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Spoiler-free Review of War of the Worlds
06.30.05 (12:32 pm)   [edit]
I make no secret of the fact that I despise Tom Cruise with every fiber of my being, so the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed War of the Worlds (which opened today) is a testament to great acting, effects and the amazing direction and vision of Steven Spielberg.

Why was it so good?

The pacing was just perfect. They managed to build up the characters and establish the nature of their relationships really quickly and then all hell breaks loose and you're just torn up inside for them. I was tense for the first 45 minutes of the film. It was a great workout for my stomach muscles. Spielberg cut away the fat and didn't include those cheesy scenes we've come to expect from major blockbusters. Remember that scene in Independence Day when Will Smith punches the alien and then says "Welcome to Earth"? None of that bullshiat. It's reality-based fantasy as would say. None of the superficial crap makes it in there.

The acting is just dead on. There's no grandstanding or overly dramatic yelling and screeching. The reactions are real. I have always found Dakota Fanning a tad creepy. She's a cute kid, but there's no way someone her age should enunciate that well. No. Freakin'. Way. Well in this film, Dakota is just a cute kid caught in something really huge and there isn't a hint of the child-genius in sight. Beautiful! Tom Cruise just disappears into his character, so much so that I stopped cringing 1 minute into the film. That's no small feat. Three minutes into The Last Samurai I had cluster headaches and was beginning to see bright spots at the corners of my eyes. Wish he could disappear in real life, but anyway, back to this film. Oh and the kid who plays his son, Robbie (Justin Chatwin ), totally HOOOOOOTTTT. What's makes him even hotter - he's Canadian. Yummy. It's not his first time working for Mr. Spielberg. Justin had a small role in the Sci-fi mini-series Taken. He's definitely a candidate for Boyfriend of the Moment. If only Christian Bale hadn't left such a strong impression on me over the weekend.

The effects are just the sort you expect from a Spielberg film. Seamless. Good stuff.

My overall score for this film is A-/B+ (which is the same score I gave to Revenge of the Sith).

Well, can't complain about the plot. I mean, that would be ripping into H.G. Wells and I'm in no position to do that. I've only ever written fan fiction.
 


posted by: jennjr (reply)
post date: 06.30.05 (11:26 am)

I want to see this movie. You've calmed my fears about Mr. Cruise, as I'm not really a fan, either. Ugh!

And yes, Dakota Fanning scares me a bit, too. She's like a 30 year old, trapped inside an 11 year old body. She's a pretty talented little kid, though, i'll give her that!



posted by: dustyjumpwings (reply)
post date: 06.30.05 (2:31 pm)

Awesome... I saw the previews when we saw Batman, I thought it looked awesome then, and now I wanna see it even more!

I heard on the radio that somebody wrote it has an intensity to equal the first half hour of SPR? I don't think anything could match SPR (especially since that really happened) but I'm looking forward to a good suspenseful movie for a change!



posted by: BobbyJoe (reply)
post date: 07.01.05 (4:09 pm)

Wow. That's sayig a lot.

On another note, I guess mine isn't the only site that has mysteriously morphed.



posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 07.03.05 (6:04 am)

Honey, since I saw Batman Begins I haven't stopped thinking about Christian Bale either - I vote Christian for James Bond! Joolie xxx



posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 07.06.05 (8:09 pm)

Reply to: newbie
I want Clive to be Bonded



posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 07.06.05 (8:09 pm)

Reply to: jennjr
Have you seen it? What did you think?



posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 07.06.05 (8:10 pm)

Reply to: BobbyJoe
Have you seen WotW yet?



posted by: jennjr (reply)
post date: 07.07.05 (5:32 am)

Reply to: dangerkitty
Not yet. I have to wait for the hype to die down on a movie before I go...One of my biggest pet peeves on the face of the earth is people talking in movie theaters, so I can't go when it's crowded, lest I lose my mind or yell at someone. :)



posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 07.07.05 (10:13 am)

Reply to: jennjr
I'm the same way. I don't like to go when the theater is full, so most times I go midweek during the day but then that's when children are most likely there. I'm always shocked when parents bring a 6 month old to see a violent movie. I went midweek to see Sin City and a Dad had his 2-3 year old son with him. The kid screamed the entire movie. I wanted to tell him some choice words for ruining the film and scarring his kid for life. Bastard!!



posted by: jennjr (reply)
post date: 07.07.05 (10:21 am)

Reply to: dangerkitty
Oh, I totally would have said something. I'm just not that nice anymore. Seriously...
I once scolded 12 year old kids who snuck into a movie on a Saturday night, and proceeded to brag loudly about how they got into the R-rated movie. I actually got up, walked across the aisle, and told them part of successfully sneaking into a move was *not* getting kicked out, which they would find themselves in two minutes if they didn't shut up. They didn't make a peep for the rest of the movie.
I walked out of there shaking my head. I had just become the mean adult that yells at kids in a movie theater!



posted by: BobbyJoe (reply)
post date: 07.07.05 (11:50 am)

Reply to: dangerkitty

No. I'm almost as adverse to Tom Cruise as you are. I'll see it eventually but, I'm not paying for it...especially where I wouldn't be allowed to smoke.



posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 07.11.05 (7:45 am)

Reply to: BobbyJoe
Yeah, I don't blame you for waiting. Might as well wait till a friend rents it on DVD.



posted by: Andaloo (reply)
post date: 07.19.05 (1:38 am)

For me the frightening bit was when Tom Cruise is being held in a "basket" under a pod...when a huge dog's bottom appears and sucks him up! Not nice.



posted by: dangerkitty (reply)
post date: 07.19.05 (5:34 pm)

Reply to: Andaloo
Tom never looked more natural than when he was being sucked up the alien's ass.

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