RedM Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I'm sure I read that it was going to be three films. Now it looks like it'll only be one. Anyone shed any light on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I'm sure I read that it was going to be three films. Now it looks like it'll only be one. Anyone shed any light on this? Dunno about that dude but Im looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 So am i, wonder if theyre gonna use the original soundtrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Cool, getting a copy b4 weekend I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpher Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 So am i, wonder if theyre gonna use the original soundtrack Probably atleast a revamp of the original theme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Probably atleast a revamp of the original theme With a bit of drum and bass or heavy metal thrown in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 It's nothing to do with the Jeff Wayne musical, if that's what you're referring to, so unlikely. There is a separate (unrelated) CGI movie been made based around the musical though. The Spielberg movie sure looks promising. Cool trailers and awesome website (love the music on that). And what can I say, tripods rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'd imagine it'll be a re-make of the american film, rather than a screenplay based on the book. I'll be ecstatic if it has "four minutes to bomb time" in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attilauk Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'd imagine it'll be a re-make of the american film, rather than a screenplay based on the book. I'll be ecstatic if it has "four minutes to bomb time" in it. nope according to spielburg its actually based on the book! i cant wait for it now, the tripods look awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Yeah, word is it's a retelling of the book (albeit set in present day America), with only a few homages to the 50s movie. "Martian war machines" - what a great phrase! Roll on June 30th... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 off topic....I think the film looks nails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I'm sure I read that it was going to be three films. Now it looks like it'll only be one. Anyone shed any light on this? I wonder if that is someone confusing it with The Tripods trilogy of books, and TV series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attilauk Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I saw this film on the weekend and it was absoloutely superb the special effects are breathtaking and the Tripods look incredible. in fact i think its without a doubt the film of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I saw this on Saturday night. Utterly superb!! :thumbs: Loved the book and the JW musical as well (still have them both somewhere...) As a child I felt totally let down by the 1950's flim adaptation, so I was both surprised and glad that the new film managed to keep the main plot points of the original storyline, even if it had suffered the inevitable re-location to the good ol' US of A. And stop calling them "tripods". Everyone knows the proper name for them is fighting machines ***Maybe some spoliers*** The only downside I could think of was that the whole "machines already buried millions of years ago" thing was totally uneccesary, and added a plot hole which would never have been there if they had stuck to the original manner in which the martians arrived. Also, I was kind of hoping that the fighting machines and martians would pay a bit more homage to the artwork included with the musical version with big, bulky aliens, rather than being a complete re-hash with smaller, nimble beings. BUT...! The whole film really did have an amazing feeling of hopelessness to it, and even though it focussed more on the human side of the story and didn't dwell too much on actual martians, there was a brilliant sense of eerie, ever-present menace right the way through. One for the DVD collection when it comes out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 excellent film, loved the special effects. Well thought through and a real sense of 'shit we are going to get fecked on' ***spoiler**** IMO ended a little abruptly with only one tripod being taken down by the military and the rest shown as stills which had gone done, would have been nice to see some alien butt being killed and more of a final fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRex Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Far, agreed mate, the film was good I thought, but the ending was very sudden ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 IMO ended a little abruptly with only one tripod being taken down by the military and the rest shown as stills which had gone done, would have been nice to see some alien butt being killed and more of a final fight It's not Independance Day The ending was one of the best things about the film IMHO. It ended exactly as the book ends. It would have been so easy for Speilberg to do a set-piece battle at the end, but instead he chose to stay to the original storyline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 It's not Independance Day Ironically, though. It is! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRex Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 with a bit of Mel Gibsons "Signs" thrown in as well I can't be the only one that thought it had "Independance Day" and "Signs" all over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 It's not Independance Day The ending was one of the best things about the film IMHO. It ended exactly as the book ends. It would have been so easy for Speilberg to do a set-piece battle at the end, but instead he chose to stay to the original storyline. I havent read the book but I thought that might have been the reason, speilberg is the master and I'm sure he could have done something better if he wanted to but I still think it could have been more graphical with at least a bit of alien butt kicking, possibly some kind of interstella wresting match? /gets coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I have to say I hated it - the whole burried millions of years ago bit made no sense at all (as in they wouldn't know what would evolve so why bother and did they not catch diseases and die when burying them and did we never dig one up and so on and so on but hey it's only a film) - the ending was true to the book but kind of glossed over and frankly the son and daughter were so annoying you wanted them to die.... Did anyone else notice the voice over at the beginning was James Earl Jones (recorded presumably a while ago as he sadly passed away) but at the end was Morgan Freeman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Saw it last night; enjoyed it but things fall down in the theory/story as previously mentioned. I really wish I could get my hands on a death ray though - for next doors of course lol 50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 With a bit of drum and bass or heavy metal thrown in Please forgive me for posting this but... it's been done :thumbdown Murderers http://songs3.allofmp3.com/mcatalog.shtml?group=1051&album=2&albref=14 *Apparently it uses all 52 varieties or "house" music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 James Earl Jones (recorded presumably a while ago as he sadly passed away) You sure he passed away... can't find any reference on the net to that, I know he had pneumonia tho Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attilauk Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Did anyone else notice the voice over at the beginning was James Earl Jones (recorded presumably a while ago as he sadly passed away) but at the end was Morgan Freeman? er James Earl Jones isn't dead he's got pneumonia but he hasn't died EDIT: Damn it beaten again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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