Didn't have high hopes

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2007)

Being a Steven S. fan and having read so much bad press on this production I was swayed enough NOT to go and see the film in the theaters. Big mistake. I really wish I had all the bells and whistles of THX etcetera... And wow is Tom Cruise great. He's so believable as this wanky father. Great catch scene with him and his son. I think it's a perfect balance to Field of Dreams father son catch scene. I think I should create a list of all the scenes that balance each other out. The different tones of the scene. But back to the War of the WOrlds. Brutal vaporization of human beings, turned into ash. Such great SFX. Wasn't all that crazy about the end which is why I didn't rate it higher. But a good night in front of my DVD and flat screen.