A waste of time, and money,

Rating: 1/10 (3 July 2005)

Save your money and go and see a good movie. Batman Begins would be a good start. I gave War of the Worlds 1 out of 10, was only because the option for zero is not given.
What on earth was Spielberg thinking when he made this movie?
Tom Cruise turned in a boring performance.
H G Wells would be turning in his grave, as would Orson Welles. The Orson Welles radio version had people rivetted, some even running for their lives, because they thought they were listening to a real news broadcast, but this movie had nothing, the tripod machines looked stupid, the movie looks like it was made on a tiny budget, as though Spielberg was blackmailed into making it against his will.
The Power was supposedly knocked out by a powerful Electro Magnetic Pulse, yet Cruise, and a couple of others, could still use their vehicles, while others could not, and some were still able to use battery controlled cameras.
Every possible movie cliché was used, from the crowd all running to see what was causing the problems, (including the so called 'hero' Ray, played by Tom Cruise, who went off and left his family alone, while investigating the 'source' of their problems. To the moronic rebellious son, who got more attention and screen time, than he deserved. And the daughter who showed that she can scream really loud, over and over again.
The only scary thing about this movie, is that it was made in the first place.
Where can I get my wasted time, and money back?