h.g. wells couldn't write his way out of a wet paper bag

War of the Worlds is a pretty decent flick. The whole reason I like apocalyptic-themed movies has to do with the human reactions/responses to impending doom. This movie didn’t pull too many punches there.

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However, the character of Tom Cruise’s teenage son almost ruined the movie for me. He desperately wants to fight the aliens he knows he can’t beat?! Then he appears, seemingly out of the ether, alive and reunited with his family at the end. Please.

*Sarcastic Headline Alert: I only wrote this post so I could write that headline. I just threw a gum wrapper like 10 feet, only semi folded. I have no witnesses, unfortunately.