Not perfect, but close.

Rating: 9/10 (1 July 2005)

My family and I are not big movie goers as we used to be, but this was one movie I was looking forward to seeing in a theater as soon as I heard about it. First off, I'm a huge Spielburg fan and I enjoyed the original film version. I questioned as far as Tom Cruise playing the lead, but I thought he actually did a pretty good job. The special effects were excellent and I only wish there was more footage of the tripods. The music and sound effects were extraordinary and I thought that air-horn sound the tripods made was perfect. All in all, I consider this film to be one of my favorites and I'm looking forward to the video release although my wife and I are planning one more theatrical viewing. Thank you Steven, Tom and Company