I've watched Spielberg's War of the Worlds four times, twice in the cinema. Firts two times in the cinema I was very pleased with it. Then I watched it on dvd two years later and found it disappointing. Saw it again a few weeks ago and this time I found it very entertaining again.

I think most people hated it for the ending. I thought the ending was okay since that was how it ended in the book... but I didnt appreciate the fact that they didn't kill robbie off! That sucked.

Everything before that was damn entertaining. Many 'spielberg' moments, though I did wish for once that he would show a bit more of the battles rather than having the camera rotate around the family all the while. Also, some of the best CGI and explosions ever.