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[ManaByte]

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050616a.php

"It's fantastic. Spielberg is back to the type of films we love him for. No cute teddy bears, or candy-munching aliens to be seen here. This film is an outstanding return to form. Aside from the special effects, which were as good as you could hope (more on them later) Spielberg has come up with some fantastic set-pieces including an almost silent game of hide and seek in a waterlogged basement.

The destruction of buildings by the tripods is top notch. The film kept a real sense of B-movie charm, especially when you see how the tripod's laser disposes of humans. There is also one long shot where Spielberg has the camera pan around a speeding car, all the while following the conversation between Tom and his kids. This shot blew me away. Cruise does play a pretty shitty Dad, and he doesn't try to save the world. His mission is to save his daughter and son - though he does get one hero moment involving a Tripod cage.

The film is just what I wanted. It's got humor, horror, and amazing effects. By the way, fans of the book will NOT be disappointed. Considering BATMAN BEGINS, SIN CITY, and EPISODE III have all been so good, we're on track to have one of the most memorable geek summers ever."

Also, there's a rumor going around that there may not be midnight showings...at Cruise's psycho request.

 

[Willco]

That's a horrible fucking review. I could've wrote that from just watching the trailers.

 

[Phoenix]

Considering BATMAN BEGINS, SIN CITY, and EPISODE III have all been so good, we're on track to have one of the most memorable geek summers ever."

Your opinion is now void and should be ignored....

 

[radioheadrule83]

opinion validated

fixed

 

[ManaByte]

Another:
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20477

I read before that this was going to be a very "intimate" story about surviaval and that it is. People who hope to see huge scale destruction will be disappointed. The action doesn't really get any bigger than what you have already seen in the trailers. It is told through the eyes of a small family, and the only action we see is what they see. No swooping helicopter shots of destruction and pulverised landmarks. However we hear about a lot of terryfieng stuff through radios, military and others, and it lets you imagine all these thing if you know what I mean.

This is a fantastic movie. It feels sooo "spielbergian" and I truly believe this will end up being my favourite Spielberg movie so far. I just need to see a few more times to see if it really holds up. There is so much tension in this movie and it utilizes some of the best elements of Jaws, Close Encounters and Saving Ryan!

 

[olimario]

No midnight showings? But they're so fun!
Cruise... You better hope this isn't true or I'm-a-coming for ya.

 

[ManaByte]

Tickets are already on sale for WOTW, but no midnight showings yet.

 

[kIdMuScLe]

huh, that's weird...... at the theatre i work for, we have a poster with a list of movies that are premiering in midnight and WOTW is on the list. i guess i'll know by next week

 

[Mr Gump]

Can't wait for this one.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I love midnight showings. It's one of the few times I get to hang out with my people, the sci-fi / comic geeks.

But I don't think War of the Worlds is a movie I would go to a midnight showing for. I usually only do that with comic movies. I'm still seeing it for sure, most likely on opening day. The trailer that was attached to Batman Begins gave me chills.

 

[ManaByte]

I love midnight showings. It's one of the few times I get to hang out with my people, the sci-fi / comic geeks.

But I don't think War of the Worlds is a movie I would go to a midnight showing for. I usually only do that with comic movies. I'm still seeing it for sure, most likely on opening day. The trailer that was attached to Batman Begins gave me chills.

At midnight showings you don't get the retards who use the movie theater as a daycare center.

 

[DMczaf]

At midnight showings you don't get the retards who use the movie theater as a daycare center.

I got a crying baby during Batman

I would have gone to the midnight showing, but the theater down the street didnt have one and I didnt feel like driving across town.

My first Star Wars Ep3 showing was also ruined, this time by a dirty stinky skater sitting in front of me -_-

 

[Grizzlyjin]

At midnight showings you don't get the retards who use the movie theater as a daycare center.

That's true. The midnight showing crowd is the best group to watch a movie with. I never got any cellphones ringing or babies crying for the midnight showings I've gone to.

I don't have any kids myself, but sometimes I think some of the parents out there must be fools. What makes you think you can keep a baby quiet during a movie with insanely loud noises and spooky imagery?

I feel bad for them though, it must be hard to get out of the house with rugrats all over the place. But still...that shit just isn't going to work. Babies are usually scared by loud noises. Movies like this have lots of loud noises, there is only one possible outcome.

Back to War of the Worlds. Dakota Fanning has some acting chops. She has that "scared little girl" thing down. :lol

 

[AniHawk]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. This guy just dissed ET.

ET!

 

[olimario]

The theatre I go to is 18+, but you still get the annoying assholes since it has a full bar.
The midnight showings usually weed out people like that, though.

 

[DarienA]

I don't have any kids myself, but sometimes I think some of the parents out there must be fools. What makes you think you can keep a baby quiet during a movie with insanely loud noises and spooky imagery?

Well these parents are dumb then... we took our 7 month old daughter to see Mr and Mrs. Smith Tuesday night... she watched the movie... fell asleep, woke up later and watched the end.... well truth be told she actually watches TV at home with us alot so she's probably pre-disposed towards that kind of thing. She likes boxing.

 

[Ford Prefect]

I gotta read the book before I see this...

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Well these parents are dumb then... we took our 7 month old daughter to see Mr and Mrs. Smith Tuesday night... she watched the movie... fell asleep, woke up later and watched the end.... well truth be told she actually watches TV at home with us alot so she's probably pre-disposed towards that kind of thing. She likes boxing.

its still pretty disrespectful and downright stupid to bring your 7 Month old child to a movie. I mean what if she did cry? you would have disturbed the whole audience.




edit: its like brings a cellphone on the highest volume to the theater and justifying it by saying "oh im sure no one will call"

 

[borghe]

I am a proud parent of probably the greatest kid to go to watch a movie with. four years old (five in october) and doesn't go to the bathroom in the middle, holds most questions until after the end of the movie, gets excited and cheers and claps with everyone else, and completely gets into the movies...

first movie was lilo and stitch at one and a half years and we've never looked back since...

its still pretty disrespectful and downright stupid to bring your 7 Month old child to a movie. I mean what if she did cry? you would have disturbed the whole audience.

If they knew she wouldn't cry (because she's not like that) it isn't disrespectful in the slightest. if theydidn't know and just got lucky, then yeah.. it is...

 

[Kabuki Waq]

I am a proud parent of probably the greatest kid to go to watch a movie with. four years old (five in october) and doesn't go to the bathroom in the middle, holds most questions until after the end of the movie, gets excited and cheers and claps with everyone else, and completely gets into the movies...

first movie was lilo and stitch at one and a half years and we've never looked back since...


If they knew she wouldn't cry (because she's not like that) it isn't disrespectful in the slightest. if theydidn't know and just got lucky, then yeah.. it is...

edit: its like brings a cellphone on the highest volume to the theater and justifying it by saying "oh im sure no one will call"


Even the best parents cant predict 100% that a baby wont cry for a certain length of time.

 

[Manics]

Also, there's a rumor going around that there may not be midnight showings...at Cruise's psycho request.

 

[levious]

Even the best parents cant predict 100% that a baby wont cry for a certain length of time.

And even the healthiest person can't predict 100% that they won't start coughing.

Crying baby, coughing fit, important cellphone conversation... these all happen. Polite thing to do is leave the theater to take care of these things (calm the child, drink some water, finish the conversation...), sadly some people don't do it.

You're in a public place with a whole lot of people, you're gonna be disturbed at some point in the movie, deal with it.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

And even the healthiest person can't predict 100% that they won't start coughing.

Crying baby, coughing fit, important cellphone conversation... these all happen. Polite thing to do is leave the theater to take care of these things (calm the child, drink some water, finish the conversation...), sadly some people don't do it.

You're in a public place with a whole lot of people, you're gonna be disturbed at some point in the movie, deal with it.

you are comparing coughing to a baby crying?


A baby has no place in a movie theater.

 

[levious]

they're allowed at most, so you should probably stick to those where they aren't.

And to clarify, I was referring more to prolonged coughing fit, can happen to anyone.

 

[Lil' Dice]

Leave the goddamned kids at home, with a baby sitter. If you can't afford a baby sitter for a few hours, then you should reconsider your priorities.
I will NEVER bring my kids to a theater, unless it's to take them to a "children's" movie, bringing infants and young children to adult films is tacky and uncouth.

 

[borghe]

Leave the goddamned kids at home, with a baby sitter. If you can't afford a baby sitter for a few hours, then you should reconsider your priorities.
I will NEVER bring my kids to a theater, unless it's to take them to a "children's" movie, bringing infants and young children to adult films is tacky and uncouth.

then your kids suck. my girl is better than 99% of the audience in the theater. stop acting so righteous when you obviously don't know anything outside of your narrow experience. some of our kids are *GASP* well behaved.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

then your kids suck. my girl is better than 99% of the audience in the theater. stop acting so righteous when you obviously don't know anything outside of your narrow experience. some of our kids are *GASP* well behaved.

Kids that are well behaved is one thing but having babys in theaters are totally different.

 

[Fragamemnon]

I have zero problems with kids being in theaters for showings before 9PM.

Bring them in after that, you're on my s-list. That kid should be in bed, and if you want to go to a movie at that time, get a freakin' sitter. Theaters after 9PM should be a kidfree-save maybe a 10-11 year old on up-zone. Bringing them in that late is just asking for some "quiet fussing" (read: kicking and screaming).

 

[Dan]

then your kids suck. my girl is better than 99% of the audience in the theater. stop acting so righteous when you obviously don't know anything outside of your narrow experience. some of our kids are *GASP* well behaved.

You're comparing your 4 year old daughter to a 7 month baby. One's an intelligent being and the other's a meat sack incapable of reasoning. Even at 1.5 years she was twice as old as what we're talking about. Babies have no place at the movie theater, and especially not at non-kids films. It's beyond inconsiderate to bring something to a movie theater that you cannot control and is likely to create a disruption. That goes for babies and many young children, cell phones that aren't turned completely off, and any other annoyance.

It's simply unacceptable that I've babies crying at all kinds of late night R-rated showings. Saturday night, 11:30pm showing and there's a fucking baby crying in the front row. There's no excuse for that except gross irresponsibility. If the industry and society wants to be okay with that, fine, fuck them, but they better not complain while ticket sales continue to fall.

 

[borghe]

Kids that are well behaved is one thing but having babys in theaters are totally different.

well, I will bow out.. I Was just providing a possible defense.. though no, I didn't take my daughter to the movies at all until she was a year and a half.. and even then it was only kids movies until.... umm.. probably like umm.. damn, I can't remember what the first non-kids movie we saw was... probably what a girl wants or X2...

 

[levious]

I have zero problems with kids being in theaters for showings before 9PM.

Bring them in after that, you're on my s-list. That kid should be in bed, and if you want to go to a movie at that time, get a freakin' sitter. Theaters after 9PM should be a kidfree-save maybe a 10-11 year old on up-zone. Bringing them in that late is just asking for some "quiet fussing" (read: kicking and screaming).

Oh I definitely agree with that, and I also like that a lot of theaters have Wednesday matinees where they encourage parents and children to come.

But ultimately, it's hard to criticize parents when they're doing nothing against theater rules. I don't see why more theaters don't impliment some rules about this.

 

[Lil' Dice]

then your kids suck. my girl is better than 99% of the audience in the theater. stop acting so righteous when you obviously don't know anything outside of your narrow experience. some of our kids are *GASP* well behaved.

I don't have kids. However, if i did, i wouldn't subject them to violent fims aimed at adults, extremely loud audible levels (that's gotta be good for his/her little ears), foul language, and an overall environment that's not suited for an infant.
I'm glad i live in a metropolitan area where i'm afforded the luxury of 21+ only screenings.

I'm not paying $10 to hear your goddamned kids bitch and moan.

 

[samus4ever]

I remeber seeing Blade 2 opening weekend and the place was full of babies and toddlers. WHAT THE HELL? I think they should change the rule for R rated movies. 13 and under not allowed no MATTER what. No 4 year old needs to sit through Freddy Vs. Jason.

 

[Lil' Dice]

I remeber seeing Blade 2 opening weekend and the place was full of babies and toddlers. WHAT THE HELL? I think they should change the rule for R rated movies. 13 and under not allowed no MATTER what. No 4 year old needs to sit through Freddy Vs. Jason.

No one needs to sit through Freddy vs. Jason; 4 or 40.

 

[Bowser]

I got a crying baby during Batman

I would have gone to the midnight showing, but the theater down the street didnt have one and I didnt feel like driving across town.

My first Star Wars Ep3 showing was also ruined, this time by a dirty stinky skater sitting in front of me -_-

Yeah, when I went to see Batman Begins yesterday, there was this old guy sitting a couple of seats down the row and he was hacking, wheezing, and coughing. It looked like he should've been in a hospital, not a movie theater. Also, there were some 12-13 year old looking kids sitting behind me and they kept jibber-jabbing all throughout the movie, and towards the end they dropped their box of candy (skittles or something like that) on the floor and all of it went flying. I wanted to turn around and punch all those kids in the face >:/

 

[Fragamemnon]

But ultimately, it's hard to criticize parents when they're doing nothing against theater rules. I don't see why more theaters don't impliment some rules about this.

I criticize parents of US/Canadians just for completely environmentally irresponsible act of *breeding*. Acting crass and flaming them to their face in theaters late at night is easy by comparison.

Most theaters don't implement these rules because it's not like anyone who brings their kids to a 9PM showing would care about silly rules like "keep your kids out". Those kind of parents feel entitled to bring their kid wherever they want, whenver they want, and have everyone else around them give them a free pass when the kid invades their personal space.

 

[vatstep]

Well these parents are dumb then

then your kids suck. my girl is better than 99% of the audience in the theater.

You know, I look forward to having kids someday, I really do. However, I'm NOT looking forward to becoming the irrational beast that it seems to transform you into. All parents of young children seem to think that they have the greatest child ever born, and that all other parents quite simply suck at raising kids. Having a big family, along with four nephews and two nieces, I'm far too aware of this.

But really, please don't bring small children to adult-oriented movies. I don't care how much little nine month-old Susie loves action movies, sooner or later she's going to cry and piss people off who paid $10 for a ticket.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

If it's bad in a first run theater, it's ten times as bad in a bargain theater. We have a theater that I can walk to from my house in less than five minutes, that shows second run films on the cheap. (Movie, medium popcorn, small drink $5) My GF and I like to catch films there that we really don't want to pay full price for, but wouldn't mind seeing. (Last weekend we caught The Interpreter) Everytime we go, there seems to be an over abundence of people who bring their kids and let them make all the noise they want. Very annoying.

 

[Fragamemnon]

I can't do second-run flicks unless it is at a place that serves beer AND it is a showing past 10PM. Otherwise, you're asking for a sprog-splosion in the theater-hope you enjoy getting your seat kicked and run into and the Screaming Kid 5.1 soundtrack.

Places like that make me wish I had a blowdart gun and a magazine of depo-provera tipped darts.

 

[hXc_thugg]

There's only one option, folks! KILL ALL BABIES.

 

[borghe]

You know, I look forward to having kids someday, I really do. However, I'm NOT looking forward to becoming the irrational beast that it seems to transform you into. All parents of young children seem to think that they have the greatest child ever born, and that all other parents quite simply suck at raising kids. Having a big family, along with four nephews and two nieces, I'm far too aware of this.

please read through my posts again. never did I say all other parents suck. I simply stated that I know my FOUR YEAR OLD daughter and how she behaves and will react to certain movies and that kids who are obnoxious during movies (non-babies) get bored and misbehave. I am not the greatest parent, my daughter has her faults, but in this instance and in this thread, being obnoxious during movies isn't one of them. and I know that none of you are talking about me personally, because if we were in a theater together it would be a non-issue. but to lay down a blanket statement that all kdis should stay home except for G and PG movies is just narrow minded and naive.

But really, please don't bring small children to adult-oriented movies. I don't care how much little nine month-old Susie loves action movies, sooner or later she's going to cry and piss people off who paid $10 for a ticket.

so now war of the worlds and batman begins are adult oriented? again I really have to question how self-important some of you are seeming to come off as...... :\

 

[Fragamemnon]

There's only one option, folks! KILL ALL BABIES.

That's a little extreme. I think muting them until they are 18 might not be so bad though.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

so now war of the worlds and batman begins are adult oriented? again I really have to question how self-important some of you are seeming to come off as...... :\

well you would have to be borderline retarded to think that those movies are appropriate for 4 year olds. Honestly BAtman is fairly dark.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

so now war of the worlds and batman begins are adult oriented? again I really have to question how self-important some of you are seeming to come off as...... :\

Isn't Batman Begins PG-13? That may not be adult, but certainly not recommended for the little ones.

 

[borghe]

batman I am not taking her to (nor did I ep3). wotw who knows. only will know after I see it..

my main point is that some of you are just sounding downright silly in here. kids are just like grown ups.. there are all types. and if you have a kid acting annoying in the theater, the parent is more repsonsible for it than the kid. there are those of us parents whose kids not only enjoy going to movies but they are well behaved and enjoy the hell out of them. keep misbehaving kids out of theaters, definitely, but to say all kids should stay home is as stupid as saying all adults should stay home because of the fucking couple that won’t shut up.

just looking for some clarification is all.

 

[WHOAguitarninja]

That's a little extreme. I think muting them until they are 18 might not be so bad though.

Adhesive pacifiers.


I tell you I should patent these ideas.

 

[Dan]

batman I am not taking her to (nor did I ep3). wotw who knows. only will know after I see it..

my main point is that some of you are just sounding downright silly in here. kids are just like grown ups.. there are all types. and if you have a kid acting annoying in the theater, the parent is more repsonsible for it than the kid. there are those of us parents whose kids not only enjoy going to movies but they are well behaved and enjoy the hell out of them. keep misbehaving kids out of theaters, definitely, but to say all kids should stay home is as stupid as saying all adults should stay home because of the fucking couple that won’t shut up.

just looking for some clarification is all.

The point is that we clearly cannot trust parents to be responsible for their children. Shit, we can't trust people to be responsible for themselves at the movie theater, with the persistent chatter and inability to either turn off a phone or leave the theater to use it. There comes a point where someone needs to take action against these irresponsible dicks.

When I was a teen (not that long ago...) I was going to the theater 30 times a year and I very rarely encountered these problems. But I swear, within the last three years the amount of courtesy shown by theater patrons has declined exponentially, and enough is enough. I've been the theater a good 20 times in the last year (although only 4 times in '05 for this very reason) and only ONE screening did not have issues with crying children or cell phone use that wasn't appropriately dealt with, and that was the midnight showing of The Incredibles. If a kid cries, fine, take him out quickly and quietly. If a phone rings, why the fuck was it on, and why isn't it turned off after the ring? I've had people have their phone ring up to three times during a single movie. And this isn't just one area, I've experienced this in no less than three states on a consistent basis.

It's simply reached absurd levels and parents are largely NOT being responsible. In fact, a good portion of all patrons appear to think they own the room and don't have to be quiet or unobtrusive during a movie. I don't think this is something we should have to just accept and be nice about. It's a disgusting epidemic that I'd say indicates a lot about a portion of society.

 

[duckroll]

The point is that we clearly cannot trust parents to be responsible for their children. Shit, we can't trust people to be responsible for themselves at the movie theater, with the persistent chatter and inability to either turn off a phone or leave the theater to use it. There comes a point where someone needs to take action against these irresponsible dicks.

When I was a teen (not that long ago...) I was going to the theater 30 times a year and I very rarely encountered these problems. But I swear, within the last three years the amount of courtesy shown by theater patrons has declined exponentially, and enough is enough. I've been the theater a good 20 times in the last year (although only 4 times in '05 for this very reason) and only ONE screening did not have issues with crying children or cell phone use that wasn't appropriately dealt with, and that was the midnight showing of The Incredibles. If a kid cries, fine, take him out quickly and quietly. If a phone rings, why the fuck was it on, and why isn't it turned off after the ring? I've had people have their phone ring up to three times during a single movie. And this isn't just one area, I've experienced this in no less than three states on a consistent basis.

It's simply reached absurd levels and parents are largely NOT being responsible. In fact, a good portion of all patrons appear to think they own the room and don't have to be quiet or unobtrusive during a movie. I don't think this is something we should have to just accept and be nice about. It's a disgusting epidemic that I'd say indicates a lot about a portion of society.

Solution: Stop going to the cinema and just buy DVDs if it really bothers you that much. Just invest the next 10 years' worth of movie tickets into a nice large HDTV and home cinema sound system. The end of all your worries and we don't have to hear about you whine about how you feel humanity should not have the gift of cinema.

 

[ManaByte]

If a phone rings, why the fuck was it on, and why isn't it turned off after the ring? I've had people have their phone ring up to three times during a single movie. And this isn't just one area, I've experienced this in no less than three states on a consistent basis.

Last time I saw ROTS, this guy was talking on his phone for the ENTIRE movie and describing what was happening to his idiot friend on the other end of the line.

 

[Dan]

Solution: Stop going to the cinema and just buy DVDs if it really bothers you that much. Just invest the next 10 years' worth of movie tickets into a nice large HDTV and home cinema sound system. The end of all your worries and we don't have to hear about you whine about how you feel humanity should not have the gift of cinema.

Oh, I already have largely stopped going to the cinema. Still, for a select few films I want that big screen experience and until I move out to LA, I don't have the luxury of a classy theater that enforces courtesy.

I fail to see what's so controversial about expecting some common courtesy during a public viewing experience. I don't understand why people take such offense.

Last time I saw ROTS, this guy was talking on his phone for the ENTIRE movie and describing what was happening to his idiot friend on the other end of the line.

It's outrageous. What kind of a tool would pay for a movie and then transcribe it over the phone?