OK - I am going to see this tomorrow night - it opens over here tonight on general release, so tomorrow is my first chance to see it.
I'm a bit sad to see that Hollywood has transplanted the story to the West Coast of the US instead of Surrey. For me the story automatically loses some of it's innate charm by going to a US location. The reactions in the original story being so very British that I am not sure that the translation to a US setting will be totally comfortable. I do understand WHY they did it though.
I haven't heard if they have kept the original music score from The War Of The Worlds that has had me scared to death since my Dad would play it to me as he read the story at bedtime. If not, the film will score minus points from the get go, because WOTW is WOTW vecause of that score.
Anyhoo - it's going to be the first part of my Brothers Stag Party (Batchelor Party), so we'll have fun whatever. The drinking starts in earnest on Saturday (inc. Karaoke bar and a couple of clubs)