War of the Worlds

tom cruise ATE , too good i have no words

i liked the aliens and stuff

Dude shoved a grenade in an aggressively pulsing alien vagina — what a climax!

Crazy 👱‍♂️ skipped 5 stages

Acting, writing, and characters were all bad. I’ve never wanted children dead so badly.

last 🎬 I watched a brother leaves his sister and feels terrible, this bro doesn’t.

The best adaptation of the book and a great movie from the GOAT Spielberg. It’s amazing. Oh and I still can’t stand Rachel.

I was really, really onboard with this until that 3rd act came plodding along.

Nearly got whiplash from how much the film slowed down. As soon as they clamber into Tim Robbins’s basement, the film began to become gradually less interesting, especially that devastatingly underwhelming finale. Visual effects hold up really well, paired with the cool colour temperature throughout, giving a really cold vibe.

Tom Cruise did great here, maybe the most “average guy” character he’s ever played, but I really liked it. Dakota Fanning did a brilliant job too, sometimes the character felt a bit annoying - but that was ultimately down to the writing.

One of the more middling movies of Steven Spielberg’s filmography. If only the 3rd act was a bit more in-line with the first two - this would have been something really great.

Yeah, Scary Movie 4 ruined this for me because that kept popping in my head every now and then lol. Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning are bringing great performances here even though most of these characters are kinda assholes here. Maybe this will improve more on rewatch.