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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Dreamworks
EAN: 9781417057856
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1417057858
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: 23061
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 29, 2005
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Product Description:
Dreamworks War of the Worlds (Full Screen)
Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come en masse to destroy Earth. As they plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must come to the defense of his children. As the world must fend for itself by a new and very advanced enemynot of this world, it's inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins
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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
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
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:  -
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:  -
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
Rating: -
I can't say that I love this movie, although parts of this movie are pretty awesome.
The whole story is told from Cruise's viewpoint. But imagine if they had done more besides that, and had given us awesome shots of overall distruction, with tripods laying waste to all areas of the planet. Now that would have been a sci-fi fanboy's wet dream. But No! Instead, Steven S. throws in all the corny schmaltz that he is famous for, thereby diluting the whole thing. So what we get is, while ... Read More
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"I'm in love!!!"
"I'm in love!!!"
"I'm in love!!!"
Too bad Oprah didn't have a laser from the movie.
BAAM!!!
Oh yeah, the movie?
It was pretty good, Tom even avoids acting like a complete moron.
It's a little short on story but big on special effects.
But for a popcorn movie, you really can't do any better than this.
The fx are just amazing, yes I know, good fx don't make a good movie.
FX aside, it's still a pretty good movie.
The acting ... Read More
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