Haven't we seen Tom Cruise do all these scenes many, many times before?
Pretty good special effects but, as usual in these types of film, repeated ad nauseum.
Do women ever do anything of importance in a Spielberg film? I can't think of ONE instance...either they're window dressing, absent altogether when the action begins.
A good popcorn movie but certainly, because of the triteness of the writing, direction, and acting, nothing more.
Hell, I can't even think of one "catchy" line...(and...Spielberg doesn't seem to possess a sense of humor: history shows that humans will find a way to laugh no matter how grim a situation).
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Topic - War of the Worlds: - tinear 12:11:37 07/26/05 (27)
- Twister, Jurrasic Park, Poltergeist - TokyoJoe 15:26:15 07/28/05 (0)
- Lots seized on the women part of my commentary which was just - tinear 18:51:27 07/27/05 (2)
- I think SS was intentionally having us experience the invasion through the eyes of one person. - sjb 19:38:27 07/27/05 (1)
- Nah, we're both right and your reasons show it sucked more than I thought. nt - tinear 04:56:07 07/29/05 (0)
- Marion - Raiders of the Lost Ark... - RGA 17:58:49 07/27/05 (0)
- Re: War of the Worlds: - jamesgarvin 08:08:35 07/27/05 (0)
- How can such a brilliant fellow, ... - Audiophilander 14:09:38 07/26/05 (5)
- Simple: you're from Texas. * - mr grits 17:53:48 07/26/05 (0)
- Auph, Cruise has gotten such a massive ego - tinear 16:45:32 07/26/05 (1)
- Re: Auph, Cruise has gotten such a massive ego - jamesgarvin 08:01:38 07/27/05 (0)
- I was thinking the opposite - NuWave 14:14:23 07/26/05 (1)
- Neither. - Audiophilander 08:50:08 07/30/05 (0)
- Was Jaws a male or a female? Huh? Did you ever think of that? - Bulkington 13:51:54 07/26/05 (5)
- Female . . . that's where Jaws 2 came from. * - mr grits 17:55:36 07/26/05 (0)
- DEFINITELY female - NuWave 14:09:25 07/26/05 (3)
- If there are, you're chumming of the waters will bring 'em out for sure. - tinear 16:47:09 07/26/05 (0)
- Good question. - Bulkington 14:12:03 07/26/05 (1)
- I stood up for women earlier in this post - NuWave 14:16:30 07/26/05 (0)
- several - NuWave 13:47:59 07/26/05 (0)
- Alright already, Color of Purple: - tinear 13:29:36 07/26/05 (4)
- So you were wrong. Takes a big man to admit it ;) - Road Warrior 06:43:53 07/27/05 (0)
- Re: Alright already, Color of Purple: - jamesgarvin 14:57:08 07/26/05 (2)
- Well! I hope - tinear 16:48:52 07/26/05 (1)
- Re: Well! I hope - jamesgarvin 06:55:45 07/27/05 (0)
- Speilberg, no women? The Color Purple had very strong women characters - Road Warrior 13:20:08 07/26/05 (0)
- Re: War of the Worlds: - jamesgarvin 13:19:21 07/26/05 (0)
- Re: But... - Jeff Starrs 12:21:18 07/26/05 (0)