Electro-Magnetic Pulse 101

Rating: 9/10 (10 July 2005)

From glancing over many of these comments, there seems to be a consistent confusion regarding E.M.P. effects. I think you'll discover the flaw is with your perception and not the Movie. You see, first: the effects of an E.M.P. are permanent, not temporary. Second, and more importantly, an E.M.P. will fry (destroy) any electrical devices that are currently OPERATIONAL (turned on). It will not effect any device which is turned off. Therefore it is more than plausible that the guys' taking snapshots and recording the Tri-pods with their camcorders would be able to do so if their equipment were turned off when the initial E.M.P. took place.
Now for the movie itself. Loved it! Would have received a 10 out of 10 were it not for the last two minutes of the film with its all too familiar "Speilberg" happy ending. I also see people complaining of the "unbelievable" ending. But hey folks, this is taken directly from the book. And a brilliant notion it is (thank you Mr. Wells). The fact that these aliens could lay waste to humanity without us even putting a dent in their technology. And while we lay prostrate before them, they and their crops are killed off by simple bacteria. So much for our arrogance in our belief that we reign superior over our domain. And as for being "believable", just look at what happened to the indigenous population of the America's with the arrival of the Spaniards. Nough said?