Movie Monday: War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
Title: War of the Worlds
Opens in wide release: June 29.
Actors of consequence: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman (Narrator), Steven Spielberg (Director)
Plot/Summary: H.G. Wells' classic visits the silver screen yet again.
Trailer: Theatrical trailer and three teasers, all on one page.
Thoughts: As this is one of the "summer blockbuster" movies, part of me felt rebellious enough to instead discuss "Rebound", and part of me felt sensible enough to review the movie everyone else was reviewing. You can clearly see which part won out this time. Coming from Spielberg, I expect some spectacular special effects and touching plot points interspersed with various destruction and such. Spielberg knows how to please the masses, and he will doubtless keep to his usual formula. If the trailer is any indicator, it looks like I'm right.
H.G. Wells' book and radio presentation are once again reincarnated on the silver screen. No doubt, modern special effects will give the story a treatment that no previous version has accomplished. Still, such a classic story being retold by such a mass market director as Spielberg has sort of turned me off to this movie. That is, until it hits Video On Demand.
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