in a guilty pleasure viewing of PASSENGER 57 on TNT. Meanwhile the othhhcaaar DVDs collect dust behind you on a shelf with all your unread New Yorkers. War of the Worlds is a devastating movie, even with the mildly uplifting ending (which, like MarkJ says, comes straight from the source). The film is about the mass extinction of our race. This isn't a children's film. The 9/11-esque imagery is also impossible to shake, and The Beard's use of CGI has rarely been better. And I'm with Gaydos -- The Grey is a masterpiece, and deserves nods for Picture, Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, and Score. Not like this will ever happen...but it should. Poetic, brutal, and down-beat, with an ending that pisses off Joe Popcorn to boot! Eloi Wrath says ... I am already dreading Jeff's John Williams obituary whenever that will be. Probably start with a token nod to all his career achievements before descending into some "enabler" rant about Spielberg or somesuch. Posted by Eloi Wrath at October 3, 2012 5:10 AM comment #16 JLC says ... RE: War of the Worlds. I agree that Jeffrey's Spielberg hate takes a backseat to no one. But with respect to this particular point, I don't think he's talking about the "miracle" demise of the Martians due to Earth pathogens. I think he's referring to the "entire family - including the son who ran straight onto a battlefield - surviving in the one remaining brownstone on the block" ending. And yes,