I call him Mr. Spielberg, Out of the Utmost Respect...

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2005)

An Open Letter to you, Dear Sir...
I was totally ready to be shocked and awed by this new movie of yours..."War of the Worlds" I came in anticipating the thrill of a lifetime...
All I could say, after the first 15-17 minutes was..."Damn, Steven..."
Yes, you took my breath away with this one. And I don't sit at the edge of my seat very often.
From the first attack, until I saw Gene Barry, and Anne Robinson, I was so caught up in the lives of these characters(Including Tom Cruise)that I was truly terrified when even the little girl got caught up by the machine,( I don't care for children's bright button eyes in movies, but Dakota Fanning...My God, just don't become Kristen Dunst, when you grow up...)
I knew the special effects would be something to watch, but, from the trumpet sound of the machines (I was comparing it to the final trump of Gabriel,when the Rapture comes), to the red weeds, to the vision of how the machines used the humans... "Damn, Steven..." I can't say more. I just keep wanting to go back to the theater, and seeing it again, on the big screen... I haven't done that since "Jurrasic Park"...
"Damn,Steven..."