War of the Worlds

This was comically bad. Some of the worst acting across the board, paired with an incredibly uninspired script filled with dated and predictable tropes. Even the CGI looked low quality and cheap. Considering there was virtually no press or advertising for this film, it is clear even the producers knew it would be a total flop. I truly do not understand why this rendition was made. It adds nothing to the original and does not continue the storyline. It feels like the Kidz Bop version of an alien movie. The best actors in the film were the aliens. I would rather listen to the loud screeching sound they make for 90 minutes than sit through this joke of a film again.

They suckered me in with big names: Ice Cube, Clark Gregg and Michael O'Neill.

I'm sorry but Ice Cube is not believable as NSA and neither is Eva Longoria believable as NASA.

The daughter is meant to be incredibly smart as a biologist but she's kinda stupid. I guess you can forgive her as even the most intelligent people can be dumb when panicked.

The dialogue is so basic and almost juvenile. The film seems rushed, they figured out how to save the day too easily.

The Tripods were the only thing I didn't hate.

Inexplicable non-stop use of split screen with online conference software app like Zoom and Teams, with close ups of the apps themselves, and their annoying sounds and menus.

Meanwhile half the screen for most of the time we get Ice Cube's face and terrible acting making us wish for the Microsoft Teams menu to be shown up close again.

The government security expert doesn't seem very well trained, using his work computer to video call every Tom, Dick and Harry that he knows throughout the day, and therefore too busy so can only send text messages to the people he actually works with.

I had to switch off because I could not stand it any longer.

It just felt flat with the POV of a single character, for the most part, assembling a group of disparate characters. Was impressed with main characters multitasking prowess on the computer! CGI fell flat as if made with no understanding of texture maps and surface material qualities. Looked fake. Again, was amped but meh!

Howard The Duck is a far better alien invasion movie, than this absolute steaming pile of ****.

There was no reason to make this movie, it is an insult the HG Wells and the entire genre.

The acting is terrible, you care little about the characters, and the CGI looks like it was generated using an Amiga 500.