Just saw World of the Wars, thought the film was good but have to say, a lot of actors could have replaced Cruise and done just as good a job. Tim Robbins should have been the lead and Cruise could have played his part. He sure got the acting wacky part down.
The ending to the film was the same as the Well's Book (which is a classic in SF literature). In the book the tripods came with the aliens so there was no million year plan, this was Speilberg's attempt to shape the story to his own vision and make it more dramatic. Such of stuck to the book.
Was nice thought to see Gene Barry, the star of the George Pal Fan, do a cameo at the end.
Of course, playing the King Kong trailer before the film made me want to see this film big time. If the movie lives up to the trailer, Jackson will become a movie god.