War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition)
by Steven Spielberg
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Actor: Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Tom CruiseDirector: Steven Spielberg
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Colin Wilson
Producer: Damian Collier
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy
Producer: Paula Wagner
Writer: David Koepp
Writer: H.G. Wells
Writer: Josh Friedman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-22
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Dreamworks Video
DVD Reviews of War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition) (2005)-Good sci-fi flick.
Summary: 4 Stars
War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition) (2005) was a four star film as far is this reviewer is concerned. I basically liked it. Based on a large sample size of about 1000 this film only rated three to four stars with Amazon fans, which really surprised me. Looking at the profile it appeared that fans were equally divided on the movie, perhaps because about half were comparing this movie with the original. Notwithstanding, Tom Cruise and everybody involved did their jobs very well, and the film entertained and kept my interest to the end.
So many changes were made to the story that I felt it was worth seeing the movie. I wouldn't have enjoyed seeing the first film with updated special effects. As far as comments against the basic plot as being silly and this version being projected through the eyes of a non-scientist, I agree, but think this only reflects our times.
I think that comparisons with the original great film are impossible to make, and each film is a product of its time. As far as a contemporary film made for todays audiences is concerned, this movie delivered for me, a long standing fan of sci-fi films. I confess, I almost always enjoy Tom Cruise, but don't consider myself a real fan. I feel that he just does good work. Steven Spielberg should also get some credit for a well made film.
DVD Review: hilarious.......
Summary: 2 Stars
.......to read the negative reviews of this movie!
There's nothing different I can say here that hasn't been said in the 999 reviews of this movie. Although there are a few things I would like to share in my review.
First off, I deeply detest Tom Cruise. I loathe him. And this movie is a Cruise/Spielberg love-fest that was way over-hyped. The oldest son, Robbie, is a wretched nuisance. His character, like Cruise's ruins the movie. He's a spoiled boy who acts entirely too virtuous for his own age. The only reason I'm giving it 2 stars is because it has Dakota Fanning in it although I will agree with most of the comments about her bratty, whiny character Rachel. Dakota Fanning has done better so that almost makes the movie not that great unless you love Tom Cruise.
The used prices for this movie here on Amazon justify buying it but don't buy it for the insanely over-priced $9.99 used price at your neighborhood video store.
DVD Review: Why Bother?
Summary: 2 Stars
When so much talent onscreen and off is assembled to weave a film from H. G. Wells' eternal tale of "unsympathetic" interplanetary visitors scouring the earth of we parasitic humans, hopes naturally run high. Yet as I struggled to make it through this hapless, explosion-laden insult to past versions of War of the Worlds, I was actually grateful for the chance to escort a young relative off for a potty break. Yep, it was that bad. All the combined undeniable talents of Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg couldn't salvage this "ruined by its horrid efforts to update it" bit of suspense-lacking, obese-with-special effects, mistake. I like the H.G. Wells source material and I like most of those involved in this version, I only wish I had been given reason to like this movie as well. Hey, now that I've survived my twenties and can expect a long life ahead of me, I look forward to the next re-make, due out around when I turn fifty. See you there?
DVD Review: War of the Worlds 2005 Cruise / Spielberg version
Summary: 1 Stars
I have read quite a number of the reviews here for this movie, with many I agree. It is not what I expected when I heard the Spielberg was doing his own version of this story.
From the moment that the main characters were introduced to us, I knew it was going to be a disaster, and as the movie progressed, this was proved time and time again.
Cruise, how often can a person get his face up close to the camaera, I found this to be almost as annoying as Dakota Fanning's constant screeching, screaming and just plain whining. I could not decide who I wanted the aliens to kill first, Tom or Dakota, because both of them were wrecking the whole movie. As for Chatwin's character, I applauded him when he ran off to see what the fighting was like, this absence of his character made the rest of the movie passable.
So ok, I have basically stated that the main characters where the reason that this movie was ruined for me. Lets see the positive side of this movie.
The special effects.. yup they were good.
That is about it. If you are going to buy this DVD, don't ! wait for it to come to one of the cable channels, without commercials, and burn a dvd of it. and then you can put it on your shelf and have it gather dust, which is all that it will be good for, I plan on doing this. I recently saw it on sale at a major store for $4.99, and thought it was overpriced even at that price.
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DVD Review: I PREFER THE ORIGINAL
Summary: 3 Stars
Sure, the special effects are astounding in this remake, but I prefer the 1953 black and white original classic version of the H.G. Wells story starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. I'm old school. Sometimes less is best. This 2005 movie is over the top. A little bit of Tom Cruise goes a long way. That Dakota Fanning kid sure can act.....and scream. She split my last nerve with her high pitched screeching. I think that Spielberg is highly overrated, both by himself and the denizens of Hollyweird.
Description of War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition)
Based on the h.G. Wells story. At first the martians seem laughable hardly able to move in earths comparatively heavy gravity. But soon the martians reveal their true nature as death machines. As the martians proceed with their deadly invasion one family fights for survival. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/21/2007 Starring: Tom Cruise Morgan Freeman Run time: 117 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Steven SpielbergDespite super effects, a huge budget, and the cinematic pedigree of alien-happy Steven Spielberg, this take on H.G. Wells's novel is basically a horror film packaged as a sci-fi thrill ride. Instead of a mad slasher, however, Spielberg (along with writers Josh Friedman & David Koepp) utilizes aliens hell-bent on quickly destroying humanity, and the terrifying results that prey upon adult fears, especially in the post-9/11 world. The realistic results could be a new genre, the grim popcorn thriller; often you feel like you're watching Schindler's List more than Spielberg's other thrill-machine movies (Jaws, Jurassic Park). The film centers on Ray Ferrier, a divorced father (Tom Cruise, oh so comfortable) who witnesses one giant craft destroy his New Jersey town and soon is on the road with his teen son (Justin Chatwin) and preteen daughter (Dakota Fanning) in tow, trying to keep ahead of the invasion. The film is, of course, impeccably designed and produced by Spielberg's usual crew of A-class talent. The aliens are genuinely scary, even when the film--like the novel--spends a good chunk of time in a basement. Readers of the book (or viewers of the deft 1953 adaptation) will note the variation of whom and how the aliens come to Earth, which poses some logistical problems. The film opens and closes with narration from the novel read by Morgan Freeman, but Spielberg could have adapted Orson Welles's words from the famous Halloween Eve 1938 radio broadcast: "We couldn't soap all your windows and steal all your garden gates by tomorrow night, so we did the best next thing: we annihilated the world." --Doug Thomas
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