War of the Worlds

U2Girl1978 · 06-20-2005, 07:00 AM

Is anyone on here going to see this movie? Do you think with Steven Spielberg on board that it will be almost like Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Or do you think with the publicity surrounding the "love" between TomKat that the movie is not going to be a blockbuster?

Aardvark747 · 06-20-2005, 08:01 AM

I'll be going to see it as soon as it's out over here in the UK.

TC -

MrsSpringsteen · 06-20-2005, 08:33 AM

I'm going to see it

Aardvark747 · 06-20-2005, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrsSpringsteen
I'm going to see it

tiny dancer · 06-20-2005, 09:25 AM

Me too!

miss becky · 06-20-2005, 09:48 AM

I'll be there bright and early Saturday morning.

U2Girl1978 · 06-20-2005, 10:20 AM

Cool! I want to see it too. About 60% that were polled for EW magazine said they weren't going to watch it.

yimou · 06-20-2005, 10:23 AM

Can´t wait to see it

Lancemc · 06-20-2005, 10:38 AM

There's no way I'm going to miss this film! It has three things going for it.

1. War of the Worlds. I mean come on, it's an awesome story, and the original film was fantastic.

2. Tom Cruise. He's awesome.

3. Spielberg. ditto.

AvsGirl41 · 06-20-2005, 10:51 AM

I had no interest in it, until I read this article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8271974/site/newsweek/

Now I think I will go.

U2Girl1978 · 06-20-2005, 11:40 AM

Pearl · 06-20-2005, 12:21 PM

I want see it too. Some parts of it was filmed not too far from where I live, so it would be interesting to see a familiar setting in the movie!

Eliv8 · 06-20-2005, 12:52 PM

Here are a couple of pictures from Universal Studios back lot.

LONDON - The London premiere of "War of the Worlds" turned into a war of words after Tom Cruise was squirted in the face by a man posing as a reporter.

Four men were released on bail after being arrested and were ordered to return to a police station Monday.

The actor was outside a movie theater in central London's Leicester Square on Sunday doing press interviews when a man squirted him with a water pistol disguised as a microphone, London's Metropolitan Police said.

Cruise initially appeared to laugh at the incident but then asked the prankster: "Why would you do that?"

As the man gave a barely audible excuse, Cruise said: "Do you like thinking less of people, is that it?" The prankster tried to walk away but Cruise reached across the metal barrier, held his arm and said: "Don't run away. That's incredibly rude. I'm here giving you an interview and you do that ... it's incredibly rude."

The actor grew increasingly irritated and told the man: "You're a jerk." Footage of the incident appeared on Sky News TV on Monday.

Police detained the man who squirted Cruise and arrested three other men who filmed the incident. The four were working on a new comedy show for British television station Channel 4 in which celebrities are the targets of practical jokes.

Police released the men on bail several hours later and ordered them to return to a central London police station on Monday, when they may be charged with assault, the police spokesman said.

Actress Katie Holmes, who recently got engaged to Cruise, was at the premiere but not by his side at the time of the incident.

(Bloody rude Brits)

Aardvark747 · 06-21-2005, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Eliv8

Hey look - they've borrowed a part of my name on the aircraft!

deep · 06-23-2005, 11:09 AM

this is being released without
critics seeing it

I guess they don't want to let critics tee off on Cruise,
seems to be favorite blood sport for many these days

imdb scores it 7.0 with 800 viewers

it should do fine at box office

nbcrusader · 06-23-2005, 11:17 AM

No reviews until the movie opens.

deep · 06-23-2005, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nbcrusader
No reviews until the movie opens.

nah na nah nah

here is one from a regular fan

culled from imdb

Quote:

Simply put; this movie is Awesome!! I saw it recently here in Germany and I'm not allowed to write about it but who cares. I have nothing bad to say about it anyway and I won't spoil anything! But I'll tell you about my feelings of this movie. This movie pulls you through your entire range of emotions in a short span of time, and you'll feel drained when you exit the theater after seeing it.

This is a special movie. Normally when you have multimillion effects shot in a movie the director does everything to make sure the audience see these effects from the best possible angle so that no money on effects are wasted.

In this movie it's a whole other deal. Spielberg shows his genius with this movie by letting the action and effects shots be a natural part of the movie and it makes it much, much better and much more harrowing to watch. Sometimes it feels like watching the footage from some poor embedded journalist in a conflict somewhere. You see people running and in the background you see glimpses of extraordinary and terrifying things happening. Sometimes you see full shots of attacking aliens but it's very "random" and it's never predictable as to what comes next. I LOVE THE ACTION IN THIS MOVIE. Just wait, it's hard to explain.

This is also a horror movie, and think back of the little boy in the kitchen in "Close encounters". This is a classic scene that demonstrates how effective Spielberg can build tension especially using light. Now multiply this scene by 5 and you'll have an idea of some of the scenes in this movie.

This movie is also shocking. You have scenes of people being thrown in huge cages where they crush each other to death and characters that you would never think will get hurt, well they... Well, wait and see. You'll be shocked.

This movie is as far from ID4 as possible so people expecting ti see ID4ever will be disappointed. This is smart sci-fi, effective horror, touching drama and crazy action all blended seamlessly together by Steven Spielberg. This is THE movie of the year!!!!

Earnie Shavers · 06-23-2005, 08:30 PM

I'm sure visually it will be amazing. I'm disappointed though that the original subtext meaning of the story (about the decline of the British Empire - or about power in general) will/has been replaced by another simplistic Tom Cruise Saves The World story. But I will definitely see it, see how that works out.

MrsSpringsteen · 06-28-2005, 04:23 PM

Drudge Report has some review tidbits and an entire review from Variety

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: ALIENS IMPRESS, BUT LACKS HUMAN IDENTITY...

SACRAMENTO BEE: DOESN'T SET ITSELF APART...

LA DAILY NEWS: THRILLING, BUT REMAKE EVENTUALLY RUNS OUT OF AMMO...

NEW YORK TIMES: 'REASONABLY ENTERTAINING RENDERING'...

SAN JOSE MERC: 'A PICTURE WITHOUT A THOUGHT IN ITS PRETTY HEAD; NOT END OF WORLD, JUST WISH IS WERE BY END OF MOVIE'...

AP: DISJOINTED AND EPISODIC, ALIENS LOOK 'BEGGED, BORROWED AND STOLEN FROM EVERY RECENT MOVIE'...

ORLANDO SENTINEL: 'GRIM, HEAVY AND PONDEROUS'...

impy13 · 06-28-2005, 04:27 PM

Seeing it at midnight tonight

06-20-2005, 07:00 AM	#1
U2Girl1978 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the altar of the dark star Posts: 19,374 Local Time: 09:25 PM	War of the Worlds Is anyone on here going to see this movie? Do you think with Steven Spielberg on board that it will be almost like Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Or do you think with the publicity surrounding the "love" between TomKat that the movie is not going to be a blockbuster? __________________

06-20-2005, 08:01 AM	#2
Aardvark747 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Obscured By Clouds... Posts: 22,370 Local Time: 01:25 AM	I'll be going to see it as soon as it's out over here in the UK. TC - __________________

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tiny dancer Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: small town Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 96,451 Local Time: 01:25 AM	Me too! __________________ Into the heart of a child...

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impy13 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,414 Local Time: 02:25 PM	Seeing it at midnight tonight __________________

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06-20-2005, 08:33 AM	#3
MrsSpringsteen Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 27,760 Local Time: 08:25 PM	I'm going to see it

06-20-2005, 09:48 AM	#6
miss becky Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6,107 Local Time: 09:25 PM	I'll be there bright and early Saturday morning.

06-20-2005, 10:20 AM	#7
U2Girl1978 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the altar of the dark star Posts: 19,374 Local Time: 09:25 PM	Cool! I want to see it too. About 60% that were polled for EW magazine said they weren't going to watch it.

06-20-2005, 10:23 AM	#8
yimou Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 4,786 Local Time: 02:25 AM	Can´t wait to see it

06-20-2005, 10:38 AM	#9
Lancemc Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ba Sing Se Posts: 17,688 Local Time: 09:25 PM	There's no way I'm going to miss this film! It has three things going for it. 1. War of the Worlds. I mean come on, it's an awesome story, and the original film was fantastic. 2. Tom Cruise. He's awesome. 3. Spielberg. ditto.

06-20-2005, 10:51 AM	#10
AvsGirl41 New Yorker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 2,948 Local Time: 06:25 PM	I had no interest in it, until I read this article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8271974/site/newsweek/ Now I think I will go.

06-20-2005, 11:40 AM	#11
U2Girl1978 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the altar of the dark star Posts: 19,374 Local Time: 09:25 PM

06-20-2005, 12:21 PM	#12
Pearl Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 5,741 Local Time: 09:25 PM	I want see it too. Some parts of it was filmed not too far from where I live, so it would be interesting to see a familiar setting in the movie!

06-20-2005, 12:52 PM	#13
Eliv8 Refugee Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: A Place Called San Diego Posts: 1,842 Local Time: 06:25 PM	Here are a couple of pictures from Universal Studios back lot. LONDON - The London premiere of "War of the Worlds" turned into a war of words after Tom Cruise was squirted in the face by a man posing as a reporter. Four men were released on bail after being arrested and were ordered to return to a police station Monday. The actor was outside a movie theater in central London's Leicester Square on Sunday doing press interviews when a man squirted him with a water pistol disguised as a microphone, London's Metropolitan Police said. Cruise initially appeared to laugh at the incident but then asked the prankster: "Why would you do that?" As the man gave a barely audible excuse, Cruise said: "Do you like thinking less of people, is that it?" The prankster tried to walk away but Cruise reached across the metal barrier, held his arm and said: "Don't run away. That's incredibly rude. I'm here giving you an interview and you do that ... it's incredibly rude." The actor grew increasingly irritated and told the man: "You're a jerk." Footage of the incident appeared on Sky News TV on Monday. Police detained the man who squirted Cruise and arrested three other men who filmed the incident. The four were working on a new comedy show for British television station Channel 4 in which celebrities are the targets of practical jokes. Police released the men on bail several hours later and ordered them to return to a central London police station on Monday, when they may be charged with assault, the police spokesman said. Actress Katie Holmes, who recently got engaged to Cruise, was at the premiere but not by his side at the time of the incident. (Bloody rude Brits)

06-23-2005, 11:09 AM	#15
deep Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A far distance down. Posts: 28,600 Local Time: 05:25 PM	this is being released without critics seeing it I guess they don't want to let critics tee off on Cruise, seems to be favorite blood sport for many these days imdb scores it 7.0 with 800 viewers it should do fine at box office

06-23-2005, 11:17 AM	#16
nbcrusader Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,071 Local Time: 05:25 PM	No reviews until the movie opens.

06-23-2005, 08:30 PM	#18
Earnie Shavers Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London/Sydney Posts: 6,609 Local Time: 02:25 AM	I'm sure visually it will be amazing. I'm disappointed though that the original subtext meaning of the story (about the decline of the British Empire - or about power in general) will/has been replaced by another simplistic Tom Cruise Saves The World story. But I will definitely see it, see how that works out.

06-28-2005, 04:23 PM	#19
MrsSpringsteen Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 27,760 Local Time: 08:25 PM	Drudge Report has some review tidbits and an entire review from Variety SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: ALIENS IMPRESS, BUT LACKS HUMAN IDENTITY... SACRAMENTO BEE: DOESN'T SET ITSELF APART... LA DAILY NEWS: THRILLING, BUT REMAKE EVENTUALLY RUNS OUT OF AMMO... NEW YORK TIMES: 'REASONABLY ENTERTAINING RENDERING'... SAN JOSE MERC: 'A PICTURE WITHOUT A THOUGHT IN ITS PRETTY HEAD; NOT END OF WORLD, JUST WISH IS WERE BY END OF MOVIE'... AP: DISJOINTED AND EPISODIC, ALIENS LOOK 'BEGGED, BORROWED AND STOLEN FROM EVERY RECENT MOVIE'... ORLANDO SENTINEL: 'GRIM, HEAVY AND PONDEROUS'...