First I forgot to point out the similitude of the 9/ 11 real pictures ( people running away )
to the one you can see in the film. The Church falling down may be the " twin towers " and
that maybe the nearest allusion to it ( 9/11) what Hollywood brought us to this tragic day.Second, In the twenty minutes scene who broke the pace of this film, why had Tom Cruise to kill Tim Robbins?
He could have just left him.
That is engraved in the logic of Mr . Spielberg, " ready to kill for your familly " yes, but only if absolutely necessary.
And that was not the case. Here.
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Topic - War of the Worlds------After thoughts. - patrickU 01:44:36 07/08/05 (36)
- Re: War of the Worlds------After thoughts. - RGA 20:54:07 07/08/05 (18)
- Those airborne toxins came straight from H.G. Wells. Be fair. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:54:20 07/09/05 (12)
- That may be - RGA 17:58:58 07/10/05 (11)
- You may be right -- I rarely go to such type movies... nt - clarkjohnsen 10:45:07 07/11/05 (7)
- Typical, ... - Audiophilander 10:57:12 07/11/05 (6)
- I was being conciliatory. You OTOH are your usual stodgy self. Desist. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:11:15 07/11/05 (5)
- I believe that, in your case, "being conciliatory" is a euphemism for flip-flopping. - Audiophilander 23:04:11 07/11/05 (4)
- Well at least you're not calling me a "chickensh*t" like in your original message. - clarkjohnsen 10:41:56 07/12/05 (3)
- Too close to bat guano, and we know for whom that's reserved. - Audiophilander 15:26:42 07/12/05 (2)
- NOTE BENE: This is the writer's fourth version of this particular post. Would someone please inform him... - clarkjohnsen 08:08:35 07/13/05 (1)
- "I hate reading drafts." - Don't worry about it, you're too old to be concerned about conscription. - Audiophilander 08:56:19 07/13/05 (0)
- Ummmm... - Audiophilander 22:56:58 07/10/05 (2)
- A film should stand ENTIRELY on its own merit! - RGA 11:44:44 07/11/05 (1)
- "If I read the book I would not need to see the film..." - It's a classic! I thought that everyone had read WoTW... - Audiophilander 17:01:02 07/11/05 (0)
- Re: War of the Worlds------After thoughts. - patrickU 01:20:28 07/09/05 (0)
- A fair assessment, but I differ with your conclusions. - Audiophilander 00:11:41 07/09/05 (3)
- Re: A fair assessment, but I differ with your conclusions. - RGA 01:27:28 07/09/05 (2)
- Again, with all due respect, you are dead-wrong. - Audiophilander 09:34:22 07/09/05 (1)
- Re: Again, with all due respect, you are dead-wrong. - RGA 10:12:09 07/09/05 (0)
- Judging from your misguided critique of WoTW, this must be your favorite Hollywood picture: - Audiophilander 10:59:48 07/08/05 (10)
- Re: Judging from your misguided critique of WoTW, this must be your favorite Hollywood picture: - Analog Scott 22:04:59 07/08/05 (2)
- I see some of your points, but only in regard to stylistic issues & not at all with your second assessment. - Audiophilander 23:10:12 07/08/05 (1)
- Re: I see some of your points, but only in regard to stylistic issues & not at all with your second assessment. - Analog Scott 15:11:38 07/09/05 (0)
- Re: Judging from your misguided critique of WoTW, this must be your favorite Hollywood picture: - patrickU 11:06:28 07/08/05 (6)
- You may think that you're the enfant terrible of American film curmudgeons, but... - Audiophilander 12:06:50 07/08/05 (5)
- Re: You are so out of tune, that... - patrickU 12:36:05 07/08/05 (4)
- "you 'bete noir ' it seems" - ...and you, Betty Crock-er (schiese) it seems, right? - Audiophilander 13:22:26 07/08/05 (3)
- Re: Nein " Scheisse ".... - patrickU 13:34:27 07/08/05 (2)
- "Could you please crawl out of the window?" - I'd rather hang in there, even though your suggestion is a stretch. - Audiophilander 13:51:09 07/08/05 (1)
- Re: "Could you please crawl out of the window?" - I'd rather hang in there, even though your suggestion is a stretch. - patrickU 01:24:58 07/09/05 (0)
- Re: War of the Worlds------After thoughts. - mr grits 08:49:22 07/08/05 (2)
- Maybe - Bulkington 11:37:27 07/08/05 (0)
- Re: War of the Worlds------After thoughts. - patrickU 10:10:10 07/08/05 (0)
- Re: War of the Worlds------After thoughts. - Jeff Starrs 02:46:30 07/08/05 (2)
- Ask anyone that's been in battle: if they're honest, they'll agree - tinear 05:17:31 07/08/05 (1)
- Re: I was never in battle... - Jeff Starrs 05:33:43 07/08/05 (0)