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Plot: This is a contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells' seminal sci-fi classic. The adventure/thriller reveals humankind's extraordinary battle against an extra-terrestrial invasion fleet, as seen through the...( read more  read more... ) eyes of one American family. Located somewhere in the New England United States, the family -- like millions of others around the globe -- is forced to take refuge from the aliens' highly advanced weapons and impenetrable shields, which are unstoppable against anything that mankind can throw at them. Unable to fight back and finding it more and more difficult to remain hidden from the aliens, the human race faces the end of its existence.

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  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 29, 2008
    better than I was expecting, despite Tom Cruise.
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    August 31, 2008
    Every time i try to watch this on tv i just can't endure the whole damn thing, so fuck it, here's your star for being a crappy, boring and dull ass film. Just like pretty much every single movie Spielberg has directed in his whole career. Dakota was quite annoying too. I'm just glad that this was flamed by most critics, who usually praise everything Spielberg craps.

    Curious ironic fact: Seeing Tom Cruise running from aliens. Lord Xenu is coming bitch!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 21, 2008
    A wickedly entertaining sci-fi thriller filled with explosive speacial effects, teriffic action and mind-blowing excitement.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 9, 2008
    Ray Ferrier: You keep your eyes only on me, you understand? Don't look down. Don't look around me. I'm taking you to the car and you're gonna want to look around but you're not going to, are you?

    How could Speilberg and Cruise mess up a world domination movie?

    Entertaining first 45 min, then the movie starts to drag followed by a lame ending and I'm not talking about what happens to the aliens.

    Tom Cruise does his best as a simple dead beat dad with an annoying son and Dakota Fanning for his children.

    The effects are of course well handled, but I can only take so much alien destruction before realizing that its not as fun as other similar movies.

    Also, There is simply no logic in some of the things these aliens do. First there zapping everything and everyone in sight, then they are capturing people, taking random walks inside houses, and spraying goo all over the place.

    Technically well done, but the plot is stale and the fun drains out early on in the picture.

    Robbie Ferrier: What is it? Is it terrorists?
    Ray Ferrier: These came from some place else.
    Robbie Ferrier: What do you mean, like, Europe?
    Ray Ferrier: No, Robbie, not like Europe!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 28, 2008
    Spielberg delivers slick entertainment, as you would expect, but jettisons any depth.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 7, 2009
    Never saw the original, but Spielberg deeply disappointed me. Tom Cruise is annoying too, and the acting sucked

Comments

  • ajishp333
    hi, morning
    posted 56 days ago
  • ajischillin
    http://www.tomcruise.com/tom-cruise-war-of-the-worlds-movie.html
    posted 177 days ago
  • nabihlakkis
    Anyone who critisizes this movie negatively has a really bad taste in movies.
    posted 195 days ago
  • Milan113
    Im not sure why many people didn't like this movie, i mean, IS NOT ABOUT SEEING EXPLOSIONS, OR WAR FOR FUN, people needs to understand that ITS ABOUT THE WORLS DESTRUCTION, PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THEIR LIFES AND THEN TRY TO ATTACK, is not one of those movies for crazy people who wants to see just action, the movie is WAY more artistic than that.

    Remember who directed it...
    posted 199 days ago
  • MelissaAnnLegard
    the graphics are awesome but its a little too overrated.
    great movie tho.
    i love watching justin chatwin.
    HE'S SO SEXY!<333
    posted 267 days ago
  • manafanatos
    far from today...yet a big what if question...sure wish it'll just stay in the movies o_o
    posted 292 days ago
  • bibbicletus2001
    Hey
    i have seen this its nice and interesting
    posted 300 days ago
  • buxtm01kids
    i love it
    posted 304 days ago
  • paperbackwriter005
    god this scares me. gave me nightmares about my friends all diying. but i got over it.
    posted 370 days ago
  • nbhatti3000
    i liked it i wrote a flim story also end of the world i want to send this movie to film director.
    posted 434 days ago

Details

  • Rated: (PG-13)
  • Directed by: Steven Spielberg
  • Genres: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Released: June 29, 2005
  • DVD Released: November 22, 2005

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