lackluster remake of "War of the Worlds"

Rating: 2/10 (27 December 2005)

this was a pretty awful attempt to pass off H G Welles's "War of the Worlds". In fact I read in Premiere magazine where two writers were in a diner and one said "hey I got an original idea..." well its not original folks, it's HG Welles right down to the computer virus that stops the ships as opposed to the common cold virus. THe acting was lackluster despite an all star cast. The film was too cluttered, it jumped from character to character too much and had no focus. If one wants to see a superior effort covering the same subject matter, then 2005 remake of the original "War of the Worlds' is recommended. Most people are a bit more intelligent than the patronizing screen writers here realize. Better luck next time