War of the Worlds

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After ordering the movies "War of the Worlds" and "Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)" from amazon. Both movies arrived the same day, exactly one day before it was supposed to arrive. Amazon never quits when it comes to postal quality and delivery. The movie in of itself is a tremendous work of storytelling. Based off of H.G Well's War of the Worlds, Steven Spielberg imputed his own unique twist to the story. Originally I thought it was a terrible idea for Spielberg to make additions to the original story, but many of the most important key features from the original story are in the film. However, Spielberg based the movie off of his own childhood. Tom Cruise "Ray", portrays a divorced husband, whom will be taking care of his two children for the next few months. His eight year old daughter, and teen son, are often caught in confrontations when the Aliens invade Earth. Ray ends up becoming a struggling father figure who attempts to come into terms with his children. His daughter is obedient and curious, and his son is rebellious teenager whom clashes with his father on several occasions. The original inspiration, Spielberg had for the film, was based on (Like I said before) childhood he had growing up. After his father divorced with his mother, Spielberg originally felt at fault, but he later found his father to be at fault for his not-so-good childhood. Like the character Tom Cruise plays, Spielberg's father was never really there for him as a child who was in need of a father figure. The greatest moral to the story is, how much Ray "Tom Cruise" tries to bond with his kids, when the aliens invade the Earth. Despite a great story, Steven Spielberg does not wimp out on the intensity of the situations at hand in the film. Spielberg does a great job at portraying a paranoia that one can experience when something like this occurs. The movie is rated PG-13 for a reason, for frightening situations of sci-fi violence, and for language. This is not a movie meant for kids or family, but is a great action, adventure, sci-fi movie for teens and adults. The movie also possesses a great Biblical message on he bond between children and their father. The movie is a great reason that divorce is and should be morally unacceptable. Anyway thank you for reading this review on Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds"

Spielberg's "War" is excellent on almost every count, a gripping drama with elements of true horror mixed in with some truly inspired acting. This movie benefits from its excellent cast almost as much as the timeless story it tells, step by gritty step. Director Spielberg approaches this story in much the same way as he did "Saving Private Ryan": an "in-your-face" realism that is at times hard to watch, except you can't quite turn away. Tom Cruise brings real pathos to his character, an anti-hero compared to his previous roles, who is forced to overcome his own fear and flawed nature simply to survive, while somehow finding a way protect his two children. Dakota Fanning's intensity is amazing to watch, particularly when she must react to things that no child should ever see. Much like the original novel, we see the events through the eyes of Cruise's character, a "view from the bottom" if you will. Spielberg incorporates a number of elements from the H.G. Wells novel that make this film more faithful to Well's original vision that either the 1953 film or the Orson Welles radio broadcast. There are a couple of obvious allusions to the 9/11 attacks, but there is no political commentary here, just the battle to survive. As well-done as this film is, it cannot be called entertaining. It's a true war movie in which several scenes will make you cringe, not because they're gratuitous or overly vivid, but because they represent a darker reality than many of us want to admit exists. The only messages you will get are the obvious ones: real war is Hell, and survival is a noble cause in and of itself. The film's imagery is stark and vivid throughout, and there is no sense of triumph at the end. The film instead celebrates the faith and perserverance of its lead characters far more than the "victory" that humanity finally receives, a victory that comes only after all human effort has completely failed, in keeping with the classic ending from the novel. Many people will dislike this movie, but I encourage anyone who can stand being frightened for the right reasons to watch and own this film. It will become a classic, perhaps even be seen as one of Spielberg's best efforts in the years to come. Like it or hate it, no one who watches this movie will emerge unchanged.

Inspired (not based) by H. G. Wells "War of the Worlds", the film follows a divorced father who is out of touch with his kids, looking over them over the weekend after not seeing them for a while. After a strange weather phenomena, weird machines rise from the ground and start attacking. The father (Tom Cruise), manages to get a hold of a working car and escapes the city with his kids. I very much enjoyed the movie. It is realistic in a sense that the father (Tom Cruise) does not know what to do, is in a panic mode sometimes, and has to contend with a screaming little girl and a disobedient teenage son. It also depicts mob mentality when it is every man for himself. Overall, very much worth a watch.

Todo perfecto! Envío rápido y el producto en las mismas condiciones que en la descripción! Gracias

4k video is astounding. The use of grain makes it feel like I'm watching it for the first time in the theater. Intense and suspense filled take on a classic story. Tom Cruise is great in the film. Special effects/ cgi still holds up quite well even by today's standards and Spielberg's direction is unmatched.

Had a slight problem with a multiple order of discs and this one was missing from the order. Amazon was great,providing a substitute DVD for another title and I picked this one up locally. No book reports of the story, characterizations or my opinions on anything other than the quality of the BluRay transfer itself. I do have the standard DVD version and now the Blu Ray. If you don't or didn't like the movie, than don't buy it. However, if you did like it, as I did, you must absolutely get War of the Worlds on Blu Ray. This is a DEMO disc for your audio system for sure. The transfer of the audio is DTSHD 5.1 and if the sound editors didn't get an Academy award for their work, they was robbed. The audio is brilliant, it is the star of the Blu Ray world with huge, deep bass, fantastic use of the discreet channels of your home theater system and clear details throughout the audio range. I am searching my head to find a better Blu Ray disc to demo a home theater system with and am coming up short. There are plenty of Blu Rays with great audio, even more without, but none that I have found that surpass War of the Worlds. If you find one with better audio, let me know. The video transfer is also very good. I paused the disc in several places, especially dark scenes, to find any grain or artifacts and found none. While the coloration will swing wildly from a greyed out scene here to a sharply colored scene there, all that you see is what the cinematographer planned for you to see. There are several scenes that do appear to be softly focused and might not be sharp enough for your expectations but, given the dusty calamity of the story line, my guess is that the soft focus was deliberate in post production. This is a demo disc for sure. There are plenty of extras with interviews of Steven Speilberg, Tom Cruise and others as well as a retrospective of the 1953 version I saw as a boy. There are no deleted scenes and the interactive menu was easy to navigate. All my movie reviews are of this nature and focus only on the quality of the transfer to BluRay so check them and see if they are of help as well. Hopefully, this review has been of some help to you in determining your purchase, hope I am on the correct path with a review of the transfer quality as opposed to providing plot summaries. Thanks

This came out long ago, so my comments join many others of a wide range of opinions. I wore out my first copy of War of the Worlds so I had to buy another here. I wish I had seen this production in the theater; the first time I saw it on my 7-inch DVD player, I knew I would have been blown away. Right out of the gate, the opening titles have descending stars as part of the studio's standard intro, which with later viewings suggest the upcoming assault. Morgan Freeman's opening narration is chillingly done, though his last few words ('plotted against us') are spoken very quietly and get stepped on. ILM did a fantastic job on the alien machines. Whoever was responsible for the sound did a superb job as well; througout the film, sound is used to set and sustain a deeply menacing atmosphere. The editing is perfect. The pacing is frenetic when it should be, and quieter times only serve to set up the next betrayal of the viewer's burgeoning complacency. The film opens with a dysfunctional family scene, but that's there to explain the character interactions coming up very soon. Each scene serves a purpose; unlike another movie I reviewed, you could list all the scenes here in your shoot table and fill in the Purpose column per shot. Film classes can discuss the various treatments of the 1938 story, from parables about the Nazi menace or Communism over the horizon, to this sociological approach: how does a dysfunctional group - a broken family in this case, but you could as easily focus on the old standby 'strangers in a boat - interact when placed under increasing stress? Sometimes they unite. Sometimes people turn against each other. Sometimes pre-existing resentments are broken from their restraints under stress, or unanticipated allegiances form, only to shatter once the external threat is removed. There are many treatments of that theme, and I compliment all involved here for not copping out by turning Dad and the kids into an Ozzie and Harriet God Bless Us Everyone family again at the end. Tom Cruise plays his Top Gun character - the irresponsible man-child flung into crisis who has to find inner strength to redeem himself - but I forgave him for it in this movie. Get ready: You don't have ten minutes to sit and get into this one. Things happen very quickly after it starts, so tell your friends you're out of town, take the battery out of the cell phone/pager/smart phone/iPad, pull the phone wire out of the wall, hang a "Moved to Alabama" sign on the door, and go for it.

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Nonostante il tema degli attacchi alieni sia già stato battuto più di una volta,credo che sia uno dei migliori film del suo genere, perchè possiede tutte le caratteristiche che un film come questo dovrebbe avere: suspense, tratti thriller e horror, azione e avventura, oltre ad una trama originale e avvincente. Un altro capolavoro di spielberg che non potevo assolutamente perdermi. Il cast è eccezionale: Tom Cruise sempre bravissimo e Dakota Fanning di una bravura fuori dal comune per una bambina della sua età. Parlando della qualità del Blu ray, per quanto riguarda l'audio, nulla da dire, magnifico, con un surround notevole. Non si può dire altrettanto per il video: sebbene la qualità dell'HD si noti benissimo, purtroppo essa non giova molto all'effetto "grana" che risulta quasi fastidioso, soprattutto nelle scene dove c'è poca luce e i neri sono maggiori (un pò come si nota anche in "300"); anzi, direi che la risoluzione full HD peggiora questo difetto. Meravigliosi i contenuti extra, ricchi di interviste e novità, come i vari backstages, i quali impreziosiscono ulteriormente questa edizione blu ray. Amazon come sempre eccezionale!

Buen producto. La calidad de imagen si es menor en comparación de por ejemplo Troya, pero incluso el DVD así era por el tipo de grabación.

Rapport qualité/prix , rien à redire .