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War of the Worlds

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
edited January 2023 in General Chat
I'm looking at the cover in front of me. Just thinking about the movie makes me shiver. That move, by Spielberg, was one of the greatest movies i have ever seen IMO. I saw it in a spacious room - pitch black.

AAAAA.... it was good. :)

Anybody else seen it? Any comments?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I saw it in theaters long ago. I'd never seen the original. I didnm't really pay uch attention. At the end I had to ask what killed them.

    Its jut another movie where they show tom cuirse running
    Just like every movie with jonny depp shows his feet.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    I saw it in theaters long ago. I'd never seen the original. I didnm't really pay uch attention. At the end I had to ask what killed them.

    Its jut another movie where they show tom cuirse running
    Just like every movie with jonny depp shows his feet.

    How can you say that? The movie was superb! :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    quarfly wrote:
    How can you say that? The movie was superb! :)


    Be ause I am stupid. I, hosstnly, didn't undestand. when they died. I was lost.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    Be ause I am stupid. I, hosstnly, didn't undestand. when they died. I was lost.

    The people? Tom Cruise and his family never died - but billions of other people did.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I thought it was alright, nowt special though. The way it ended was quite abrubt as I feel it should have been explained a bit more.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    quarfly wrote:
    The people? Tom Cruise and his family never died - but billions of other people did.

    Nah, I didn't understand what killed the aliens. I needed that explained to me.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    Nah, I didn't understand what killed the aliens. I needed that explained to me.

    Oh yeah, the aliens. I think it had something to do with that main robot getting blown up by the grenade.

    Or the red fungi.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    quarfly wrote:
    Oh yeah, the aliens. I think it had something to do with that main robot getting blown up by the grenade.

    Or the red fungi.


    The bacteria, that us, has humans had grown immune to, killed them.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    The bacteria, that us, has humans had grown immune to, killed them.

    Why did you ask in the first place then? Did you look it up? :impissed:
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Book = win
    Original Movie = more win
    New Movies = lose, for not following the story.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    quarfly wrote:
    Why did you ask in the first place then? Did you look it up? :impissed:

    Thats what I was told after I asked after the movie :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    quarfly wrote:
    I'm looking at the cover in front of me. Just thinking about the movie makes me shiver. That move, by Spielberg, was one of the greatest movies i have ever seen IMO.
    You're havin' a laugh.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Good film except it had a shite ending.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    GoodFella wrote:
    Good film except it had a shite ending.

    Yes, I know - the ending was so disappointing. What really happened to the world after all those casualties?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Original is superior (obviously)...still scares me now, not to mention when i was a wee kiddy.

    But in the defence of Spielbergs version: The alien "walkers" are a fine interpretation me thinks, especially that noise they make and the "death ray" - it worked for me. And obviously, the way films are made now allowed for bigger scope in set pieces (the plan landing on the house, the fighting at the front line, etc) which certainly have more of a wow factor than the original.

    Top eye candy, but like most modern films (or rather, most remakes?), lacking in integrity.

    PS - Dakota Fanning = give that girl an oscar. Yeah its a rough film but she makes the best of it.... and I Am Sam...come on!...just give her the damn gong already.
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    I liked it a lot. I didn't have any complaints about it that I remember. Except maybe the "ultra happy" ending, where the son is miraculously alive. I don't like sad endings, but let's not push it too far.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You should all listen to Jeff Wayne's rock opera, and then get back to me. The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one!

    This film had Tom Cruise in it. Therefore it is officially bad.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kermit wrote:
    You should all listen to Jeff Wayne's rock opera, and then get back to me. The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one!

    This film had Tom Cruise in it. Therefore it is officially bad.

    I've got the Jeff Wayne's version on cd, its good and is much more like the actual book by HG Wells.
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    The Musical version ROCKS!

    We have it on Vinyl, and CD now too!
    Vinyl. :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Teh_Gerbil wrote:
    The Musical version ROCKS!

    We have it on Vinyl, and CD now too!
    Vinyl. :thumb:

    I find it more scary in a way, then the film, as it lets your mind creates its own images of what is happening.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I thought it was alright. Nothing special

    Jeff Wayne rocks!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I saw it sometime this month or last on Digital Versatile Disk I purcheshed from my local ASDA supermercado. It was most enjoyable even though few of my chums though it was like cheese that was old and mouldy.
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