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Rating: 7/10 (2 July 2005)

It was difficult to choose between a six and a seven, and I'd rather given it a 6.5, but unfortunately that's not possible.
"War of the Worlds" had great points but also very bad parts.
Like you can expect from Spielberg, the special effects and the spectacle are fantastic. Most of the time I've watched the movie with my mouth open.
But the story has holes where a Tripod could walk through. I mean, the movie was running for just ten minutes, and then suddenly the sky was weird, the thunder came and look: an alien! No, Stevie, that's weak.
The most horrifying part of this movie wasn't the invasion of the extra-terrestrials, but it was the end. It was really the worst end I've ever seen. Why a Hollywood end? Why?! I'd rather seen that the alien had won, that would have been original.
And, as an European, I have to ask: why do those Americans believe that the weird alien ships come from Europe? The American technology is much better than Europe's! But, however, if you want to see a spectacle and you want to switch your mind off, Spielberg's and Cruise's "WAR OF THE WORLDS" is the best you can get.