Scary and intense.

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2010)

'War of the Worlds' with Gene Barry on television was a highlight and I was intrigued to see how this would measure up. In my humble opinion Steven Spielberg has created an incredibly tense and atmospheric film. He starts the story with domesticity - Ray has to take care of his kids from his ex- wife for a while and the martians attack. The great thing about this story telling is that as its seen from Ray's point of view -- the visual horror of it all is revealed in a very refreshing and shocking way. I couldn't tell you what was going in 'Inception'-- however due to Spielberg's mastery of the medium I knew exactly what was happening at every point. He respects his audience!