Run! Run for Your Lives!

Rating: 9/10 (16 June 2006)

The plot is easy to understand: Ray Ferrier lives in New Jersy, divorced by his wife who got his two kids which spends with one another every couple of days. Ray works in the docks. Rachel and Robbie are never happy to see Dad compared to Mom, for a couple of days to stay. As they stay and Mom leaves them with Dad, a lightning hits the ground. The ground shakes and a tripod comes out and we figure that aliens are inside and are invading the Earth. Now Ray must protect his two kids to survive from the invasion as they walk to Mom's in Boston.
The tripods shoot people with their heat rays which turns them to dust. The designs for each tripod are amazing. There are three types of tripods that do different things. The movie is one of Steven Spielberg's best movie. The CGI effects are terrific. It's a first rate edge-of-your-seats thriller! It's so exciting, you'll have to watch it again! The acting is great in this film. Steven's vision for the film is good. Do not believe the other reviewers who said that this film is bad because it's not. Maybe the ending is what bothers them. The ending was the true ending from the book by H.G. Wells. The ending is satisfying for me enough.
Once, Steven made a film called E.T. It's sweet and heart warming, This movie is no where close to that. this film is rather dark and scary in some parts. If you compare the special effects to The Day After Tomorrow, The Day After Tomorrow will win, although it would be close. Steven also makes it feel that they might survive in the invasion as many bad things occur to the family.
It's just a harmless fun entertaining summer blockbuster. Yes, there are some clichÃ©s here and there but don't bother with them. Just watch it and you'll forget it.