War of the Worlds

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ZoorMoth 0 @ZoorMoth 2d Brilliant Didn't even read the book first See more Fantazynerd 1 @RT48179632 3d I wanted to throw hands at Dokato fanning See more FL T @RT55717871 3d Ruined a good story with all the unbelievable family drama and ‘emotions’. See more taylor S @RT61136506 Jun 24 Dakota fanning makes the movie unwatchable with her horrid screaming See more Nandhu R @Kingmaker___6 Jun 21 It's been 21 years, and the tension still works. The film brilliantly captures the panic and struggle for survival during an alien invasion, keeping you engaged throughout. While the climax feels a bit rushed and the focus leans more toward survival than sci-fi, it's still an entertaining flick. #Rewatch See more Judd L. @rjmatlanta Jun 15 Spielberg’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic novel is a lean, visceral thriller that strips away the grandeur often found in alien invasion films and replaces it with something far more unsettling, panic at ground level. Tom Cruise is surprisingly well cast against type. Less heroic than desperate, a flawed man who’s a better runner than he is a father. Dakota Fanning delivers a raw, emotionally believable performance as his terrified daughter. Spielberg keeps the camera close and the perspective narrow, which is both the film’s greatest strength and presumably a deliberate choice. We never get the “big picture,” just chaos and the thunderous roar of machines we barely understand. The first tripod emergence sequence must be one of the most genuinely frightening set pieces of 2000s blockbuster cinema. The ending, while faithful to Wells is a bit abrupt. Still, as a post-9/11 film of collective dread and civilian vulnerability, it hits hard. This is disaster cinema with teeth. See more Read all reviews

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