Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds is a movie with a thrilling first half, an unsteady second half, and a disappointing cop-out mega-happy ending. But is there any question that WotW is a film perfectly designed for Blu-ray? Towering alien war machines and rampant destruction, all with pristine picture and sound quality? Sign me up.

Paramount Home Entertainment is bringing Spielberg's take on H.G. Wells' classic tale to Blu-ray June 1st. In addition to the expected 1080p picture and 5.1 DTS-HD audio, you’ll get over two hours of special features for your $39.99. Pick it up and try to forget about couch-jumping and Matt Lauer's glibness as you watch Cruise try to save his boy from those damn tripods that are stomping around and vaporizing everybody.

War of the Worlds Blu-Ray

• Revisiting the Invasion
• The H.G. Wells Legacy
• Steven Spielberg and the Original War of the Worlds
• Characters: The Family Unit
• Previsualization
• Production Diaries
  • East Coast -- Beginning
  • East Coast -- Exile
  • West Coast -- Destruction
  • West Coast – War
• Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens
• Scoring War of the Worlds
• We Are Not Alone
• Galleries
  • Sketches by Costume Designer Joanna Johnston
  • Production Stills
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Production Sketches
• Theatrical Teaser Trailer (HD)