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I went to see War of the Worlds today. I thought it to be a pretty good updating of the classic Wells story (from what I remember of the book which I did read some years ago, the narrator quotes it pretty much verbatim at the beginning and end of the movie).
The special effects (usually pretty important in a science fiction movie) were pretty good. The tripods were genuinely creepy and threatening. I'm not sure if the scale of them will translate well to the little screen, so I am glad I did make the effort to see this one at a movie theater.
The little girl was pretty good for a child actress/actor. I thought she stole the movie from Tom Cruise, in fact. Though I am no fan of Tom Cruise, so take anything I say about him with a grain of salt.
My primary complaint is that there were contunuity glitches in the plot that were distracting to me. For instance -- if all electronics are disbaled, how are people able to use their cameras and camcorders to film the tripods? And why can't anyone else figure out how to get cars/vehicles running other than Tom Cruise and the US military?
However, those are minor quibbles, and I did enjoy the movie. It was good to see a modern updating of an old classic. ******************************************************
Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
<i>Edited by: Duchess of Malfi at: 8/14/05 3:11 pm
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