A possible explanation for the camcorder issue..

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2005)

Come on! WOTW is a fine movie, shot with excellent direction. I have never felt in action during a movie despite the fact that I felt threatened by aliens! Spielberg does his job with great respect and wisdom. Sorry 'artistic' people! But he is kind of a genius, always innovating something. I've watched -maybe- a thousand movies, but I go to the theater rarely due to financial constraints, yet Spielberg always makes me stretch my budget. This is why he makes a lot of money! As a fan of many kind movies including 'artistic' ones, I cannot see the reason for the hate against Spielberg. He absolutely loves and respects what he does and more importantly he cares about and respects the audience. Finding problems in a movie is very easy, I count them to double digit numbers for most of the movies.
For the CAMCORDER issue; I should say it cannot be a mistake. I am not a very technical guy but all the things broken down by the lightnings have either connection to the local electrical network or have electrical engines( for example, a watch or a car-cars have small electrical engines to start) But camcorder does not have any of this.. I cannot believe such a stupid mistake exist in a so perfectly shot movie. Still, I can be mistaken..
For the plot, I should acknowledge the weakness of the end, however it is very analogous to the ending of Wells' book. I have always liked the book and as a fan I found the script successful in the sense that it follows the book (secretly). If it were focusing a bunch of people as in Deep Impact, the result will be a betrayal to the book and will lead to another Independence Day.
Cast was fine! Cruise is an intelligent guy, he knows in which movie to play or invest.
Above all, what makes this movie very good is that it is excellently shot. From the first to last 10 minutes, audience, at least me, is absolutely thrilled by the reality of things in a science fiction movie. Everyone should admit that Spielberg is a very talented guy...
I like Spielberg science-fictions..
edit after couple of years: I cannot believe I called Cruise intelligent!