A waste of film and resources with no creativity at all

Rating: 1/10 (1 May 2014)

First of all, I do apologize for rating this movie with a "1". This is due to the lack of zeroes or negative values in the scale
Spoilers follow
The acting is ludicrous, Tom Cruise is not fit for the role, He does not look like a normal person who has witnessed the beginning of an alien invasion. The special effects are also pathetic. After the EMP created by the "lightning storm" the phones are out, the cars are out of order, yet the camcorder of the witness and the digital cameras still work. And on top of it, the car taken by Cruise is the only one working.
The cameramen worked as if they were shooting a prehistoric film, making all scenes based on gigantic close-ups and switching back and forth between two characters when there is a conversation, with no knowledge at all of panoramic shooting.
This is a perfect example of the lack of imagination at the producing companies in present times.
All the work producers and directors do is a) Seize an old classic b) Keep the title c) Discard the script d) Get known actors for the cast e) Ask them to create their scenes and dialogs f) Add enough gore and/or violence and/or nudity and/or sex to get an "R" rating g) Blend all ingredients together h) Wait until the product is finished i) Hope it is accepted by the audience
If all the above are achieved, up to this point we find:
Creativity work= Zero Acting skills= not needed Director's work= minimal Original story= not followed Crew= responsible for most of the expenses Budget= kept at minimum Outcome= a spoof of the original or an insult to the original cast and crew
If the economic balance shows profit, the next step is: j) start filming the sequels keeping the same cast if possible, with the same M.O.
And add this two items I) hope to receive any award II) ask the critics to be lenient
I wonder what would the original cast and crew say after seeing this movie, provided they can stand to watch it in full without closing their eyes and/or covering their ears.
Personally, when this movie or its equivalent is shown, I switch my TV off, or play any good original version on my VCR or Laser disc player.
Addenda: These movies should have the word "REMAKE" after the title whenever they are screened to alert the audience it is not the original
Long live the original versions Down with the "remakes"