One Summer Blockbuster you can't not afford to miss!!!

Rating: 8/10 (30 June 2005)

Well, what can I say. I am lost for words. Let's start from the beginning.
I went to see this on the first night it was released with my girlfriend and my best mate. We are all movie buffs. We've all watched a fair few movies together over the years.
Well let's just say that I have never experienced a feeling like I did tonight when sitting in that cinema watching War of the Worlds.
The first twenty minutes tells us all about the Cruise character and his family, normal family plot stuff. Then around 20 minutes in when things start to happen, my heart started to pound. I knew what was gonna happen anytime soon. I just didn't know when. It pounded and pounded and then BOOM it happened. The first shot of the Tripod. My jaw dropped for what seemed like an eternity. It is one the most impressive scenes I have EVER seen on film. Nothing will prepare you for what you see. It is absolutely amazing. My heart was going into overdrive.
Things keep going and going at a reasonably fast pace for a good hour and a half, but then it seems to sort of fall flat in the last half an hour. Things slow down. Not a lot of major things happen on screen as was in the first part. A lot of talking. Then one more nice action sequence before the end which seems small in comparison to the beginning which, for me at least, was a little disappointing because normally it should be the other way around.
That's not saying it's bad film. This film is fantastic. A PURE SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER, that everyone should see on the Big Screen.
The only other thing that spoilt the overall feel of the movie is the ending. It ends all Bad Dad turns Good Dad and also as someone has already said in the forums, Spielberg has changed the story around a little from man trying to get to his wife to man trying protect his kids and get to his ex-wife and missed completely what Wells was trying to get at in his book, which was a little bit of a disappointment.
You'll also notice how things were stolen from the story of War of the Worlds for the movie Independence Day.
Anyway. SEE IT! 8 out of 10