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War of the Worlds 2005 remake with Tom Cruise .... ahhhhhhhhhh

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  • 21-04-2024 9:54pm
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    aidanodr
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    So this film is on E4 at the mo .. ( 21/04/24 9pm ) .. I cannot watch it

    I am a big fan of the H G Wells book. I am a huge fan of Jeff Waynes Musical version released in June 1978 includes Phil Lynott and that iconic intro read by Richard burton. I am a big fan of the original movie released in 1953.

    This Spielberg 2005 remake with cruise and a really really really REALLY annoying constantly irritating screaming Dakota Fanning kid was an utter disastor and should not have been allowed. This great book with its .. what I consider for its time .. a far better film version from 1953 could have been redone again far far better in 2005 with such a huge director and CGI.

    Instead they wrecked it in my view. Now needs another proper remake that blots out this appalling 2005 effort



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    gossamerfabric
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    The book is not great…how the situation resolves itself is not at all satisfying. Unless the movie had a third act which departs completely from the source material then the movie can fare no better.



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