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sleepymaggieOk, so I just watched War o' the Worlds. SPOILERS AHEAD. Overall I liked the movie a lot -- had a couple of issues though.
Overall, I liked the movie. Ok, wait I liked the movie except for the last 10 minutes, which made absolutely no sense.
Most of it was really well done -- Tom Cruise wasn't insanely annoying, most of the escapes weren't incredibly implausible, the little girl was pretty cool, and the aliens were kinda cute. That's right -- the bloodthirsty, world destroying aliens were cute.
I thought the tripods were well done -- pretty much how I think they should look. The aliens were also neat. Most of the cinematography was pretty good as well. The effects were good and not overwhelming.
It was fun that it took place in Jersey, although we're still trying to figure out where everything happens. I think it starts in Trenton, works its way across Northwest Jersey and eventually they end up at Grover's Mills (where the original broadcast was set). They don't really mention any of these places, but, based on things they said that's what I think. (This probably doesn't matter to anyone but me, but I really like knowing exactly where things take place, if they take place in Jersey).
Of course there were problems --
It seems odd to me that Boston is completly intact. Almost like the aliens decided to avoid it because of its historical value or something, but comepletely destroy everything else in the world. Plus it seems odd that the family at the end seems so well washed, dressed, and generally clean. Do they have power, heat, and water -- unlike everyone else in the US?
Another question: if the aliens have been waiting for so long to take over the earth, why wait till we have so much tech? Why not destroy everything with neanderthals running around? Pat suggests this is because they need to wait until there's enough of a population so they can use us as fertilizer. Makes sense.
The tripods seem a bit inefficient. They seem to kill people a lot of the time individually, rather than in broad swaths. Also, the fertilizer thing (which is really creepy and was useful in the film) seems pretty inefficient. I'm gonna stop designing better ways for aliens to kill us all now.
Last point: (and this is more a problem with the general premise than with this particular movie) These aliens have amazing technology and they've been watching the earth for millions of years. Yet they die because they aren't immune to the bacteria and viruses that live on earth. The ultra smart aliens have no microscopes. I'm sure they must have tested to see if the air was breathable, if the water was drinkable, etc etc etc. Why not check out that microbes thing while your at it? Really really makes no sense to me. Its not like they're just out camping for the weekend or something and whoops drank the wrong water. No! They've been plotting forever.
Overall, I liked the movie. Ok, wait I liked the movie except for the last 10 minutes, which made absolutely no sense.
Most of it was really well done -- Tom Cruise wasn't insanely annoying, most of the escapes weren't incredibly implausible, the little girl was pretty cool, and the aliens were kinda cute. That's right -- the bloodthirsty, world destroying aliens were cute.
I thought the tripods were well done -- pretty much how I think they should look. The aliens were also neat. Most of the cinematography was pretty good as well. The effects were good and not overwhelming.
It was fun that it took place in Jersey, although we're still trying to figure out where everything happens. I think it starts in Trenton, works its way across Northwest Jersey and eventually they end up at Grover's Mills (where the original broadcast was set). They don't really mention any of these places, but, based on things they said that's what I think. (This probably doesn't matter to anyone but me, but I really like knowing exactly where things take place, if they take place in Jersey).
Of course there were problems --
It seems odd to me that Boston is completly intact. Almost like the aliens decided to avoid it because of its historical value or something, but comepletely destroy everything else in the world. Plus it seems odd that the family at the end seems so well washed, dressed, and generally clean. Do they have power, heat, and water -- unlike everyone else in the US?
Another question: if the aliens have been waiting for so long to take over the earth, why wait till we have so much tech? Why not destroy everything with neanderthals running around? Pat suggests this is because they need to wait until there's enough of a population so they can use us as fertilizer. Makes sense.
The tripods seem a bit inefficient. They seem to kill people a lot of the time individually, rather than in broad swaths. Also, the fertilizer thing (which is really creepy and was useful in the film) seems pretty inefficient. I'm gonna stop designing better ways for aliens to kill us all now.
Last point: (and this is more a problem with the general premise than with this particular movie) These aliens have amazing technology and they've been watching the earth for millions of years. Yet they die because they aren't immune to the bacteria and viruses that live on earth. The ultra smart aliens have no microscopes. I'm sure they must have tested to see if the air was breathable, if the water was drinkable, etc etc etc. Why not check out that microbes thing while your at it? Really really makes no sense to me. Its not like they're just out camping for the weekend or something and whoops drank the wrong water. No! They've been plotting forever.
