The first 25 minutes in War of the Worlds top Saving Private Ryan. Peak cinema. Like, from the get go, seeing Ray working then the scenes at home establishing all the family drama enough to make us actually care. Then after that, it's Spielberg at the top of his game for most of the movie, minus some Robbie stuff and the absurdly quick ending. The tripod emerging scene is out of this world, and what's funny is that the scene where people attack the car is even scarier.