An outstanding piece of cinema by Steven Spielberg!!!

Rating: 10/10 (2 July 2005)

Wow!!! I am at a loss for words for this movie "War of the Worlds", Incredible!!! Stupendous!!
It quite possibly is one of the best sci fi movies ever, the audience I saw it with thought the same and gave the movie a standing ovation. Need I say more? Of course .
It's based on the H.G. wells classic originally brought to life in the 1950's by acclaimed sci fi director George Pal who brought us such hits as "The Time Machine".
Aliens have come to invade our planet and destroy us all. Their plans are simple as Tim Robbins character of Ogilvy says it's extermination!!!
The people at Industrial Light and Magic which worked on such hits as "Jurassic Park", "Willow" and "Terminator 2 Judgement Day" should really be commended for bringing more top notch and award worthy special effects to the screen once again!!!
Spielberg like other good directors knows how to input the human element and heart just like he's done in other Blockbusters like "ET" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".
In fact this felt a lot like "Close": for many times, When the strange alien ships emerge, there is a great deal of human curiosity and intrigue around them, then when we see the Aliens true intentions we are in disbelief as to the amount of destruction that can be inflicted by one ship.
Even the Aliens have a personality in this, they feed on us for food, and then conquer anything around them. They have no emotions , they're just carnivores.
Let's get to the acting shall we folks. Tom Cruise was great in this, like him or not.
As Ray Ferrier, Cruise for his time is able to capture the average working man once again, something he started in movies like "All the Right moves". He's not a perfect man, his wife left him, his kids hate him but deep down he loves them, and when the crisis occur there isn't a better father or guy than Ray.
Dakota Fanning you light up a room with your very presence. This girl is only 11 eleven years old ladies and gentleman, but in her short beginnings she has shown us the talents and skills of a veteran. She was utterly priceless and lovable as Rachel Ferrier.
In a time when former child actors go by the waste side and do nothing, Fanning has emerged as much more than just a kid with a pretty face, she can act with the best of them and she likewise needs to commended for her work.
Justin Chatwin as Robbie Ferrier is another memorable character. The rebel who steals his father's car to get away from him. The guy who still is at odds with his dad but when the time comes, the family comes together to get through this crisis and fight for survival!!!
You gotta love it how Spielberg, his writers like true master know how to put in the humanity into films like these while at the same delivering us with the big budge special effects we expect to see when we go to the theater, He gives us everything we asked for and then some.
Nicely done, Steven, once again, you've given us a classic memorable flick that not only we can enjoy as adults and remember it by but also a great flick that we can take our kids too and as a family we can be entertained once again by your greatness.
"WAR OF THE WORLDS" then will no doubt be remembered for another masterpiece by Spielberg and everyone involved in the production, making and release of the film should be EXTREMELY proud of themselves.