War of the Worlds (2025) Amazon Prime

[AmazingGrace]

Just sat through this dirgepile and I wasn’t even stoned.

I definitely should’ve been, as that’s the demographic they are clearly targeting.

Easily the worst film I have watched for a long while and strangely, felt compelled to finish it.

It was entertaining though. Textbook “hang on if we do that won’t that create another plot hole?”
“Fukkit, who cares”

[b19rak]

Talk about multitasking..Absolute headf**k of a film.

[Animal]

Watching it now. Zero brain capacity required!

Objectively it's terrible. You can tell it was made on the cheap by the fact that there's only one real set and the CGI effects look like I did them - the lightning at the beginning forking both in front of and behind a tree was an early sign that this was not going to be a James Cameron masterpiece...

[The0perator]

I didn't think the much disliked Tom Cruise one was that bad, I quite enjoyed it. Assume this makes this ,look bad!

[Pistom]

I really can't believe the comments here - this is the sing best thing I've ever seen on Amazon Prime. This one film alone has been worth my membership.

It's a 10/10 for me. The acting, the special effects. It all had me hooked from the beginning.

What kind of people fail to appreciate a production of this quality???



Just kidding - it was utter ste!!!!

It's not even - it's so bad it's good.

[Stuey110x2]

It was all the little continuity details I enjoyed nitpicking, like a driving theory test but for film/media students. Their house has been destroyed and is on fire but a clear statement is made that there are no emergency services available to assist… meanwhile the ‘drone’ view of the burning house clearly shows water from hoses being enthusiastically deployed. It was hilariously bad… but I also watched it to the end.

[TerryMcCann]

It's a 2025 release of something that's been remade to death, what did you expect? Most new movies/TV are dreadful with poor writing/acting and wobbly camera syndrome coupled with OTT CGI.

[JoshSm]

Thanks to all for wasting your time watching this so I don't have to. Very much appreciate the sacrifice.

[Speckle]

I didn't even make it to the end of the trailer!

[MrOnTheRopes]

Just stick to the original!
It not only has the best atmosphere but also the best rubber alien when he shines the torch in its face

[soad]

Ice Cube? Dangerous Ground was mostly terrible, enough said.

[InitialDave]

I got about halfway through it and decided sufficient alcohol to tolerate progressing further might actually kill me.

[quigonjay]

Actually surprised there has not been more adaptations of HG Wells stuff with the copyright expiring a number of years ago. There was the two versions of this about six years ago, the one from the BBC and the other one with Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar Jones which I thought was great but I guess it is free for anybody to give it a go if now. Think I will give this one a miss

[richhead]

think i managed about 15 mins, i only stuck it that long in the hope it would get better.

[croyde]

I got 5 mins in..

[moanthebairns]

I've tried to finish it the last two nights but keep falling asleep. It's so bad I feel Ive got to see it through. Whatever processor he's running I want though, mines almost dies trying to open up autocad and outlook at the same time.

[quigonjay]

Told myself I wasn't going to bother but could not help myself, to be fair there was some decent aspects to it but overall was not great 4/10

[nails1979]

I didn't mind it. Very poor plot, same old plots to kill the aliens that's been done to death.
Still I'd had a tiring day and had too many beers and it was a very easy watch.

[Mr E]

Was this the one that was made in 2020 in the depths of Covid?

I did watch it expecting a disaster. It wasn’t that bad. I didn’t struggle to stay awake.

A number of times I was heard to mutter “it doesn’t work like that”, but Hollywood has done cybersec much much worse.