RMyers Posted July 4, 2005 Posted July 4, 2005 Just saw it...it was ok. I won't want to see it again. Williams did the score, but it didn't sound like anything he's done before. What I liked best it stayed close to the storyline of the original. I had to laugh at the reaction of those who didn't know the story going into it. Side note: For once there is a movie that actualy made a real US weapon weaker than in real life. When the soldiers shoot the Javalin rocket, it's way bigger boom in real life. But I'm just picky. Quote
Dynasty Posted July 4, 2005 Posted July 4, 2005 RMyers said: Side note: For once there is a movie that actualy made a real US weapon weaker than in real life. When the soldiers shoot the Javalin rocket, it's way bigger boom in real life. But I'm just picky. What, are you hording weapons? Terrorist... Quote
RMyers Posted July 4, 2005 Author Posted July 4, 2005 Dynasty said: What, are you hording weapons? Terrorist... I hunt me some terrorist! But they fire back. Quote
bariphonium Posted July 4, 2005 Posted July 4, 2005 I would've liked to have seen more destruction and chaos throughout the world. People kept talking about Europe, Japan, etc., but they never showed it. It's like Tom Cruise was the only thing happening. Quote
Skippy Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 Why were the aliens spending so much time attacking rural areas with one or two houses, but left Boston completly untouched? With subways, and water mains, and such things, why did no one in the world ever find one of the buried ships? How in the world did Robbie (the son) survive? He ran right into the explosions and death. Not to mention, how the heck did he get to his mom's house in Boston that fast? You would think such intelligent beings would have the sense to wear a helmet on a foreign planet. Seriously, how did they not know about bacteria? (yeah, I know it was in the book, it's still dumb) If the aliens made their plants with some sort of human blood fertilizer... wouldn't logic lead us to believe that such vegetation should already exist on the planet... you know, with dead people and all. Quote
Brian Ngo Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 I thought that overall that it was an enjoyable movie Quote
Tnilli Posted July 5, 2005 Posted July 5, 2005 worth my $6 but will never pay to watch it again... ending was very moronic (i didnt read the book or anything so i had no idea what was coming...) Quote
Mog Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I actually wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was (I'm usually disappointed by movies). I read the book a few years ago and liked it; this allowed me to not be disappointed by the ending in the movie 'cause I knew what was going to happen. I know some people dislike the fact that the aliens just die off at the end without being nuked or something, but I personally find the ending to be pure genius. The only truly contrived part of it all was the whole father-son reuniting thing...yeah...I'm pretty sure very few people could survive that huge wave of flames that cascaded over the hill. Quote
thedrumgod Posted July 7, 2005 Posted July 7, 2005 I thought it was decent, however Tom Cruise is still a nutjob. Quote
Trumpetdude1076 Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 I though it was pretty good. The ending was pretty crappy though... Quote
Sockercon Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 For a person who has never read the book, i didnt understand how they died until a friend who actually read told me how, i thought the birds had something to do with it, and Skippy i totally agree Quote
Trumpetdude1076 Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 what was with the ending any way?? and what was with the birds?? Quote
MarkRaymer Posted July 25, 2005 Posted July 25, 2005 they died because of the bacteria on the earth Quote
Will_Doohit Posted July 29, 2005 Posted July 29, 2005 Trumpetdude1076 said: what was with the ending any way?? and what was with the birds?? I think the birds MIGHT have been just a coincidense because birds like to land on tall things. But I've never read the book and gotten all the details, so who knows. Quote
TRtrumpet Posted July 30, 2005 Posted July 30, 2005 Well I heard that the aliens died from diseases. From what I've heard, birds are the worst "Carriers of diseases" on the earth, so the birds were pretty much infecting them to death... Quote
LordGiggles Posted July 30, 2005 Posted July 30, 2005 Atleast it isn't some crazy stretch like Signs, where water was the aliens weakness, though our planet is probably 2/3's water, and water vapor practically exists everywhere in our atmosphere with humidity and what not. Quote
RMyers Posted July 30, 2005 Author Posted July 30, 2005 The birds were eating stuff off of the ships, and since they were on the ship, they had no shields and the Army(yeah!) could blow the **** out of them... Quote
Sockercon Posted July 30, 2005 Posted July 30, 2005 I thought that the birds took down the shields Quote
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