War of the Worlds (2005) vs. The War of the Worlds (1953)

War of the Worlds (2005) vs. The War of the Worlds (1953) Jun 21, 2021 2:07:02 GMT

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Post by Cat on Jun 21, 2021 2:07:02 GMT

Jun 21, 2021 0:54:44 GMT moviemouth said:

Jun 21, 2021 0:29:35 GMT Cat said:

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.

I have never heard of it being a laughing stock, just a very flawed. Though there are definitely a group of people who do consider it a laughing stock, but that is much different than being considered a laughing stock in general.

Indiana Jones 4 isn't even universally hated. There are plenty of fans of that movie right here on IMDB 2 even.

I would call those movies divisive, not universally disliked/hated. I don't even think Alexander (2004) fits that criteria. I go for low hanging fruit like Battlefield Earth, so I will go with something like Ouija or Annabelle. Those 2 I would wouldn't raise a fuss if someone said they were universally hated/disliked. They still have fans, but the fans seem to be in the vast minority.

I know I am being a bit pedantic.

I never even heard of it being flawed. The emotional energy towards the film that I recall never got that far, which is why it never made sense to me. Of course it's flawed, but I didn't even think about it at the time because the criticisms (a term which I use loosely) never went into specifics.

I vaguely recall it starting to come out that Tom Cruise was...um, special, so maybe that contributed to the atmosphere around the movie that I recall. I usually don't think in terms of popular/unpopular. It's interesting but it's usually scoreboard arguments. Yeah? Well so and so made a million, take that! It's not how I see movies. Are Ouija and Annabelle generally disliked movies? I'm honestly curious. I've never seen them but they look okay.

You know what? The only movies I'm almost, almost certain I know are hated are that string of spoof movies a decade ago. Epic Movie, Date Movie, Disaster Movie.