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!
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From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
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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
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The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston)
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