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War of the Worlds Reviews

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Movie Info


Genre :

Action Sci-Fi

Release Date :

June 29, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Steven Spielberg

Starring :

Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Rick Gonzalez, David Alan Basche

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

7 of 10

“..undeniably fun and Spielberg's dusted off magic still works..”
by Alex Sandell [Juicy Cerebellum]
4 of 5

“..Thrilling, action-packed and genuinely scary...Highly recommended..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
3.5 of 4

“..this summer's blockbuster to beat them all...”
by Kit Bowen [Hollywood]
3 of 4

“..this is one war definitely worth waging...”
by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press]
4 of 5

“..The movie is solid all the way around, and Spielberg's touches are everywhere,..”
by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
4 of 5

“..Spielberg masterfully crafts a film that's absolutely gripping..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
“..pushes some of the right buttons and enough of the wrong ones..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3.5 of 5

“..never quite delivers an emotional knockout blow...”
by Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News]
3 of 4

“..Fantastic and banal, terrifying and occasionally dull,..”
by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News]
“..Extravagant in movie terms but stingy in emotional ones,..”
9.5 of 10

“..Easily one of the finest disaster movies of all time..”
by Joe Utichi [FilmFocus]
4 of 4

“..As well done as it is in most respects..”
by Steven Snyder [Zertinet Movies]
3 of 5

“..a well-crafted movie but one that fails to deliver the thrills, chills and pure camp..”
by Deborah Hornblow [The Hartford Courant]
3 of 4

“..a thrilling ride..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
“..a terrific film, a blockbuster that lives up to its billing...”
by Paul Clinton [CNN Showbiz]
3 of 4

“..a pretty good movie...”
by Chuck O'Leary [Fantastica Daily]
2.5 of 4

“..a kind of Pandora's boxed set of Spielberg's greatest hits... yet it is never half as involving as any one of them..”
by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
“..a blockbuster that transcends summer blockbusters...”
by David Edelstein [Slate]
5 of 5

“..a blisteringly entertaining and resoundingly shocking sci-fi horror thriller..”
by Scott Weinberg [EFilmCritic]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Bob Grimm [Sacramento News & Review]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Luke Buckmaster [In Film Australia]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
4 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Kerry Bennett [Grading The Movies]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Brian Orndorf [EFilmCritic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Daniel Neman [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Beary [The Trades]
Reviewed by Shawn Fitzgerald [MusicOMH]
Reviewed by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]

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i love every thing you doing

posted by Abeer on Jun 29, 2008

I really think that this movie is great is all way. Tom Cruise rockssss!!! Well done to War of the Worlds team.

posted by Mandip on Mar 08, 2009

This movie is great! Justin Chatwin is freaking hot!

posted by AnAlien on Mar 15, 2009

QXTCWE

posted by Lehmgtks on Jul 15, 2009

really cool!

posted by rdog on Oct 15, 2009
 
 

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