I still haven't seen "Signs", but I agree about War of the Worlds. I only saw the movie once, which for me is saying a great deal. I've seen "Batman Begins" three times, and will be buying the "Sin City" DVD. I'll buy the WOTW DVD, but it's not a must-have. It was overall less thrilling than the '50s version with Gene Barry and FX by George Pal (which I've seen at least 20 times). Unless something changes, I'm thinking "Batman Begins" will be my favorite scifi movie of the year, with "Sin City" close behind--at least until "King Kong" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" hit this winter!
-----Original Message----- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of g123curious Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 17:54 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] It was everything WOTW tried to be (and failed at)! Last night, I watched the film "Signs" on DVD. I hadn't seen the theatrical release and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was immediately struck by how it was everything in a good sci-fi story -- aliens, suspense, emotion, discover, fear -- that War of the Worlds tried to be and failed miserably. WOTW even had the little, young precocious girl or child that was strangely insightful. With "Signs," Shyamalam developed and directed a far more enjoyable sci-fi story with 1/10 the SFX budget that Spielberg used; with 10 times more suspense and tension. With "Signs," you really felt the fear even though the body count was 1/100 of what Spielberg presented in WOTW. One of the best scenes was the way Shyamalam had Gibson's character (and us, the audience) discover the alien lurking in his living room and holding his son. I won't disclose the method, but it was sheer brilliance! IMHO, this is another example that bigger isn't always better. That more and bigger explosions aren't always better or more effective. Spielberg should feel ashamed of himself. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286106/ What did you think of the two films? George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "scifinoir2 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . _____ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
