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[fallen_angel]

[lostzilla]

Did i tell you I lost my touch completely?
Crap@ no love for Nate
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[fallen_angel]

don't be sad, i still love you but in a bestfriend sort of way
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Pirates 3 - MAY 25th 2007!!!

[fallen_angel]

there is a sort of closeness there.....

hmm actually that might be just the fact that we our only a few 1000 km apart


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Pirates 3 - MAY 25th 2007!!!

[lostzilla]

1700 actually.
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[MovieGuy]

I was just reading how people hate the ending and someonne said how they hated the nd because it was so religious.

Was it religious in any way?

[lostzilla]

NO?
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[MovieGuy]

Unless dead liens is religious

[Ally]

hmm it's true noone loves Nathan, but he heart him


soo in the end al aliens die?
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[MovieGuy]

Yeah, but it's a good ending. It's not just them dying because we shot em in the face.

Recommend to all who don't mind people who turn to dust

[lostcalier]

Okay I just got back from watching this movie and I feel like I need to post a reply here. I avoided all spoilers for this movie and all topics relating to it I'm going to spoiler color this for anyone that wanders in here but has yet to see it because you really do need to be surprised when watching this movie.

Overall I thought the movie was well put together. A few things did bother me though. At the very beginning after the first round of lightening and Ray is in the city with all the other people you see one guy with a camera taking pictures. That's okay because you can hear the camera winding. What bothered me was the guy with the camercorder. If cellphones, cars, televisions, watches, work lifts (i.e. the guys that were up on that lift in the construction uniforms), and everything else that runs on power and batteries were not working then why did that camera? It could be argued that batteries weren't effected but then why wouldn't Ray's cell phone turn on?

I also wondered the same thing when we saw the army and airforce planes and helicopters working. But I let that slide since I don't know much about that equipment it could be that they have a built in safety for electical storms. But I do know camcorders and batteries or not that thing should have NOT been working because it works with computer components and if you put anything electromagnetic near a computer it's not going to work no matter how good a battery you have.

Maybe there was a reason for this that got cut from the movie because it was really the only technical thing that I would have liked to see an explination for.

My other issue with the movie was the ending. It's not because of any religious undertones (still having trouble figuring out where people saw those religious tones ) or because of the sappy reunion. My issue was that there is so much left to wonder about. How did Robbie survive and make it to Boston before his dad and sister? What happened to the rest of the world?

I'm studying film so I know that a lot of times the directors and editors like the audience to fill in the blanks for themselves but they should have done a quick run down at the end like they do on "true story" stories. Like this many died, these countries were wiped off the map, etc. Kind of like what they did at the end of "Day After Tomorrow" when the VP went on air and kind of gave a run down. Instead we got a two second reap of an explination of what exactly happened caused the invaders to die. Something that should have been stated a bit earlier so the audience could have been on the same page as Ray when he was realizing all this.

For a movie of this size a few glitches (most of which I guranteeed were caused by stuff that got left on the editing room floor) is expected and at the end I don't think it takes much away from the film. I hope that we get a Directors Cut of the movie when it hits DVD because I really think that would fill in some of the blanks.

Dakota and Tom give incredible performances. The scene during the riot over the car when Ray was trying to get to his daughter was amazing. The two of them together really got across that father/daughter relationship. No matter how distant Ray was from his kids prior to this event he was willing to give his own life for them. When he gave himself up to the tripod to be with Rachel that was a sacrifice he made with no thought of himself. It was all about dying for her if necessary but most of all about a father's love for his child. Cruise delivered as a father and a unsung hero.

I can't say I'm a big fan of the ending but I think that last shot of the family worked well to tie up the film. You get to see Cruise reunite with his son (even though he thought he was dead a part of him always knew he was alive) and his family. He was never really called a hero but the look on his estranged families face at the end said it all. He had weathered the worst of the worst and brought his daughter home and made his family whole again. His only reward for all his sacrifices and risks was his children alive and safe.

With the exception of a few glitches I think this is so far one of the best movies of the summer. Amazing special effects, solid acting, and a story that never hits a dull point. If you haven't seen this yet get your butts to the theater and go see it because this is one of those movies you just have to see on the big screen to really appreciate it.
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[lostzilla]

I couldn't agree more LC (lazy me dont wanna type too much) LOL.

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