thought it was an enjoyable movie

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2005)

this starts off as a normal Hollywood block buster. tom cruise working and going to pick his kids up. then disaster strikes. the first computer effects scene in this is possibly the best i have ever seen. fast furious, brutal, scary, impressive, violent. everything i could hope for. then it slows down a tad when they flee the tripods but it then builds up momentum again. i built this movie up so much, i was scared i would be disappointed because i was thinking it would be a great movie. speilbergs best. unfortunately it wasn't but it was still very good. excellent acting, very believable story and very impressive cgi. it was scary in parts. the first scenes of violence had me on the edge of my seat. although there is not much blood or guts pouring out over the place, it is still a very violent movie. I'm thankful they kept to the story originally told in the book. because even though the ending was a bit rushed, it was what was in the book. overall an 8 out of ten because the scenes of violence and action were out of this world but the oglivy scene spoilt it a bit. but still the greatest sci fi I've ever seen