Article: TOM CRUISE: MOVIE STAR OR POD PERSON? HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE BATTLING ALIENS IN 'WAR OF THE WORLDS,' NOT ACTING LIKE ONE ON THE 'OPRAH' SHOW »

NEW YORK -- Property values are plummeting in a Brazilian neighborhood in Newark, N.J. A series of rapid-fire lightning strikes have produced a gigantic hole in the middle of a quiet street in a tiny suburban neighborhood.

"I hear something moving. It's underground," frets a Jerseyite. "Maybe it's the subway."

"There is no subway line here," replies a nervous cop.

In a blink, the rumbling gets louder, the street begins to implode and a gigantic tripod filled with google-eyed alien creatures rises from the ground and shoots 100 stories up into the air.

In the middle of this mayhem, a familiar-looking guy in jeans and a T-shirt scoops up a little girl in his arms and smiles like he's a kid at ...

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