[Bobboau]

BTW what was the relvence of the thunderchild in the origonal book, and where roughly in the film would it have featured?

[Kosh]

"were under atack"
"from who? is it the terrorists?"
"no it's not the terrorist, these guys come from somewere else"
"'somewere else?', like what Europe"
"NO, I don't think they came from Europe either"

That was actually pretty funny. Kind of shows the ignorance/arrogance of humanity.

But I think it is well known by the audience that the Tripods are alien in origin. There really is no need to say it out-right.

Spoiler:

I thought it was really stupid how the teen wanted to join the fight despite that fact that the US Army was getting its ass handed to it. Just shows how.......smart todays kids are.

But I like the bellowing effect the Tripods had. It really made them seem more menacing.


EDIT: Come to think of it, I think that the book (and both of the movies) had a very important message: That we are not nearly as significant as we think we are. It is extremely arrogant to not even consider the possibility that there might be other intelligent life out there.

[Knight Templar]

Oh yeah, I did think that the Tripod Roaring / Beam cannons were pretty cool.

[redmenace]

Dying fighting is far better that cowering in a hole. If the situation was desparate and you know you are going to die sometime soon, I would die fighting no matter how useless it might be.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally posted by redmenace
Dying fighting is far better that cowering in a hole.

And yet the final destination is the same.

[Bobboau]

I would prefer the faster and more eventfull route to the destination.

/*narrowly avoids beam cannon*/
"I'm makeing exelent time!"

[Kosh]

Originally posted by redmenace
Dying fighting is far better that cowering in a hole. If the situation was desparate and you know you are going to die sometime soon, I would die fighting no matter how useless it might be.

If you saw those things heading your way, you would probably want to get the f*** out of there. I know I would. Then I would think about how to strike back. Frontal attacks against something that is vastly more powerful than anything you're packing is just plain stupid.

[Nico]

Originally posted by mikhael
For some reason, every time one of the machines let off its trademark bellow, I got chills

When I leave my "trademark" bellow, I get chills too

[übermetroid]

thats better then stains in the pants

[redsniper]

Did anyone else think "STRRIIIIDDDEEEERRR" when they saw the tripods?

[Carl]

Yes, I did. But then again, when i first saw a strider, i thought "tripod".

[Flipside]

Originally posted by Bobboau
BTW what was the relvence of the thunderchild in the origonal book, and where roughly in the film would it have featured?

The Thunderchild was a Navy ship that held off the Martian tripods long enough for a steamer full of refugees to get away, including the beloved of the journalist who was the focus of the book At least, that's how the Jeff Wayne version described it, so I assume it to be accurate The Thunderchild was sunk in that confrontation.

[redsniper]

The Thunderchild also took down one of the tripods by ramming it, which makes it cool.

[vyper]

It was a minesweeper, for the record.

[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by redsniper
Did anyone else think "STRRIIIIDDDEEEERRR" when they saw the tripods?

Yea!
I just saw that movie, it was awesome! Sure, there were some plot holes - some major, some minor, but that's not unexpected A definate must see.

[redmenace]

Originally posted by Ford Prefect

And yet the final destination is the same.

But you at least die with some dignity.

[aldo_14]

Yeah, dignity is real good when your guts are torn out on the floor.

[Bobboau]

well that would happen either way.

[NGTM-1R]

Originally posted by redmenace
But you at least die with some dignity.

The dead are seldom so vain...

[redsniper]

Spoiler:

at least you'd know you're blood is going to good use fertilizing their crops right before you die