Amazing!

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2005)

I cannot believe the sheer brilliance of this film. I went to see this for the first time only a week ago and now I have seen it five times and plan to see it again.
I have to congratulate Spielberg on creating this masterpiece. In most films that I have seen I have normally been able to spot where cgi has taken place this film is an exception it looks as if the tripods had been made full sized and used. Although this adaptation does not follow the book it still has many of the original elements in it and Wells fans will enjoy picking out all of the in jokes.
I was utterly shocked at how brutal the alien attack was and how realistically it has been presented, this is not an action hero movie, it is a movie about normal people put through a terrible ordeal. It has been one of those films that has made me realise how fragile the human race is and how the world would react to such a horrific event.
This is not a film I would take young children to see, there are some frightening and extremely upsetting films that young children would not like. People are comparing it to ID4 but I compare it more to Schindlers list as this is a movie about the destruction of the human race in the worst possible and frightening ways.
Overall if you are a Wells fan or like the 1953 film or Jeff Waynes Musical version of the book then I suggest that you go and see it because this film will totally rock your mind.