Loyal, you always seem to be up early, just like me. Have trouble sleeping?

I haven't had a good night's sleep since 1977.

I give it a B.

This was much darker and more tense then I imagined it would be. And to be honest some of the really ghastly stuff, such as the blood sucking I could have done without. And this movie also lacked any kind of humor to speak of. (Which true, would have been inappropriate in this setting... But that lack of humor really hurts it's summer popcorn quotient.)

I also thought that the whole Tim Robbins part was a mess, and that the very ending where Tom finds his family, including his son, alive and well in an intact house was too pat.

But you won't find me complaining about the way that the aliens were defeated. H.G. Wells wrote that book in the 19th Century, so I won't second guess it now, or critique it in the light of modern medicine. I would have been far more perturbed if Spielberg had strayed from the book.

Want to know the sad truth? This is only the 3rd movie I've seen this summer. The other two were Star Wars and Crash.

go watch batman

I'm a Marvel Girl holding out for FF

Oh, and I forgot Madagascar. Gee. How could anyone forget Madagascar? :razz:

go watch batman

And that would mean that Fantastic Four will be the fourth movie you see. The irony is so thick it's choking me. :razz:

:laugh:

btw: go watch Batman cujoy. Its really good even you are not a Batfan.

A very solid B, entertaining but not muc substance behind it. Perfect summer blockbuster popcorn affair.

OK. But not until I've seen Fantastic Four twice. (And I could have extended Maverikk's pun and said 4 times. But I resisted.) :laugh:

A
Second favorite movie of the year behined Batman Begins. It has knocked down Sin City off the #2 list for me. Im not usually a fan of disaster invasion movies but this movie just had all the right ingrediants for me, it was able to develop suspense unlike the Armageddon, ID4, and DAT movies. It also shows more of a closeup view of carnage done to human being. I guess in my twisted little mind seeing humans disintigate was the equivalent of me use to feeding my pet turtles live bait and watch them rip up a live fish before my eyes. Im sadistic am I :wink:

I'd give it a low B

It was entertaining and very well made. The special effects were top notch and it was pure action entertainment. Even though none of the characters were written as good as they could have been, at least Fannign delivered an amazing performance with what she had to work with and Tom Cruise gave a pretty good one too. (Plus you had an ex lotR-inger, so that's always a plus

But I did have a few problems with it....

>> How they drove for miles and miles in the only car that was working and found a path or open space through EVERY jam there was. I mean ALL the other cars were stopped and jammed, how could you find a straight road or even a windy one through all the jams?????

>>Lack of explanation for the destruction of invadors. I know it was written at the turn of the century but they could have elaborated and tweaked it while still keeping its same plot and ending.

>>The way it all ended in an "and they lived happily ever after" tone. the son not remaining "dead" was a complete turn off.

>>Lack of humor has a big affect on the film. Signs was almost a comedy, this could have at least had a few one liners.

>>I also agree that the whole time Robbins part was a bit of a mess... no reason to stay word for word loyal to the book if it's going to kill the tone or the atmosphere of the film, reading a book and watching a movie are completely different forms of entertainment and what works for one medium may not work for the other.

But above all, I was just not as impressed as I hoped to be. There seemed to be a large lack of depth and heart and there is no way you can recover from that. Soild action entertainment but nothing more than that.

Agree. Except I give it a A+ and like it just as much as Batman begins! I loved how there was many new things in my opinion! I loved the way the tripods looked, moved, and everything. It rocked! Seeing humans disintigate was very cool! I thought the storyline was very well done and loved the ending. Though in the back of my mind I always wish there was a movie where the ETs win because I don't want the humans to win.

How come Ray's MECHANICAL watch stopped working?

I saw the movie a couple of days ago, and I must say, even though I have forgotten a couple of small things about the movie, I thought this was a kick ass summer popcorn flick. The disappointing thing (If you want to call it that considering my grade......you'll see why in a second) though is that it could've been a lot more. I think if this had gone ahead with the original 2007 release date, we probably would've seen a classic movie, because they could've tweaked a couple of things here and there.

However, what they accomplished in about 10 months was pretty impressive.

A

Hmmm...

Just a grade from me... fantastic movie

9.4/10 (A)

imtim died today.

may god rest him in peace

I guess he won't be needing that account anymore, huh?

I loved it,best film of the year so far,it was a very well made sexy movie.
What a sexy movie!

A+++++

I am a ghost now which is the best!

Great review !

What a great movie. I found it very dark, VERY horrifying, and the first half of the movie was probably the best moments in any movie ever released in the last few decades. The found the second half not as good as the first half, good enough to carry the movie to a decent end. I actually found the end very sensible, loyal to the book, and it completed the story. This movie was great entertainment it was Speilberg at the top of his game!!! Cruise and Fanning did a terrific job in this. A beautiful piece of "technical" work, and very nice acting.

In general:

The Good:
-Pacing was good
-Special Effects were...dare I say it..groundbreaking
-Tone was consistant
-The movie didn't drag in the beggining as most movies do.
-Acting was good
-Nice money shots and camera angles
-Terrific Sound

The Bad:
-Robbins character seemed a bit useless
-Alot more could have been done with the basement scene
-Some things didn't make sense
-Some things were a little cliche

Its a TERRIFIC movie. Its in my Top 3 of the year, if not my most favorite movie this year.

Grade: A