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Summary: An Utterly Disgusting Disappointment...
Review: When the teaser trailers for this movie first appeared about a year before its release in the summer of '96, I was expecting an incredible film kind of like "V: The Final Battle" mixed together with the Japanimation "Macross" saga rolled into action scenes like "Empire Strikes Back".Instead, we get Will Smith trash-talking an alien he is dogfighting with like he might do to an opponent in the basketball court, a president who flies a fighter plane in the last scene, and way, way. waaaaay too much focus on the American aspect of the "alien invasion." I felt that this film could have done sooooo much more than it did had it focused more on how people in other parts of the world dealt with the aliens, and the plot would have been far more interesting if the aliens had landed ground forces. Oh, and by the way, did anyone catch the scene where Will Smith's girlfriend is driving a truck through the devastated and leveled Los Angeles? All the buildings were utterly destroyed, but there were two swaying palm trees, apparently unscathed by the nuclear holocaust. Must've been *alien* trees, huh?
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Summary: Great movie
Review: I got one question...how could anyone not like this movie? I bought it as soon as it came out on video because all my friends and my brother told me it was the best movie they had ever seen. Once I watched, it I almost agreed with them. I don't have a favorite movie of all time because there's too many great movies, but this one ranks somewhere at the top. All the actors did a great job, the special effects were spectacular, and it had great action scenes and some funny lines by Will Smith. I thought it was hilarious when he saw the alien and punched it and said, "Welcome To Earth." Don't listen to some of these other reviewers and most of the movie critics, this is a GREAT movie.
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Summary: Independence Day
Review: is one of the best sci=fi movie and fx I have ever seen. I believe, if this movie ever comes out on DVD it will be one of best selling.
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Summary: Independance Day - If I could, I'd give it zero
Review: Okay... I rented this expecting to watch a decent (at least decent, considering how much it cost) movie. Once I was through with it, I couldn't believe what I had just seen. I could go on forever about how bad this movie was. Featuring the dumbest lines in movie history, ( WOMP! " Welcome to Earth! " " I'm Baaack!" ) and some of the dumbest actions ever (let's upload a virus into the Alien computer!) this movie is just.. .... I mean, come on, they put the President in a jet. How stupid is that. And Will Smith is just horrible in this movie. This is your typical "The world is in trouble, it's USA to the rescue" movies, and is, in my opinion, one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Just think of all the starving kids they could have fed by not making this thing. Instead, they waste tons of donatable dollars to give us this moronic waste of time. Pathetic. It's not 'I'll watch it to make fun of it' horrible, it's just plain HORRIBLE. Period.
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Summary: Illogical mishmash
Review: Independence Day is one of those films people like to praise or criticize. Here is why I think the film is so dumb. An exciting thing has happened. We find out we are not the only form of life in the universe. A fleet of ships have come to Earth, hovering over all the major cities of the world. After a seemingly endless wait, the ships fire beams of energy, destroying all the famous landmarks and symbols of patriotism. There is much destruction, chaos and carnage as cities are razed to the ground. All this was shown in the previews and this is what sold the tickets. This really says a lot about human nature and our appetite for destruction. Shame on us! Aliens have probably never made contact because they're so scared of our war-like ways. If aliens have technology advanced enough to cross so many light years, that would suggest very sophisticated mental ability. Surely then, aliens would be beyond things like warfare, conquest or subjugation? If they wanted to take over another planet couldn't they have chosen one closer to home? There must be millions of planets in the universe, so why Earth? Why attack us? At least H.G. Wells' Martians had a logical reason for moving in on Earth. Our planet was closest, and they were desperate. It's a lucky coincidence that the aliens built their fighter craft in such a way that humans would be able to handle the controls. An "old" craft that has been hidden by the US government for several years is uncovered. It was linked to Roswell. Two men (played by Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum) somehow learn to pilot the craft and fly it to the mother ship out in space. One lucky thing about the alien attackers is that they never upgrade the model of their fighter craft. If they did the craft Smith and Goldblum flew would be as conspicuous as the Red Baron's plane among a squadron of B-29s. I don't think it's fair to blame the actors for this film being bad. It's the corny dialogue. When I saw the preview for this film I thought it was supposed to be serious and frightening. Boy, was I embarrassed. Frankly, the special effects are the film's only redeeming quality.
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Summary: Tremendous disappointment!
Review: If you read Leonard Maltin's review you'll have the whole movie in a nutshell. As a Star Trek Next Generation fan I was hoping for a film of similar quality, excitement and depth. No such luck.
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Summary: Illogical
Review: A corny 1990s movie with a 1950s premise: alien invasion. Huge spaceships have arrived, hovering over all the major cities of the world. After a seemingly endless wait we see all these famous landmarks get destroyed. There's plenty of carnage, violence and destruction, which is what sold the movie tickets when the trailers were first showing. (This really says something about mankind's appetite for destruction. Aliens have probably never contacted us because they're too scared of us.) Just one question. When you see the ruins of a city the next day, why are there still leaves on a palm tree? Surely in a firestorm the leaves would have been burnt off? When I first saw the previews for this movie I thought it was supposed to be serious. When I finally saw it I was disappointed and embarassed. I just knew that someone would sacrifice their life in some heroic gesture. It was a lucky coincidence that the aliens have roughly the same physique as us, which enabled Wil Smith and Jeff Goldblum to handle the controls of a craft that wasn't designed for humans to fly. The craft was an "old" ship that had been stuck on Earth and hidden by the government. So when it flew to the mothership out in space, it should have been as conspicuous as a vintage car. Even aliens would upgrade the model of their vehicles, the same as we do. They resemble us in every other way. I often wonder if alien life really exists. We usually assume they are more advanced and intelligent than we are. But sometimes I have doubts. Maybe it's we who are the most advanced race in the universe. If anything, it's more likely that we'll be the invaders. Aliens would need very advanced technology to cross the huge distance to reach Earth. Why attack Earth anyway? There are probably billions of planets in the universe, so what makes us so special? If they wanted to take over another planet surely they could have chosen one much closer to home. Earth is a pretty insignificant planet really. No threat to anyone. Aliens more intelligent than us would be beyond things like conquest, warfare and subjugation. Maybe I sound like a wet blanket, but it's food for thought. At least H.G. Wells had a good reason for his Martians to attack us. And a more plausible outcome. Frankly, the special effects of "Independence Day" are the film's only redeeming quality, which is why I gave it more than one star.
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Summary: ending
Review: this was a very impressive movie the first few times i saw it. i mean i expected no less from the makers of star gate, and would later go on to make godzilla. however the ending was too short and ended too quickly it was like 'ok we've killed them lets go shoot off some fire works its the 4th of july!' this was a great movie dont get me wrong. it built up great to a climax that lasted about 5 min. this is not what i expected. now the DVD has more footage and another ending that hopefully will explain more about the aliens and how they were distroyed. the original version was totaly in the prespective of the humans witch was good, i liked it, it was intended to be this way. but everytime i see this movie i want to see more about the aliens, were are they from, were have they been, what are there plans? i will buy this DVD i loved this movie, and the special features are what sell a DVD to me and this movie has the features to sell the movie. but if it didnt i would still buy it.
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Summary: ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES
Review: ANYONE WHO DOES NOT LIKE THIS MOVIE HAS A TOTAL LACK OF HUMOR AND IMAGINATION.
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Summary: ALIENS HAVE NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD
Review: With the talents of Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and many others, who can ask why this movie was such a big hit. Here's the story: an alien fleet arrives, destroys a whole lot of stuff, then...... You'll have to watch the move to find out. Brilliant special effects, an outstanding cast, Independence Day is a movie the whole family will enjoy.
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