Admirable film.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Instead of watching this film, why not consider having a prefrontal lobotomy? If you don't like the sound of that, then take my lead, and shoot yourself in the face. Unfortunately for me, I have to write more lines of text to be able to submit this review. I really don't know how to elaborate further. My mouth is full of puke as I hold back the swear words. The makers of this film should be imprisoned for crimes against humanity. If you ever went to school, avoid this film. If you are totally high on moonshine all day everyday, have no teeth and sleep with your sister, then you will feel insulted at how stupid this film is. Go smash your face against the wall, that's more entertaining. Other than that. There is nothing to complain about.

This is a sequel to a straight to video version that was made around the same time as Spielbergs version. It stars C. Thomas Howell. After he appeared in the first film he decided that he could do a better job with the sequel and took the helm as director. Yes, it is every bit as sh1te and avoidable as it sounds. However, one of the co-stars, a Mr. Christopher Reid, who plays the character 'Pete'. His most notable achievement was the character 'Kid' in the Kid 'n' Play films from the late 80's / early 90's. His most notable achievement until now! He is quite simply the single most worst actor ever. EVER. If, instead of him, they had hired some clueless gimp off the street, not given them a script or any inkling as to what part they were playing or what they were supposed to be doing, they would have done a better job. It's this performance that makes the film worth watching. The part has made him a legend in my eyes. Absolute legend. Do yourself a service and watch this film.

When I first sat down to watch this I thought that this might be a half-decent flick at best and at worst, possibly good for a laugh, but I quickly realised I was wrong on both counts.There is nothing remotely good or even funny about this movie, it's just pure garbage and barely watchable. It's surprising that it wasn't just shelved away in a vault somewhere. The original War of the Worlds, was made on a shoestring budget, even for its day, yet the "actors" in this recent pox of a movie must have agreed to work for free, as it appears that coupons were used to make this.This should be called "War of the Clichés", they're all in there, the brooding yet determined leading man who let's nothing get in his way, the un-funny one-liner sidekick that you just wish would die painfully, the team of double-talking scientists that invent the crazy scheme, which somehow just manages to work, despite defying all laws of physics, the tough talking military/mission leader, complete with torn off sleeves, (nothing is more terrifying to an invading Martian army than a sleeveless shirt), and finally the fact that no-where but the United States has the last few working jet fighters all retro-fitted and ready to save the world. Gee I feel safer already.To know beforehand what this movie may be like, just imagine a home movie with photo-shop special effects and no story and you'll be close. If you can manage to sit through it long enough without falling asleep, you end up working out the twists on top of twists and you wonder, why try to write complexity into a movie if you can't be bothered backing it with actors, who aren't any better than extras, and some kind of budget.I don't get why they continue to make movies like this that simply tries to cash in on an already popular title. Don't waste your time watching this, you're better off watching someone who's watching paint dry.

I happened to see this movie listed on IMDb and wondered what it was...after all, I had never heard of a sequel being made after the first one came out. But..after watching part of it..I understood why is never made it ANYWHERE. The fact it is even shown on SYFY is surprising..and frankly, they do show some lame stuff on there quite often. C. Thomas Howell looked really old..and it truly seemed like he did not enjoy his part in the film...that came across clearly on camera. The acting skills of most of the others in the cast was lame to say the least. The guy from Kid & Play might have been there for comic relief or as a token black dude...not sure which really. He should have stuck with a music career instead of lowering himself to this mess. The special effects were anything but special...they looked cheap and cheesy. Granted....Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning probably regret signing on for the original...but the actors in this will regret they ever signed on for this one for sure.