War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition) | Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning

War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition) | Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning | The best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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	War of the Worlds (Widescreen Edition) Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning Dreamworks Video, 2005 average customer review:based on 994 reviews view larger image
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Despite super effects, a huge budget, and the cinematic pedigree of alien-happy Steven Spielberg, this take on H.G. Wells's novel is basically a horror film packaged as a sci-fi thrill ride. Instead of a mad slasher, however, Spielberg (along with writers Josh Friedman & David Koepp) utilizes aliens hell-bent on quickly destroying humanity, and the terrifying results that prey upon adult fears, especially in the post-9/11 world. The realistic results could be a new genre, the grim popcorn thriller; often you feel like you're watching Schindler's List more than Spielberg's other thrill-machine movies (Jaws, Jurassic Park). The film centers on Ray Ferrier, a divorced father (Tom Cruise, oh so comfortable) who witnesses one giant craft destroy his New Jersey town and soon is on the road with his teen son (Justin Chatwin) and preteen daughter (Dakota Fanning) in tow, trying to keep ahead of the invasion. The film is, of course, impeccably designed and produced by Spielberg's usual crew of A-class talent. The aliens are genuinely scary, even when the film--like the novel--spends a good chunk of time in a basement. Readers of the book (or viewers of the deft 1953 adaptation) will note the variation of whom and how the aliens come to Earth, which poses some logistical problems. The film opens and closes with narration from the novel read by Morgan Freeman, but Spielberg could have adapted Orson Welles's words from the famous Halloween Eve 1938 radio broadcast: "We couldn't soap all your windows and steal all your garden gates by tomorrow night, so we did the best next thing: we annihilated the world." --Doug Thomas

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fatherhood

Being a dad is hard. The wife (and her new dorky husband) brings them over to your house when it's your weekend. You have to deal with so much nonsense. And on top of everything in this post 9-11 world things in America seem less certain than they used to. Spielberg cracks me up. Leave it to him to make a story about an alien invasion of the planet and the freakin' end of the world into a portrait of a man learning what it means to be a father to his kids. But of coarse, it's brilliant. As non-presidents and elites most of us would face disaster with the perspective of Tom Cruise's character and his family.

If you don't like the changes one of our greatest film directors made to the old story look -- WHATEVER TO THAT. Yea that reminds me of King hating THE SHINNING (at least he was the author of the book). Does it matter? NO. Who cares? NOBODY. Because it's a cinematic masterpiece and this Spielberg sci-fi flick is a real fine film.

I'd argue it's (at least) a minor sci-fi classic. Sci-fi combined with another genre sometimes produces the most incredible results: In this case we're treated to sci-fi/horror. And I've never seen an alien invasion portrayed this realistically. Your on the ground with regular people, running and getting trapped, barely missing getting zapped, or feed into a machine. It's great.

-----ALL THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS FOR THIS MOVIE SUCK-----.

*The special effects are great.
*The acting is great.
*The cinematography is excellent.
*The directing -top notch-.
*The movie is dark and very suspenseful.
*The movie is ultra-realistic!

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The best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the best th heat ray the violence, this is a cool movie the aliens look realistic. Trust me you won't be mad.

Better than the Original

I was concerned that this movie might not be good because of some reviews. Now that I've seen it, I think their criticism is utter nonsense. This is a spectacular summer blockbuster type of movie. Everything you'd want is there: lots of big action scenes, great aliens, great story & acting, etc. I like it better than the original movie. Unlike most movies, I feel like I could watch & enjoy this one again. The alien death machines and their plan of attack were not strictly logical, but they were nightmarish and scary, which is even better. I wouldn't mind having one of those death machines to disintegrate some people I know :) I really disliked the teenage son. I was glad when it seemed like he died. Boy was he a jerk. Dakota Fanning wasn't as annoying as I thought she'd be. I loved how cold, intense, and merciless the aliens are. This movie rules. It's one of my favorite DVD's.

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