War of the Worlds

[B Calm]

Today we are going to catch the Sunday afternoon showing of War of the Worlds in a beautiful restored theater in Attica, Indiana. If this flick is half as good as all the hype I been hearing, it'll be awesome in this theater. The owner of this recently restored theater put in one of the best sound systems I have ever heard in any theater. I'm hoping for a two hour roller coaster ride!

[TK421]

1. I saw it last night. It was entertaining, I thought the ending was

a little flat- the movie seems to fly, but plenty of awesome destruction scenes with people getting vaporized. Of course, I was rooting for the aliens the whole time. I think they could have done more with this movie.

[Southsideirish]

2. Sounds great. I loved "W of the W". Cruise is fantastic.

I love those old restored movie palaces. We have one in Chicago called "The Music Box"- it has clouds that float over the ceiling and stars too. On the weekends there is an organist who plays show tunes and sometimes sing alongs - stuff you would never get at a Cinemax, that's for sure.

[derby378]

3. Saw it last week - still prefer the 1953 version

Don't get me wrong - there's lots to love in the Spielberg version, including the SFX and the performances. But there are elements of the story that just don't make sense.

[DS1]

4. Sound it important to this movie

Enjoy

(sorry about all the screaming)

[B Calm]

5. The best flick we ever seen in this theater was Saving Private Ryan

My god... you could feel the bullets whizzing by your head..

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

6. If thats the case

then WoTW will totally utilize this theaters equipment. The highlight for me was the super giant screen and THX sound system I saw WoTW on.

[The Blue Knight]

7. WoW sucks.

What the fuck was the ending? Aliens have laid waste to Boston, but some how Cruise's wife and her entire fucking family are just honkey-dorey in their little house, completely oblivious that aliens went on a rampage?

And what the fuck? A "virus" kills the aliens? Give me a fucking break. This movie was lame.

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

8. The ending sir

was a classic combination of Spielberg never knowing how to end a movie with CSS (Classic Spielbergian Sappiness). I have come to expect both of those and judge the movie on how it does besides those two expected qualities. I have a feeling Cruises' wife and family were aware of the attack but somehow satyed safe in their home.

The "virus" that kills the aliens is true to the H.G. Welles story.

[Bzzzz]

9. Hey...I'm from Indiana...

saw it in Muncie last weekend. It was good. Followed the book pretty well. The special effects were awesome. I'm no Cruise fan, but liked it.

[Elidor]

10. It's very LOUD

Painfully so.