jeff wayne's war of the worlds - the musical

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:09 pm

I know, I know 'musical' conjures up images of ex-nuns singing about her favourite things in the Austrian hills, but WOTW was a fav album of my youth and I still find it hauntingly great.

tv3 suggests september this year, and I think I'll make the trip up for this one...

Post by Bg » Fri May 11, 2007 11:12 pm

we'll arrange a gearfest in honour???

who's jeff waybe?

Post by Bg » Fri May 11, 2007 11:15 pm

Great film and it was good to see Tom Cruise having a stab at Justin Haywards part....

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:23 pm

heh heh - thanks for the [F7] BG.. I need one added to my fingers!!!
would be great to attend a gearfest, but I fear I'd be a more than happy listener, not so keen to play as I'm strictly an emulator, and that's in vocals. adequate guitarist at best and not an original bone in my body for jamming, but I'll put on my bib and drool over all your guys gear and ability (may even wipe the drool off the gear after)

as for cruise? hmm he never actually impressed me in - well anything he ever did to be honest. as far as 'pretty boy' actors go, I'd rather see a johnny depp or brad pitt movie anyday. that said, I'd even rather see a jana cova movie more heh...

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:36 pm

Could be a good stage show, but that CGI Richard Burton head is a bit creepy.

I loved the Tom Cruise movie. Great effects and sound too, shame about the sappy Spielberg ending but.

Post by Bg » Fri May 11, 2007 11:39 pm

oh tell me spielberg didn't fubar the ending???? its coming on sky now....

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:39 pm

that huge alien landing on stage looks awesome tho - agreed@ both the creepy head (and shyte lip syncing on it) and @ the sappy ending on WOTW. far too americanised...

machina · Post by **machina** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:40 pm

You know, I don't mind Cruise as an actor. I think we all need to experience his own brand of cheesy charm every now and then. Sometimes he even does a decent job. What I don't care for is his (or any celebrity's) personal life. It's none of our business what they do off the screen and if the likes of woman day etc were honest with themselves they'd realise that they wipe their arses the same as everyone else.

WOTW is awesome. In fact, im going to put it on right now, lie in the dark, and scare the shit out of myself.

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:42 pm

bluesgeek wrote:oh tell me spielberg didn't fubar the ending???? its coming on sky now....

The ending doesn't ruin the flick, it's just a bit too... happy.

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:46 pm

machina wrote:You know, I don't mind Cruise as an actor. I think we all need to experience his own brand of cheesy charm every now and then. Sometimes he even does a decent job. What I don't care for is his (or any celebrity's) personal life.

Agreed. I can see why a lot of people hate ol' Tom, but I don't have a problem with him at all. He's a bloody good actor when he chooses decent material - Jerry Maguire, Magnolia, Vanilla Sky etc - and to be honest I don't think I've ever hated one of his performances. It's all his ranting and raving offscreen that gets annoying and attracts most of the (deserved) flak he cops.

machina · Post by **machina** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:48 pm

You know what get annoying in the movie? The kids. I wanted to throttle Dakota Fanning. The son wasn't much better either. Tom should've just given them the whack to keep them in line lol. I think they should have copped it in the end, then it would have been a better kind of happy ending

machina · Post by **machina** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:49 pm

And who can forget TOP GUN ?

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:50 pm

I stand corrected.

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:53 pm

really?? I put tom cruise in the same league as jean claude and denzel washington. the characters always have differnt names, but are the same - to me - like exactly the same. at least the likes of depp and pitt chose wildly differing roles. thinking jack sparrow to benny (&joon) to jump street to that headless horseman detective and secret window, and pitt's fight club to snatch to friends to spygame to the mexican to the devil's own... more variation (IMO) and all believable in their characters. and they can do accents (altho devil's own was DIRE northern ireland accent).

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:59 pm

days of thunder was his saving grace... can't go past petrol head heaven and V8s - woohoo!