TrueTenorOne
Joined May 2007
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OK... here's the thing. Those that expect this movie to be an adult love story grounded in reality should stay as far away as they can. This movie is the 3rd in a series that started on The Disney Channel, and that knowledge alone should provide insight on what is coming. It's a kids' movie, no more, no less, and it doesn't try to pretend that it's anything different. The people that put this movie down for being unrealistic or childish are missing the point. Frankly, this movie succeeds more than most "adult dramas" do these days. How many times does a movie come out that is supposed to be thrilling, dramatic, and emotional, only to leave you feeling dumber for having watched it? And here, we have a movie that is supposed to be fun to watch and listen to while entertaining the kids who are fans of the series (and there are a lot of them). And it does everything it sets out to do.
As a junior in high school, I played the role of "Troy Bolton" when our drama department received permission to perform the 1st HSM when the stage version premiered. As embarrassed as me and my fellow cast members were to have to perform a stage show that isn't really a stage show, I was so proud of my role in the production. It was the best-selling show in my school's history, and I was the lead. And our drama teacher knew that the show wasn't profound, so we decided to roll with it. As a viewer of HSM3, you cannot expect a deep thematic message wrapped around an Oscar-worthy screenplay and acting. Go into it with realistc expectations and you shouldn't be disappointed.
8/10
As a junior in high school, I played the role of "Troy Bolton" when our drama department received permission to perform the 1st HSM when the stage version premiered. As embarrassed as me and my fellow cast members were to have to perform a stage show that isn't really a stage show, I was so proud of my role in the production. It was the best-selling show in my school's history, and I was the lead. And our drama teacher knew that the show wasn't profound, so we decided to roll with it. As a viewer of HSM3, you cannot expect a deep thematic message wrapped around an Oscar-worthy screenplay and acting. Go into it with realistc expectations and you shouldn't be disappointed.
8/10
I have to give Steven Spielberg a lot of credit. If there was ever anybody who could update the H.G. Wells classic "War of the Worlds" and do it so well, it could only be Spielberg. Unlike "Independence Day", which tries too much to involve us in multiple characters' emotions and what's happening to them, "War of the Worlds" gives us one family's point of view, and it actually heightens the tension. It makes this alien invasion seem more personal, more like it's happening to us, as well. Tom Cruise gives a massively underrated performance, perhaps diminished by the off-screen distractions, as the father just trying to keep his kids safe, and Dakota Fanning may give the best performance of a young actor since Haley Joel Osment in "The Sixth Sense". All in all, a fantastic thriller. Highly recommended.
9/10
9/10