"War of the Worlds"
Okay...I seem to be putting movie comments in here a lot so I'll say a few words about the new "War of the Worlds" from Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise (like you didn't know that already).
Not surprisingly, it was very well done. Say what you want about Spielberg, he's a master craftsman when it comes to film and here is no exception. From the effects (which range from excellent to amazing) to the acting (this movie reminds you that Tom Cruise actually can act more than anything else he's done lately) to the use of sound (and, more importantly here, silence) everything is pretty much spot on.
It's hard not to view it in light of the terrorists attacks of 9/11. Crowds of dirty, shell-shocked people milling about fill the screen much like they filled the TV screens in those September days and for good or ill, that adds to the effect the movie has on the viewer. This isn't your typical, simple-minded, feel-good, blow 'em up summer blockbuster along the lines of "Independence Day." This is a bleak, often chilling account of one family running for their lives when there's nowhere left to run. And easily one of the best movies to come out this year.
Go see it.
(side note: the "King Kong" preview linked to previously was shown beforehand and got the most enthusiastic reaction I've seen a preview get in years.)
Not surprisingly, it was very well done. Say what you want about Spielberg, he's a master craftsman when it comes to film and here is no exception. From the effects (which range from excellent to amazing) to the acting (this movie reminds you that Tom Cruise actually can act more than anything else he's done lately) to the use of sound (and, more importantly here, silence) everything is pretty much spot on.
It's hard not to view it in light of the terrorists attacks of 9/11. Crowds of dirty, shell-shocked people milling about fill the screen much like they filled the TV screens in those September days and for good or ill, that adds to the effect the movie has on the viewer. This isn't your typical, simple-minded, feel-good, blow 'em up summer blockbuster along the lines of "Independence Day." This is a bleak, often chilling account of one family running for their lives when there's nowhere left to run. And easily one of the best movies to come out this year.
Go see it.
(side note: the "King Kong" preview linked to previously was shown beforehand and got the most enthusiastic reaction I've seen a preview get in years.)
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