SWriverstone Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Just got back from seeing a matinee of War of the Worlds with Holly. Worth seeing in a theater? Yes. I thought the movie was great...until the end, which was a total let-down. In fact, some scenes in the movie were the scariest I've seen in any movie in years (which granted, isn't saying a lot). But again...you're swept along on the edge of your seat...until you go "HUH???" at the end, and the lights come up. Why does Hollywood do this? I can't count the number of potentially good movies I've seen where the writers and directors just seem to get tired of it after a while and say "Let's just end it here." My other gripe: the aliens were one-legged ripoffs of the "Independence Day" aliens. No imagination there at all. Still, some great scenes and great effects...and many times I found myself wondering "Hmm...now where would I go as giant alien tripods are destroying the earth?" Not having read the book in...umm...30 years...I can't comment on movie vs. book. Scott PS - The alien tripods reminded me of an awesome sci-fi trilogy I read many times over as a kid, written by John Christopher..."The White Mountains," "The City of Gold and Lead," and "The Pool of Fire." Anyone besides me read those? (Man, what a movie those would make!) The aliens in those books cruised around in giant tripods too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 From what I remember, the way the aliens died in the movie matched the book. The sappy ending was very lame, otherwise it was a good movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Just like everything else out of Hollywood - incredible special effects and a script right out of Mission Implausible. There were so many flaws in the screewriting that my wife and I laughed out loud a few times. When are the writers going to correctly portray human reaction to stressful conditions? Oh well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I'm a big believer in the "we ran out of money" ending-so contrived that it doesn't fit the story... Of course, there's also the " we just want to quit and we don't care anymore" ending... But, now with screenings available prior to a movie release, some endings are "our stupid screening audience liked this ending best" endings... In any case, I never cared too much for Tom Cruise as an actor, especially now that he's proslytizing scientology(a religion made up by a sci-fi writer, no less) He's 5'3" for Pete's sake--I like to be the short one in a relationship:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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