Another update on a "classic" sci-fi book

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2005)

To start off, I must say that I'm not a fan of Steven Spielberg's films. Not to say that I hate the guy, I'm just not a fanatic of his films like most people are. In the case of "War of the Worlds" I must say that this is, without a doubt the best Spielberg film that I have seen to date.
Even though this film is a remake of a remake, this film work well on many different levels. For one, all of the performances in this film were flawless, the effects were excellent and the story is beautifully modernized to fit in our time. I would even go as far as to agree with one critic when they said that this is one of the best summer blockbusters to come out in recent years. This is quite true. This is perhaps, in my opinion, the best disaster film since the 1998 critically panned sci-fi action flick "Armageddon" which happened to be virtually released in the same weekend as this film.
All in all, go see "War of the Worlds." Fan or no fan of Spielberg, you should definitely be pleased.