War of the Worlds (2005) | *First Time Watching* | Movie Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@dlweiss]

The foghorn-sounding noise that the tripods make before they go on a killing spree is honestly one of the creepiest sounds I've ever heard in a movie.

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Yeah and it's interesting that they was made by a Didgeridoo and a Djembe drumb

[@brbrdeng9122]

For me the most creepiest sound of all time is the howl of American werewolf in London. Vaguely human, and filled with pain that blinds all reason.

[@amyamyamy777]

It makes me sleepy

[@OGJohnMarston]

@@brbrdeng9122 goated movie. the transformation is still insane even for a movie from the 80s

[@mr.r8939]

Like banging on the ground to flush out rats, need something to get us scurrying while they vaporize us lol.

[@GinaPressley]

In 1938 Orson Wells and some friends did a radio broadcast of the war of the world's, they put on like a play and read the book as a news broadcast and people who were listening to the radio BELIEVED that we were being invaded and it causes a big panic! They did this 40 year old novel as a news story lol, Orson Wells said “If I’d planned to wreck my career,” he told several people at the time, “I couldn’t have gone about it better.”

[@egberthigglewonk4520]

He also had to apologize in front of newsreel cameras the next day...he was lucky to still have a career afterwards.

[@coxmosia1]

Yeah, it wasn't his fault people couldn't tell a radio program from reality. He shouldn't have had the need to apologize.

[@hadoken95]

@@coxmosia1 It's very easy in our disinformation age to look back and think of how stupid people might have been. However when you remove the internet and television, it's a lot easier to understand how this became problematic at the time. Shit, this was at the onset of WW2 even. Lucky to still have a career indeed!

[@richardburdon3241]

the reason for the panic was because their was another popular radio show on another station that overlapped the Orson Wells show. Orson Wells made the disclaimer before the broadcast started. But People coming in late missed the announcement.

[@allenwhitmer8192]

The "panic" was overblown. Much like the news media of today, it was highly sensationalized. Newspapers were trying to discredit radio as a source of news and information, because they felt threatened. It was one of the earliest forms of disinformation. Not that many people were really fooled, look it up

[@phen277]

"Something out of Star Wars. The big hippo dogs." That had me rolling

[@Metal0sopher]

And this is way older than Star Wars, all the way from the 19th century, the original book was written in 1897 by HG Wells. This book, along with the books by Jules Verne, inspired almost all modern Sci-fi including Star Wars.

[@DiLorenzo04]

I still can't figure out what she is talking about 😂 The AT-AT?

[@deathbysnoosnoo8640]

That was a first for me

[@ishaan863]

@@DiLorenzo04 definitely the AT-AT but I'm calling them hippo dogs from now on for sure

[@profshad3429]

​@@DiLorenzo04thats what I guessed

[@BammerD]

Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, the two stars from the 1953 movie, made a cameo at the very end as the kid's grandparents.

[@clarencewalker3925]

Yep, you're a movie lover!

[@TampaCEO]

WOW! I had no idea. What a great easter egg. Thanks for sharing.

[@jackbedient]

I didn’t know that! Thanks for the trivia! That version was awesome as a kid when it’d pop up as a Sunday Movie. The chirring sound effect is iconic…

[@jimmyzee7040]

Who didn’t know that ? Jeez , clearly it was Gene Barry, did you ever see the 1953 version ?

[@TampaCEO]

@@jimmyzee7040 Uh... no... I saw it when I was like 10 years old, so, no I don't remember the actors. Also, the original was like 60 earlier than this one so they've changed slightly since then.

[@greglegakis4177]

Best line from Asia, "they came with their cousins and everything."

[@willcool713]

HG Wells wrote this story over 125 years ago. The idea of just liquifying prisoners for fertilizer was inhumanly monstrous then, before the atrocities of the World Wars. Back then it was Martians, envious of our water world, which makes a lot more sense, really. If you could travel to another star, you could easily gather all the resources you'd ever need, without resorting to wasting time and energy on conflict and conquest. It's still compelling to think about the Earth saving us from foreign invaders, like a global immune system. Great story.

[@lyrand6408]

The irony, however, is that just within our own Solar system, there's trillions of tons of ice water on various moons, and on Mars' own north and south poles (and under just a few centimetres of soil on the surface is suspected to be lots of frozen rivers and even lakes). Any would-be invaders from other worlds would have a MUCH easier time just grabbing those resources rather than planning a costly and resource-intensive war on Earth, not to mention that our own water is mostly very salty and polluted from our own activity (which any advanced civilizations would notice right away). However, back then when the story was written they wouldn't have known any of that, so of course water on Earth being the main reason why Martians would invade made more sense. It's just that adapting this story to 2005 and saying that the aliens were beaten by our own bacteria was probably more humiliating for so-called advanced aliens than anything else. We have to dig deep into suspension of disbelief to pretend that - just maybe - the original world where they come from has no bacteria at all, so they didn't bother checking for it on Earth. But still it doesn't make much sense considering what was literally told in the movie's introduction narration; it tells us that they watched us for some time and observed; they would have known about bacteria, and simply didn't prepare for it, going as far as breathing our air, drinking our water and 'eating us'? That's why the movie was critiqued, because the aliens were basically very, very dumb (albeit technologically-advanced... then again, only their Tripod shields were doing all the defensive work, it's truly the only thing they had, because as soon as that is gone they're sitting ducks, very slow, loud, tall and easy to spot; in a conventional war they'd have been wiped out in a matter of a few days all around the world by just using artillery).

[@michaelinlofi]

The book also featured a black smoke the Martians used to choke humans to death. When Wells wrote it, it was meant to be an unimaginably cruel weapon. 15 years later... mustard gas

[@johnfrilando2662]

The Grandparents at the end of the film were Gene Barry and Ann Robinson were the stars of the great 1953 version that is still awesome. The director put them in as an homage to the film

[@APixieNinja]

I never knew that. Pretty neat!

[@taylorrussell3158]

Spielberg

[@tinocontreras5105]

That's crazy. I remember watching the original on Family Classics on Thanksgiving back in the early 80s

[@UrbanSamurai1975]

Fun facts: 1) The older couple who were the parents of Tom Cruise's wife in the film, were the protagonists from the original "War Of The Worlds" film from 1953. 2) This was the final part of Steven Spielberg's "Alien Trilogy", which included "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "E.T. : The Extra Terrestrial".

[@TheFalconerNZ]

Wow I had missed that the grandparents were cameos, thanks.

[@luketimewalker]

oooh I didn't know that!

[@jannathompson2262]

@@luketimewalker I didn't know that either...

[@coolperson962]

I didn't know that it was part of an unlinked trilogy. Makes sense though, you have curious aliens in Close Encounters, friendly aliens or an alien in ET and hostile aliens in this

[@stephensliger5981]

Glad y’all enjoyed this! Spielberg knows how to build the suspense!

[@looneygardener]

I met him randomly at a farmers market in my small city in Canada!!!!!

[@taterboob]

But then he has this weird obsession with undercutting it by shoving annoying kids in there too. I remember when I first watched this movie in the theater, I actively wanted the son to die.

[@looneygardener]

@@taterboob the screaming kid was my trigger.

[@tripwire3992]

@@looneygardenerwar with aliens was rachaels trigger

[@cameronrobinson3933]

I enjoyed this movie a lot and a lot of people complain about the end but I kind of appreciated a story where the main characters weren't also the people that save the world they were just people that were in the situation as well and I liked it.

[@pettytyrant2720]

Its still very, American, he might be supposed to be an ordinary working person, but he still takes down a tripod singlehandely with a grenade, he still has to have his action hero moments, whereas the books narrator has no such hero moments, he really is just someone caught up in it.

[@kaylew108]

I know right. I thought it was brilliant and the idea that germs would take them down was a great idea. The kind of thing we don’t think of at first but makes sense. But to be fair it also doesn’t make sense that they wouldn’t know about that and take precautions

[@walteralcaraz5898]

@@kaylew108 They did know about that, hence the shields and pretty much destroying everything. It wasn't until they started eating people, and thus the bacteria in us was transferring to them via that (similar to mad cow), then they started getting infected. If they had not begun eating people and just starting killing everything, they would have won. Once they started dying because of that, their shields became unsustainable and that made them easy prey for our weaponry.

[@chaotix7275]

@@kaylew108 Its presumed they wiped out every microbe on their planet so long ago that they completely forgot about diseases existing. Still, you would think they would remember if they were watching Earth for a long time.

[@unknownsword9042]

I just assume they did take precautions. They probably told the pilots not to get out of the vehicle. Knowing modern day tankers the pilots were probably like “it will be fine if we drink the water.”

[@jackierenee1691]

I love this movie, the script and acting was very solid. I got to read the book in school. My grandma (97) actually remembers the old broadcast story time they did on the radio. She said her mother turned it off. Great grandma thought that Orsen Welles was "sauced" live on the air and was absolutely disgusted as respectable families were listening. She didn't realize he was just acting out a scifi book. She forbid radio at bedtime after that. At least she didn't think it was actually an invasion 😂

[@DarthRaider520]

This is such an underrated performance by Tom Cruise. I really love this movie.

[@johnnyboy7144]

Seriously, I think it’s one of his greatest performances and it always gets overlooked

[@angelagraves865]

Oblivion (2013) and Edge of Tomorrow (2014) are both great Tom Cruise sci-fi movies. Edge of Tomorrow is especially exciting. I highly recommend both.

[@djsugarbear6715]

Minority report. Really good

[@angelagraves865]

@@djsugarbear6715 YES! I always forget about that one.

[@dasarus]

Yeah please react to all of them.

[@pablom-f8762]

Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut, if you feelin french, like.

[@angelagraves865]

@@pablom-f8762 I love both those movies.

[@tavomb]

This brings some good memories. When my family bought our first home theater, we had this movie on DVD, and we would watch it with the volume extremely high to test the speakers, and oh man, that alarm sound still gives me the chills, the sound design in this movie is INSANE.

[@nickmackechnie7073]

Funny, my family would do the same thing but they always used the war scene from gladiator 😊

[@iamthepope9167]

The atmosphere set by Spielberg on this one gives it so much gravity it feels exactly the way you’d imagine this unfolding in real life. And Cruise drives it home this is in my opinion one of his best acting performances but it goes largely skipped over because sci fi. One of my favorites of all time and that rarity where the remake is far and above better than the original (though the nod at the end was cool). We get sick when encountering certain bacteria and viruses but as we count back in history our ancestors suffered more and more the further back we go when encountering those same organisms. They paid the price in blood for current generations’ ability to eat breathe and get injured or sick without succumbing to them. The invading aliens skipped eons of evolution and adaption on earth and tried to return to a planet no longer hospitable to them but not in the way they had calculated. The tiny organisms that used to kill us saved us in this case, what a brilliant and unique and thoughtful story. Glad you guys enjoyed it. Now give Asia back her blanket!

[@thomasn3882]

You're out of your mind if you think this exercise in narcissism it better than the 1953 classic. I have no idea what to say to something that wrong headed.

[@johnnyboy7144]

100% this is one of Cruises best performances on his career and it always gets overlooked

[@iamthepope9167]

@@johnnyboy7144 agreed, down to the little things like how he gets frustrated with his son for not listening to him quick enough and gives him the old “I’m gonna slap u” gesture… he sells me every time that he’s these kids actual dad.

[@johnnyboy7144]

@@iamthepope9167 100%

[@kalishakta]

@@thomasn3882 I refuse to watch any movies Scientology boy is in, except Eyes Wide Shut.

[@jayvon96]

One of my favorite childhood movies. I'd always watch it with my best friend at sleepovers, and we'd discuss how we'd adapt our basements and survive this.

[@Bongoslam]

Childhood movie? Damn I'm getting old.

[@hectorfrausto9705]

​@@Bongoslamlmao i was thinking the same thing

[@america1st721]

hilarious, same here but no sleepover, with my Son who was 13 at the time.

[@shocbomb23]

For me and my friends it was Dawn Of The Dead and we would talk all night how we would pimp out or local shopping mall to make it zombie proof and ride out the zombie apocalypse in style😂

[@lechat8533]

@@Bongoslam LOL... You`re not alone, my friend :)))

[@deanrobertoleson4669]

“You can take your blanket back now…it’s all good.” 😂😂😂 You guys are awesome.

[@zonedaiatlas]

That one thing I liked about this movie is the design of the martian machine and its purpose. Very accurate to the book. The martian machines weren't war machines but harvesters. Terraforming Earth to suit them and we as humans were the pests in their crops.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

People point out the Martians were stupid in not having exo suits or considering the micro organisms on our planet, it was just that they were far too arrogant to consider it. That, and there's a bunch of microorganisms not even discovered yet.

[@unknownsword9042]

I always liked the idea that the pilots are just military privates and they simply ignored orders of “don’t get out of the mech.”

[@jacksmith-vs4ct]

@@blacktigerpaw1 my only real issue is what happens next the aliens just give up lol guess that might be a bit too bleak to think about them coming again though then again with all the advanced tech humanity could play with maybe there should have been a sequel especially since in the book they came from mars and it was dying they would have had to keep fighting of course in the book they also destroy a few tripods with 1900s tech lol

[@thegermanempire489]

Actually there were 3 types of Tripods, the Warrior which was the one with the Heat rays and the Harvesters which had the cages and grappling tools but no heat rays and the Uber pods, which you see rising out of the water and coming over the hill after the hill battle, plus the Uber pod had 5 lights instead of 3 if you look closely

[@dopiestthyme3365]

​@@unknownsword9042 Which is a mistake I absolutely think humans would make. Just a bunch of dumb soldiers not following orders leading to catastrophe.

[@rxlxviii]

When they read this story over the radio in 1938, it caused a panic because some listeners didn't tune in from the beginning and actually thought it was news being reported.

[@AutumnWytch999]

"Oh man, they came with their cousins and everything..." 😂 My mom used to talk about the radio broadcast they did back in the 30's with Orson Welles - she was maybe five or six at the time, and she would talk about how freaked out everyone got. I think hearing it over the radio back in those days would have been terrifying because there would be no visual link to what was going on, so your imagination would run absolutely wild. I think about that every time I watch this movie, which I think is very well done and highlights the breakdown of society in the face of an event like this.

[@morningcoffeebreak7367]

LMAO it's usually Asia's reaction that has me cracking up, but today it's BJ! He's completely unhinged! 🤣😂🤣

Both.

[@miller-joel]

She didn't even cover her eyes. Who is she, and what did she do with the real Asia???

[@Zane1962]

Asia "They brought their cousins and everything" KILLED ME!!! Everything was red because this story is based on the Aliens come from MARS (the red planet). Red planet = red plants.

[@roderickluke9346]

Martians

[@sweetwentworth]

And yet everyone misses the tribute to "Wizard of Oz." When he opens the door and everything is red.

[@carlospacocordova115]

The scene with the crashed airplane can be seen in the Studio Tours in Universal Hollywood. Really puts it into perspective how small and fragile we can be as humans 👽

[@timothyisidro4215]

The most disturbing part about this movie is not the Alien invasion and human extermination. It's how dark and inhumane people became in order to survive.

[@Crystasorrow]

We were already seeing shades of that a couple years ago during covid and when people were looting and destroying cities...it's like the Joker in the dark knight movie said, "these 'civilized people' will come to eat each other."

[@Nickxxx85]

Overexaggerated. There is always couple scums around but real wars prove that human aren't as low as portrayed in this movie where most were acting like some savages

[@isreal4967]

​@@abramcantu3983fr you are right

[@connorbenning9920]

This is like us being hunted like rats .

[@ertjiesb4158]

Disturbing maybe, but 100% realistic. We don't even need an alien invasion. Just look at the state of the world.

[@JamesASharp]

This film is low-key terrifying. In my opinion, this movie is the best alien invasion film since Independence Day (1996). Great reaction! 👍🏿

[@FranciumBoron]

I don’t know.. I feel like a planetwide hostile alien incursion would be *_high-key_* terrifying.

[@damedamsel3300]

This movie was based off the book "War of the Worlds" by HG Wells. He published the book in 1898. Imagine in 1898 reading this book. It literally scared the sh** out of everybody when it was first published and it's literally, in my opinion, one of Wells's best novels of all time. The movie is great but the book is a hundred times scarier. 1898 was the height of the industrial boom, So machines And mechanical gadgets were very popular in stories At the time along with UFO sightings. There's literally thousands of accounts of people moving out West, Cowboys and ranchers, Seeing ufo's and strange aircrafts that they couldn't explain. Wells was a huge fan of all those stories. So he A book about The possibilities of. To this day this story kicks ass. I'm so glad you guys enjoyed it as much as I always have. scary af huh?

[@torontomame]

It didn't "literally" scare the sh*t out of everyone, but it did cause a panic.

[@egberthigglewonk4520]

Wells's novel was also a critique of the haughtiness of the British empire...

[@grabtharshammer]

True up until the point you mention UFO sightings. The story was written between 1895 & 1897 and was serialised in a UK and a US magazine, he would have been unaware of the "UFO" sightings in the US that occurred in 1897

[@Paul-hl8yg]

H.G. Well's set his book in Victorian England.

[@damedamsel3300]

@@grabtharshammer why do you think he wouldn't Been unaware? I'm sure you're aware that stories travel, News travels, etc across oceans. He owned a collection of memoirs/books/diaries that came from pioneers of the "West". He talked about them in an interview he did in 1922 for a British newspaper where he specifically mentioned the American pioneers and their experiences and how exciting It must have been to witness. People were aware of Christopher Columbus's ufo sightings Crossing the Atlantic all the way to Spain And that was in 1499 and 1501 That he wrote about them. So no it's entirely plausible especially when Wells himself Talked about it. You can Google it if you like.

[@KHAOE1]

This is one of those movies that I could watch anytime it's on tv or wherever. No matter how many times I've seen it.

[@TheGlaringOne]

Haven't seen this movie since the 00s, forgot how intense it was. And BJs interpretation of what they were doing with the people and the red stuff is the same thing I felt it was too, they were using people as some kind of compost to grow a new environment better suited for the alien lifeforms but it didn't survive and neither did they because bacteria changed a lot since the last time they had come to Earth. Great reaction.

[@StephMcAlea]

The Red Weed is one of the Martians most insidious creations; terraforming via a creeping plant choking all other life. Thankfully, Terran bacteria was something they hadn't counted on.

[@Noctazar]

I'm so grateful that you decided to watch it. Not enough reaction channels take notice of this movie.

[@DJKuroh]

The sound design in the movie lives rent free in my head. Terrifying

[@terrellinc22]

I know some people give Tom a hard time, but that scene where he had to let his son go to save his daughter was just excellence at its best. Dakota Fanning acting is excellent. You should see her in "I am Sam"

[@SG-js2qn]

This story was written by HG Wells in the late 1890s. So it predates "The Wizard of Oz," which was published in 1900, and comes about half a dozen years after the first beginnings of Sherlock Holmes. In other words, it's a very old story, like 125 years old.

[@danwilliams2551]

Everyone hated Dakota's screaming when they watched this movie, but I've always had a sneaking appreciation for it depicting what half the families evacuating with their kids would be dealing with.

[@MrShaun42088]

i found her performance truly realistic

[@sonofmoss]

Hell, if I was her age I would be freaking out screaming too.

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

Yeah it always made sense to me. I think her performance was outstanding throughout the movie, too.

[@DarthRaider520]

It ended up being a way for Ray to find her through the chaos. The daughters screams for help, the heroic father. Classic yet extremely effective.

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

The grandparents we saw briefly at the end were the stars of the 1953 version of War of the Worlds, Gene Barry and Ann Robinson.

[@Animeabe]

Glad you all enjoyed it. I forgot how good this was, especially for being almost 20 years old. Really want you to watch "signs" now.

[@alisuhhh]

"They came with they cousins and everything" Asia 😂😂😂😂😂 you had me laughing so hard, then BJ gon say "they look kinda cute though" 😂😂😂😂😂😂 you guys ❤

[@ShortyLongstrokin]

The tripod siren noise still sends shivers down my spine.

[@tumsfestival8027]

Such an underrated movie. You have Tom Cruise, and Steven Spielberg at the height of his powers. People were initially mad about the ending, and Dakota Fannings screaming. But both are pretty realistic.

[@mrkos87]

Steven Spielberg, oef.. I love that man and his movies!

[@Rees2005]

When I first saw this in the theatres I was impressed by how the alien sounds would bounce and echo throughout the cinema. Great sound effects!

[@chrisf8855]

Definitely a fast-paced movie that keeps you glued to the story. Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning were really good in this.

[@pattyestrada6]

Two of my favorite sci-fi movies (that just happen to star Tom Cruise) are “Edge of Tomorrow” which is an action sci-fi and “Minority Report” which is an thriller sci-fi. Y’all should think about watching them.

[@learobinson4450]

The scene where Ray has to leave his son in order to get back to his daughter reminds me so much of Sophie’s Choice. Both of his children were in immediate danger & he could only save one. The impossible choice that will haunt you forever.

[@natolars]

Asia's facial expressions during movie reactions are absolutely priceless. Shock and disbelief! 😂 Keep the reaction videos coming; they make a difference for a lot of people. Never a dull moment watching you guys. 🖤🤍

[@sunfollower5623]

When we all watched these movies we had the same facial reactions.

[@8balliztik]

Don't forget BJ's "shocky ducky quack-quack". Caught me off guard 😂

[@johnnyboy7144]

Tom Cruises performance in this movie always goes unnoticed and not really talked about cause it’s sci-fi, but I honestly think it’s one of the best performances of his career

[@thunderstruck5484]

One of my favorite movies, Tom played the awkward dad in a terrible situation perfectly, the original from the 50s is excellent also, thanks y’all,

[@billwoods9302]

That was the genius of HG Wells. In a genre filled with weapons and war machines, all it took was the common cold to wipe out our alien invaders. Perhaps not specifically the common cold, but the bacteria that thrives throughout the planet. The alien's bodies were not equipped to handle microscopic organisms.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

Plus the fact it got into their air vents via the crows is a nice touch.

[@brandonflorida1092]

This story comes from a novel by H. G. Wells. Herbert George Wells, commonly known as H.G. Wells, was an English science fiction writer born in 1866. One of his most famous novels, "The War of the Worlds," was published in 1897 during a time of significant change and technological advancements in Europe. The novel tells the story of a Martian invasion, told from the perspective of an unnamed protagonist who is witnessing the events unfold. In 1938, Orson Welles created a radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds" that caused widespread panic among listeners due to its realism. Many people believed it to be an actual news broadcast, leading to full-scale panic in some areas. Since then, the novel has been adapted into various media, including films, television series, and video games. My favorite adaptation was the 1953 George Pal film, which received critical acclaim for its impressive special effects and tense storyline. This adaptation we just watched updated the story by setting it in the modern world. Overall, "The War of the Worlds," remains one of H.G. Wells' most famous works, with its themes and plot remaining relevant and captivating to audiences worldwide. There was also a 2019 three part British science fiction drama television miniseries. He also wrote "The Time Machine" which has also been made into a movie several times. My favorite version was made in 1960. I've seen it countless times including recently. One last thing, the song Ray sang Rachel to sleep with was "Little Deuce Coupe" by The Beach Boys.

[@DiegooMR89]

the noise of horns still give me chills after years, I love this movie! :D

[@SandraMorris51]

One of those movies that surprised me with how much I liked it. The combo of Spielberg and Tom Cruise was great!

[@judywelch1044]

a writer named H G Wells wrote this story in 1895. He also wrote The Time Machine...1895!!!!! both stories been made into movies many times.

[@nickhand8054]

Also The Invisible Man and The Island of Dr Moreau, which have both been made into more than one movie version.

[@lakeracer8453]

"Sucka Ducky quack quack" MADE my day!!! 😂😂😂 LOVE you guys!!

[@stumblepuppy606]

If you're at all interested in the general story, there is an absolutely amazing Musical version from 1978 by Jeff Wayne. The musical is set in the original time and place from the book this movie is based on. Strongly recommend for a react and review

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

Definitely a favorite of mine. I remember going to Universal Studios not long after the movie came out as a kid and touring the location they filmed the plane wreck scene. Everything was real. The houses, cars, and plane were all real. My kid brain was blown away.

[@boboca20]

You're right: Dakota Fanning was a big prodigy child actress, as a matter of fact she is very very very smart, learn how to read ate age 4. Another great thriller staring her is Trapped (2002), awesome movie, trust me!

[@salvation7362]

I didn't get a chance to see this movie in the theater and avoided any and all spoilers that I could. To their credit, they didn't show the aliens or ships in the trailer at the time and when it finally released on DVD I bought the limited edition, a 2-disc set. So I open it up, ready to pop the disc into the player to finally watch the movie and as I open the case which folded out into 4 equal flaps, there are multiple shots from the movie of the alien ships. Yeah... that's what I thought too.

[@robyfiorili]

I saw it in the theater

[@thegrimyeaper]

I still buy movies on Blu-Ray that I know NOTHING about so I go in blind, but as soon as I pop the movie in, the menu shows every highlight from the film before I get to hit play. Aaaaargh

[@billglaser]

Omg! Such a bummer! I had that happen with the DVD menu one time one of those that play clips from the movie on a loop . 😐 Lol, next Movie, you gotta get a helper to open the packaging or.. in modern terms open the streaming service and get it qued up to the first scene while you’re in another room, that way it’s a true blind watch. 😂

[@AdhamOhm]

@@thegrimyeaper The worst offender was the DVD of the 1978 version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". The chapter menu spoils the end of the film.

[@natalievegas]

Your fans always pick the great movies and series. This was a great movie to watch w y’all. Had so much fun. Thank you!

[@jayvon96]

One of the few movies I have to dip for a scene - I absolutely cannot watch again when their car gets ambushed by people. It makes my anxiety go through the roof.

[@Buskieboy]

Morgan Freeman could win an Oscar for reading the phonebook!

[@waynelowe3329]

100% he has in my eye's the greatest narration voice in the industry, if you could pick anyone to tell your life story he would be most people's first pick i think.

[@joshmorales770]

I've always had an issue with Robbie surviving having run onto a battlefield where the military was getting annihilated by the shielded Tri-Pods and then just happens to "pop up" at the grandparents' house in Boston at the end of the film. Really took me out of the movie when he reappeared.

[@lalalalisa41]

I'm actually still wondering how he even survived considering what came over that hill a minute later

[@HonkeyKong54]

I have no idea wtf Spielberg was thinking with that part. It doesn't make sense and it's just fn stupid and should have been cut. "Durrrr let me run into gunfire and explosions so I can fight them with my bare hands". I always thought that side plot was ridiculous and the son should have just stayed.

[@joshmorales770]

@JizzBoss888 the boy runs over the hill where we see a massive, roiling fire ball erupt just moments later as a towering tripod lumbers over the ridge and the military flees...there is no way that boy should or even could have survived. I expect that Spielberg left the boy's death ambiguous after that scene but test audiences found it too dark and demanded a happy ending/closure for the family. The son just magically appearing at the end of the film unharmed and in Boston, on a perfectly manicured and un-damaged street that looks to have undergone nothing more severe than a bad wind storm seems like a studio tacked-on ending to me. Spielberg is too good a filmmaker to have so terrible an ending to a film; every last bit of that end sequence where they're all reunited (and without the ex-wife's new husband also allowing for the audience to think the parents can get back together as well) reeks of something a bunch of studio executives workshopped over a weekend to "fix" the ending. They took a grim sci-fi film and gave it a sugar-sweet ending.

[@Vanyawwd]

@@HonkeyKong54seriously how did he survive?? How did he escape, but no one else did? How did he hitch a ride to where his mom was. Who had a car??? But importantly how did he escape that hill . It’s clear humans can’t outrun the monster

[@totallytomanimation]

That opening and closing narration is taken directly from the book, written by H.G. Welles, a great writer. I wish people would read this great old stuff. It's very interesting to read of this event taking place in the late 1800s, when the book was written.

[@clairemendoza8082]

So glad you guys are watching this movie! One of my favorites. Whether people like Tom Cruise or not he's a great actor! Love this movie. Loved Dakota Fanning in this role! Also extremely talented. :) Tuning in from So. Cal USA :)

[@kotkaconforza]

The H.G. Wells book is a really intresting read because it's from 1898. It full on scifi but in that time's setting so it reads very differently, because nobody had any frame of reference to what an alien tripod would look like. Wells was the first scifi greats with Mary Shelley and Jules Verne.

[@christianbarrier5803]

The book is incredible!

[@MrMonsterJamFan]

For a lot of people, this movie was absolutely terrifying when it first came out. People love it now but back then everybody at some point was terrified. People say he aliens came to exterminate the human race. But the real reason the aliens came is so that they can find a habital planet to help their species survive. Which is basically what the red weeds were. Their own fertilization on the planet. The human blood was their way of survival, but our blood was like poison to them due to the bacteria and viruses that blood can carry. They could not handle the sickness and died off.

[@RuiCBGLima]

The original H.G. Wells' work was in part a metaphore on how the British Empire behaving all mighty, and yet was only a small island nation on the brink of decrepetude. I believe the "War of the Worlds of the XXI century" is Liu Cixin's "Remembrance of Earth's Past"/"The Dark Forrest" trilogy. Talking about existential creepyness.

[@binxbolling]

This story came from H.G. Wells well over 100 years ago. He also wrote The Time Machine, which may have been the first time travel story.

[@aaronjohnson8226]

One of the most UNDERRATED MOVIES EVER!

[@mattpetty1]

One of my favorite special effects is were they are driving the Van with the camera inside with them. It goes out through the window. Goes completely around the car and comes back inside on the other side with them never stop talking to each other. Cars and obstacle passing between the camera's point of view and them. So smooth you don't notice it's a special effect.

[@1978Calamity]

This is a brilliant remake. Tim Robbins and Tom Cruise are phenomenal. The sound effects and cinematography is off the charts.

[@eggchin22x78]

Dad and son hug hits HARD.

[@rw716]

An instant classic! I even saw the original black and white movie as well from 1953, and on the most part, both movies were pretty similar. As for the red stuff all over the place, the aliens were trying to consume the humans fluids for nourishment, but couldn't handle it and basically vomited the blood and everything out on to the land. And like BJ said, it was the germs and bacteria that finally killed off the aliens since they were not use to the Earth's environment. Like everyone else who saw this movie, it scared the crap of everyone in the theater an people walked out pretty much emotionally drained. The special effects were awesome and made everything looked realistic. Glad you guys enjoyed this!

[@davidswearingen4411]

The 1953 version was certainly in color!

[@rw716]

@@davidswearingen4411 LOL You're right! The very first time I saw that movie, it was on a black and white tv!..DUH! I saw iit again like a few years later and when we had a color tv. For some reason, I still think of it as black and white! 😂😂😂

[@davidswearingen4411]

If you are interested, the Criterion Collection has a really nice DVD of the 1953 original. I have it on my shelf, and recently watched it. I can still remember watching it on TV as a kid--I loved sci-fi and this was one of my favorites. The remake was good also. 👍

[@rw716]

@@davidswearingen4411 Thank you for this information! 😀

[@divin2460]

The War of the Worlds was written by English author H.G. Wells, and was made into a film in 1953.

[@Sir_AlexxTv]

One of my favorite "alien" movies ever ..... the story is kinda "believable".

[@charleykeight7175]

You guys are literally my comfort KZbinrs! I get so excited when a new video comes out ❤ you guys feel like home here🥹

[@superdarmbruster7169]

still love the original better. This one is good too. The way they played the public back in the 50s to promote this was insane. There was talk of criminal charges for that prank!!

[@waynelowe3329]

The narration at the beginning was Morgan Freeman, he has in my eye's the greatest narration voice in the film industry.

[@kenpaden]

Great reaction guys, did you catch that Morgan Freeman was the narrator? His voice is perfect for it!. I grew up with the original War of the Worlds film,, you guys should check it out, while it cant match the special effects of this film it is still a good movie for 1953. Another syfy film with Tom that is good is Minority Report, its very futuristic.

[@Kepora1]

If you want a fantastic, criminally underrated Tom Cruise movie, check out Oblivion from 2013.

[@MrEthan80]

I remember seeing this in theaters the sound design was insane!def one of my favorite Cruise movies

[@daz_n]

"Shucky ducky quack quack" is my new favourite response to being scared... 😱🦆

[@martystocks1984]

One of my fav Tom Cruise movies,great reaction as always guys,that Dakota Fanning was on top of her game at that age,hope you two react to her movie Dreamer someday,you will not be disappointed,based on a true story about a horse,one of Kurt Russell's best performances besides the movie Miracle,love you guys

[@MsAppeljack]

The old couple in the end scene with her mother were the original main actors from the ORIGINAL verision of this film from the 50's. Cheers.

[@Aurochhunter]

This version is much more loyal to the story H.G. Wells wrote than the movie from 1953.

[@1234_Flux]

More loyal perhaps but far from a truly faithful adaptation.

[@brandonhill2183]

Yeah. The easiest to see difference is tripods vs ships

[@conureron3792]

The issue I have with this version is they made the Martian’s strong looking, HG had them dependent on their machines and so became weak….also, they had visited the planet to embed their machines, thus they got exposed to the earth’s microbes - thereby ruining the ending.

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

True, I still love the 50s classic.

[@taylorrussell3158]

No adaptation is perfectly aligned but this was a gooden. The son in this moved to Chicago some years after these events and met Fiona Gallagher.

[@BillKrayer12thMan]

Error spotted at 13:53 the camcorder would *not* be working. The reason the power went out and cars died and his watch stopped is an EMP, Electromagnetic Pulse,kills everything that runs on electric power. *Including* camcorders!! WHOOPS!!

[@kennethwilliams7731]

I saw this on the big screen with an audience when it first came out! One of my all time favorite movie going experiences. Loved your reactions to this thriller! They should have added Metallicas " ride the lightning " to the soundtrack.

[@jesse33cdn]

I just wanna thank you both, i live alone and watching stuff with you two makes life a lot better. THANK YOU! ❤💋🇨🇦

[@TwilightLink77]

Asia, and BJ to explain the heat rays in the 2005 film this is from the wiki. In Steven Spielberg's 2005 movie, the heat-ray was a blueish-white arc of light that turns its victim into dust and leaves their clothes intact yet destroys and burns everything else like typical laser weaponry heat-ray associated with. The reason of this is the heat-ray appears to be a high energy coherent emission of microwaves not unlike Maser that causes the water in the human body to superheat into very high temperature steam, which then causes the victim to explode into ash as it instantly expands. The emitters are portrayed by two crescent shaped "arms" on the tripod's head. As for the airplane crash I actually seen the set at Universal Studios Hollywood.

[@joshz7712]

I've loved this move since it came out. Its based off of an old radio show. Like before TV radio. It was told so well that people went into a panic and started freaking out. Eventually he let people know its just a story.

It is a H. G. Wells' book from 1898.

[@kristopherryanwatson]

this is a great movie. was definitely fun to rewatch with you both...Asia's commentary is hilarious !

[@robinhardman7527]

Our Country DID believe it was happening! Orson Wells scared everyone to death on the radio telling us that we were at war with another universe. He told the story so well that it’s iconic in history. I was very young , but everyone believed it. He was so convincing! He said, “It’s The War Of The Worlds”. I mean it was serious! Look it up. People were scattering, scared and getting ready how ever they could. That’s where this all started, but who knows? Why couldn’t it happen.

[@atuuschaaw]

One would think Spielberg can do no wrong! 😉 A wonderful upgrade to the old classic! The people's blood and tissue was the alien's fertilizer. ♥

[@nickhand8054]

The original novel by HG Wells was written in 1898 and set in very early 20th-century England. This version of the story is set in early 21st-century USA. Yet if you've read the book, you quickly realise that this movie is extremely faithful to it every relevant way. Spielberg has well and truly nailed what the book set out to convey.

[@cusegurl66]

They did a great job remaking this, but the original still traumatize me when I go to the dentist. The original aliens look like the dentist light. 😂😢

[@taylorpack7705]

The son and dad’s relationship mirrors my older brother and my dad’s relationship. It’s crazy. My dad’s all about business and he’s tougher on us but he does his best with what he knows on parenting. Not every father is going to read a bedtime story but I accept who he is and what he works hard for. We all have a great relationship now and me and my dad have always been close.

[@morgoth8410]

finally people reacting to this classic movie

[@ericmcavoy1108]

The grandparents in the last scene are the main actors of the original version of 1953

[@SweetThing]

Those aliens look like spiders with coneheads.. Microbes - The aliens in War of the Worlds died because they were vulnerable to the countless microbes that inhabit the Earth. These microbes are lethal for the alien species, which is not prepared to endure them. Once the aliens leave their crafts and are exposed to the air, they die upon contact.

[@マシュードーラン]

The sound design…THE SOUND DESIGN!!!

[@litl_kim]

There’s a survival game coming out based on this movie that looks creepy as hell lol Great reaction! ❤ This is one of those movies I’ll just put on to have something playing in the background.

[@srichey444]

"He need to grab his rusty 38". "Now they just spraying laundry everywhere". Lol! I swear BJ the Male version of me. You guys crack me up. 😂😂😂😂