I think SS was intentionally having us experience the invasion through the eyes of one person.

And the reason the aliens were so dull/simple when we finally saw them was to drive the home the idea that the technology of killing, the ability to do it in such a detached way, can turn even the docile into remorseless killers.

That said, I thought it pretty much sucked in it's execution but not because of those things (in fact those things are what gave it the potential to be interesting and maybe even provocative). It sucked because it was sooooooo unreal in ways that could've and should've been more real if we were going to identify with the one person and feel the threat of our own technology without being taken out of the movie.

Things like the turbines of the crashed jet still spinning the next morning (or of a commercial jet flying the day after the whole world has been EMF'd and attacked by aliens). Like the son going over the hill and having the whole hillside blow up like the tree line in Apocalypse now but he gets to Boston before them. Like thier finding a clear path through every bit of highway littered with conked out cars and hysterical people (or through the jet crash debris). I mean, at least make it an off road vehicle and have them use it that way. I also never felt like TC was really those childrens' father. Never felt that bon. And the capper of ridiculousness was the mother's family coming to the door of the pristine street in Boston like they wer just about to sit down to a Sunday night lamb dinner. I mean the whole world is in flames except for one street in Boston where nobody even seems shaken up.

There were several more things like these but thankfully I've forgotten them.

Anyway, it seems like you're picking on the movie for the wrong reasons.

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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)

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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)

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