War of The Worlds - Doesn't suck!

Zero_Point · Post by **Zero_Point** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:30 am

Well, went to go see "War of The Worlds" today, and all I can say is this: It has restored my faith in the big-screen. Not since "The Matrix: Revolutions" have I set foot in a theatre, but I felt that this was the one movie I had to see. And believe it or not, I wasn't disappointed. It also turned out to be pretty gruesome for a PG-13 movie, but other than that, it was 600% awesome. You guys HAVE to see this movie!

Teranfirbt · Post by **Teranfirbt** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:36 am

Yes, Revolutions will make you want to never see a movie again.

HTRN · Post by **HTRN** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:38 am

More like it would want to make you drop a nuke on Hollywood.

HTRN

Zero_Point · Post by **Zero_Point** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:44 am

Good thing I didn't, 'cause I wouldn't have been able to see "War of The Worlds".

And at any rate, there's been talk about a "second Hollywood" opening up in New Mexico, though I'm pretty sure that's bullshit in it's purest form.

Bigity · Post by **Bigity** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 1:28 pm

Don't discount it. While I have no idea if the New Mexico thing is true, it's so expensive to shoot in/around Hollywood these days, that alot of places are starting to produce movies elsewhere.

Good, the whole Hollywood thing sucks anyway.

Jedi_Vader20 · Post by **Jedi_Vader20** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:50 pm

Could have been done better.

It was good if you've never read the book, or heard Jeff Wayne's musical interpretation, the two previous US-made movies and the TV series don't count, they were horrible.

Bigity · Post by **Bigity** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:00 pm

I loved the TV series!

But they were horrible, true.

EvilPanda · Post by **EvilPanda** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 3:10 pm

Very intense movie, which I liked alot. The ending blew, and my friend tells me it's not accurate towards the novel.

Overall, I would say its definitly worth seeing.

AzraeL · Post by **AzraeL** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:06 pm

It was good if you've never read the book, or heard Jeff Wayne's musical interpretation,

Jeff Waynes's musical kicked so much ass. If the movie was 1/10th of the musical, it will be worth $10. I only have one question... the aliens, are they in tripods, or those lame-ass flying machines?

Jedi_Vader20 · Post by **Jedi_Vader20** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:54 am

Tripods.

Zero_Point · Post by **Zero_Point** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:41 am

[quote="EvilPanda";p="513989"]Very intense movie, which I liked alot. The ending blew, and my friend tells me it's not accurate towards the novel.

Overall, I would say its definitly worth seeing.[/quote]

The ending blew? The same thing happened in the book!
*edited out due to request*

And it was as close to being "true to the book" as possible, while slightly modified for modern-day audiences and changed around only slightly so as to make it interesting.

EvilPanda · Post by **EvilPanda** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:49 am

I call em like I see em.

WickedGT · Post by **WickedGT** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:23 am

Bingo. It was pretty much adopted for the modern audience. Quite frankly, I prefer it that way. I felt that the scenes of chaos and destruction would only have been as amazing as they were had they been in modern society. We've come a long way over the last hundred years or so and really, we invented all sorts of new toys for them to break in a highly awesome way.

I didn't even know the rating of this movie when I went in. When I walked out, I thought it was R but was shocked to learn it was PG-13. I should have guessed that to begin with, seeing as the budget was so insanely high they couldn't risk losing money off of not bringing kids in.

Arc Orion · Post by **Arc Orion** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:37 am

EvilPanda, what was it that made the ending bad?

Bigity · Post by **Bigity** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:19 pm

Speaking of screwed up ratings..I saw Coach Carter the other day, and was quite disgusted to see it carried PG-13 rating.

But, yea, aliens dying from common sickness is pretty much how the book ends.

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