Not liking remake

Rating: 1/10 (26 October 2006)

I just want to say to all those people that praise this movie like it was the greatest thing they ever saw, that the film is crap. i used to like Steven Spielberg but he hasn't made a decent film in years. while i normally like tom cruise as an actor i hate him in this movie. he is in just about every shot of the film. it isn't necessary. the original War of The Worlds came out in 1953 and is an excellent film. Yeah they changed the alien ships but other then that it followed the novel pretty good. now if this movie is really the War of The Worlds, Where is the war? it gets to a part in the film where tons of people are running over a hillside trying to get away from the alien attackers, and it shows tanks and military going towards them. You set yourself up for a great battle scene and then ....... nothing. absolutely nothing. in the 1953 version it shows better war scenes then the new one. If they can make a good film out of this novel in 53 then they should be able to make a better one in 05 with better technology. but no.....no dice.