The Steve/Tom Mutual Jerk Off

Rating: 6/10 (24 July 2005)

First off kudos for the special effects, absolutely stunning visualization of the martian tripods and their menacing destructive power.
Here is a brief run down, first you get 15 minutes of the matinée idol in the most undemanding role, basically playing his real life character of a self centered jerk.
The sequence of when the tripods first appear is outstanding, bravo. but once it's over the movie descends into made for TV blandness you have seen a million times before. In fact the rest of the movie is pretty much a tease with an occasional flash of incredible special effect shots.
The story is pretty much a whoring rip off of the classic, but thats Steve's way of saying he thinks he's smarter than HG Wells and the millions who loved his story. The whole Tom Robbins part is dreary and unfocused, unlike the original.
Summary, if you are an HG Wells War of the Worlds fan, this is not the definitive movie of it, and we all must wait for another director to attempt it. Yes go see it, the 10 or so good minutes are quite remarkable, but the rest is dross.