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Started by Master Blaster, July 18, 2005, 03:51:31 PM

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The Burgomaster

Well, my copy of this DVD arrived in the mail and I watched it yesterday.  I was able to make it all the way to the end, but it took me two sittings (I watched half of it in the morning and the other half at night).

Foywonder's review is 100% accurate.  Everything from the rotten CGI to the main character's fake mustache contributed to the awfulness of this movie.

* I do need to applaud the director on his ambitious attempt to make an epic version of WAR OF THE WORLDS.  However, he obviously didn't have the talent or the budget to put his vision on screen, and he should have realized that from the beginning.  He would have been better off making a shorter movie (this movie BEGS to have a running time of 1 hour, 47 minutes rather than 3 hours).  He could have used the budget savings to make the special effects a bit better.  In fact, if he had used the "less is more" theory with the special effects (perhaps by showing shadows of the tripods and the martians from time-to-time instead of using terrible CGI) he would have been better off.

* The martians looked like rejects from GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG MONSTER or one of those other Japanese monster movies from the 1960s.  Only a very young child would be frightened by them (maybe).

* The main character's mustache reminded me of an old I LOVE LUCY episode when Lucy pasted a mustache under her nose and sang in a barbershop quartet.  I was waiting for the guy to start whining, "Oh, Ricky . . . WAAAAAAAHHHHH!" at any minute.

* The CGI was absolutely annoying . . . stiff, poorly scaled / proportioned, minimal detail, sometimes out of synch with the action . . . in every way, just BAD.

Oh, well.  I need to go lie down and recover . . .



Post Edited (07-31-05 10:20)
"Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone."

trekgeezer

Sorry, you had to go through that Burgo. You are a mightier man than I. I had hopes for this, but all the feedback I have seen has scared me off of it.




And you thought Trek isn't cool.

Master Blaster

HG Wells probably spins in his grave for 3 hours every time someone watches this POS. Everyone Beware! The Martians are coming and they really suck!