Good movie, and thats from someone who wanted a "period" piece.

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2005)

Maybe SPOILERS!!!!!
I am not a critic, so don't expect much useless verbosity. I like science fiction, and I really like the old science fiction stories. So I really wanted a line by line telling of the H.G. Wells classic. What I got was a good updating of the story, but without the cool meteorites or mention of our Red neighbor. Some of the people reviewing this movie seem to want a in depth, personal, heart wrenching story...and were disappointed by a fast paced, at times creepy...and a few laughs thrown in for good measure movie?
The BIG MAJOR complaint I have is it focused more on the main characters fight against the invaders than mankind's struggle, can you say "Thunderchild", tho seeing Tom Cruise close to a big propeller has it's merits ;)
Now that Mr. Spielberg has shot a old scifi classic, I wish he would tackle H.P Lovecraft, "The Mountains of Madness" would be a great place to start.
All in all, worth your money, but your kids may not sleep for a week...