Truly one of Spielberg's greatest films

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2005)

Seeing the trailer one would think this is a mindless action movie that in turn, like most are, will be bad. This is completely incorrect. The plot in this movie is amazing, and though it varies from the original in many areas, it still will have you on the edge of your seat. There is non-stop suspense, and you will be surprised in every single scene. The Alien tripods are extremely realistic, and invoke much fear whenever you see them. The sound they make whenever they are about to attack will make you scrunch up in your seat and feel like shouting at some of the stupid people in the movie. Finally when you start seeing the tripods go down and find out that 1 billion have died in three days, (177 people die a second if think) you are amazed and shocked at the same time. The narratives by Morgan freemen in the beginning and end and are truly spectacular, and you will wish you had a remote to rewind the narratives, and the entire movie! Over and all if can see one movie this summer make it War of the Worlds!