Hold on to your seats!!!! They're here!!!

Rating: 8/10 (1 July 2005)

Have you ever had a nightmare where you are being chased by something almost unseen. Where, no matter how fast you run, or where you try to hide, it is there close at your heels, inches from grabbing you....This is what Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" was like, in a good scary way. I went to see this movie with some doubts after reading several reviews and of course hearing about Cruise's recent war of words with several people including, Brooke Shields and Matt Laurer. I'm glad I didn't let any of that deter me from seeing it. The story of a father coming to terms with his own selfish issues and realization that he doesn't really know his own children very well, all happening in the middle of this horrifying invasion, works well here and although its not an original idea, it doesn't matter cause it works. The grittiness of the film, special effects, camera angles as we see the the monstrous invaders rampage through the city, expert directing by Spielberg and excellent performances by everyone on hand, made this a welcomed good time. Spielberg is without a doubt one of the master directors of our time right along side Hitchcock. Although I admit that there are some unintentional moments of humor, the ending may be somewhat sappy and this may go down in history as the film where Tom Cruise was a human depository ( you'll have to see the movie to understand) all that being said, in my opinion, "War of the Worlds", Spielberg and Cruise ROCKED!!!!!!