Average

Rating: 4/10 (1 August 2005)

OK, I'm no film buff, just a normal person who went to go see the movie. I have not seen the old movie nor read the book .I love my Sci-Fi's, so when a big budget movie hits the screen I was licking my lips.
This movie is a tale of two halves. The First half was very good, the special effects of the aliens arriving and bursting through the ground was excellent. There were some questions floating around in my head but the special effects were keeping me going. I kept out certain flaws in my mind because I was trying to stay in the moment.
The second half, I'm afraid to say, that, as the pace died down I had burning questions in my head that were never answered. The special effects were not carrying me anymore. I needed more information; I needed to know why the aliens were there etc etc..
The ending, I was hoping for a whopper, but was left with a complete flop! I'm the type that likes a movie to climax and you can reach a sense of finality. Sadly, you are left with more questions than answers, and a cheesy ending to boot.
In summary, if you like your sci-fi to end with an epic battle, a triumph of good over evil. Nope you are not going to get it. The special effects are great in the beginning, but there are no new effects that come into play, so that become a bit stagnant too. Plot, No. Heroic Characters, No. An average sci-fi watch that will be filed as 'Not the best I've ever seen'