What was the story?

Rating: 1/10 (16 January 2006)

I just saw War of the Worlds on Pay Pre View, last night. I had heard a couple of comments from friends who had seen it. But I wanted to watch and make my own decision. So my mate and I watched it.
Where was Steven doing? I had read the trivia and goofs for the movie. And I did find some of them after thinking about them. And why was everyone yelling? Ray and the kids need to take some chill pills. I wanted to tell them to shut up. The gun shot gave a brief moment of silence, but didn't last long. During the whole movie, I could barely hear what was going on. The machines were the only thing I could figure out that wasn't yelling. I sat there wondering where the connections with the original movie came in. I have seen original movie when I have was younger and it was scary. But looking at the new one, I noticed it wasn't scary. The only connections I noticed was the during the farmhouse with the probing eye. The character that Tim Robbins played needed major doses of Prozac. Schizophrentic characters can be fun to play, but when combined from three different ones made Olgivy someone who had escaped the Psycho ward. The only other connection that I thought was cool was who the grandparents were. I recognized Gene, but I didn't Ann.
The visual effects were fantastic. The machines made the first look like toys found in an old thrift store. The probing eye was nicely done. The look was very close to the original. But didn't work out when it came to the chopping. The creatures were very nicely done. Almost the kind I might find in MIB. They didn't look like aliens that came to take over the planet.
Over all, the movie was a personal dud for me. The yelling and chasing for close to 2 hours made me tired and unfulfilled. Their dying left an unanswered question of what did kill them. For those who don't remember, it was the common cold that killed them. I didn't pay much to view it, but found out that it wasn't worth it.