[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 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/
RE: [scifinoir2] It was everything WOTW tried to be (and failed at)!
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/
Re: [scifinoir2] It was everything WOTW tried to be (and failed at)!
Last night, I watched the film Signs on DVD. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286106/ What did you think of the two films? I didn't expect much from WOTW except for a state of the art entertainment action film and that was what I got. It was not a dissapointment nor was it a surprise. I grew up in the 50's and 60's and had this same movie been released then I would have had the same reaction. Liking it, not loving it. I would have placed it along Mission to the Moon or Project Innerspace and nothing more. As for SIgns, I have rarely hated a movie so much! So much that I actually took the time to vent my feelings at IMDB. If you are at all interested go to http://comments.imdb.com/user/ur0426935/comments I do not want to waste any more time discussing this infinitly forgetable and incompetently structured mess. Sorry, just my 2 cents worth Sasha www.neetorama.com [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/