War Of The Worlds details
| Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Morgan Freeman, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins, Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning |
| Director: | Steven Spielberg |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure - Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Family, Fantasy - General |
| Studio: | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Collections: | Top 400 All-Time Rentals |
| Name | Discs | |
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War Of The Worlds |
12 Feature |
Blu-ray Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 56 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 14 Jun 2010 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Subtitles: | Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish |
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Terrible
By McClennan (424 reviews) from St Helens , 01 Jul 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
If you can get over Tom Cruise being cast as a working class dockworker with a 16 year old then you might be able to turn a blind eye to what, upon reflection, is a poor effort from Speilberg. Shunted forward to fill the schedules of him and Cruise, whilst Indiana Jones 4 and MI:3 were delayed, it was shot in 72 days with ten weeks pre-production work and it shows. Take out the CGI and I don't really believe this film has anything to other over the likes of The Day After Tomorrow or possibly even Armageddon. Speilberg said that this is the most realistic film that he's ever shot, yet it has gaping holes running through it. Given that Speilberg hasn't produced a really good film since Schindler's List I think his Abraham Lincoln biopic may be his last shot at a good film because on his blockbusters I think he's lost it and they were his strength. There's so much that could be ripped apart in this film and I'm aware that I may be over-critical but the more I think about it the more that this film sucks, and I'm not putting an extra bonus point on just for the CGI.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(854)Fantastic film :D
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Good on yer, Dad !
By a customer , 04 May 2012This was a refreshing version of this classic story. I was very impressed with Tom Cruise's performance, never thinking he would carry off a 'Dad's role' well. S,S. once more had produced his own different slant and the visual effects and crowd scenes were convincing. A good, solid film to watch in my opinion.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Worth watching
By Snakey50 (5 reviews) from Lancing , 05 Apr 2012A good atmosphere of terror and menace at the start, not sustained throughout the film but it still kept the tension high. Refreshing to see the hero not portrayed as the archetypal perfect Dad. Good effects but they don't overpower the story. Rather an anticlimactic ending. Overall very good.- Was this review helpful to you?
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not as good as the original but still good
By cheesekake (1277 reviews) from uk , 18 Mar 2012this film is good and has some amazing special effects, and even at one point seems to be more true to the story than the original but then at other times seems to veer off.
either way has some good stuff and cruise is canny in it- Was this review helpful to you?
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Should have been great - but terrible
By Izzysure (26 reviews) , 02 Mar 2012If you have read the book, or seen the previous film version - you will be disappointed. Just terrible, most of the film is just screaming and special effects. A brilliant story ruined. Such a shame should have been great. Tom Cruise did his best, but it's not his fault - sadly, recommend u avoid.- Was this review helpful to you?
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