Great movie, great ending.

Rating: 9/10 (23 August 2005)

Now, I realize that many people didn't like this movie because of the ending. I agree, partly. The inclusion of Ray ending up with his family was somewhat trite, but that's what you get for a Hollywood movie and Spielberg in general. Remember, this is the dude who managed to ruin AI with that happy ending he tacked on.
Anyway, for those who didn't like the sudden "look the Martians are dead because of bacteria and virii" ending, read the book. See the original movie. Listen to the Orson Welles radio play. This is the original ending and the proper ending. I, for one, love the ending as it takes the power out of our hands and puts it into the hands of the random, making us watch in futility as people die for 2 hours without any way to fight back.
And I laughed my ass off.