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Post #121127

Author
Mavimao
Parent topic
War of the Worlds
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Date created
5-Jul-2005, 4:20 PM
I know this gramatical error is easy to make but it really irritates me...like a mosquito bite...and I have to itch it...ARGGHHH!

You're = short for "You are"

Your = possessive article. EXAMPLE: Your car, your spacepod, your analprobe.



But back to the topic at hand: the film wasn't god awful. Shimraa can back me up on how I tend to hate these kind of film, but there was definitely a mood of desperation and helplessness that I haven't felt during a film in a long time. That was the film's strong point. I felt the kids' interactions with their Father was decently played out, kinda reminding me of my own experiences with my parents' divorce. The little girl was wonderful, but Spielberg could have controlled her just a teeny bit.

The obvious plot holes were pretty bad like the camcorder working, the idea that these ships were buried and awaiting their captains (which creates a whole list of plotholes in itself). While I could have suspended these mistakes for the sake of summer blockbuster fun, the son surviving was absolutely tacked on, pointless and cheap.

Did anyone else think the stepdad was going to be dead and then TC and his ex-wife would get back together and raise their daugter together? I know I was. It may sound "too good to be true" but it would have been a happy ending that wouldn't have been as tacky.