The video camera....

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2005)

To all those people trying to point out 'inconsistencies' with people having working video cameras when all electronic equipment should have been knocked out, obviously don't know a thing about EMP. EMP only affects devices that are turned ON. That scene where the guy drops the camcorder was done deliberately.
The movie was great and I highly recommend it. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.
The acting was excellent. For a movie about space aliens invading earth, the realism of the human element was spectacular. Thats what I think sets this movie apart from most scifi fare. It did not simply focus on the massive alien tripods blowing up everything. The focus was kept on the actors, with the mayhem happening in the periphery. The aliens become much more terrifying. The effect is really suspenseful. Spielberg is the man.