War Of The Worlds was good. Tom was good. The special effects were very good, scary too. My Mum said it would have been an 'X' in the 70's. The first 'X' I saw at the pictures was a double bill of 'Scum' and 'The Brood'. I think I'd be about 16 and I was terrified while queuing up to get in. I don't think the old dear even looked at me as she took my 75p and punched me out a ticket. It worked the next week too as I went to see 'Dawn Of The Dead' (the holy grail of horrors at the time). 'The Exorcist', 'Exit The Dragon' and 'Dirty Harry' were all ticked off in the following months before the novelty wore off. I didn't realise at the time but the cinemas were dying a slow death and they were probably desperate for anyone's 75p (this was two or three years before video would finally choke the last breath out of the town centre flea-pit). Anyway, there was me over the moon to be doing something so 'adult' as getting into an 'X' rated movie 2 years early. Whereas todays kids start getting make-up, 'going out' clothes and drinking money for Christmas at 13, 14 and 15 and by 16 are giving their parents advice on hangover cures. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I got a Scalextric for my 16th birthday and I was thrilled to bits. What's the hurry kids?