War of the Worlds
But alien war machines that have been buried in the Earth for a million years, and not one of them has ever been found by an oil exploration team or revealed by an earthquake or glacier? A "heat ray" that instantly blasts humans into dust but doesn't harm their clothes? Okay, so it was a cool visual effect, but there are so many things in this movie that don't pass the "That makes no sense whatsoever" test, and most of them lie in the areas where Spielberg "improved" the story. (Oh, yes: and as Gollumer noted, Cruise's character is psychologically shattered by the massacre he has just witnessed -- but a quick splash of cold water in the face in the bathroom, and he's back in command again!)
I rented; I watched; I'll return the DVD to Blockbuster with no desire to add this one to the permanent collection. What are your thoughts?