1950's Version was Better

Rating: 3/10 (4 August 2005)

This movie was $10 worth of "annoyment" not entertainment. What the heck was Spielberg thinking? Great special effects, but putrid characters and story. Completely illogical. Brutal. Ugly. This movie should have been rated NC-17 not PG-13. My ears still hurt from Dakota Fanning screaming every 10 minutes in Megaplex 5.1 Super Surround Sound. I am giving this a 3 because the special effects, the tripods and the aliens were cutting edge. I expect more of Spielberg using an HG Wells story, than the illogic of "Godzilla" and "Independence Day". When will someone film a big budget version of this story as a period piece? Probably not for 50 years now, though I hear there's a low budget British production in the works. I hope it's good so once again a small, independent film shows up big money Hollywood crapola. Give me my money back. Ugh!