Hey! Cheesy! Whaat? I love the orginal WOTW. I think the story line was better in that version than the latest, though I too loved the special effects in the new one. Also, I thought Tom C. wasn't all that bad. But back to the plot: in the original, you are (mis)led into thinking it's a typical SF movie where the hero finds a way to save the world. Everything revolves around the scientists' efforts to analyze the Martians' weakness, obtaining the TV-eye, etc. Then when the mob wrecks their truck, it's just devastating -- assuming you hadn't read Wells' book, you start wondering how they could possibly pull it off before the movie ends. And they don't! Then Wells' twist takes over you have a satisfactory ending. I enjoy the way the old version plays with your expectations. -- Thanks, Joe