One of the best sci-fi movies I have ever seen.

Rating: 9/10 (11 July 2005)

Hello, I am 33 and a big action/adventure and sci-fi movie fan. I try to give every movie I watch the "innocent until proved guilty" mentality. In other words I try to see the good in most movies unless they really suck. I have had my fair share of nearly walking out of theaters or putting a rental back in it's case after an honest 20 minutes of trying to like it. I would never put this movie back in it's case. I did walk out though...because the theater I was in had a bad front right driver that popped like a firework when a bass note hit -like with explosions and what-not. I got my refund and free pass from AMC and went 10 miles to another AMC theater and had a great time! The day before I actually saw it for the first time however and loved it then even though I stumbled upon what I believe to be the last theater in the universe that only had STEREO!!! NO SURROUND!!! What the f*ck is that???!!! After the first 2 minutes of what I hoped was them just testing the center channel with the previews, I glanced around the walls and saw lights and the, well just walls. No speakers. But the movie mesmerized me so much (and no not because it was secretly programming me for Scientology) that I actually could stand to sit thru the stereo -which is the A.M. Radio of cinema. But the next day I was on a quest to watch it with this new fangled thing called surround! What a neat concept. So after the speaker popping and crackling at one theater, some additional driving, and telling an 8 year old kid with A.D.D. and nervous twitches from a Ritalin overdose to quit kicking my chair whenever the action came (which, by the way was nonstop in this movie), I really, really have to say War of the Worlds is VERY entertaining and actually sorta scary. My mouth hasn't hung open that much since I saw a stripper do a weird thing with a Darth Vader Pez dispenser. The only reason I give it a 9 and not a 10 is because the climax wrapped up to abruptly and fast and I guess I would add lame to that too. The rest of the ending after that was fine again, but when you see it you'll understand my and many others complaint. The cheesy and horrible 80's band called Climaxx was better. But I have to say in all it was a great movie even though I feel Spielboyg cut a better climax out for time or some stupid thing. After 2 1/4 times of seeing it in 2 days, I can't be wrong about it being great. Well maybe I should go again tomorrow to make sure.