As usual, the original movie rules, the remake is totally lame

Rating: 1/10 (6 July 2005)

Two words: Lameous Maximus. While the invading aliens have developed technology capable of destroying earth and disabling nearly all of mans technology, the complex inner-workings of the common camcorder elude even the most brilliant alien scientists.
Why should the aliens use their latest greatest alien technology to attack earth when they can bury million year old technology in the earth and dig it up when they get to our planet. This is sort of like the US air force leaving their F-16's and stealth fighters at home when they fight abroad so they can dig up some old biplanes that have been buried for one hundred years.
Insignificant Technical Note: Man didn't inhabit the earth a million years ago when they buried the machines. But, maybe the aliens didn't want to attack the crocodiles and alligators so they decided to wait?
Oh NO here come the aliens they are destroying the city. I can: 1. Leave the city and hide in the country? Nope too obvious. 2. Go underground and hide in the city? Nope the subways can be dangerous. 3. Board a large well lighted ship that is loaded with people and surrounded by alien tripods of death. YES!
Oh NO here come the aliens they are destroying the army. However, I know that even though our latest missile technology bounces off their tripods like BB's, I can destroy the aliens and their indestructible tripods of death with nothing but my bare hands.
Now, the best part of the movie, when the kid refuses to listen to Tom Cruise and charges into the oncoming tripods of death, a cheer comes from the audience and cry of: Death to the IDIOT! The crowd was fed-up with the lame humans and had begun rooting for the aliens.