we all met up to see war of the worlds in costa mesa tonite. we had a few beers at karl strauss first and then checked it out. i think i mighta been too excited to see this, and that’s why i feel a bit let down. i’ve been reading the book, and i was only half way through it, so i guess i was expecting a greater ending. i think tom cruise is a really good actor. after all the shit that’s been going on with him in the media, i totally beleived his character in the movie. i thought it was pretty intense and i enjoyed it for the most part. the thing that kept going through my mind was the idea of complete hopelessness that people in that situation would feel. i’m sure the human resolve would likely keep you fighting until the end. but when it seems that hopeless, i bet most of the people would just hope for a quick death. i’m going to go finish reading the book.

edit: so i finished reading the book. the ending was pretty much the same. the aliens were overly prone to our germs and bacteria because they didn’t have evolving bacteria on their planet, mars =p. i’ve been thinking alot about the movie, and i think it was pretty awsome, except for the ending. i think steven could’ve come up with a better ending, although, i’m sure the diehard fans, then’d complain of him not sticking to the original. and what was with that kid living? the super happy ending for that family was a little to disney for me.

i can’t wait to see this movie. i actually even started reading the book, but i doubt i’ll be done by tomorrow. i just wish there wasn’t all of this crazy tom cruise all over the news. it’s like he’s become bipolar or something. and as nutty as he’s been it might be that much harder to believe his character in the movie. i heard he hired his sister as his pr person, and it seems that she’s doing a bang up job. i understand preaching your beliefs and your religious ideas, but interviews about movies are the wrong place to do it, and tom cruise is making scientologists look even nuttier than before.