Post by partyanimalken on Jul 5, 2005 9:57:07 GMT -5
After seeing "War of the Worlds," I gotta take back all the mean things I ever said about Tom Cruise, especially for abductin' poor little Katie Holmes and makin' her join the Moonies, and more importantly, for hijacking "The Last Samurai," and ruining what could have been a good chop sooey film.
Religious deprogramming and overacting aside, Cruise comes across as genuine, thoughtful and vulnerable in the latest Steven Spielberg epic about Martians who want to exterminate human beans and redecorate the planet with all the leftover crap from Target the day after Halloween. My favorite part of the picture is when all the Blue State cities like New York, Boston and Chicago got the crap knocked out of 'em by the 100-foot Martians with force fields and laser beams – ah, if only life could imitate art.
I disagree with the film's PG-13 rating – it's extremely violent and very grim (sorta like hanging out with Howard Dean on a three-day drunk following the 2004 election). Images of people getting disintegrated, eviscerated and murderized by the Martians would preclude me from taking any young children to see it, however, Spielberg's vision follows author H.G. Wells' original story very closely, even down to the God-centered finale when the mighty Martians get their comeuppance from the lowly amoeba and by grace, humans are restored their dominion over the Earth.
All in all, this is my favorite film by Spielberg and mark's an evolution for actor Tom Cruise. I hope the two continue to work together.
Religious deprogramming and overacting aside, Cruise comes across as genuine, thoughtful and vulnerable in the latest Steven Spielberg epic about Martians who want to exterminate human beans and redecorate the planet with all the leftover crap from Target the day after Halloween. My favorite part of the picture is when all the Blue State cities like New York, Boston and Chicago got the crap knocked out of 'em by the 100-foot Martians with force fields and laser beams – ah, if only life could imitate art.
I disagree with the film's PG-13 rating – it's extremely violent and very grim (sorta like hanging out with Howard Dean on a three-day drunk following the 2004 election). Images of people getting disintegrated, eviscerated and murderized by the Martians would preclude me from taking any young children to see it, however, Spielberg's vision follows author H.G. Wells' original story very closely, even down to the God-centered finale when the mighty Martians get their comeuppance from the lowly amoeba and by grace, humans are restored their dominion over the Earth.
All in all, this is my favorite film by Spielberg and mark's an evolution for actor Tom Cruise. I hope the two continue to work together.