Independence Day (Five Star Collection)

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Summary: bad science fiction
Review: Independence Day has got to be one of the dumbest sci-fi films to ever be released. All the characters are one-dimensional. We hate Bill Pullman's portrayal of the president so bad, we wished he'd died in the White House. Will Smith provides almost no comic relief, although he is the movie's one likable character. I find it rather stupid that the world was saved by a Macintosh computer. The filmakers of Independence Day obviously didn't learn their lesson as they later made the even worse, very corny, Godzilla. The only thing that prevented me from giving Independence Day one star were the visual effects. They were quite astonishing, especially on a 75 million dollar budget.

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Summary: Dumbest movie ever made?
Review: A movie by and for mental midgets. Stupid, illogical, and without a bit of concern for suspension of disbelief. I seriously wonder if a six year old didn't write the script. This movie's not just retarded, but also plain obnoxious, with all the oh-so-cool one-liners and oh-so-hip witticisms demanded by snotty teen-agers and truck-loving rednecks. One of the worst sci-fi movies ever made. If memory serves, the person responsible for this ultra-stupid stinkbomb has also assaulted us with 'Stargate' and 'Godzilla'- two other mind-bogglingly stupid movies. If Ed Wood were alive today, these are the sort of movies he would make. The creators of 'ID4' need to be hunted down and punished in some way.

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Summary: If you like a good sci-fi movie, then GIVE THIS ONE A MISS!!
Review: I am so glad to see I'm not the only person not to be impressed by this movie. Seriously this thing sucked! If you want big-budget special effects, with no no plot what-so-ever then Independence Day is the one to see. However if you're like me, then this is definitly one to avoid. Oh, by the way does H.G.Wells know they totally ripped off his story?

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Summary: Pathetic
Review: Absolutely...'Chinese'....

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Summary: OH, THE REGRETS OF BUYING THE VIDEO...
Review: Seeing the film for the first time made me think of how elaboratly well-made science-fiction movies can be, But once I bought the title when released on video, I couldn't help but feel like I've wasted my money for a useless cause. Seeing it the second time can only make one think of how horribly the "flick" was made.

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Summary: GREAT SCI-FI ENTERTAINMENT COMEDIC
Review: Blast the critics who snub this film because it is "unbelieveable". I for one am glad it is. Allow yourself to be totally immersed in to the world of Science-Fiction (NOT Speculative Fiction - like the moron set was expecting), and you'll enjoy a totally unbelieveable, yet exciting and humorous, tale of the expected. Hardly the tense melo-drama depicting the next ten years, but open and shut fun. Great with buttered popcorn and Junior Mints. I bet the nay-sayers didn't like The Wizard of OZ either, as in; "It'll never happen".

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Summary: It's the nineties and this is the best we can do?
Review: All right the first time I saw ID4 the effects had me awstruck... as they did to all of us. Beyond that? I found the movie a no-brainer and have to wonder what HG Welles thinks of the obvious rip off from "War of the Worlds". More than likely he's saying, "what the hell am I doing in a coffin?!" My fellow educated sci-fi lovers will recall a virus killed the martians in that book but this round it's a computer virus instead of a biological virus. Welles should get royalties!!!

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Summary: Get a grip
Review: This movie really challenge you. I think this is one of the best movies ever made if you are able to ignore the stereotype characters, the bad acting, the terrible directing, the predictable ending, the xenophobic U.S. patriotism and above all the unrealistic plot. If you are able to ignore all of this and if you find that Commando is the best Arnold movie ever made, then you should watch this movie. On the other hand - if you like a movie to give you just a little bit else than pure patronizing - scream and run away!!!!

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Summary: No Comment
Review: No Commen

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Summary: Great Movie. Good Special effects. Cool spaceships
Review: This movie rocked!!! The president was awesome, the characters were awesome. A must get. I loved it. It had cool spaceship-fighter jet action. and the Aliens were cool too :)