here we have yet another hollywood butchering of science fiction . unfortunately hollywood executive seem to think that science fiction fan be either idiot who can not see the cavernous plot hole ( ala independence day ) or like the butchery of a good book into a movie that seem to use only the bare plot part and character name . time and place be change . it become something that only america can solve . love story get throw in for no sane reason . part that would make the movie seem more plausible and give an insite into the reason for the invasion in the first place be chop to a couple of minute . the easy way of identify who do and doesn not have a slug on their back be completely ignore for some unexplained reason . the authority ( e. g. the president ) be in almost from the start in the book and but not in the movie . more than one state be involve in the book and compare to three town in the movie . in fact the part of the book that involve other country be completely ignore . and in the book and there be no happy end where the hero go wander off hand in hand with his obligatory love interest . judge for yourselves and but i bet the rumbling from rah grave be hear for month after this travesty be foist on the public .