Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

A Brilliant Conflict

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Being brought up in a predominantly Bollywood culture (which has given a fair share of remarkable movies of its own) this was one of the first movies which served as my introduction to Hollywood. And as a 14 yr old at that time, I was blown away by it. The acting by Tom Cruise, the alien tripods, the roots filled with blood, the ultimate save I loved every bit of it. Writing a review about it nearly 10 years later, it brings back really fond memories of that time. I have watched this movie many times (I've lost track of the number) and I still love it. And i would suggest anybody who has not seen it (although it's hard to believe that there will be anybody anywhere who hasn't seen it), if you are reading this, please go watch it once. I promise you won't regret it..

First of all I saw this movie according to my wife's opinion. tbh I didn't think much of it, I thought it's gonna be like any movie that talks about aliens' invasion but I was wrong!! To give u a head up, I'm not the kinda guy that u can simply surprise!! but eventually I was surprised, wow is the only word I can describe my feelings after I saw the movie, is it even a word? Idk and idc. I should've guessd that its gonna be a legendary movie since it was recommended by the most beautiful girl on the planet, from the very first second of the movie I noticed a resemblance between the movie and my wife, In the movie alliens have invaded the earth using an ugly tripod machine, While my wife has invaded my heart and filled it with so much love and cuteness, really I cant imagine my life without her. Everything she touches turnes into flowers and gardens what a magnificent girl !! wait, I think I just came up with a story that is a movie material, she's latterly like what Adele's said "she looks like a movie she sounds like a song" again woowNow lets talk some side stuff I mean the movie.It starts with the amazing and well known tom cruise being a father who has separated from his wife and two kids. apparently his ex wife -the mother of his daughter and son- is a gold digger who has left him for a big fish in the city who owns a basement as the size of a Boston's football stadium. Now everything is ok till shit hits the ceiling .imagine one day your enjoying a cold one on your porch -for me a soda- and thinking about your dark ugly and terrifying future, you are just sitting there chilling and playing with your... phone till out of the blue you hear something, you go to check that shit out and you find an alien!! what!! An alien for real not a mother's made ugly halloween costume. Now tom cruise took on his shoulder the burden of taking care of his offsprings and taking them safely to their mother in Boston. The movie talks about survival, greed for living, sacrifice, and what human could do to just stay alive.It talks about how selfish human could get in order to survive. It talks about a father who feels that his being pushed away and substituted by a new guy who's playing the new father, it talks about simple human feelings needs and actions.Eventually I was really entertained and I would recommend this movie to anyone but most importantly I would like to thank my gorgeous wife, THANK YOU!! And I LOVE YOU SO MUCH .

War of the Worlds (2005) is a massively underrated masterpiece, in my opinion. Not many films can achieve a sense of genuine fear and anxiety quite like this film does. The first two acts of the film are stronger than its third, and it does end with me wanting more, but that's not to say this is a bad film. Far from it. I'll avoid spoilers, but believe me this film will have you on the edge of your seat once it begins to pick up in the first act. I know it's a stretch but if you ever get the chance to experience this film at a cinema then don't think twice about it and just do it. I promise you won't regret it.

Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerGangbusters effects and terrific camerawork propel Steven Spielberg's film well into its last act, when it runs out of energy and ideas. This collapse is especially disappointing because War of the Worlds begins as a provocative look at how terror affects family and community, that is, something more complicated than an explosion movie. If the first part of the film offers an absorbingly detailed look at the family's dysfunction, the ride in the minivan tightens the focus, as they struggle to make sense of the disaster unfolding around them. "Is it terrorists?" asks Rob. No, says Dad, this "came from someplace else." Rob tries again: "What do you mean, like Europe?" This brief comedy only sharpens the scares that follow, not all caused by aliens. Indeed, two of the most awful scenes involve people fighting each other.This and other particulars -- a monstrous surveillance eye on a sinuous, seemingly endless arm invades Harlan's basement; clothes from disintegrated victims float through tree branches; a peanut butter sandwich Ray has thrown at the kitchen window slides almost imperceptibly down the glass as he wonders what to do next; Ray asks a man who appears to have survived a plane crash, "Are you a passenger?" -- create a potent mix of recognizable and fantastic moments. The film's last minute breakdown is really the loss of such clever details.Overall Rating: 6.4