It Was OK

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2008)

The movie War of the Worlds was not one of my favorite movies but it did have some good scenes in it. I think if there were to be an alien invasion then it would be the way it would happen. I also think the title is perfect for the movie, because it really is the war of the worlds; everyone is fighting for their lives. It was a lot better than the book and the older movie. The special effects were very good, and they made it so you feel like you're really in the movie. One thing I really liked was when the machine blew up. Now the music was pretty bad in my opinion, it was boring and took away from the drama. Stephen Spielberg did do a decent job with the characters and making everything look real. I think if this would have happened, than it would have happened exactly like this. I liked all of the characters except Rachel. Rachel made everything seem worse than it was. Also when she screamed it kind of seemed fake and just made it annoying. If I were to compare it to the radio broadcast, then I would say that the radio broadcast was better. I think this because people actually believed it was happening and were freaking out. Now for the book, I think that it was even worse than the movie, it just doesn't do the same justice as the radio broadcast does for it. Overall I rate the film a 7 out of 10.