This article ("War of the Worlds": ET's bloodthirsty successors) by Barbara Robertson originally appeared in DP 05 : 2005. Steven Spielberg's interpretation of "War of the Worlds" will be remembered for several reasons: Firstly, there is the skilful weaving of today's fears of terror into H.G. Wells' 1898 story of an alien invasion of Earth, then there are the pleasing box office sales, the acting performances of megastar Tom Cruise, young Dakota Fanning and the cryptic Tim Robbins. Equally impressive are the images by cinematographer Janusz Kaminski - and finally the photorealistic visual effects by eight-time Oscar winner Dennis Muren and Oscar nominee Pablo Helman, which were created at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). In the VFX scene, the film will also be remembered for the speed with which ILM achieved such high-quality effects. The effects studio itself, on the other hand, will probably be remembered above all for the fact that these effects were created using its brand-new thir...
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