Batman Vs War of The Worlds

etccarmageddon · 03-07-2005, 13:23

If you've seen both films - which in your opinion is the better summer block buster and why? I'm probably going to the flicks during the next couple of weeks so which is the one to see first?

This is a public poll so people will see who you voted for.

gooner4life · 03-07-2005, 13:40

Batman all the way, War of the Worlds is so far from the book its untrue, just all effects and some of the effects in Batman were more impressive anyway.

Tezcatlipoca · 03-07-2005, 14:03

Batman Begins, easily.

The definitive Batman movie. Brilliant.

WotW.... good action & FX etc., but just another run of the mill big budget popcorn movie.

03-07-2005, 14:05

War of the worlds,
Yes its meanders a little form the book, but there again it does say "ADAPTED from the HG Wells classic.

Batman blew chunks, this series of films should have stopped after the 3rd episode, they have gotten worse since the first one.

Tezcatlipoca · 03-07-2005, 14:07

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Originally Posted by timewarrior2001

Batman blew chunks, this series of films should have stopped after the 3rd episode, they have gotten worse since the first one.

Batman Forever and Batman & Robin were both utterly appalling.

But Batman Begins...so much better than all four previous Batman movies IMO.

And it's the start of a new Batman franchise. It ignores all four previous Bat movies & starts fresh, clean slate etc.

TheBlueRaja · 03-07-2005, 21:57

Batman was a good movie IMO, but i enjoyed War of the worlds a lot more.

I would still recommend both of them - but WOTW has a more emotional edge to it.

My mate who i watched it with thought it was a stinker mind you then proceded to rate it a 2/5, personally i would give it 4/5.

So you may love this one or hate it....

iron25 · 03-07-2005, 22:48

I haven't seen WOTW yet but it can't be as bad as Batman Begins. BB promised so much and delivered so little, it was awful and the storyline did not flow very well either. The whole film seemed to only be telling half the story and left me wondering

about what was going on

TigaSefi · 03-07-2005, 22:58

I haven't seen WotW but Batman Begins is the most sublime super hero adaption for a long time. It outdoes Spiderman 2 and that takes some doing. Ignore the older batman movies. It doesn't blow chunks at all. I can't wait for Batman 2 to come out now.

TheBlueRaja · 03-07-2005, 23:26

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Originally Posted by TigaSefi

It outdoes Spiderman 2

No chance IMO.

Mal · 03-07-2005, 23:30

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

No chance IMO.

I'd have to agree with Tigasefi on that. I think that, to use someone else's phrase, Spiderman blows chunks

50420 · 04-07-2005, 00:11

Im with TheBlueRaja on this one... both movies are great.
as BB is as much better than the previous batman movies... War of the worlds is far better than the likes of say independance day.
but given the question in the first post... its a close call but i'd plump for WOTW

Nugget · 04-07-2005, 09:45

Yep, these are probably the best two films I've seen this year.

I think that, working on etcs question, WOTW scrapes it, purely because it's more of a blockbuster-type film, whereas Batman Begins was more of a moody, downbeat film.

Still, both were absolutely fantastic though