Ladies and Gentlemen, we've brought back the alien invasion movie!

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2005)

No matter how corny or comedic the old alien invasion movies may seem, or how many times they have you left in stitches towards the end, there is nothing funny about Steven Spielberg's version of the H. G. Wells novel. This movie is by all intents and purposes, perfect. I have never before been so terrified during a movie, and it's not even in the horror genre. This adaptation of a classic novel just proves that Steven Spielberg still has what it takes to entertain today's de-sensitized audience by combining a tragic and disastrous plot, equally mind-numbing visual effects, terrifying sound effects, and a cast that effortlessly pulled off the momentous task of conveying a truly catastrophic storyline. There was a constant fear and panic upon every face of the actors. This movie truly brought out the worst in humanity in the face of such utter loss of hope and fright. I loved how you had the sense of panic right along with the characters as if it was utterly impossible to get away from the machines. You had a feeling of "they're gonna GET you!" the entire movie. And when the aliens began dying off, it was such a great move to have the tripods walking around in erratic circles, as if the machines themselves had become infected. I was deeply impressed by this one that I saw it in the theater at least 5 times and now own it on DVD. It's definitely one of the movies that I'll continue to watch over and over, with the same foreboding chill running up my spine when the machines first emerge from the ground. This is a serious movie for all those parodies and cheesy alien flicks that make you giggle. This insanely realistic alien invasion (if there is such a thing) is a perfect 10 in my book! :)