Post by Cat on Jun 21, 2021 0:29:35 GMT
Jun 20, 2021 23:39:26 GMT Cat said:
The 2005 version is dangerously close to being one of my favorite Spielberg movies. Maybe it's because I like WOTW in general. It's one of the films whose near universal disdain I understand the least.
So, War of the Worlds (2005).
Not from me though.
"Near universal disdain" is hyperbole of the highest degree imo. In fact, it was critically acclaimed at the time and has a moderate fanbase of moviegoers in general.
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/war_of_the_worlds
www.metacritic.com/movie/war-of-the-worlds
Neat. That would replace the impression I had from when I saw it. When I saw it and later discovered the internet, I got the impression it was a laughingstock. Not like, hated, but maybe a step back for Stephen Spielberg as a director, which is something I wouldn't have thought about when I was 15.
I liked it so the rants and jokes I've heard about it never landed.