War of the Worlds

[Sausageman (Mike Boggan)]

Hey Wayne,
It was brilliant wasn't it?
The only bit that really stressed me out was the girl screaming, it went right through me. Just like fingernails on a blackboard.....

Have you noticed how many re-makes are being made? Have they run out of ideas?

Mike

[Soldant]

Maybe so we don't break the law ?

I enjoyed it too, the tripods were just plain cool. I agree with Mike about the girl screaming... it went straight to my brain and settled in there, like something eating away at the base of it.

When they were hiding in the basement with the ex-ambulance guy and the scanner-thing came down, I completely tensed up.

Was pretty cool because I didn't expect much from it. Definately a winner in my book.

[MiG]

Originally Posted by Crash Nebula

Who buys movies anymore? I recentley downloaded Madagascar

Before replying to your post I decided to check how old you are. Ahh, 14. I will say no more, at least not for a few years.

[Crash Nebula]

Bah! I don't have the money to go to the movies, they charge way too much...
$10 for a student ticket... you try paying that much of a budget...

[Soldant]

I'd rather pay the $10 on a student ticket than pay a hefty fine for downloading the file illegally. Don't think it's anonymous, it's INCREDIBLY easy to track you by your IP address.

[MiG]

Originally Posted by Crash Nebula

Bah! I don't have the money to go to the movies, they charge way too much...
$10 for a student ticket... you try paying that much of a budget...

Which is one of (but not the only) the reasons that I replied the way I did.

I think that decent ($14 to $11.5 is not decent) student discounts should be more common. I think it sucks that there are so many things that you want as a teenager that become a trivial purchase once you start working full time.
Since software, movies and music are all just information, these points apply:

*One person's piracy does not remove another persons ability to use the product. Unlike stealing a TV and whatever else gets stolen in that cinema anit-downloading commercial.
*In many cases (especially students) the intellectual property owner does not lose any profits. Why? Because it's a case of "I pirate, or I don't buy it at all". In the case of anti-piracy measures winning, the options are reduced to "I don't buy it".

[Raydar (Ray Palmer)]

Originally Posted by Mike Boggan

Hey Wayne,
It was brilliant wasn't it?
The only bit that really stressed me out was the girl screaming, it went right through me. Just like fingernails on a blackboard.....

Have you noticed how many re-makes are being made? Have they run out of ideas?

Mike

Great Movie though, the Original was way ahead of its time, but yeah, I think hollywood is hard up for good writers these days. They rely to much on special effects and other visuals to get you to watch. But I did enjoy the remake of it.

Is that your scope in the avatar Mike?

[Stu]

I just saw it and wasn't that impressed, but it did keep me interested. Felt a bit let down by the special effects, the tripod things looked like they were cut and pasted straight from the Matrix II/III. Guess it helped cut costs a little.

[beren]

Finally got a chance to see the movie.... the thing that stood out for me was the sound effects , the cinema had the latest digital sound systems etc etc , the sound was almost painful in places ....just awesome . The feeling of despair as the tripods laid waste to everything was well done and TC played a good part , the Tim Robbins scene was weird and what the aliens where doing with human captives will restrict {courtesy the missus} my next visits to the cinema to watching comedy/romance stuff. Enjoyed the movie.

[davidpretorius]

coming to the big smoke with wife and some friends to see this movie at the gold class cinemas at the crown casino next weekend.

i will probably drink too much, but hey it will be worth it to keep the wife happy seeings there is a $1000 dob and accessories coming!

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Top movie. Spielberg is a master of his craft.

Watched it on the 2.5m home cinema screen on DVD (Sanyo Z3 + Denon 1920 HDMI ).

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by Astroman

I wonder when they will bring out "Day of the Trffids" or "The Blob"

Ahh, I watched the original "Day of the Triffids" just the other night. The special effects were even worse than the old Dr Who shows. I loved it.
The DVD also had the original "Little Shop of Horrors" on it as well. Jack Nicholson had a small part in it as the Masochist going to the dentist. What a hoot.

[iceman (Mike)]

I watched this show on the weekend for the first time, courtesy of Foxtel Box Office..
I also hadn't seen the original, or read the book.

I enjoyed the movie, the sounds and music were great, and the movie did have a real "thriller" feel to it, without being overly "scary". My wife didn't really enjoy it, she commented that she was tensed up through the whole thing. Although she said the same about MI3 and the non-stop action.

Having not read the book, I was a bit perplexed about the ending as there wasn't a lot of explanation.. was it Earth's biology, little organisms etc, that brought the machines to an end? How and why?

And why did the aliens wait thousands/millions of years after burying the robots, before bringing them out of the ground? If they wanted Earth's resources, why couldn't they do it back then, instead of waiting until humans occupied the Earth and having an excuse to cut loose with the mega-death-ray?!

I also wanted to know how the son made it to Boston.. maybe Tom and his daughter should have followed him.. he got there before them.

Anyway, I did enjoy it but it's not something I'd write a rave review about.

[ving (David)]

didn't the ailens catch a cold or sumpin?

[Mick (Michael)]

The new movie is good but IMHO the classic 1953 George Pal version of The War Of The Worlds is the best I have a DVD of that version. Jeff Wayne's rock musical is also a favorite of mine I replaced my cassette copy with a CD, awesome music I close my eyes and I'm there.

CD Album cover