One of the WORST!! films I have seen 4 ages

Rating: 3/10 (8 December 2005)

I think that Spielberg is getting worse with his film making. True, Jurassic Park was a brilliant film and Jaws is good as well but we now come to this.
The "Modern" version of the film has only a few things in common with the original book by H.G Wells. This is the tripods and them destroying the people of Earth.
It is Americanized (Sorry to people from across the states) and brought up to date. The original book is set in England at the end of the 19th Century so cars and the army DO NOT exist. There is an artilleryman in the book but that is it. There is also the Heat Ray that manages to become a laser in this film and the military boat in the sea that tries to stop the martians is missing.
The tripods however do NOT come out of the ground. They come from Mars as seen by missiles not buried under the ground and lightning storms wake them up.
One of the best characters (in my opinion) is the parson in the church. He is replaced by this ex ambulance driver who just wants to kill the martians. True this is understandable but bears no resemblance to the book.
If you want my advice then don't waste your money on buying the DVD of this. Spend it on other things like beer and food as this is one of the worst films I have ever seen.