What did you think of War of the Worlds (2005)?
536592
I really enjoyed this movie-Dakota Fanning was Great-the special effects were mind blowing, however I was extremely annoyed by Tom Cruise and the certain formulas that Spielberg sticks with...the whole thing when his son Robbie was going to help the other people on the Ferry boat and Tom is watching with pride-annoying scene and very Spielberg.  Then in the end  when Tom is hugging his son Robbie and they finally bond...the look on Tom's face-a very annoying ending and a very Spielberg formulated ending.\n\nSO although I enjoyed it it was mainly the special effects and Dakota Fanning acting and even the guy who played Robbie, but the whole Tom thing was just irritating.
512683
Yes and I LOVED IT! \n\nI would totally watch it again. From beginning to end it was nonstop action. There were people who felt their heart beating faster towards the end of the movie!\n\nI think it was actually better than the 2nd one, but not as good as the 1st.
991947
like the music, the voice, and the graphics, very good job\n\ni just don't care for the star-wars type scene, but that is only me because my brothers taught me not to like it as a little child.\n\ngood luck with that type of work, i think you can go far with it.
420844
I liked it but agree it wasn't as good as the original with\nJohn Travolta and Olivia Newton John.\nI liked Maxwell Caufield(who played the exchange student.)\n\nI would say that it was definitely a bust.
558143
sounds like the original war of the worlds to me, made in the early 50's. there was a tv movie in the 1970's called the night that panicked america that is about the radio broadcast, i remember watching it when i was in high school. look here:\nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073454/
371299
It was a pretty good movie,\nwith similar twists and surprises as the first.\nI personally think it wasn't as good as the first,\nbut definitely a must see for the fans of the original!
1153991
Well i thought the effects were great.  The story sucked.  I feel betrayed that Marvel allowed one of the greatest Comic stories of all time (the Phoenix Saga) and let it be mutilated like that.\n\nThere was a lot of potential wasted.  Colossus vs Juggernaut or even a better Wolverine vs Juggernaut sequence.  And so many good characters went out like punks.  Mystique, Magneto, Cyclops even Jugs (although I though the way Kitty handled him was welldone).
490818
I bought for me and 4 friends. They bought the popcorn and soda. I was the only one who read the book first. It was so good I had to see the movie. I wasn't disappointed. Everyone loved the movie. \n\nThe movie was very close to the book, but the reading the book first is a good idea, because it's a complicated mystery and requires you to think a bit. \n\nI'd say the professional movie critics didn't like it because it was a cerebral, intellectual movie as opposed to a slam-bang, shoot 'em up, fireworks and explosions, SFX kind of movie. It isn't a WOW! LOOK AT THAT! kind of movie, but it is definitely a WOW! \n\nThe dialogue definitely stabs the Catholic Church right between the eyes and this is another reason why many people have a problem with it.\n\nEnjoy the mystery, the chase, the plot and the shocking surprises, one right after another. I would definitely pay to see it again, but only for the purpose of entertaining a friend who hasn't seen it.
288956
I enjoyed it, however I feel a lot of it's success came from good timing. While the movie had innovative fight sequences, I felt the story was a bit lacking and I know it probably confused some people.  The fight sequences gave it a word of mouth at a time when the movie industry was looking for "something different." When they saw how well the movie did, it got the sequels greenlit fairly easily with money potential and not necessarily story potential.  The second and third one seemed jumbled in the story, making too much out of too little and relying on it's "innovative" style that had now been copied by many rip-offs and spoofs.  Style over substance killled the sequals to an origional that wasnt all that it probably could have been anyways.  I think without the fight sequences this would have flopped, kind of like how a year earlier 'Dark City' flopped despite a great story and innovtive technology.  'Dark City' didnt have the 'It' factor, and the Matrix did which led to it's successs and eventual bad sequals that were hurried along to make money by capitilizing on it's no longer origional style.
1002131
I just saw a few minutes ago and I think that overall the movie was good but the ending was a little farfetched and the dialouge is to dull. The action is very well done and the story is very involving (as you can see In trying not to give it a way) I would go see it, my only major problems are the Hollywood ending and the shortness of the film.\n 4 out of 5 stars.
33541
I thought the movie was GREAT! I saw it twice in the theater. It was interesting to see how Japan changed after the war. Also, to see how it was before. \n \n The fact that Zhang Ziyi, Chow Yun Fat, and Michelle Yeoh all acted in another movie together, made it even better.
675752
It's not. Lord of War was an awesome movie. If your used to your basic, wide screen showings. Then sure i can see how you wouldn't like it. Most people were thinking it was going to be some kind of action movie. The whole thing is about arms dealers. It had a good plot, and the story flowed wonderfully. Poseidon on the other hand was kind of a waste of time. But i enjoyed it non the less.
677207
I liked it - saw it Friday, having read the book it hurt the suspense of the movie ( that happens when you know the end), but it was pretty true to book.\nCharacters fit their parts well. It isn't Lord of the Rings but it as good as any movie I have seen this year. Of course, it has been an off year. Everyone complaints on the religions view need to remember it is fiction, there is not a middle earth where they make monsters either - but it did not mean I was not entertained by Lord of the Rings. That is why they call it fiction. My husband & I liked it. (and no one in theater went to bathroom during 2-1/2 hr movie usually means it interesting)
992385
Absolutely loved the film.  Only Munich BARELY edged it out for bets film of last year (but only barely).  It's one of the few open and honest films about the subject of oil and the Middle East.  I was also stunned at the storyline involving the recruitment of the young terrorist.\n\nAmazing stuff.
175034
The movie was good. It was well-done and directed attention to interesting aspects of discrimination. \n\nThe song performance at the oscar was however not so great.
365349
I watched the movie and thought it was okay. The story coulda been better, but I liked it. TI was an alright actor, and i liked big Boi in the film. It could have been better, but I think it was worth watching for the drama and comedy. It was just fun to watch.
1030361
I thought it was well done.  It was really good for a third film.  Usually the third film in a series is not as good as the other films and doesn't meet expectations, but X-Men 3 actually was very entertaining and almost as good as the first two in the series.  However, some of the speech was very cheesy, though all the action scenes were amazing.  I did wish that, instead of being 1 hour and 40 minutes, it was longer in order to add in more character development and expression of the powers.  It seemed really compressed in some areas.