Classic Spielburg Popcorn Flick

Rating: 7/10 (7 July 2005)

This is the summer popcorn flick you've been waiting for! Overall, I'd have to say the original War of the Worlds is still one of my favorite alien movies but Spielburg proves he can do suspense, horror, and action again in this well made remake. The legendary director also makes sure he has plenty of homages to the original film but there are a few surprising twists as well. He also does something that few other directors do: he has the actors act like real people. Dakota Fanning screams in fear like a ten-year-old would, Tom Cruise is a bit of an asshole jaded father, and Tim Robbins plays a man whose gone over the edge because of the invasion. There are some tense moments and all the classic Spielburg camera shots are present which only make it better. The CGI is also well done on the aliens and I'd say it's worth the price of a movie ticket if you enjoy this type of flick.