War of the Worlds out!

I saw this today, and I must say, Steven Spielberg is a genius director. Taking the HG Wells classic into the current time would not be easy, but he has done it well, exceptionally so.

Tom Cruise is at his best in this film, as is Dakota Fanning, although the screaming could have been toned down a bit. The aliens and tripods look fantastic thanks to ILM Studios, and Spielberg even has a nod to Jurassic Park, with Tim Robbins, Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in a basement with the aliens, akin to the raptor-kitchen scene in JP.

Overall, this movie is excellent and is one of the highlights of the year.

Originally posted by D43M0N
I saw this today, and I must say, Steven Spielberg is a genius director. Taking the HG Wells classic into the current time would not be easy, but he has done it well, exceptionally so.

Tom Cruise is at his best in this film, as is Dakota Fanning, although the screaming could have been toned down a bit. The aliens and tripods look fantastic thanks to ILM ...[text shortened]... tchen scene in JP.

Overall, this movie is excellent and is one of the highlights of the year.

Originally posted by Tirau Dan
I can't wait.... this is my favourite sci fi book. The original was cool but didn't have the tripods.

I always liked Spielberg and had him down as my first choice to do LOTR.... bet he wouldn't have cut old Tom Bombadill...

Originally posted by Tirau Dan
I can't wait.... this is my favourite sci fi book.

Originally posted by Varg
It doesn't sound like it's too close to the book from what I've heard.
I re-read the book a few months ago and the very things I liked about the book seem to have been cut from the film.

Originally posted by D43M0N
I haven't read the book recently, but I'm pretty sure it was the book that had the Martian war machines as tripods. Or was that the musical version?

I liked it, and it seemed more faithful to the book than the 1953 version does.

Originally posted by Varg
The book did have tripods in yes.
But I liked the writing style - staid and victorian - the fact that it was a lone man wandering about in London, etc. and his opinions and sensibilities.