An audience of low intelligence will LOVE it!

Rating: 3/10 (8 February 2003)

caution: possible spoiler(s) in this quick review.
Ok, a race of aliens, so intelligent and technologically advanced that they can travel through the depths of space, come to earth and are thwarted in their attempt to break into a rural country house because the windows are boarded up. And while they lay siege to planet Earth, the audience is given no information on why the governments and armies of the planet are just sitting idle. But not to fear - the aliens came all the way to Earth so they could run around naked in the streets, unarmed (except for "poison gas wrists"), and are easily defeated by water. So what if the aliens are so intelligent that they can build space-travelling vessels. If you're in danger, just lock one in your pantry. Your alien visitor will spend days scratching its head in its failed attempts at escape. If worst comes to worst - just add water.
A COMPLETE lack of realism in this movie made it almost unbearable to watch. Global news coverage of the alien invasion, yet people are left to fend for themselves in their homes. How this movie became so popular, instead of the joke of the year is beyond me. This movie's box-office success sadly shows that intelligence levels of the worldwide viewing audience has reached an all-time low.