one of the worst adaptations (yes it was an adaptation) that I have ever seen

Rating: 1/10 (9 February 2010)

OK for all you literature buffs out there...no one gets it that this abysmal movie is an adaptation of H.G. Welles' "War Of The Worlds". I read in a magazine that the "original" idea for this movie was discussed at lunch in some restaurant somewhere. No where in the credits does Wells ever get credit for the original plot for this movie.
In my opinion it is out and out plagiarism right down to the *here be spoilers* computer virus that "infects" the flying saucers.
For that reason I give this movie a 1. I have never seen so much pontificating pretentious hyperbole masking as entertainment. sorry folks, but the book is much better. Read it sometime.