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Warning : Possibility of spoilers ahead

Im sorry but I just felt the need to gloat for the fact that i watched War of The Worlds on the First Day it was released.. teee heee heee...

Having a handsome lead actor, who despite being called silly for wanting to marry a girl whose 16 years his junior ( but if u call Tom Cruise silly..what do u call all those Datuks and Tan Sri's who parade around with their young-enough-to-be-their-daughter girlfrends) was certainly a good selling point for me..
Especially since it was directored by Steven Spielberg and was an adaptation of one of HG Well's novels who is best remembered for his science fiction stories .. The Island of Dr Moreau (1869), The Invisible Man(1897) and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea(1869)..which if im not mistaken have all been made into movies.

In the movie Tom Cruise makes a weak potrayal of a divorced middle class construction site worker.. with 2 kids who currently live with their mommy and rich step dad Tim..He's scruffy..slobbish and rough..and im not saying weak potrayal because of his acting but because i just dont think Tom Cruise is suitable for these kind of characters..
Dakota Fanning on the other hand is just superb..she fits the role and her character whose this easily stressed..needy.. but sensible little kid.. comes out believable and just makes u wanna hug and comfort her...
So yeah.. its a tale about earth being attacked by aliens and where else would the attack be... say it together now... in U.S.A... ..
the special effects id say are excellent.which is typical of all of spielbergs movies...and the aliens are called "tripods"....(just like the ones u use to hold a camera on)..my first thot when i saw them were.."wo-ow..never seen aliens looking like this before.." but maybe thats just because of my limited viewing of science fictions stories..(mind u.. i have yet to watch star wars) ..
There were a few excruciating.. seat gripping scenes... but overall the story line was slighlty erm.. dissapointing?...i guess the story book version would have be better although i must admit i havent read it yet..The conclusion or ending was something that could be argued about..since there were several different oppinions about it .. and although i didnt have any complaints but my company did commented " laaahh.. itu je?!"
To wrap it up.. id say.. its a movie you could watch by just buying one of those cetak rompak vcd or dvd versions but.. to really enjoy the sights and scenes.. the explosions.. the special effects.. it would still be best viewed at the cinemas.