The aliens are coming and their goal is to
invade and destroy Earth; fighting superior technology, mankind's best
weapon is the will to
survive.
Successful
rejuvenation of the 50s alien invasion/doomsday subgenre offers
top-of-the-art special effects and action coupled with some good-natured
tongue-in-cheek humor.
Halliwell*:
"Enjoyably silly, jingoistic nonsense that found an appreciative
audience for its sensational effects of blwing up the White House and
most of the world; it sticks closely to the plot of The War of the
Worlds, offering a technological version of a biological virus to knock
out the aliens."
Maltin**1/2:
"Spectacular - and spectacularly stupid - sci-fi saga...Big,
Oscar-winning special effects are impressive, but the human stories are
so dumb, the writing so lame, and some of the performances so broad they
make some silly '50s sci-fi movies look brilliant by comparison."
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