War of the Worlds (2005)

Roger Ebert wrote "War of the Worlds is a big, clunky movie containing some sensation sights but lacking the zest and joyous energy we expect from Steven Spielberg". He feels that this film is not one of his best works. He tells the reader that the film is a remake of a 1950 version. Ebert compares the film to other works that Spielberg has created and others of its genre. It is compared to Minority Report and The Day After Tomorrow. He questions the invasion of the robot aliens. He does not understand their purpose. Later in the review the film is compared to the novel version of the story by H.G. Wells. Overall Ebert's only problem with the film was the robot aliens. He enjoyed the cast and the roles they played. He just did not like those robot aliens.