Great CGI effects

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2005)

See this movie for the special effects, but don't bother with the story points, there are some plot holes and the ending is so Hollywood it makes you cringe. However, it does remain close to the version of the book/radio address, but, the movie, with its bad points, still is pretty cool to see. the special effects are really kick*ss and the alien spacecrafts have the slow menacing waltz to them as they cross the country, it gets creepy and scary. I even jumped a few times (soundtrack is amazing) this movie also had many hints to a few objects and themes Spielberg has done before. the army is there (complete with water effects) plus a hint or two of schindlers list, and some elements of minority report. Dakota fanning steals the movie with her performance, though at some points, it seems she's the only one acting. Tom, more or less, just goes through the motions and yes, he cries in this movie too. all in all, it was a great action/special effects monster of a movie (not quite breaking CGI ground her as he did with Jurassic Park, but pretty close to its pace) and it truly has to be seen in the theater to appreciate all the noise and destruction. the airplane was pretty cool too. I saw this movie to twice to soak it all in, you cant absorb it all in the first outing.