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| Director
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Steven Spielberg |
| Starring
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Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning,
Tim Robbins |
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| The plot of
War of the Worlds |
As
Earth is invaded by Martian war machines, the
Ferrier family fights for survival.. |
| War of the
Worlds Movie Review |
Reviewed by
H. G. Wells :
It's hardly fair to judge this big budget adaptation
of War of the Worlds based on the plot holes. The 1898
book is a classic (and it should be), so by ripping
this Steven Spielberg piece, you're also ripping the
H.G. Wells novel. There are parts of the film, including
the horrible, incomprehensible ending, that make it
a bare that are the filmmaker's fault. The rest of the
time, it's one of the best alien invasion movies in
decades, and that's simply because it closely follows
the story as written in a new era. . more..
Review By Tiscali
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With the hype machine in full flow for Steven
Spielberg's latest blockbuster, it has seemed at times
that the film itself might be lost in the fascination
of a star whose antics on American TV chat shows have
become increasingly erratic. But, leaving the fact of
whether we should start to seriously worry about one
of the world's great movie stars to one side, and ignoring
the usually worrying embargo on the reviews of the film
until its day of release, a simple verdict on War of
the Worlds is this: it's a disappointment..
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