + Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 + Nikon Speedlight SB-600 Nokia N95 & 8gb card

30-06-2006, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
sabashuali Ani Ma'amin Join Date: May 2005 Age: 41 Male Posts: 1,451 Times Helpful: 71 My Mood: Grumpy Status: Offline My Computer	The audio version had such atmosphere to it and such carachter and I felt that the film had none of that.... __________________ This is not a PC friendly user!!! "...when you find someone you really love, all the rest is just... other stuff." - *Leanne Anika Battersby* Help with digital video? Help My Mini City to grow Hit or Miss

20-08-2006, 09:45 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
blade GEEK 2.0 Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 417 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Relaxed Status: Offline My Computer	yea, I didn't think it was very good, theres no point to the movie aliens come, kill some people, they die cause of the earths atmosphere, the end 6/10 __________________

16-11-2006, 09:57 AM	#6 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	The new version is awsome, good effects, good story line, and amazing bass __________________

10-11-2006, 06:46 AM	#5 (permalink) Top
FILMFLAM Geek Trainee Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8 Status: Offline	Try the 1950's version, much better.

19-11-2006, 10:35 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
DaRuSsIaMaN Geek Comrade Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 749 Times Helpful: 12 Status: Offline My Computer	Bah. It's a decent movie but not that great. Just one part I thought was rather lame is how the premise is that the tripods have been sitting underground for like millions of years? I can't remember all the details very well, but that's right isn't it? Didn't they find out that the lightning striking the ground was really transporting the aliens into the robots which were already buried there from a long time ago? Yeah so that whole thing was stupid. It's better how in the book, if I remember correctly, I think the robots land on the earth in black spheres, as meteors, basically. __________________ Ignorance is bliss. Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions... "So, got any kids?" - Stephen Colbert My computer is not much to brag about, but I shall do so anyway. AMD 1800+ Athlon XP..............SoundBlaster PCI 512 ASUS A7N8X..........................WD 80GB ATI Radeon 8500....................WinXP Pro Last edited by DaRuSsIaMaN; 20-11-2006 at 12:17 AM.

20-11-2006, 12:08 AM	#8 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	I'm not sure entirely how the origional went but I'm pretty sure the ending is accurate. I liked it quite a bit, it was really atmospheric and really made things look hopelessly desperate for awhile. The effects were great and the scene where the first tripod burst from the pavement was teriffic. Yeah the ending isn't that fun but I guess they had to stick to source material a little. __________________

20-11-2006, 12:19 AM	#9 (permalink) Top
DaRuSsIaMaN Geek Comrade Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 749 Times Helpful: 12 Status: Offline My Computer	Off Topic: lol. I just realized: aren't we giving away a lot of spoilers in this thread (or others like this one)? Maybe we should use white text and warn of spoilers next time we talk about a movie's ending haha. __________________ Ignorance is bliss. Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions... "So, got any kids?" - Stephen Colbert My computer is not much to brag about, but I shall do so anyway. AMD 1800+ Athlon XP..............SoundBlaster PCI 512 ASUS A7N8X..........................WD 80GB ATI Radeon 8500....................WinXP Pro

25-11-2006, 11:30 PM	#10 (permalink) Top
zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,641 Times Helpful: 105 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	I watched it before on Sky. I didnt get the point to any of it. Why did the tripods turn up in the first place? Other than killing people, what were they doing on Earth? Why did they die? One minute they were invincible the next they were getting done in by modern day bazookas! The story line can be summed up as Aliens come, kill then die for no reason but because thats what aliens do. Im not one for films like this anyway, in fact I hate sci-fi but there is no point to the film. If you've not seen it yet dont take my word, I hate most films! Borat and Casino Royale lived up to my expectations though, even after the hype. Borat had far funnier bits in the 11 OClock show though. Hang on. Tripods to Borat...sorry Im going on a bit now. I suppose they are both aliens!

25-11-2006, 11:37 PM	#11 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	They came to earth to take over, perhaps searching for a new place to live, and they lived off humans by the looks of it, or living things, as all those vainy red things all over contained blood. They died coz of all the black crows or something, the enviroment on earth wasent suitable for them, i think bacteria may have killed them?, then the rocket launchers could fire at them because the shields were down. __________________

26-11-2006, 04:10 PM	#12 (permalink) Top
zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG HWF Guitar Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 1,487 Times Helpful: 101 My Mood: Amused Status: Offline My Computer	yea the end really destroyed it for me, i wanted to see more fighting haha but i loved the movie, especially the train scene idk y (personal fave) __________________

26-11-2006, 04:44 PM	#13 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	I think with movies adapted from the origionals it's impossible to please everyone. If you make it too close to the origional then most younger people will find it too dull or old school and dry. But if you make it too modern then those that grew up and knew the origional will feel that it's abandoning it's source material and ruining the story and so on. __________________

31-12-2006, 12:12 AM	#14 (permalink) Top
woodmaster Geek Trainee Join Date: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 36 Status: Offline	I've heard that there is a 10min scene where the mighty battle over the top of the hill took place but all we see is a a load of F16's and apachy helecopters fly over head and then the ground forces move forward and then there's a big wollop and that's it, it appeares that spielburg cut it as he did'nt deem it worth including......are you kidding

31-12-2006, 12:57 AM	#15 (permalink) Top
Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	Well its obviouse what happened behind the hill , as you seen all the humers coming back down it lol on fire, so obviously the US army got its ass kicked by some tripods __________________

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