I actually saw War of the Worlds
... and I didn't hate it. It was actually worth it, imho. I wish I didn't already know the story because the payoff in the end would have bee better. I have talkted to people who saw it and said they felt let-down, but I actually liked it.
Yeah, Tom Cruz is an idiot and clearly out of control. If I hated anything about that movie is that he was in it.