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Summary: Come on, it's just fun...
Review: How come nobody brought up the fact the aliens use RS232 interface (so is that earth technology or alien technology?) and their computer's CPU recognises Intel instructions? :-) (Maybe they were running Windows - Alien OEM version? And what, no virus checker? :-D)I went to one of the preview sessions in Sydney, and at 2 o'clock in the morning, when they showed one of the alien ships crashed over the Sydney Opera House, everybody in the audience clapped and cheered. Some sci-fi movies are just meant to entertain. Forget the social implications and scientific justifications it made to mankind. This is just a no-brainer film that takes your mind off your everyday troubles/hassles etc....even when you are picking holes in the movie..
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Summary: Can be a little bit better.....
Review: What a great movie it is. Would be appreciate if the DVD is decoded with DTS effect as well.
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE
Review: I own this movie and I think it is one of the better movies I have seen in a long time. All movies are for intertaining,after all its just a movie.
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Summary: movies are for entertainment
Review: So give us all a break! To all the self-proclaimed elitist snobs. Lets try to remember that is the reason why movies like Independence Day are made, to escape from our dower everyday lives and thats why we flock to see them. Yes, the United States is made to look like the world savior, but how far is that really from the truth? Arent we called upon all the time to save the world from itself? If the plot of this movie were to really happen the united nations would roll over and beg for us to save them! Yes it is a feel good about being American movie and so it should be we were riding the high from our victory in the Persian Gulf and a resurgence of patriotism and this movie capitolized on this in spades it was meant to make you want to stand up and sing "proud to be an American" at the end of the movie. I think that the other nations peoples may just see this for what it is and may make them get the message that its better to join us than fight us anymore. And wasnt anyone watching the part of the movie were it said that the president was an ex-fighter pilot Gulf War hero, so with pilots at a shortage then wouldnt Pullman get in the cockpit once again? After all once a fighter jock always a fighter jock! And though it didnt explain it the more I let go of my cinisism of the Smith finding his girlfriend scene, it led me to think well she did go to El Toro marine air station and maybe he checked elsewhere and figured maybe she went there in such an emergency, my wife would go to our air base where I am stationed in such a situation and what military spouse would not? All in all its a decent movie with some good humour and great special effects and the video transfer onto digital is superbly done, the sound in 5.1 will give a great workout to all our expensive surround systems and isnt that what they are bought for. Plus there are some great extras I just wish more releases had this much stuff on them, maybe someday hollywood will start to make more movies that completly utilize the advantages of DVD, like multi camera angles and such. Go on and buy this you wont be dissapointed and if you are well maybe you should stick with documentaries and nature specials.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: ONE OF THE BEST SUMMER-ADVENTURE FILMS OF THE 90'S. IT SHOULD ONLY BE VIEWED AS MIND CANDY, AND A FUN RIDE.
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Summary: Not realistic but it's a movie!
Review: I really enjoyed this movie notwithstanding the silly acting and lack of a more complicated plot. The movie does a good job of simulating what an alien invasion could be like from a more advanced species. The special effects are great. This is not 'star wars' level but definitely entertaining to watch.
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Summary: Leave reality at the door
Review: The first time I saw ID4 I hated it, but that's because I don't like having to suspend my belief in the laws of physics while watching an action movie (Bugs Bunny doesn't count). There are so many over-the-top stunts and inane plot twists that I couldn't get into the rhythm of the movie. The second time I watched this movie I already knew that it was stupid and I hated it, so I just sat back and watched the eye candy... And you know what.. I had a good time. If you can calculate a 15% tip without a calculator, check your brain at the door and disregard the flaws in computer science, political theory, fluid dynamics, and everything else and you'll probably enjoy this movie. If you think that aliens with the intelligence and technology to travel between stars can be outsmarted by Jeff Goldblum, this is the movie for you!
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Summary: Not as good as it could have been
Review: Sit back, turn off your brain and say "woooo!" when the effects start and you'll love this film right up to the final scenes, when the President makes his cheesy speech and whichever fools wrote this (they did Godzilla too, didn't they? 'Nuff said really) decided to portray the British as incompetent and waiting for the Americans to save the day. And then we come to the blatant Star Wars rip-off of an ending. I sat in the theatre and couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was only missing a bearded bloke saying "You'll be required to pilot your fighters down this trench and skim the surface to this point". But if you ignore these points the film is a half-decent, heavily overhyped B-movie.
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Summary: Hey, I liked it!
Review: It seems to be fashionable for people to show how 'intellectual' they are by dumping all over this film. But does that stop me from enjoying it? Good god no! Like the SF films of the 50's, and the original Star Wars, this is a no nonsense thrill-ride of a movie that's just perfect if you just want to sit back and be entertained. I like to think I'm a fairly enlightened movie-watcher, and fully realize the plot and acting aren't Oscar material (The FX's are though!), but it's still fun, and has a sprawling, epic feel that's very rare in todays movies. You've gotta admit, if nothing else it's still much better than the creative teams later god-awful Godzilla remake.
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Summary: Harmless Fun.
Review: I don't why people hate this movie so much. Yes, the movie is not very well written, and the acting is just terrible (I can't believe Will Smith got an acting career from this) but it is harmless fun. It's an action blockbuster in its purest form. MOVIES ARE MEANT TO ENTERTAIN, that doesn't mean they have to have deeply written scripts like "Blade Runner", or "2001" (is that a rule or something, I don't think so) they just have to entertain, and that's what this movie does, with flying colors. Movies help us escape reality, that's why it's not very realistic. So it's reccomended, if you want a mindless, but fun thrill ride. The 2 Disc DVD is worth the price alone, soooo many features.
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