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War of the Worlds (2005) Rank 5 Reviews
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FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Working in the spirit of his predecessors but with the kind of uncanny special effects they could barely dream of, Spielberg has come up with an impressive production that is disturbing in the way only provocative science fiction can be. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
It makes Independence Day look like The Muppet Movie . ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
A disturbing account of Earth being thrown into the fan from a master filmmaker ready to take the darkness of our existence to places we may not be ready to confront. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
It may be no coincidence the president's poll numbers and the movie industry's ticket sales are both in a slump: Doom-and-gloom scenarios are playing out offscreen and on... ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
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Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Steven Spielberg returns to the scary territory of Jaws and Jurassic Park and once again proves himself to be the most gifted movie entertainer of his generation. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Contains all of the hallmarks of classic genre Spielberg: It shows you things you've never seen before, instills an accompanying sense of awestruck wonder, and delivers long stretches of heightened, delirious excitement that remind you why people started ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
It is, simply, the alienation-invasion movie to beat all alien-invasion movies: meticulously detailed and expertly paced and photographed, with sights so spectacular and terrible that viewers will have to consciously remind themselves to close their ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
Complete nightmare fertilizer ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
Cinescape
No one could have believed that in the first years of the 21st century that a serious big budget alien invasion film from one of cinema's foremost craftsmen was being watched by intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, who quickly, carelessly and with ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Cinescape
eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Spielbergs list of great movies is too long to catalog here, but rest assured: War of the Worlds now ranks among them. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
New York Magazine (Ken Tucker)
Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds is huge and scary, moving and funny--another capper to a career that seems like an unending succession of captivations. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at New York Magazine (Ken Tucker)
FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
This is Spielberg's finest hour since 1998's Saving Private Ryan . ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Entertainment Weekly
An attack-of-the-aliens disaster film crafted with sinister technological grandeur -- a true popcorn apocalypse. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Entertainment Weekly
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Meticulously detailed and expertly paced and photographed, with sights so spectacular and terrible that viewers will have to consciously remind themselves to close their mouths when their jaws drop open. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Where Spielberg is hamstrung, eventually, is by his source material. Wells' story has an anti-climactic resolution, and Spielberg has kept it. Maybe there is a trade-off between realism and entertainment. Wells' version is very logical; it's just not ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Until its final act, the film is lean and alive, a visceral thrill ride designed to move audiences to the edge of their seats or maybe into their parents' laps. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
...while his "War's" waging, Spielberg will have you by the throat. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
The images are fresh and imaginative and yet perfectly believable, mixing the normal with the inconceivable, ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
It's nice to see Spielberg at the helm of a huge summer movie again. This is my favorite high profile film of the season thus far. Now bring on Indy IV damn it! ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Steven Spielberg's meticulous, thrilling and chilling War of the Worlds is a testimony to tension. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
The Cinema Source (Dan Portnoy)
RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
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JoeCritic.com (Sam Bear)
Slate (David Edelstein)
It's the human struggle that makes this a sci-fi masterpiece. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
...inspires the same jaw-dropping awe as Jurassic Park and Close Encounters both did with the same mix of fantasy, horror, and the regular guy. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Variety (Todd McCarthy)
A gritty, intense and supremely accomplished sci-fier. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
There's plenty of blood, most of the cast of thousands die, and some of the images are just plain disturbing...I loved it. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Spielberg shows that he remains the master of the form he virtually invented. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
CHUD (Devin Faraci)
War of the Worlds is, hands down, the best big budget film of the summer. Maybe the year. Spielberg has crafted a real classic. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Rivets and amazes, even if it falls just frustratingly short of the mind-expanding grandeur it could have had. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
If Jurassic Park was Jaws with claws, War of the World is E.T. gone bad, a big, noisy, scary sci-fi with dazzling technology that overwhelms the simplistic story and personae ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
When it's in full throttle, there's not been and probably won't be a better action movie out there this summer. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
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Empire Magazine [UK]
About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
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Now Playing Magazine (Scott Collura)
Some of the directors finest thriller-style work in years. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Now Playing Magazine (Scott Collura)
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Empire Magazine [UK]
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
Good-naturedly bludgeons its audience with old-fashioned alien-invasion hysteria. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
... like watching 100 minutes of the actual apocalypse and then switching to the climax of a sappy TV movie about parenting. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
UpcomingDiscs.com (Brendan Surpless)
Bigfanboy (Mark Walters)
The movie opens by showing us a dock worker named Ray Ferrier (Cruise). He leaves work in a hurry to meet with his ex-wife Mary Ann (Miranda Otto), now remarried, and dropping off their two kids for the weekend. Rachel (Dakota Fanning) and Robbie ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Bigfanboy (Mark Walters)
Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Future Movies (Paul Greenwood)
Matt Noller
How they manage to get as far as they do has something to do as well with how the film gradually exudes a charming, even gentle, hold on your attention -- both King (played by Leo Bill) and Cuthbertson (Kenneth Cranham) aren't violent men by nature, ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Matt Noller
Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
MovieWeb (J.P. Mangalindan)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It's impossible to praise too highly the verve, skill and authenticity with which Spielberg brings off his alien invasion. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
It's hard to imagine a better movie called "War of the Worlds" than this latest from Steven Spielberg. It is, simply, the alienation-invasion movie to beat all alien-invasion movies: meticulously detailed and expertly paced and photographed, with sights ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Im neuen Sci-Fi- Spektakel von Regisseur Steven Spielberg spielt Tom Cruise als Ray Ferrier einen nicht gerade erfolgreichen Dockarbeiter, der im Leben nicht wirklich viel auf die Reihe zu bekommen scheint. Als dann seine Ex-Ehefrau und ihr neuer Ehemann ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Cineclub-Filmkritik
The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
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Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
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Empire Magazine (Colin Kennedy)
A greatest-hits package from our greatest living entertainer, there is almost overmuch to admire here, but only the moments that aspire to post-9/11 relevance chill as well as thrill. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Empire Magazine (Colin Kennedy)
Empire (Colin Kennedy)
Dark and stormy, even gloomy, this is a distinctly autumnal blockbuster from the man who invented summer. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Empire (Colin Kennedy)
EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Du pur divertissement de grande qualité. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
The audience is treated to one extraordinary vision after another; the sense of a world literally being destroyed around the principal actors, the sense of their flight through panic and destruction, the sense of concussion, collapse, rubble and ruin. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
The imagery is startling not just for its symbolic resonances, but for the breathless intensity with which it sears the screen. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
The filmmaker who once aimed to enchant his audiences with cheerful stories of beatific visitors from outer space now wants only to scare the hell out of us. E.T., as it turns out, is a mass murderer after all, and we are his Reese's Pieces. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Might be too realistic for its own good: The film takes perhaps a little too much glee in its abilities to manufacture mayhem. That being said, the ride is extraordinary. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Surprisingly dark for a blockbuster and delivers handsomely in terms of thrills and special effects. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)
The title of the film is misleading. This is not a film about war. This is a movie about extermination. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)
filmcritic.com (Eric Meyerson)
the greatest alien invasion movie ever ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at filmcritic.com (Eric Meyerson)
Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
The originative and visually stunning first half saves the film from whatever shortcomings its weaker second half, particularly its conclusion, may deliver ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Just as Jaws made us fear the water, WOTW makes us wary of the weather. You'll never again look at lightning in quite the same way. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Never Before Has Spielberg so Tragically Shot Himself in the Foot with his Ending and Never before have I been so Willing to Forgive. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Drawbacks aside, with War of the Worlds , Hollywood is calling on Spielberg to deliver this summer's blockbuster, and he accomplishes the task. The movie is solid all the way around, and Spielberg's touches are everywhere. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Se diga lo que se diga, captará audiencias que, como si huyeran de los extraterrestres invasores, abarrotarán las salas y se sumergirán en la tibia oscuridad... ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)
the most adult film to come out during the summer season in years. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)
eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
The film is so fascinating in how realistically it paints its doomsday scenario that it is easier to forgive the weak, if traditional, ending. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Certainly one of the most lovingly crafted, end-of-the-world, cinematic feasts ever made, a spectacle of destruction and survival not even C.B DeMille could have envisioned. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Draven99's Musings (Chris Beaumont)
Do you ever sit down to write a review and find that the words just aren't there? Well, I have been trying to write this review for the last week, the thoughts are there, but for some reason the head to hand translation function of my brain is severely ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Draven99's Musings (Chris Beaumont)
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JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
Strange as it may seem, coming from a dyed-in-the-wool horror movie nerd, this was the movie I was most excited for this summer. I loved the original film and love the Orson Welles radio play so I figured â Spielberg, aliens, end of the world, I am ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
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Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
... the inventor of the summer blockbuster directing the biggest movie star on the planet... Its big, its loud, and its what you expect an event film to be. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
USA Today (Claudia Puig)
But expect a logical plot, and you'll walk out of the theater with a host of questions, mostly concerning procedural points of the alien attack. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
'...director Steven Spielberg has brought the story to this generation. And it is a story meant for this time.' ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The first two acts are overpowering specimens of effects-amped, screen-incinerating hysteria. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Fantastica Daily (Chuck O'Leary)
Almost good enough to make you forget its director is an overrated egomaniac and its star is a self-righteous nut. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Fantastica Daily (Chuck O'Leary)
Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Fantastic and banal, terrifying and occasionally dull, pure Spielberg and yet at times anonymous, War of the Worlds delivers multiple viewing experiences during its two-hour running time. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>
Steven Spielbergused to have an inerrant ability to understand how the audience was experiencing his films, to know where we were emotionally and why. In recent years, as evidenced in his last four uneven movies, he's lost some of that innate ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
For the first 100 minutes of his 117-minute film Spielberg holds the audience in a grip of fear. When Ray and Rachel take refuge in the storm cellar of a survivalist (a miscast Tim Robbins), the director's grip relaxes only a bit, but the film never ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)
Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Spielberg seems to have resigned himself to the fact that he'll never match the impact of the radio show, but he's making no bones about going after that FX Oscar. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
H.G. Wells wouldn't recognize his 1898 alien-invasion novel, The War of the Worlds , in Steven Spielberg's updated film version. But Wells could probably relate to the ensuing fear and panic. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
This is B-movie material all the way, yet it's not only watchable, it's engrossing. That's because the material is in the hands of an A-talent director, who knows, as few of his contemporaries do, how to manipulate the plastic qualities of a film: the ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
The film isn't quite excellent, though, since it sags in the middle and starts to seem repetitive. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Alas, Robbins is far more interesting than Cruise, and you wonder what the film would have been like if their roles were reversed -- if Robbins were the loser in search of redemption and Cruise the agitated freak in the basement. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
It's those dark visions of destruction that stick, even when Spielberg pushes the script to an unlikely happy ending. Great foreplay, failed orgasm. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Certainly a grab-bag of Spielberg's Greatest Hits, but like The Beatles, there's a reason a lot of those Hits were #1 when they came out. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
War of the Worlds is not vintage Spielberg, and it's on the grim side for a summer action blockbuster, but it's worth the time and money invested. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
When the guy who made Saving Private Ryan uses the word 'war' in a title, audiences should believe him. War of the Worlds is brutal. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
It is nerve-wracking and gripping and draws specific parallels, both dramatically and visually, to 9/11, but never in a way that seems anything but natural. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Christianity Today (Peter T. Chattaway)
Like disasters in real life, the film hits you in the gut with a vision of catastrophe, and leaves you to sort out what it all means. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Christianity Today (Peter T. Chattaway)
Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
This is one genuinely scary, disturbing movie. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Whether it represents filmmaking at its most opportunistic or most empathic will be up to each viewer to decide, but there's no denying its potency as a harrowing thrill ride. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Spielberg's Worlds is filled with terrific scenes but ultimately, he draws the film to a predictable and utterly disappointing conclusion. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
No es la gran película de la década, pero sí es un claro ejemplo de entretenimiento del más alto nivel que te mantendrá, literalmente, en el filo de la butaca. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Spielberg and his team are master filmmakers, and it's a pleasure to see them work ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
so impressive in so many ways that it makes the frustration over its miserable final moments that much harder to bear ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
There's a longstanding movie riddle that asks the following question: Is it better to have a mediocre director and a great screenplay, or a great director and a mediocre screenplay? War of the Worlds, Steven Spielberg's entry into the 2005 summer box offi ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...wowing enough to silence rude, modern movie audiences in their seats. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Apollo Guide (Kevin N. Laforest)
Theres not much plot, depth or character development, but it more than makes up for it in relentless intensity and consistency of vision. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Apollo Guide (Kevin N. Laforest)
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Mark Collette)
Gritty visuals, paired with awesome sound design, create a trepidation that at moments rises to a quality we haven't seen in a Spielberg film since 1977. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Mark Collette)
Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
War of the Worlds is thoughtful, but dont let that worry you. This is an action film concerned more with delivering thrills than making bold statements. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
War of the Worlds is easily the most bone-chillingly scary movie Spielberg has made, but it also taps into an unsettling kind of fear that never goes for the cheap thrill. The dread Spielberg conjures is horribly personal. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
An intense sci fi experience that should satisfy viewers who crave both expensive special effects and intimate human drama, assuming that such an audience exists. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
The [visual] comparisons to the terrible events of 9-11 are unmistakable and immediate. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
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Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
This is B-movie material all the way, yet it's not only watchable, it's engrossing. That's because the material is in the hands of an A-talent director, who knows, as few of his contemporaries do, how to manipulate the plastic qualities of a film. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
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Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
My recommendation is tempered by the fact that this started off as a great movie and ended as little more than a piece of pleasant fluff. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Maximum Movies (Max Einhorn)
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Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
In terms of sheer spectacle alone, War of the Worlds is a winner. If this movie doesn't help stop or turn around the box-office slide of the past few months, then Hollywood really is in big trouble. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
The movie grabs us early, makes us squirm something fierce, and almost frustratingly never lets go till the very end. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
War of the Worlds' is a picture without a thought in its pretty head: the Tom Cruise movie to end all Tom Cruise movies. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Yet another adaptation of the oft-visited alien invasion classic by H.G. Wells, Steven Spielberg (The Terminal, Catch Me if You Can) takes his turn for a credible, but a touch underdeveloped, update of War of the Worlds. Produced at breakneck speed for a ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Stunning. ... Fanning gives such an authentic portrayal of a terror-stricken child that you might want to call Family Services on her behalf. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
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A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. The film stars Tom Cruise, Dakota ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Jesusfreakhideout.com Movie Reviews
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Yet another adaptation of the oft-visited alien invasion classic by H.G. Wells, Steven Spielberg (The Terminal, Catch Me if You Can) takes his turn for a credible, but a touch underdeveloped, update of War of the Worlds. Produced at breakneck speed for a ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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On first glance War of the Worlds contains all the hallmarks of a great film from Steven Spielberg. We follow the story of Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) as he fights to keep his family alive from the alien extermination of humankind. This storytelling ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Wakinglimb.com
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We may all be dead by the time someone manages the strength to make an actual film about the attacks of September 11. Hopefully it will be from natural causes instead of subsequent terrorist action, but it will probably take a good half-century before ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
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Although it's thoroughly retooled, H.G. Wells's scenario doesn't allow for many soft landings, and the extreme respect for havoc on view quite properly keeps the Spielbergian cutesies to a minimum. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Acting is not really the point of this movie, which seems to arise above all from Mr. Spielberg's desire to reaffirm that he is, along with everything else, a master of pure action filmmaking. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
As is his wont, Spielberg can't resist stuffing the ending of the movie with a bit too much cheese and baloney. Despite those quibbles, War of the Worlds is taut, gripping and surprisingly dark filmmaking. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Washington Post (Michael O'Sullivan)
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The good parts are really good and the bad parts are really bad. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
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In an unfortunate case of star casting, Cruise strains credibility as a hard-edged Jersey dockworker. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
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Both epic and intensely personal a near-impossible balancing act that Spielberg executes brilliantly for the first 100 minutes. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Bloody Disgusting (Brian Juergens)
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I thoroughly enjoyed the street level perspective of the world being destroyed, it just would've been nice if they hadn't crapped out at the end. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
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Much is destroyed in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds , but the movie never quite delivers an emotional knockout blow. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
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That Spielberg may be too cuddly for this material is an obvious concern. But as parts of War of the Worlds prove, he possesses the ability to shake off the warm fuzzies and dive headlong into the abyss. Orson Welles -- whose take on the ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
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In his latest science-fiction epic, director Steven Spielberg shows he's better at blowing up the world than anyone else alive. Unfortunately, he also shows he has no idea how to put the world back together. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
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The shadows of many movies loom over Steven Spielberg's take on War of the Worlds like so many alien tripods. There's the 1953 version, of course, of the famous H.G. Wells novel, which had suave Gene Barry battling the strange predators. And is there any ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Georgia Straight (Ken Eisner)
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"The beauty in this lesser in everything but the budget ($135 million) Spielberg film, is in the spectacle." ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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The concept of mankind falling prey to an invading dominant alien species is one that seems to massage the film-going publicâs paranoia in a highly profitable way. Whether weâre talking Independence Day or the TV series V (which Independence Day ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Close-Up Film (Jarrod Walker)
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Has masterfully polished mechanics, some of the most seamless CGI effects in recent memory, and the Wells veneration is admirable. However, the film takes far too many creative shortcuts, like bookended narration and aliens that make strategically ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Premiere (Aaron Hillis)
Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
War of the Worlds pushes some of the right buttons and enough of the wrong ones to make you wish that Spielberg would move on from aliens already and use his unparalleled talents to focus once more on earth. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Now that this technically impressive - but seriously flawed and self-referential - remake is finally in theaters to swell the July 4 weekend box office, conversation will doubtless shift to the lamest ending yet to a Steven Spielberg movie. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Forget what Tom Cruise does outside his movies: What he does inside his movies is more than enough to wreck them. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
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Letâs begin with a quote from another film critic. Thatâs always fun (and less work for me). Itâs a prophetic interlude from Roger Ebert, not from his âWar of the Worldsâ review (I havenât read it yet) or even his âClose Encounters of the ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Friday & Saturday Review
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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 ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Tiscali UK
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La vita di Ray Ferrier è tutt'altro che elettrizzante sotto ogni punto di vista: separato dalla moglie, non è ben visto neppure dai suoi due figli, e non si può dire che egli sia esente da colpe per questo, per via del suo carattere un po' ruvido.
E' ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Fabrizio Formenti)
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Even hostile invasions need a bit more character and plot development. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
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It unfolds in the angst-haunted shadow of the 9/11 terror attacks and teeters on a thin edge of sheer panic -- the carnage is no gleeful game and the devastation is so overwhelming that human defenses crumble like sand. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
IGN Movies (Spence D.)
For all its technical beauty, there's something lacking. It often feels a bit like Spielberg phoned the film in or at the very least painted it by numbers. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at IGN Movies (Spence D.)
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(...) La primera media hora de Guerra de los Mundos es una maravilla de suspenso, tensión, horror y drama... ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)
Almost every moment of War of the Worlds is heart-racing, jaw-dropping, knuckle-biting, date-grabbing adrenaline. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Christine James)
Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
It's really amazing how much pathos is generated while there's nothing on screen but violence and mass panic. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Make E.T. a bad dude whose momma never loved him and we're talking real scorched-earth policy here ... These guys are dividers, not uniters. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Steven Spielberg's reasonably entertaining rendering of the 1898 H. G. Wells novel is an elemental story of predator and prey. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
I can only imagine how much better this would have been if they had taken a risk on the ending. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
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It unfolds in the angst-haunted shadow of the 9'11 terror attacks and teeters on a thin edge of sheer panic. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
What hurts it is Spielberg's dogged insistence on turning it into yet another of his seemingly endless middle-brow meditations on the travails of the middle-class family. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
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click to read review [Greek] ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
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Itâs the right role for Cruise, but the movie is so devoted to him, so star-driven, that it begins to seem a little demented. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at The New Yorker (David Denby)
Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Spielberg is pretty much incapable of making a terrible movie anymore. But he has plainly forgotten a lot of what makes a good popcorn movie since his Jurassic period. Where's the fun? ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
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In War of the Worlds, Tom Cruise plays dock worker Ray Ferrier, an everyman, hard-workin' dude who toils on the New Jersey docks. He's divorced from his wife (Miranda Otto) who has remarried, and is pretty estranged from his two kids Rachel (Dakota ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
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[A]s much a disaster movie as it is a straight sci-fi horror film there are very good performances in the film but the movie leaves you feeling let-down and quarrelsome. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)
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[A] shockingly unimaginative remake. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Newly updated but shamelessly hokey, Steven Spielberg's version of the 1898 H.G. Wells yarn about murderous invaders from outer space starts off as a nimble scare show like ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
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A big, clunky movie containing some sensational sights but lacking the zest and joyous energy we expect from Steven Spielberg. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"War of the Worlds" is a big, clunky movie containing some sensational sights but lacking the zest and joyous energy we expect from Steven Spielberg. It proceeds with the lead-footed deliberation of its 1950s predecessors to give us an alien invasion that ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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It's tiring, stressful and just plain not much fun to watch a 10-year-old scream in total terror for almost two hours. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
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No one would have believed in the early years of the twenty-first century that our world was being watched by intelligences greater than our own. That as men busied themselves about their various concerns, they observed - and studied. With infinite ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at The Spinning Image (Jason Cook)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Go for the extraordinary special effects, by all means, but not if you want to feel good about yourself or humanity. And heed the PG-13 rating, because this movie takes no prisoners. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
A rather primitive demolition derby, with little of the human solidarity that was corny but meaningful in the 1953 picture. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
War of the Worlds is the kind of movie Spielberg can make in his sleep, which may be why it feels like we are sleepwalking while watching it. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
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Spielberg is the only one who can mess up a Spielberg film. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)
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Has all the mechanized ingenuity of one of those dazzling Tripods, but the bigger they are....it's the gutless ending that renders War of the Worlds most insulting. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
A problematic blockbuster with one essential saving grace: It's profoundly frightening in a way that few directors have the talent to capture. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Premiere Magazine (Aaron Hillis)
...the film's only sublime moments happen in scenes where the population gets blown up. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Premiere Magazine (Aaron Hillis)
CinemaZone.dk
Vi er sÃ¥ sandelig ikke længere i de uskyldige 90âere. Hvor Roland Emmerich med glimt i øjet kunne more sig med en fremmed invasion i Independence Day tilbage i 1996, sÃ¥ har alvoren sænket sig over Hollywood og ikke mindst legebarnet Steven ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
In the second half of the film, the wind starts to go out of Spielberg's sails. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
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Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Technically flawless but not especially moving. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
... A visual and technical achievement, but underwhelming on every other level. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
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The film is dark and bleak with little real sense of wonder--the thing that should be Spielberg's forte. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Mark R. Leeper)
Time (Richard Corliss)
The new film is a toss-up with George Pal's very watchable 1953 version: the special effects are even better here, the drama even lamer. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Time (Richard Corliss)
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F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)
The narrative miscalculation is extraordinary and ruinous to the extent that I can't conjure an example of a similarly enjoyable movie being beheaded so efficiently. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at F5 (Wichita, KS) (Jake Euker)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
[O]nce you get over your initial sense of awe at the special effects, you're left with the feeling that you're being hit over the head repeatedly. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Golly, is it too much to expect more character dimension than this from the director of "Schindler's List"? ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Earth goes to war, but Spielberg merely goes back to his aging bag of tricks. ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
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Extravagant in movie terms but stingy in emotional ones, it embodies all of Spielberg's bad impulses and almost none of his good ones: It's a grand display of how well he knows how to work us over, and yet the desperation with which he tries to get to us ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
What - what - have they created here? Really folks, I'm at a loss... ...read the complete War of the Worlds movie review at Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
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