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Raven McWeasel

21-09-2006, 07:49 PM

This is my best film ever. It is WICKED!!!!

Anyone else love this film?

I have read 22 Wells books (I will gladly list them should you wish) including WOTW. I have seen the Jeff Wayne version live at Hallam Arena, Sheffield. I HATE this movie. The tripods are nice, but the poor acting lets it down. Plus that damn ending! Why do the military have to be there?! Damn you Spielburg!

Cloverfield

21-09-2006, 07:51 PM

Well, that's your opinion. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it.

Raven McWeasel

21-09-2006, 08:13 PM

The weird thing is, I think the film is good, just not a good interpretation. My head hurts :( .

Cloverfield

21-09-2006, 08:14 PM

LOL!! The film is good.

Anonymous

25-09-2006, 07:55 PM

Gotta agree with.....Smokey

Cloverfield

25-09-2006, 07:58 PM

Thank you :D

Anonymous

25-09-2006, 08:00 PM

No prob

Cloverfield

25-09-2006, 08:01 PM

Oh, congrats on your new rank.

Anonymous

25-09-2006, 08:02 PM

HOORAY ME! :D I'd like to thank OBFF and everyone, *sniffs* I'm so proud!

Cloverfield

25-09-2006, 08:22 PM

Hehe

Anonymous

25-09-2006, 08:28 PM

:lol:

volcano_worshipper

26-09-2006, 02:45 AM

No offense, but I couldn't stand that movie. It was visually impressive, but that's about it.

SPOILER ALERT!!!!

-Dakota Fanning's constant screaming earns the award for most annoying child acting ever
-The son runs into a giant explosion and magically appears at the end
-Somehow Tom Cruise's character is the only person on earth who knows how to fix a car
-Too slow for my taste
-Noone significant dies
-The aliens run around destroying things until a virus kills them...lame
-Tom Cruise (need I say more)

Just my opinion..

Anonymous

26-09-2006, 06:30 PM

Good points but that was how the book went

volcano_worshipper

26-09-2006, 09:42 PM

Well, maybe it isn't the movies fault then (except for Dakota Fanning) , or maybe some of it just didn't translate to film well...maybe I'll give it a read sometime.

Raven McWeasel

27-09-2006, 04:52 PM

Good points but that was how the book went

Whoa! I agree that it is visualy impressive but it is NOT how the book went. Okay, so it's a lot better than the first film (50s/60s?), but a lot of things were way off.

-No cylinders
-No Handling Machines
-No Thunderchild
-No Black Smoke
-Three characters (Ogilvy, The Artilleryman and the Priest) were rolled into one for no real reason
-The kids were added and irritate me (sorry, but if I had a Heat-Ray handy... WHOOSE! Bye-bye!)

Cloverfield

27-09-2006, 04:56 PM

No Black Smoke
What did that do?

cleocancer

27-09-2006, 04:59 PM

wow a lot of discussion on this movie, My hubby loves it, I didn't really like it that much, maybe because of all the pre-movie hype. There were some good scenes, I liked the one with the ferry, but others seemed lame. Over all, the movie was okay for me, but I do wish poor little Dakota didn't have to screem so much.

Cloverfield

27-09-2006, 05:02 PM

I know. She did strain the movie a bit. AWESOME film though. My fave.

cleocancer

27-09-2006, 05:26 PM

I did like the part where the dad and son where playing catch in the back yard and the kid throws the ball through the window, man there are days when I'd like to be able to get away with that.

Cloverfield

27-09-2006, 05:29 PM

LOL. It is even funnier on Scary Movie 4. He throws the ball really hard and it hits a woman.LOL

cleocancer

27-09-2006, 05:51 PM

Now that I've done, not on purpose, but I still hit someone, good thing I was younger and could run fast.

Anonymous

28-09-2006, 06:50 PM

I've been hit by many different types of balls, does that count. The rounders ball hurt!

Gazereths

05-10-2006, 11:34 PM

It was not a bad film but no great classic.

SaveMeJeebus

06-10-2006, 10:07 AM

I saw Scary movie 4. Crap.

robertsond

22-12-2006, 11:50 PM

Awful, awful film. Should never have been made

Cloverfield

22-12-2006, 11:55 PM

What WotW?

frys_red_jacket

23-12-2006, 12:46 PM

ive never seen this movie but i remember having to read the book in school which was utter crap

beano2

23-12-2006, 09:40 PM

well the movies quite good

gort

13-01-2007, 02:57 AM

Guess I'll chime in......................The first movie was better,I thought. The second movie had good special effects and was still entertaining in spite of Tom Cruise and it's plot holes....Both films are weak compared to the book, but isn't that usually the case??

I gotta say.....I'm a fan of the old sci-fi from the 1950s and 60s...Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, Earth vs The Flying Saucers etc......cheesy, but classic!!

Oh, and Fiend Without A Face....giant flying brains that attack people?? Sound FAMILIAR????? Go classics!!!

gort

13-01-2007, 02:59 AM

I forgot to say......some day you all might have to convince someone that many years ago, there was a show called "Futurama" and you'll have to explain yourself!!!

HAR!

Frenzy5iron

14-02-2007, 05:55 PM

I like the movie.
does any one else laugh when you see Tim Robbins?

I 've not seen the Orginal, I want to, but haven't et.
My Dad says the Book is alot better then both.

gort

14-02-2007, 06:03 PM

Your Dad is correct...all of Wells books are great!!!

Cloverfield

16-02-2007, 11:59 AM

A book will never be as good as a film.

gort

16-02-2007, 03:23 PM

Said the person who doesn't like to read.

hehehehe....

Cloverfield

16-02-2007, 03:25 PM

What makes you say i don't like to read?

gort

16-02-2007, 04:00 PM

I don't think a true reader would prefer the movie version.

But I've become the same way over he years.

Pazuzu

16-02-2007, 07:25 PM

A book will never be as good as a film.
I have to disagree with that, especially when it comes to films which are adaptations of books... If you do a film there will always be something that someone thinks should be different, you'll never be able to get the whole book in, and they always seem to take out important scenes and put in new scenes that don't really fit... Although I do love seeing interpretations of books, I prefer reading them and using my imagination to picture stuff rather than someone else's... Well I'll stop rambling on about that now...

Cloverfield

16-02-2007, 07:30 PM

I don't think a true reader would prefer the movie version.

But I've become the same way over he years.

I didn't say i was a massive or 'true' reader did i, i just said that i read and you for some reason, gathered i didn't.

gort

16-02-2007, 07:36 PM

I agree with Paz....but I have come to take up film more in years past. I always read non-fiction anyway, so a film of the subject matter would be......well.....a documentary.

And Smokey....I meant no harm, mate! Just ribbing ya!

beccal1993

27-02-2007, 04:13 PM

I am a big wuss!
I dd't like it but was told by my class mates it was very good!
The hole of my yeargroup saw me scared by the big noises in this film when we when with the school!