Saw War of the Worlds and all I can say is WOW! Not a really good WOW however. Now, I didn't hate it, but there were some things I hated in it.
These are some of the dumbest people alive. I realize that in all these types of movies they are littered with idiots, but the main group of characters generally aren't all morons. And none of them are likeable. There is no emotional attachment to any of them. Its just a bunch of stupid people running around getting themselves into ridiculous situations. Of course there are going to be many situations where the main characters narrowly escape death through some incredibly random or rare occurrence, but the situations in this movie (yes, I know its a movie about space aliens) come off as forced and bizarre. It never seemed that Tom Cruise or his children did what any normal person would do when faced with a giant alien killing machine blowing up everything in its path.
I really am just disappointed in Senior Spielbergo. I expected a little more out of him than what I saw on the screen. I had hoped he would expand the genre in some way and add some nuance to the movie, but none of my hopes came true. Heck, I at least expected it to be pretty. A Januz Kaminsky film is usually a visual treat (at least AI is aesthetically pleasing), but WOTW is just kind of blah.
Overall, I am just disapointed with the movie and I feel let down.
