Originally posted by arrakisThe new one wipes the floor with the 50's version, but if you were rating about how they are for the time, 50's goes over this one.
Who else saw it and what's your opinion of the movie?
The new one is very good (I thought), and there is a thread about it on the second page.
I just got back from watching it... and I want the 4 hours (including trailers, travel etc) of my life back!!!
I was one of the WORST movies I have EVER seen. I thought the first half an hour was passable, but after that... utter garbage.
I will have to go against the people who have said its worth seeing (and if you ask me, its just a ploy to make everyone waste their time on this so they dont feel so bad) and say stay well away!
i enjoyed it, having liked the 50's version and the jeff wayne musical version i was waiting for this one with baited breath. yes while some bits were soppy it was a great film on the whole and the machines are how HG wells wrote them (on legs), i like the fact that they just turn up and start killing relentlessly with no explanation
Originally posted by CrowleyI'm a bit of a sci-fi purist so I doubt it's the sort of movie I'd voluntarily go and watch. I hated Dune (spaghetti sci-fi and the first movie I ever walked out of), didn't enjoy Star Wars and neither Star Trek. That genre of sci-fi movies I think should parody themselves. Ever seen Repo Man or Dark Star, for example?
Hmmm, I'm gonna go and watch it on Friday, so I will give you my opinion then 😉
For proper sci-fi I prefer Alien/s, Blade Runner, Mad Max (yeah, that fits into the genre) etc.
Originally posted by thecheat2Sorry have not seen it....but whenever someone goes on and on about the special effects it tends to be a crap movie...yes good eyecandy but nothing to warrent a g a reivew of "great'.
I saw it Thursday. I really liked it. The special effects were amazing.
Now Plan 9 from outer space is a great movie...cause it is so Awful!