Go rent Signs. Much better science fiction alien attack

Rating: 2/10 (13 August 2005)

I always thought Signs with Mel Gibson was OK, but not anything to write home about. Until I saw War of the Worlds. Now Signs looks like a top notch drama/suspense/science fiction. Both movies are the same as far as the main characters running from an unknown. At least in Signs there is some small bit of "discovery" by the main characters. Not so in War of the Worlds. Also, the suspense was much greater in Signs. On top of tjhe story being a bummer, the acting is terrible. The special effects were very "small screen". The best special effect was an alien head/neck trying to find the main characters in a basement. It looked no better than a vacuum cleaner hose.