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Oh! Oh! New WAR OF THE WORLDS trailer online!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a link over to the newest WAR OF THE WORLDS trailer. I think it's pretty awesome, especially that new bit where you can see a war machine toppling a bridge. I spent about 4 hours on the set of this film a week and a half ago. Keep a look out for my report sometime in the next week or so. Until then, enjoy this badass Quicktime trailer!
CLICK IT HERE FOR SOME SPIELBERGY ALIEN GOODNESS!!!
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Very Nice! Can't Wait
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after "minority report", i'm definitely looking forward to this.
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Mar 18, 2005 1:29:38 AM CST
I think CHICKEN LITTLE will DEFINITELY be this year's best alien
by snapt
Love, Michael Eisner
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The war machine was taking apart a ferry boat . . . not a bridge. Other than that. Looking forward to this although I'm not a big Tom Cruise fan. I did like him in "Taps" and "Risky Business" though. I'm still a little leery, because I was highly disappointed the last time Spielberg and Cruise got together.
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The war machine is on maybe 3-4 frames. Hope we get to see a little more soon, but not too much.
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I would probably dig the new teaser if I could actually see something without the screen going to black, bugged the hell out of me.
Aside from that, I'm happy Spielberg is returning to his pseudo-roots, hopefully this film will have some of the magic that Close Encounters was able to bottle. I'll be there opening day I suppose.
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what part was it in?
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With a FERRY, not a bridge, only a few frames though though, and even freeze frame its still hard to see. Still, I'm very excited for this film.
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According to hollywood fx lore... or at least the latest of all scoops... the Berg nixed a lot of the Jurassic Park teams's creations... Oh well.. more cgi monsters abound!
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I think it would've read better as "The last war on Earth won't be started by US." But that's just my opinion.
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Definitely see a war machine in the shot with the ferry leaving. Oh yes, I almost wet my pants. This looks so cool.
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Well, I stopped watching it about 1/4 of the way through...it looked like they were going to show the entire movie, or at least the highlights...nothing wrong with that, but it's not for me...I'd rather be at least a little surprised at the theater.
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we know your review will be slanted and your coverage biased, so shut the fuck up. honestly.
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Mar 18, 2005 3:25:16 AM CST
Waht the hell kind of teaser or trailer was this?They didn't sho
by the founder
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or do I have imaginitis? that would be cool if it were a japanese anime inspired how robotech/macross type robot.
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gay gay gay.
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fuckin' harsh man. give the guy a break. he's only doing his job.
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... a Spielberg movie with shots of people staring.
I hope this film is entertaining, but Spielberg more often than not disappoints. He continously inject sappy sentimentality into his films where it's not needed, and inavariably ruins the film. The end of Minority Report with the pregnant wife was sickening. If he actually had balls, the original ending would've been kept when the text scrolled over the final image explaining how many murders had occurred since getting rid of the Pre-Crime bureau.
Catch Me If You Can was an enjoyable piece, but about 20 minutes too long. If you take his entire catalog of films, the majority is drek. At least that's my opinion. These are the ones that are decent:
1. Sugarland Express
2. Jaws
3. Close Encounters
4. Raiders
5. Schindlers (except where he ruined it near the end, have Neeson break down after receiving the ring from the prisoners. It was out of character and out of place).
6. only the D-day bit of Private Ryan
7. Catch Me if You Can
I rewatch ET every few years to see if I'll like it, but it still does nothing for me. Even when I saw it when it came out, it didn't do that much for me.
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... a Spielberg movie with shots of people staring.
I hope this film is entertaining, but Spielberg more often than not disappoints. He continously inject sappy sentimentality into his films where it's not needed, and inavariably ruins the film. The end of Minority Report with the pregnant wife was sickening. If he actually had balls, the original ending would've been kept when the text scrolled over the final image explaining how many murders had occurred since getting rid of the Pre-Crime bureau.
Catch Me If You Can was an enjoyable piece, but about 20 minutes too long. If you take his entire catalog of films, the majority is drek. At least that's my opinion. These are the ones that are decent:
1. Sugarland Express
2. Jaws
3. Close Encounters
4. Raiders
5. Schindlers (except where he ruined it near the end, having Neeson break down after receiving the ring from the prisoners. It was out of character and out of place).
6. only the D-day bit of Private Ryan
7. Catch Me if You Can
I rewatch ET every few years to see if I'll like it, but it still does nothing for me. Even when I saw it when it came out, it didn't do that much for me.
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Sorry, that shouldn't have happened. I wonder how I can delete one?
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i call him the master manipulator. but i love me some temple and I can appreciate ET. Raiders is still my favourite movie of all time though.
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You can't say "I think it's pretty awesome, especially that new bit where you can see a war machine toppling a bridge" when you can't see the war machine at all when you watch it at full speed, and as far as I can tell, you can MAYBE see one if you scroll through at freeze frame. I wanna see some god damned ships in the next trailer!
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... I think. judging by the trailer, the aliens arrive 'by lightning' in something that resembles a thunderstorm without rain. Lightning strikes and the machines are assembled undergound? If this is the way the invasion starts, I think it would be a good choice. At least it wouldn't resemble Independence Day.
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Great... Now Stevie is borrowing from Chubby Rain. Oy.
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Enough with the teasing. I want to see some proper in-motion fucking tripods
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Phloton, right on the money. You should have been here for the gigantic arguments when Saving Private Ryan came out. I can't believe how overrated that damned thing was. People assault Lucas for cardboard characters yet give Spielberg a free pass on the same thing because it's jingoistic crap with Tom "Captain America" Hanks. S.S. is so afraid of challenging or insulting his audience that he holds their hands or totally condescends, and it makes for EXTREMELY compromised filmmaking, which is sad and ironic considering he has complete creative control. And this is coming from someone who was very impressed by the first 3/4 of A.I. I don't know why anyone would be excited by War of the Worlds, which looks like yet another ID4 crowd pleaser. I'm more disappointed in Cruise, who has shown such great taste in the last decade, always challenging himself with each role or working with directors doing something ambitious. This whole thing stinks of popcorn shilling, No reason to remake it, and it's a HUGE step back from intelligent sci-fi. Say what you want about Lucas, but at least he's not doing ALIENS ATTACK! crap that's 50 years old.
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Mar 18, 2005 5:36:15 AM CST
"Judging by the trailer"? How about judging by the book...
by monkey butler
Fuck I'm losing hope for this. Spielberg says it's his dream project and then he completely changes the story...it's like Chewbacca being on Endor. It does not make sense!
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Dang, some of you people sound so angry. Now sit back and say REAL slow - "It's Only A M-O-V-I-E". Why does "REAL" (translated "the only things worth watching about which we won't rant and rave and bith") film making have to be about being "challenged" or even "insulted"??? If I want to be "challenged" or "insulted", I'll just head on over to the local university where some schmuck thinks he knows it all and sit there for 5 mins and have a good laugh. I bet some of you were ALWAYS sitting around on Christmas after opening all 20 of your presents and saying, "Is this ALL I got?" Sad -- so sad. Thanks for your input, you angry people. Those of us sitting in the cheap seats will take our popcorn and our soft drink, we'll sit back and watch this movie and enjoy it. So what if we weren't "challenged" or "insulted" -- we CAME to the theater to be ENTERTAINED!!! Some will be, some won't be. But at least we won't be freakin' ANGRY about it...geezzz!!
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Who cares if the film doesn't follow the book to the letter? Everybody can read the book - I think it's a lot more entertaining to be entertained and hopefully surprised by a movie, instead of being bored to death because you remember every syllable from the book and know exactly what will happen!
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Mar 18, 2005 6:34:14 AM CST
Who gives a damn about Steve Spiritual's rape of Wells, when tod
by salvatoregravano
Tonight. 20:30. Auditorium 44.
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Mar 18, 2005 6:44:50 AM CST
Oh, and the inevitable stinkiness of this anti-adaptation aside,
by salvatoregravano
http://movies.apple.com/movies/paramount/waroftheworlds/waroftheworlds-tlr2_m480.mov
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it's a movie. It may be inspired by a book, but a movie isn't supposed to be a shot by shot recreation of the printed word. The movie and the book are irrelevant to each other.
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Zekmoe? Because if it was, I agree with you up till your last sentence, which is just stupid. If you're going to completely change the book, why keep the same name? Why not call it something else, even just something like The War that references the original title, and say "inspired by..." in the credits/advertising? Would you say that it was perfectly reasonable for the films Starship Troopers and I, Robot to trade on the pedigrees of those two novels, just because they were very loosely based on them? And anyway, War of the Worlds could've very easily been adapted to the screen anyway, but Spielberg's "dream project" seems to be to make a cliched, sentimental summer film.
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This will be the 900lb gorilla of the summer movie season (ROTS aside). Fox was wise to move the Fantastic Four.
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Show some stuff. Y'know, at least a partial reveal of a spaceship, not just shot after shot of Mr. Cruise.
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Remember that this is an adaptation of the of the book. However, as we know, Hollywood has seldom been exactly faithful to books like this. The 1953 version strays away from the book in many ways, but was still very successful and great fun. This is the price of modern movie making - the fan-base is so opinionated and demands consultation when, in fact, we deserve none. The movie-makers make the best film they can and hope that the audience likes it. They may test screen it to test the water, so to speak, but ultimately the movie-makers need to be trusted. For all his faults, I trust Spielberg to make an entertaining film, but probably not perfect. I re-read the book recently and, frankly, I don't want to see a literal translation. The spirit of H.G. Wells would be fine, thanks very much. The trailer seems to capture that, in a contemporary setting.
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Squidman, why do you want to see more "stuff?" The trouble with many trailers is that they destroy surprise. I'm glad we didn't see lots of effects shots. I want to be surprised, thrilled, and watch in awe at the immensity of this celluloid alien invasion. The book generates this feeling, lets see Spielberg do the same.
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Tack* tacktack* tack* tacktacktack* (We come in peace, brother)
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Still don't understand that tagline.
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Spielberg in the Emmerich / Bay territory, but with lots of sentimental crap. Still, I am looking forward to this one. ---- Trever Goodchild, I think that they mean with "They're Already Here" that it's a well planned invasion. Seems in the trailer they are coming from underground.
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This movie actually looks intense. It reminds me of some the scenes from Signs. Really Intense. Can't wait.
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... the aliens aren't invading because "they're missing something in their lives... caring human emotions..." That'd be so gay!
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The anger in most of the talk backs on this site just AMAZE me. I honestly don't know WHY I even read them...or waste time responding to them. Maybe in the hopes of finding SOMETHING rational and intelligent in 90% of them. But alas, only about 10% are from true movie FANS. Fans of fun, cinema and pure adrenaline enjoyment.
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and we still don't see anything more than the highway falling over. Can we just see one spaceship, please?
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"I've got an idea," Speilberg says to noone in particular. "Let's take an icon of modern cinema, make him look like a born loser, and chase him around with plants! Genius!"
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It had to be said...
WOTW WILL OWN!!! -
Juggernaut125, you said that line would make a better slogan. You can take your anti-war opinions elsewhere. You obviously have no clue.
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Mar 18, 2005 9:44:32 AM CST
What's the point? There are no Effing martians in the movie!
by rolling_stone
Pretzelman is right. This isn't War of the Worlds, it's Chubby Rain! Where's Eddie Murphy?
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I love me some Bowfinger. That movie was hilarious, especially Steve Martin. He is such a jerk to his whole film crew and they don't even know it.
I saw ET for the first time when I was about 5 or so and it scared the crap out of me. A couple a scenes come to mind that I thought were terrifying. 1) When the scientist (with the keys) is chasing ET through the woods 2) ET moving around in Elliot's backyard at night 3) The astronaut looking guys coming through the windows of Elliot's house 4) Elliot dieing in the bathroom 5) Elliot alone in the woods. Man...that was a scary flick for a little kid. -
GOTCHA SUCKAS!!!
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I assumed that was being used, opposed to "Coming Soon" that you usually see at the end of most previews. Just when you expect the token coming soon message you read... "They're Already Here"!! At least thats how I understood it.
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This should be one the this years best. Steven is still one of the best filmakers alive. You geeks should be thankful.
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That was awesome. Watching it, I thought of the book!, and yes, I thought of how an invasion of earth would be captured. It would be unlike anything we've seen and I'm hoping this trailer is a sign of something very good. I want "War of the Worlds" to rock and oh yeah, Tom looked good being all ordinary. LOL. I think he's supposed to be just an ordinary Joe right? Erhm, 'k. Gosh, my Summar is going to be full with "Revenge of the Sith", this, "Lords of Dogtown," what else? Lots more, right? I'm searching for a drama though. Any dramas out there? I know "Cinderella Man", but what else? Searching.
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good..but I'm a bit concerned with the vibe I'm getting that he ripped a little bit off of Signs. (shrug) Other than that it looks freaking awesome. Poor Dakota Fanning though. How many times is she going to be cast as the alien bait in a movie?
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Mar 18, 2005 11:01:43 AM CST
This type of defense is useless against that kind of power
by william munny
"We know now that we can't beat their machines. We've got to beat them." Dr. Clayton Forrester
Seriously, I hope Spielberg pays homage in some way to the first movie version of this film - which was quite the sensation in 1953 - and today stands as the classic icon of early science fiction films. -
They'll never touch you there. Nail' em with Aquafina and they melt away like the Wicky-Witch.
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As long as the highly evolved but fatally allergic to H20 aliens cross the universe to get here and ARE'NT surprised that the planet is 90% water, we should be okay
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Every trailer for this movie looks better and better. Minority Report kicked ass I don't know what some of you people are smoking. I did like the Chubby Rain references though, loved Bowfinger. This also makes me remember the Futurama ep. when Fry and Bender joined the D.O.O.P. army. Headline in the paper after winning the war with the bouncing ball aliens "Balls throughly licked." Ahh Precious.
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At one time I thought the aliens/machines were going to be invisible, like literally in another dimension, which would have sucked. But what we're seeing is obviously a heat ray blasting things. I like the way that even though we see a few things in the trailers we really see nothing. If this is the most expensive movie ever made there HAS to be more to it than people running away ID4 style. Of course, they still have half of the CG to do in what 2 months so that's probably one reason we don't see too much. That's also why it's expensive methinks. Spielberg is having to pay double just to get this fucker out in time. I WANT this to be good but there's no sign yet that it will be. Somehow I want it to be as brutal as Private Ryan, that would make it totally stand out compared with ID4 and all the other alien movies. Sadly, the chances of it being rated R are a million to one.....but still they come!
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I only think you people are gushing over it is because Speilberg is directing it. If anyone else was directing it you'd bash them all day and night.
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I mean, it's a trailer. People complain that trailer's give too much away. Now, they don't and we want to see more. Trailers are working. If you want to see more, go see the movie. That's the whole point.
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The only thing maintaining my interest in this movie is Spielberg's name. "AlwaysThere" is right. If anybody else were making this, there'd be people here bashing it left right and centre. That being said, the trailers have all looked pretty tense, but it's nothing that we haven't seen before in previous "Aliens Invade" type movies. I'll still see it just like everyone else here on this board (haters included), but proceeding with caution.
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Personally, I prefer Roman numerals for my sequels (II). Has there ever been a sequel where the number was spelled out?
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Mar 18, 2005 2:26:15 PM CST
I for one am curious to see the first post-9/11 Alien Invasion m
by carson dyle
Just as Cold War paranoia fueled Invasion movies of the 50's, terrorist paranoia is fueling Spielberg's version of "W.O.T.W." Prior to 9/11 the Alien Invasion sub-genre had been relegated to the status of campy satire by the likes of "Independence Day" and "Mars Attacks". Needless to say, the world has changed a great deal in the last four years, and the thought of being attacked by a sinister, powerful, and unseen enemy is no longer the quaintly amusing notion it was back in the 90's. I don't know if Spielberg's take on the story will be any good or not, but those of you clammoring for a more faithful adaptation of Wells's novel are missing the point; it's not about exploiting the fears of Victorian England... it's about exploiting the fears of post 9/11 America. The WTC attacks give Spielberg's "W.O.T.W." a political and sociological subtext it wouldn't otherwise have. It's the reson to make the movie.
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Although as a sidenote, it looks like there'll be some more of Steven Spielberg's trademark Broken Family melodrama we'll have to suffer in order to get to the heart of the story. Really, imperialism fable or no, it's very unlikely that Tom Cruise and Miranda Otto being estranged has anything to do with 'War of the Worlds.' Part of the reason I like 'A.I.' and 'Catch Me If You Can' so much is that they discuss the idea of misfit children outright rather than shoving them into movies where they don't belong. It's a cheap way of adding some sort of weight to a story that should've earned it on its own merits.
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that the actual tripods and shit have been buried on earth for a few millenia or so, placed behind enemy lines until called upon, and when the attacking alien race is ready they flash down their lightning and supercharge the buried war machines back to working order and let'em loose...or some shit like that. Thats the impression I got from this trailer after reading the tag line again. Who knows, it still looks fucking awesome to me.
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The seeds have been planted in the soil, the machines rise from the ground as well as arrive from space.
On a side note, I too spent too much time on that set and it felt like there was no script. The Scientology tent was party central. Lots of naked flesh writhing around between takes. That alone was interesting enough for me to switch my faith.
That whole little town wins in the end, I recall the film production paying a lil old lady $$$ to park her car on the driveway and off the street.
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I think you're right on. From viewing these trailers/teasers, this film has become possibly my most anticipated film of the summer (and this is coming from a die-hard Batman fan). Naturally the special effects look incredible, but beyond that I'm really hoping that Spielberg manages to make this resonate for our post-9/11 society. The possibility is there, I just hope that David Keopp was keen enough to implement it in the screenplay. What will keep this movie from just being another 'alien invasion' blockbuster flick is how Spielberg tackles the concept in light of 9/11. Here's hoping.
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Spielberg is a melodramatic hack who can't end a movie. Lucas is money grubbing scum that lost it. Rami will blow it with Spier-Man 3 because of the Black Cat. I'll just throw in the last geek icon to get them all in: Jackson has some gall for messing with an icon in Kong! For we are all Comic Book Guy, and will eat our heros.
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I don't think of Spielberg either as a "hack" or someone incapable of ending movies. Melodramatic? Yes. If you're going to frankenstein people's posts together to "sum up" today's TalkBacks, make sure that the message of each post is consistent.
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Mar 18, 2005 5:09:39 PM CST
I think "They're Already Here" refers to the Spielberg bashers o
by nicemarmot
SPR jingoistic and sentimental? C'mon people - get your heads outa your asses and pay attention next time. Makes you look really bad when you then complain that Spielberg is patronizing and obvious. Har! Guess he failed then to get even his overly blunt points through your thick skulls. Same goes for the end of Minority Report - A: Remove head from anus, B: Pay attention. Small wonder then, that the kiddies here all get their panties moist each time the weekly installment of comic-book bubblegum crap rears its ugly head, in spite of that genre's Mendoza-like batting average, even amongst its own target audience.
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You hit it right on the head! Not one person stated that they would NOT be in that theater on opening day, for all the skepticism. Me personally, unless a flic looks obviously terrible, I prefer to be cautiously optimistic about it's quality. If I go in with a negative attitude, it ruins the experience for me even if the flick turns out okay.
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I believe you missed the boat entirely. If you read between the lines of Larry of Arabia's talkback, you would notice the intended sarcasm. Chill out.
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To put it in "geek-speak" that every talkbacker can understand - he's simply the best there is at what he does.
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you don't see a thing in that. I hope it's good though.
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Mar 18, 2005 6:29:03 PM CST
No matter what planet or dimension you are from it still looks s
by taxman2001
Boring. Bring on Hitchikers ...
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I'm quite aware that Larry was being sarcastic. "For we will all eat our heroes" is pretty explicit (the line that prompted my saying "speak for yourself"), no need for reading between the lines there. What I took offense to was not Larry speaking negatively about Spielberg, but the implication that any critical remark thrown at the man's reputation means 1)that you don't respect him or look forward to this movie and 2)that your comments can be some boiled down to some half-assed pyschology of "Comic Book Guy Syndrome." And here I thought that what I said was actually reasonable.
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you guys must be watching a different trailer beause the one I saw looked boring as hell. Sorry, but the reason I want to see war of the worlds has nothing to do with kids in jeapardy or caring about an everyman character. I want to see kicking ass and explosions. I can't image why else they would bother making an invasion movie.
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Mar 18, 2005 8:11:14 PM CST
I love it when whiners bitch about AMERICAN MADE war movies.
by iamjacksuserid
Dumbasses. STFU.
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It won't happen, but my hope is that Spielberg merged WOTW with the Time Machine. The martians are really the Morlocks, future humans. That could be interesting.
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Mar 18, 2005 8:40:03 PM CST
Wah, wah! The main character in the book enjoyed bananas, but t
by jollysleeve
Spielberg's a hack! He doesn't respect the source material! I don't give a shit about the original book but I like to complain about a director with mainstreams success to show what an idealistic purist I am! Waaaahhh!!!
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oh and alien machiens rip apart NYC
and then they die b/c of some virus/bacteria
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Dude, did anyone catch the half second shot of the alien death machine? If not, check again, it's near the end attacking a ferry. You don't get to see much, but it looks like a friggin Mech from something Battletech. Not what I had envisioned, but neat nonetheless. Can't wait to see the whole thing!
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Mar 19, 2005 12:20:12 AM CST
Looks sweet. Except for the boat part I don't see much of the or
by theginger twit
blaa
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...you know why? Because the story's all about IMPERIALISM!!! Even if you don't want to read it as saying U.S., there'd still be the deliniation between US and THEM. Who gives a fuck how it "resonates post 9/11" (seriously, that's as retarded as the evolving sensibilites of Michael Bay, 'cept that was funny), what matters is how it "resonates" post-Afghanistan/Iraq. That's the problem with this movie - I see zero resemblence to the actual novel. Somebody mentioned that you didn't need to adhere to the story as long as the "soul" or the intent of the author is accurately portrayed. That's exactly why so many Tolkien fans are happy with the Lord of the Rings movies. And Spielberg's just trading on the name to get money.
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She is not "childlike" enough to be a little kid. She's like a 30 year old transplanted in a little girl's body...I guess she's smart, but she's freaky and distractingly so.
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Eight year olds Dude.
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oh, wait, Tom Cruise isn't the only actor in this movie, there's Tom Cruise too, and Tom Cruise, and don't forget Tom Cruise, and, of course, Tom Cruise...
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Anyone here remember what a teaser trailer is? The fact Spielberg showed no aliens or explosions in this newest trailer is because it's supposed to tease you. It's supposed to make you clamor to see the unseen aliens, to whet your visual appetite, not show you the entire movie in two minutes. A new, longer trailer will appear soon, I'm sure of it. Go Steven.
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It amazes me how Bush's fearmongering dominates the minds of so many. If you see this film and think it's about terrorism...then you are clearly missing the point. It's about IMPERIALISM people. It's about a technologically superior group destroying a technologically inferior group, then taking over their land. How do you equate this with 9/11? That wasn't an "invasion" it was a singular attack. The Iraq war was an invasion. WE (as in the US) are the AGGRESSORS. WE are the unseen enemy. WE are the ones who destroy and then dominate. This movie is a condemnation of the U.S.and its imperial policies! How can you not see that? Sheesh, jingoism and fear mongering make for a dreadful combination. Yay Republicans in office! Dumbing down America one day at a time!
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Other than the dopey looking "red weed" we saw in another TB article, this is looking good. I'm glad the trailer didn't show explicit alien machine shots as I'd rather be surprised anyway. Yep ,burying their machines is a sound strategy and I wonder if the aliens were suspended in cryo or just occupy the machines after they've been activated? ** As for the "soul or intent" of the author, well, I think it's way to premature to make a call on that. Not exactly sure what you meant about Tolkien fans being happy with Jackson's LoTR Monkey Butler but this is one very long time fan of the book who is overjoyed with the movie. Jackson hit all the major themes square on the head. No, it wasn't a "Catholic" movie but I daresay not too many people have ever picked up on that aspect anyway.
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Show enough to drive atention but don
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Hmmmm.... Both with Tim Robbins, both written by David Koepp. Interesting...
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Mar 19, 2005 10:08:41 PM CST
You won't have to wait long until idiots in marketing give it al
by v3d
The films "secret" aliens and other plot points that is. How many of you here remember the SNAFU on "Gremlins". The teasers and trailers were very careful not to reveal the mogwai or the gremlins they transformed into. It was a big secret. Until two weeks before the movie opened, all the toys and action figures were on the shelves of Toys-R-Us stores across America. If not that, it will be on you Slurpee cup from 7-11 or your McDonalds Happy Meal. The truth is, movies like this are nothing more than 90 minute commercials for the merchandise which generally makes many times over the box office total.
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Im actually pumped up 4 this movie. Its a summer flick for fucks sake! So keep the bitchin to urselves until you seen the freakin movie.
And please:
Do not buy the fucken merchandise if toys arent your thing.
Do not expect the movie to conform 2 the book letter by letter.
Do not watch Spielberg movies or any Spielberg executive produced movies if the name Spielberg evokes a neurological,physical, or negative emotional reaction to it.
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If we are all lucky, there really will be an invasion when this opens in the theatres and it will wipe the planet clean of all the banal ass lickers that think Spileberg is a good director. THEY'RE ALREADY HERE refers to the Scientology Aliens living in Tom Cruise's head.
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"They're already here." Sounds like a homage to Speilberg's earlier film Poltergeist--"they're here." Also, the fact that the Alien ships are buried under the grounds of people's houses and will pop up suggests yet another similarity to Poltergeist and the bodies and tombs under the house. The little girl in danger could be another Carol Ann. Maybe Speilberg is rewriting Poltergeist as a Scifi alien movie.
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didn't Tobe Hooper work on this one?????? Fuck yeah!!!!!!!!
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Mar 21, 2005 9:31:02 AM CST
Hey, look it's....nothing. They only thing I did see was that i
by darksider
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...if you think this looks great. It looks like one endless close-up of Tom Cruise emoting as he runs away. Your standards are embarassingly poor. Are you the idiot reponsible for greenlighting the shit being dumped on us? Fucktard.
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It was the woman from Tangiers that gave you away.....
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