Movie: War of the Snores
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I wanted to go see Batman Begins last night but thanks to marketeering it was twice as expensive as everything else. My next choice was War of the Worlds which judging by various reviews and comments by friends Did Not Seem Too BadTM. Big. Mistake. I'd rather have seen Madagascar (She likes to move it, move it) ten times in succession than doze through Spielberg's War of the Worlds even once. Suspenseful? Thriller? Scary? Horror? SF? How about "Made-for-T.V. family-drama with aliens" or "Big-budget, low-quality, X-Files remake without Scully." Rachel (Dakota Fanning) was intensely annoying, Robbie (Justin Chatwin) was schizophrenic (alternating between disafected-youth and responsible, world saving hero) and Ray (Tom Cruise) was just Tom in yet another movie. Tim Robbins was good though, I'd far rather have followed his story in the movie. Seriously though. Reviews make out that it is a tense thriller with terrifying set-pieces. A boa-constrictor like alien-machine spends 10 minutes hissing (yes, it hisses) about a flooded basement while Tom, Dakota, Tim and Justin pantomime about. So scary I kept myself awake by sending myself text-messages. I can't believe a man who directed Saving Private Ryan could go on and craft (crap?) the utterly daft military pieces in this movie either. Ugh, sorry, it was just a rubbish movie. I'd love for someone to point out what was good about it. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
I think the trick is to go into these movies with such low expectations that almost anything will be an improvement :-) :rolleyes: Batman Begins was excellent, btw, and that's coming from someone who really doesn't like Batman at all.
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I wanted to go see Batman Begins last night but thanks to marketeering it was twice as expensive as everything else. My next choice was War of the Worlds which judging by various reviews and comments by friends Did Not Seem Too BadTM. Big. Mistake. I'd rather have seen Madagascar (She likes to move it, move it) ten times in succession than doze through Spielberg's War of the Worlds even once. Suspenseful? Thriller? Scary? Horror? SF? How about "Made-for-T.V. family-drama with aliens" or "Big-budget, low-quality, X-Files remake without Scully." Rachel (Dakota Fanning) was intensely annoying, Robbie (Justin Chatwin) was schizophrenic (alternating between disafected-youth and responsible, world saving hero) and Ray (Tom Cruise) was just Tom in yet another movie. Tim Robbins was good though, I'd far rather have followed his story in the movie. Seriously though. Reviews make out that it is a tense thriller with terrifying set-pieces. A boa-constrictor like alien-machine spends 10 minutes hissing (yes, it hisses) about a flooded basement while Tom, Dakota, Tim and Justin pantomime about. So scary I kept myself awake by sending myself text-messages. I can't believe a man who directed Saving Private Ryan could go on and craft (crap?) the utterly daft military pieces in this movie either. Ugh, sorry, it was just a rubbish movie. I'd love for someone to point out what was good about it. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
Agreed. War of the Worlds is a really dull movie. Good music: In my rosary[^]
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I agree for the most part. If you had seen the original (well, original version based on the book), there isn't anything new. The scene with the 'boa-constrictor' was a little boring. In fact, most the film was a little boring. 'Robbie' was trying to win an oscar and it detracted from the scenes he was in. Why does the rebellious youth character keep on cropping up in movies that aren't about their characters? When I saw Tim Robbins I thought thank god, film-saving Robbins is in this too!. Unfortunately he must have p*ssed off Tom by not agreeing that aliens really exist, because he was out of the film way too early. The beginning was well done, but as usual, it went downhill. Why they need to bring human-drama into an alien movie is beyond me. Perhaps Steve Hofmeyr should have provided a sound track in local audiences so atleast the sound track would have been good. :rolleyes: Cheers, Simon latest article :: animation mechanics in SVG blog:: brokenkeyboards
"Most of us are programmers, but a few use VB", Christian GrausSimonS wrote: Perhaps Steve Hofmeyr should have provided a sound track in local audiences so atleast the sound track would have been good. I'll put on my Best of Hof album right now and then you can share in its glory too :P Seriously though, there was a score to War of the Worlds? :confused: regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
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I wanted to go see Batman Begins last night but thanks to marketeering it was twice as expensive as everything else. My next choice was War of the Worlds which judging by various reviews and comments by friends Did Not Seem Too BadTM. Big. Mistake. I'd rather have seen Madagascar (She likes to move it, move it) ten times in succession than doze through Spielberg's War of the Worlds even once. Suspenseful? Thriller? Scary? Horror? SF? How about "Made-for-T.V. family-drama with aliens" or "Big-budget, low-quality, X-Files remake without Scully." Rachel (Dakota Fanning) was intensely annoying, Robbie (Justin Chatwin) was schizophrenic (alternating between disafected-youth and responsible, world saving hero) and Ray (Tom Cruise) was just Tom in yet another movie. Tim Robbins was good though, I'd far rather have followed his story in the movie. Seriously though. Reviews make out that it is a tense thriller with terrifying set-pieces. A boa-constrictor like alien-machine spends 10 minutes hissing (yes, it hisses) about a flooded basement while Tom, Dakota, Tim and Justin pantomime about. So scary I kept myself awake by sending myself text-messages. I can't believe a man who directed Saving Private Ryan could go on and craft (crap?) the utterly daft military pieces in this movie either. Ugh, sorry, it was just a rubbish movie. I'd love for someone to point out what was good about it. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
My sister gave it a similar review so I've stayed well clear. I'll stick with the B Movie classic[^] Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
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I agree for the most part. If you had seen the original (well, original version based on the book), there isn't anything new. The scene with the 'boa-constrictor' was a little boring. In fact, most the film was a little boring. 'Robbie' was trying to win an oscar and it detracted from the scenes he was in. Why does the rebellious youth character keep on cropping up in movies that aren't about their characters? When I saw Tim Robbins I thought thank god, film-saving Robbins is in this too!. Unfortunately he must have p*ssed off Tom by not agreeing that aliens really exist, because he was out of the film way too early. The beginning was well done, but as usual, it went downhill. Why they need to bring human-drama into an alien movie is beyond me. Perhaps Steve Hofmeyr should have provided a sound track in local audiences so atleast the sound track would have been good. :rolleyes: Cheers, Simon latest article :: animation mechanics in SVG blog:: brokenkeyboards
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I wanted to go see Batman Begins last night but thanks to marketeering it was twice as expensive as everything else. My next choice was War of the Worlds which judging by various reviews and comments by friends Did Not Seem Too BadTM. Big. Mistake. I'd rather have seen Madagascar (She likes to move it, move it) ten times in succession than doze through Spielberg's War of the Worlds even once. Suspenseful? Thriller? Scary? Horror? SF? How about "Made-for-T.V. family-drama with aliens" or "Big-budget, low-quality, X-Files remake without Scully." Rachel (Dakota Fanning) was intensely annoying, Robbie (Justin Chatwin) was schizophrenic (alternating between disafected-youth and responsible, world saving hero) and Ray (Tom Cruise) was just Tom in yet another movie. Tim Robbins was good though, I'd far rather have followed his story in the movie. Seriously though. Reviews make out that it is a tense thriller with terrifying set-pieces. A boa-constrictor like alien-machine spends 10 minutes hissing (yes, it hisses) about a flooded basement while Tom, Dakota, Tim and Justin pantomime about. So scary I kept myself awake by sending myself text-messages. I can't believe a man who directed Saving Private Ryan could go on and craft (crap?) the utterly daft military pieces in this movie either. Ugh, sorry, it was just a rubbish movie. I'd love for someone to point out what was good about it. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
Well for what it's worth I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wasn't after special effects, or for dissing Tom, or to expect to be blown away. I went to enjoy a classic story about mankind's tentative dominance on this planet and I wasn't disappointed in the least. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Well for what it's worth I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wasn't after special effects, or for dissing Tom, or to expect to be blown away. I went to enjoy a classic story about mankind's tentative dominance on this planet and I wasn't disappointed in the least. cheers, Chris Maunder
Fair enough. Cutting through my rant, I felt that the movie was essentially a family drama which got muddled up in an alien invasion. The genius of the original story was a tacked on idea at the end of the movie, it did not run throughout the movie as a strong theme and when revealed it began and was over in one scene (Red vine crumbling to dust, soldier explains collapsed tripod, birds on tripod, soldiers shoot it down, alien reaches out and expires. End of Earth microbes victory). Chris Maunder wrote: or for dissing Tom Never fear, he is getting married soon, that job will be filled then. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
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Well for what it's worth I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wasn't after special effects, or for dissing Tom, or to expect to be blown away. I went to enjoy a classic story about mankind's tentative dominance on this planet and I wasn't disappointed in the least. cheers, Chris Maunder
I have to agree. It was what I expected from the movie going in. A good story that was done well in cinema... something which I didn't expect. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, pre-order^ it today! Regular Expression Library builder^
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Fair enough. Cutting through my rant, I felt that the movie was essentially a family drama which got muddled up in an alien invasion. The genius of the original story was a tacked on idea at the end of the movie, it did not run throughout the movie as a strong theme and when revealed it began and was over in one scene (Red vine crumbling to dust, soldier explains collapsed tripod, birds on tripod, soldiers shoot it down, alien reaches out and expires. End of Earth microbes victory). Chris Maunder wrote: or for dissing Tom Never fear, he is getting married soon, that job will be filled then. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
To tell you the truth, I felt the same way until I talked to my wife about the movie. She had no idea how the movie was going to end, so the extreme shock of the aliens dying right at the end was very effective and shocking for her. So I chalked up my problems with that plot point to my geekish nature. There were worse ones like Boston being nearly spared, the whole family getting back together at the end. I thought it would have been a better ending if the kid's fate was left unknown. I thought it wasn't a Close Encounters, but better then almost any recent alien invasion type movie I've seen. Though movies like independence day, armegeddon and star wars 1-3 have signiffigantly lowered the bar.
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I have to agree. It was what I expected from the movie going in. A good story that was done well in cinema... something which I didn't expect. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, pre-order^ it today! Regular Expression Library builder^
What was the story? regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
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To tell you the truth, I felt the same way until I talked to my wife about the movie. She had no idea how the movie was going to end, so the extreme shock of the aliens dying right at the end was very effective and shocking for her. So I chalked up my problems with that plot point to my geekish nature. There were worse ones like Boston being nearly spared, the whole family getting back together at the end. I thought it would have been a better ending if the kid's fate was left unknown. I thought it wasn't a Close Encounters, but better then almost any recent alien invasion type movie I've seen. Though movies like independence day, armegeddon and star wars 1-3 have signiffigantly lowered the bar.
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andy brummer wrote: There were worse ones like Boston being nearly spared, Boston Baked Beans defense. I promise you that the Southwest was spared for the same reasons. ;) _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I wanted to go see Batman Begins last night but thanks to marketeering it was twice as expensive as everything else. My next choice was War of the Worlds which judging by various reviews and comments by friends Did Not Seem Too BadTM. Big. Mistake. I'd rather have seen Madagascar (She likes to move it, move it) ten times in succession than doze through Spielberg's War of the Worlds even once. Suspenseful? Thriller? Scary? Horror? SF? How about "Made-for-T.V. family-drama with aliens" or "Big-budget, low-quality, X-Files remake without Scully." Rachel (Dakota Fanning) was intensely annoying, Robbie (Justin Chatwin) was schizophrenic (alternating between disafected-youth and responsible, world saving hero) and Ray (Tom Cruise) was just Tom in yet another movie. Tim Robbins was good though, I'd far rather have followed his story in the movie. Seriously though. Reviews make out that it is a tense thriller with terrifying set-pieces. A boa-constrictor like alien-machine spends 10 minutes hissing (yes, it hisses) about a flooded basement while Tom, Dakota, Tim and Justin pantomime about. So scary I kept myself awake by sending myself text-messages. I can't believe a man who directed Saving Private Ryan could go on and craft (crap?) the utterly daft military pieces in this movie either. Ugh, sorry, it was just a rubbish movie. I'd love for someone to point out what was good about it. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
I still might see, not sure. Haven't heard anything rave reviews in person. And the ones I've read are about split. Defitely go see Batman Begins next time. Great flick. BW
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I wanted to go see Batman Begins last night but thanks to marketeering it was twice as expensive as everything else. My next choice was War of the Worlds which judging by various reviews and comments by friends Did Not Seem Too BadTM. Big. Mistake. I'd rather have seen Madagascar (She likes to move it, move it) ten times in succession than doze through Spielberg's War of the Worlds even once. Suspenseful? Thriller? Scary? Horror? SF? How about "Made-for-T.V. family-drama with aliens" or "Big-budget, low-quality, X-Files remake without Scully." Rachel (Dakota Fanning) was intensely annoying, Robbie (Justin Chatwin) was schizophrenic (alternating between disafected-youth and responsible, world saving hero) and Ray (Tom Cruise) was just Tom in yet another movie. Tim Robbins was good though, I'd far rather have followed his story in the movie. Seriously though. Reviews make out that it is a tense thriller with terrifying set-pieces. A boa-constrictor like alien-machine spends 10 minutes hissing (yes, it hisses) about a flooded basement while Tom, Dakota, Tim and Justin pantomime about. So scary I kept myself awake by sending myself text-messages. I can't believe a man who directed Saving Private Ryan could go on and craft (crap?) the utterly daft military pieces in this movie either. Ugh, sorry, it was just a rubbish movie. I'd love for someone to point out what was good about it. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
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...i'm glad i went with "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" then...
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How was it? I definitely want to see it (not out here yet.) regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
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Fair enough. Cutting through my rant, I felt that the movie was essentially a family drama which got muddled up in an alien invasion. The genius of the original story was a tacked on idea at the end of the movie, it did not run throughout the movie as a strong theme and when revealed it began and was over in one scene (Red vine crumbling to dust, soldier explains collapsed tripod, birds on tripod, soldiers shoot it down, alien reaches out and expires. End of Earth microbes victory). Chris Maunder wrote: or for dissing Tom Never fear, he is getting married soon, that job will be filled then. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
Paul Watson wrote: Cutting through my rant, I felt that the movie was essentially a family drama which got muddled up in an alien invasion. The genius of the original story was a tacked on idea at the end of the movie, To be fair (and I haven't seen the new movie yet) the original (ie. the book) was one of the classic sci-fi horror genre where the antagonist is more a plot device than the point of the story. Like Day of the Triffids, it's more about how people react in times of adversity than the adversity itself, though compared to Day of the Triffids, it's fairly optimistic. It does have an ending that is seemingly tacked on to give a relatively happy ending, which is also unlike Day of the Triffids where a handful of people escape to the Isle of Wight. So it sounds to me like you're saying they got that bit right. What worries me more, and stopped me rushing to see the movie, is the inclusion of the kids. Assumedly this was done to remove the necessity for a voice-over monologue, which a truly faithful rendition of War of the Worlds would require, but it's also killed off the dark hopelessness of a single man trecking helplessly through a largely destroyed world, hunting for his true love (which in turn, I imagine, will have weakened the impact of the ending). Typically Spielberg, I'm afraid. Go see Batman next time, truly awesome, there's a good reason they can get away with charging more for it. Sadly I think War of the Worlds is and always will be better as a book. Go read it, or if you want to see a more modern example of a similar genre go read Blood Games or King Blood by Simon Clark (or indeed his sequel to Day of the Triffids) and try to imagine them as films. Paul Watson wrote: Never fear, he is getting married soon, that job will be filled then. *chuntering* lucky, lucky ba- *trails off* Paul
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How was it? I definitely want to see it (not out here yet.) regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Dan Bennett wrote: He could have at least included a perforated line for easy detachment - that would be intelligent design
It was good. I enjoyed it. Rather a different take on the character of Wonka, but not unreasonable.
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