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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781417057849
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 141705784X
Label: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 22, 2005
Running Time: 117 minutes
Sales Rank: 5433
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 29, 2005
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Despite super effects, a huge budget, and the cinematic pedigree of alien-happy Steven Spielberg, this take on H.G. Wells's novel is basically a horror film packaged as a sci-fi thrill ride. Instead of a mad slasher, however, Spielberg (along with writers Josh Friedman & David Koepp) utilizes aliens hell-bent on quickly destroying humanity, and the terrifying results that prey upon adult fears, especially in the post-9/11 world. The realistic results could be a new genre, the grim popcorn thriller; often you feel like you're watching Schindler's List more than Spielberg's other thrill-machine movies (Jaws, Jurassic Park). The film centers on Ray Ferrier, a divorced father (Tom Cruise, oh so comfortable) who witnesses one giant craft destroy his New Jersey town and soon is on the road with his teen son (Justin Chatwin) and preteen daughter (Dakota Fanning) in tow, trying to keep ahead of the invasion. The film is, of course, impeccably designed and produced by Spielberg's usual crew of A-class talent. The aliens are genuinely scary, even when the film--like the novel--spends a good chunk of time in a basement. Readers of the book (or viewers of the deft 1953 adaptation) will note the variation of whom and how the aliens come to Earth, which poses some logistical problems. The film opens and closes with narration from the novel read by Morgan Freeman, but Spielberg could have adapted Orson Welles's words from the famous Halloween Eve 1938 radio broadcast: 'We couldn't soap all your windows and steal all your garden gates by tomorrow night, so we did the best next thing: we annihilated the world.' --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the best th heat ray the violence, this is a cool movie the aliens look realistic. Trust me you won't be mad.
Rating:  - Creepshow
I'm sorry I can't even rate this 2 stars. Beacuse of the ending and how they tried to turn it into this feel-good family reunion at the end gave me the creeps. It's like, oh everyone in your immeadiate circle JUST HAPPENED to survive....yeah right. I wanted this to be a more realistic take on what would happened if this really took place in our lifetime. They spent more time keeping Tom cruise and dakota fanning in isolation, with all of their sentimental bs. I fast forwarded when tom cruise ... Read More
Rating:  - A Screaming Nightmare
The real horror of this very minor Stephen Spielberg effort is the relentless, never-ending shrieking and screaming and whining of Dakota Fanning. She's the daughter of Tom Cruise who is forever cradling and holding the little shrieking brat. What most movie-goers certainly wanted was for Cruise to give her a good smack to shut her up. Equally as irritating is Cruise's creepy son who is so asinine and repellant that he's another character who needs a good smack or two. They have endless arguments, ... Read More
Rating: - Better than the Original
I was concerned that this movie might not be good because of some reviews. Now that I've seen it, I think their criticism is utter nonsense. This is a spectacular summer blockbuster type of movie. Everything you'd want is there: lots of big action scenes, great aliens, great story & acting, etc. I like it better than the original movie. Unlike most movies, I feel like I could watch & enjoy this one again. The alien death machines and their plan of attack were not strictly logical, but they ... Read More
Rating:  - very good invasion of the monsters flick
I have long been a fan of the 50s version of this novel, which brought frightening possibilities to my Cold-War era child's mind. To be honest, I saw little point in remaking such a perfect film (definitely 5 stars), so I balked at getting this one until the price was so low I could own rather than rent it for nearly the same price.
When we played it, I was very happy with the new adaptation. Cruise is really good as a flawed, struggling divorcee: he can scarcely cope with real life ... Read More
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