was better then i thought

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2010)

War of the Worlds
After just hearing about the movie I was excited to see it. Then after seeing it, I was a little disappointed. Only because I wasn't so into how Steven had the aliens arrive. He should have made it a little clearer that they were already there and for what reason they were put there.
There wasn't really any fighting with the aliens. Yes, they did do a lot of damage, but what tripod type of alien wouldn't? Throughout the movie it was mostly about the father and his children. All the special effects were amazing though. For instance, when the aliens were creeping in the house looking at everything. If you really looked at them, you see how detailed they really are. Also how the tripods were designed is very creative.
I wish Spielberg thought of a better way for the aliens to die only, because it's too much like the book. Just because they are not from around here doesn't mean that when they came to Earth that our air and bacteria had to kill them. Yeah, the army shot at them and tried to destroy them, but it didn't really do any damage.
Watching the movie put me into a trance, because it had my full attention. Even with other things going on, my eyes never left the screen. The only thing I want to know is why do all good movies have to end so corny? It doesn't just have to be a happy or sad ending.