I watched War of the Worlds last night. My wife doesn’t like these kind of movies, so I experienced the movie solo. I’ve heard some not-so-nice things about the pic, so I have to admit that my expectations were low. And I don’t know if that’s the reason or not, but I quite enjoyed the movie. It is one of the most tense, suspenseful movies that I’ve seen in a long time. Something interesting was always happening, and I always wanted to know what happened next (which many movies fail on).

The movie takes the view of a non-combatant (played by Tom Cruise of course) in the war between humans and aliens. And it does this very well, showing the wonder and terror of everything to do with the alien invasion. The special effects were quite good, and the movie had a very good cohesiveness to it.

I have to say that I disliked the ending for two reasons, but I can’t really tell you without giving it away. The movie had a lot of death in it, so it’s not for the faint of heart.

All in all, I quite enjoyed the movie and was pleasantly surprised. The little kid could have screamed a little less though.