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War of the Worlds (2005)
a rip-off.
This movie was a disappointment. Some of it was a clear rip-off of the British "Tripods" series of the 1980's by John Cristopher shown on BBC. For example, the tripods looked a LOT like those in the BBC series. Also, a BLATANT rip-off of the British series was the fog-horn-like sound the tripods made. It was identical. Another way this movie ripped-off John Christopher's work is when Cruise is drawn up into the tripod and wrecks it with a hand grenade. This was the same thing that happened in John Christopher's first book, "The White Mountains" (first of the 3 books in his tripods series.) The biggest difference between this movie and Christopher's tripods series is that the British series was well-written and had a plot/story. This movie was all about special effects, but was otherwise quite weak.
30 Minute Meals (2001)
annoying program.
Rachael Ray makes some decent meals for the amount of money spent. However, she is a very annoying. Her vocabulary is loaded with unusual abbreviations and her own slang. She uses words like "fryolator" , "EVOO" , "sjhuzzjh" , "yum-O" , "delish", and whatever else she can make up. And she uses these strange words much too often. Rachael's choice of clothing could be a lot better also.
A positive point for Rachael is that she can make some good meals quickly.
This show would be good for those who don't want to spend a lot of time or money cooking, and who can tolerate her quirky behavior.