See latest me-post for update.

Looks good so far. Can't wait to see it for myself. :razz:

Its at 9 fresh and 0 rotten so far.

We both know it won't stay at a perfect 100% because very few movies have done that and its so rare. I don't mine though because most movies don't get exactly 100%

Wasn't the last movie with a wide release to get 100% Toy Story 2?

I think. At first I thought it was Chicken Run but it went down a little.

Early revies are usually from internet unknowns who are likely to hype it up for the attention. Wake me when Cream of the Crop reviews it.

A lot of the fresh ones also had problems with the ending. They all said "what a brilliant film for the first 100 minutes, but the last 17 minutes..." I don't see it staying at an average score of 8.0. The fresh/rotten rating will more likely end up at around 70% as well.

now at 92% with 24 reviews.

25 fresh 2 rotten.

It has 6 COTC reviews,all positive so far.

26 fresh and 2 rotten.I love this quote:

"When the guy who made Saving Private Ryan uses the word 'war' in a title, audiences should believe him. War of the Worlds is brutal."
-- Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS

Amazing! And not many movies have a fresh 100% rating at COTC even if its only 6 COTC reviews. Im sure it will change but its doing great so far

The los angeles times gave it a perfect score.

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Working in the spirit of his predecessors but with the kind of uncanny special effects they could barely dream of, Spielberg has come up with an impressive production that is disturbing in the way only provocative science fiction can be.

This is a good place like RT that has reviews.

http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/waroftheworlds

8 Reviews so far from COTC and all positive.28 fresh 2 rotten.

"We knew Spielberg had action chops, but didn't know he had this in him. This anti-E.T. is so rigorously realized it makes Independence Day look like Finding Neverland."
-- Bruce Westbrook, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

"With War of the Worlds [Spielberg] has made what is arguably one of the best 1950s science fiction films ever."
-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"War of the Worlds reinvigorates the pulse-racing thrill and unalloyed paranoia of vintage '50s sci-fi."
-- Jan Stuart, NEWSDAY

"Steven Spielberg's reasonably entertaining rendering of the 1898 H. G. Wells novel is an elemental story of predator and prey."
-- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES

"A gritty, intense and supremely accomplished sci-fier about some distinctly unbenign alien invaders."
-- Todd McCarthy, VARIETY

"When it's in full throttle, there's not been and probably won't be a better action movie out there this summer."
-- Bob Longino, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

"Exploring the dark side of his old films E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spielberg more than does justice to the granddaddy of all alien-invasion tales, H.G. Wells' still terrifying novel published in 1898."
-- Kirk Honeycutt, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"It's a rare thing -- a summer movie that demands to be taken as a serious emotional experience."
-- Michael Atkinson, VILLAGE VOICE

WOOO!! thats great!!

Indeed! I am ready to ride! :wink:

Wow, it's doing beyond great! \:D/

Take that, all the naysayers! :razz:

I hope it proves everyone wrong!

So....um...yeah, that review embargo was due to the low quality of the film eh? [-X


Bring it on baby :pop2:

All hail "The Berg" :mirrorbow: .

It is getting bad reviews in Germany..

Well of course it is. I'm sure it is seen as overly American in Europe.

28 fresh 2 rotten..one of those rotten got a 4/5 score..so just look at it with a grain of salt.

Europe will love this movie..at least the public..they love cruise..they love spielberg..and they love when american gets destroyed by mother nature/aliens etc.

I've just read a German review. The reviewer criticizes the following things (contains spoilers)

- Some parts are illogical (e.g. there's a power outage in the entire city and all the cars aren't working anymore, yet Cruise and Co. are driving around in their car and a single camera team is being shown filming the location).

- He calls Tim Robbins' character ridiculous.

- The movie is full of clichés.

- The ending is too rushed (the aliens appear as invincible within the first 110 minutes, just to be wiped out within 2 minutes afterwards).

- The ending is overly happy and doesn't suit the dark mood of the movie at all.

- The script is weak; the viewer isn't able to relate to Cruise and his family, because the characters have no substance and their activities (running away and hiding) get boring after a while.

- Archie Gates is right.. the reviewer also criticizes the fact that the American family life is displayed in a "cheesy" manner throughout the whole movie.

- The aliens (not the tripods, but the aliens themselves) in "War of the Worlds" look unimaginative and are unintentionally funny at times (there's supposed to be a scene where one of the aliens rides on a bike).

- Justin Chatwin's character is really bad; the reviewer mainly criticizes the exaggerated patriotism that is shown through the character. He leaves his family just to join the army and fight for his country.. Most Germans loathe stuff like that.

- Tom Cruise's character is unsympathic, although he's supposed to be the hero of the story.

- Tom Cruise's performance is solid, but not much more.

- As a conclusion he calls "War of the Worlds" the "most expensive C-Movie of all times".