Awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2005)

I enjoyed this movie so much that as soon as it finished, I went outside and bought another ticket to see it a second time right away! I don't know if I have ever done that before (although I may have with the initial release of "The Empire Strickes Back"). It was fun (very few slow scenes) as well as suspenseful and scary (I spent much of the movie with my knees drawn up to my chest and my arms around them). The effects were awesome and well executed (the tripods and other effects did not dominate, as is the case with most of the Lucus movies - Spielberg has retained his ability to emphasize the human experience (both filmed and viewing) rather than focusing on the latest technical display (although I am sure some of the indirect displays of the tripods were quite complex to develop). He is still telling a story about people, not just creating a sequence of CGI shots). I highly recommend this movie, but advise not bringing small children. It is too scary for them.