See the original film of "War of the Worlds" or better yet read the book!

Rating: 3/10 (7 July 2005)

I really expected to like this movie, so I did not go into it planning to hate it, but afterwards I did. That feeling that you just wasted two hours of life on drivel? That's the one. This movie was a loud mish-mash of Star Wars special effects, Alien-like gross monsters and a lot of running, screaming people and exploding buildings as in all bad disaster movies in history. Oh yes, with a dash of "Bodysnatchers" thrown in for good measure. Even the main characters were vague, cardboard cutouts that you could care less about. So, save your senses and read the book or rent the original film. Sorry, Tom! Still love you. Just pick a better script next time!