Spielberg's Eye of Science Fiction.

Rating: 7/10 (29 May 2011)

H.G. Wells' novel, The War of the Worlds was about the invasion of martians from outer space coming to end mankind on Earth. The novel was published in 1898 and it was made into a radio broadcast in 1938 by Orson Welles, considering a prank to fool people into believing that Earth was under attack by the martins. The story later get to the big screen in 1953 and now, turns into a remake of the 1953 film. Steven Spielberg directs this energetic, loud and very exciting version of the classic novel. Tom Cruise plays a family man, who is the father of his daughter and his son. The daughter is played by Dakota Fanning, and she is marvelous playing these characters that scare easily by unfortunate beings, whether it's aliens or ghosts. Later, Cruise's character Ray, flee the town, while everybody is being zapped by the tripods that live underneath the ground. The one I like about the tripods is that they are very menacing and very destructive when it's come to destroying the Earth. The special effects are outstanding in this movie, Cruise's performance is very good and Fanning's performance is also good for her screen performance. War of the Worlds is a good science fiction remake that doesn't pushes itself too far like most other remakes. ★★★ 3 stars.