Cruise Control (Spoiler-Free)

[filkertom]

So, I just saw War of the Worlds. Not bad, not bad at all. Pretty good, in fact. Cruise does just fine +2, Dakota Fanning is excellent, Tim Robbins the same, SFX staggering (heh heh heh), Spielberg has either a few new tricks or a few new syntheses of the old ones, and it's got some scenes and shots that'll stay with you.

Anyone else seen it, or plan to? Let's keep this relatively spoiler-free.

Comments

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

I was seriously worried about this until about two days ago. Since then the first reviews have started coming back, and they're pretty positive. I'm now less worried...and I'll probably be seeing it soon.

I suppose I was so wrapped up in worrying about Tom Cruise going insane that I forgot...it's Steven Spielberg. There's a reason his name is pretty much synonymous with "famous director."

[smallship1.livejournal.com]

Oh, we'll see it.

There's a quote that keeps coming up on Sci Fi's promotional filler. Spielberg: "I love working with Tom Cruise. He's so...present as an actor."

Well, it's harder working with actors who aren't present...you have to shout, or maybe send them postcards...

[smoooom.livejournal.com]

So Tom, it's worth seeing in the theater?