War of the Worlds a major disappointment

Rating: 2/10 (20 July 2005)

I only went to see this movie because of Spielberg. Tom Cruise is to creepy for me. Anyway, Tom Cruise's character isn't a good father, or even a very good person. Suddenly he has his children thrust upon him just as the aliens are invading. He shares no connection with his children and they prefer each other's company to his. As the movie progresses their bonds do grow a little. But I never felt any empathy for his character. The best performance of all belong to Tom Cruise's daughter. She will blow you away. The special effects are amazing but the story isn't. There isn't the tension that the 50's version has. Even worse is the ending of the movie. After 90 minutes of carnage and destruction Tom Cruise arrives in Boston to find everyone in his family has survived the alien attack. What makes it even more astounding is that not only are they alive but their untouched, I mean their clothes are clean, no rips, and they look like they've been out to Church wearing their Sunday best. The ending ruined this movie for me. I left the theater went home and watched the original 50's version on DVD. By the way the 50's alien is better looking than the Spielberg aliens.