war? of the worlds?

Rating: 6/10 (16 November 2005)

i hear that the video of WAR OF THE WORLDS is being released this week. this is what reminded me that i saw this film in the theatres. i went to a matinée because i didn't want to wait for the evening show. this is why i gave it six stars: * the space ships. of course, they've had fifty-plus years to improve on the original, but those ships were impressive. like metal versions of the floating martians from Invasion From Mars only much bigger. * the cameo by Gene Barry. * that flaming train. * that great paranoid turn by Tim Robbins * the sound editing and sound effects * my appreciation for Steven Spielberg and his great resume of films.
someone should remind Dakota Fanning's agent about the word, "over- exposure". she's a kid. she deserves a life. i wanted to see more of Miranda Otto but no such luck. so the alien ships were underground all this time,..fine. i'll probably watch this movie again to see how it translates from the big screen to television. but i intend to read, talk on the phone, and check my emails at the same time. was Spielberg looking forward to making Munich while he was working on this movie? sometimes sports teams do that, looking forward to that big game and forgetting they have to deal with another team first. i've run out of things to say about this film. and yes, i preferred the original. one last positive about this "remake". it could have been much worse. footnote: OK. i watched it again on DVD. for such a technologically advanced alien species they sure didn't think things through, did they...ps: rather than pause the DVD or tape, go to the john when father and son are fighting, the true war of this worlds.