"No one would have believed in the early years of the twenty-first century that our world was being watched by intelligences greater than ours"...
"We always thought they would come in peace...but we never know...
Rating:****/*****
"With this Steven Spielberg takes us to the adventurous journey of alien invasion.Back 1982 when Speilberg gave us all time classic blockbuster E.T.(Extra territorial).It seems only few days back it had released but it had been 23 years old still charming in our mind.
Comes 2005 and here again spielberg brings another alien movie.But...but this time the aliens are not for friendship,not for war but for total extermination of human beings.H.G.Wells 1898 novel had been turned into visual stunner by Steven Spielberg
Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is an average
blue-collar worker living in a cluttered
him to barely meet his mortgage
payments. He rushes home from work one
morning to greet his kids - 10-year old
Rachel (Dakota Fanning)
and her 16-year old brother, Robbie
(Justin Chatwin) - who are being dropped
off by his ex-wife,Mary Ann (Miranda Otto)
, for a weekend visit.
Ray doesn't have the best relationship with his offspring,
and his deficiencies as a father are immediately apparent.
But this isn't a normal day. Before it has ended, bizarre
lightning storms have caused gigantic alien tripods to
explode from beneath the ground and entire towns are being leveled.Ray grabs his kids and takes them on a frantic roadtrip to find their mother. But, in a world where nothing can stop the mechanical monsters and humans are turning on humans for basic necessities, where can safety be found?
Tom Cruise yet again gives a knockout performance.Dakota Fanning is outstanding as Cruise's daughter.Tim Robbins is excellent in his small but significant role.
The only negative aspect of the movie is its ending.The ending is a total letdown especially if we consider its a 'spielberg' movie.However the movie takes you to the ride of breathtaking devastation and destruction by the aliens.
"Techno maestro" Speilberg proves that no one can beat him when it comes to special effects.Fabulous,shocking and stupendous words should be used for such type of special effects.For every destruction there is new technique,for every devastation there is new style.Best ever special effects for such kind of movie.
Cracking of buildings,shattering of earth and nervous gasps can make your blood chilling even in this summer.So get ready this summer for joycoaster ride and breathtaking adventure never seen before in an alien movie.H.G.Wells would be very pleased.his novel had been turned into visual stunner.One of the best alien invasion movie
We always thought they would come in peace...but we never know
