Independence Day: Resurgence [Blu-ray] [4K UHD]

good movie

Good movie but not as good as the first.

am a big fan of the original Independence Day and I saw it four times in the theater and at least 3 times a year ever since. I understand that the sequel was not liked by fans and critics alike. I did enjoy Independence Day Resurgence but my feelings are mixed. I have watched it several times to sort out just how I felt about this movie. First of all, I JUST love alien invasion movies and that on its own will already earn some praise from me. One point I want to make is that if a person goes into this movie expecting it to be similar or just like the original ID4 then they are bound to be disappointed. If, however, you approach this with an open mind and accept the movie for what it is…a lighthearted science-fiction action and adventure movie…I think there are things in this film to enjoy. I will review the movie by revealing my pros & cons. Remember, not all pros and cons are of equal value. I will start with the cons first. 1). Too many characters. Its not that I wasn’t able to keep track of them, its just that there were too many to keep track of and that bogged down the story. 2). Not enough tension. I think with the concentration and focus on the many relationships the movie lost a sense of dread and immanent danger annihilation the first movie had. I never had that sense of tension that our characters were in real trouble. 3) Poor pacing. The original was well paced and I think the poor pacing of this movie is due to trying to cram the stories of all the characters within this movie. Now for the pros. 1). I liked the focus on the original characters and it was good to see them back! I specifically liked the performances of Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch and Brent Spiner as Dr. Okun. Spiner’s character had much more screen time and did provide comic relief and was just a hoot. For those who think his character died watch the original once again. As the alien is using him to speak through, Okun’s fingers are against the glass and are moving showing he is alive. Plus, when we first see Dr. Okun in IDR he is shown moving his fingers before he awakes. That is a nice subtle touch! 2). Great Special Effects. I am unapologetic about my love of eye candy known as special effects. This movie was a delight on the eyes and senses and for me that was very entertaining. 3). The Alien Queen. I am also a lover of Kaiju movies (giant monsters) and the Alien Queen was just great as a giant monster…Loved it! 4). More Science-Fiction. i loved how they showed how much the earth has changed due to the incorporation of alien technology on the human race. Although this could also fit under the special effects reasons why I enjoyed the movie, I single this out because it was done so well and it is what made the movie different from the original (in a good way). 5). Action and adventure. This had a lot of action, more aliens, great battles and ton of destruction porn! 6). Decent story. Despite the character overload the story is pretty good. I did care about the characters, I hated to see Jasmine Hiller’s character die, and it was interesting and entertaining how they all got together to save the Earth once more. Sure, I don’t exactly enjoy it as I did the original but this movie does have a lot going for me. I am very certain this alien invasion movie will have repeated viewings in my house.

Love my science fiction! Sequel was decent. I don't usually like sequels.

don't understand negative criticisms, the film was totally enjoyable and worked fine as a sequel or next step. Again, this genre of film is expensively produced pure escapism, as its number one goal, and then how artistically, or intelligently rendered it is, are items two and three on the list of criteria for a film of this sort. I'm giving it 5 stars because of the generally low ratings of many. 4 stars would be plenty, and maybe to some 4+, and others slightly below 4, (trying to judge what some hypothetical group of action/sci-fi/thriller/pulp fans might generally rate it). it is no (as in original version 1982) "Blade Runner", which would probably be a ten on a scale of 1-5 for this genre, as maybe "The Big Sleep" with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall (1946) would have rated (my silly but significant "10 on a scale of one to five" rating, i.e., The Big Sleep would get a 10 as an Escapist Film Noir Pulp Film. Whereas Pulp Fiction, i would give a 5 on a scale of 1 to 5 under the same category.. Film Noir Pulp... i mean it's titled that, even.... anyway, a perfectly enjoyable, very expensively made, escapist/sci-fi/thriller/(pulp) film is what i think of "Independence Day: Resurgence"... it also wouldn't hold up with the Matrix (if you don't mind the sometimes self-indulgent spiritualism of the latter film... none of that in "Independence Day: Resurgence"... just straight out, special effects and thrilling waz-gonna-happen plot.... there ya go!!! Enjoy, if you like this sort of thing. And to quote Abe Lincoln (or the quotation is often so ascribed) "if it's the sort of thing you like, it's exactly the sort of thing you'll like" or something like that.... :)

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It's so bad. It's so hilariously, wonderfully bad, and it's exactly what I wanted. So the people saying it's worse than the original ... yes, that's true. The original takes a lot of heat, because of the dialogue, and the acting, and the things that don't really add up, but in terms of storytelling it was effective, right? July 2 is this great crescendo culminating in the disaster scenes we all came for, while setting up characters we like despite ourselves because they're Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith. July 3 you get planes vs. spaceships, Will Smith being a badass, and they actually develop the characters in ways we care about. Then July 4 sets up a great showdown. It's a well constructed movie despite its flaws. This is the opposite. There is absolutely no sense of pacing or structure or build. Things just sort of happen, one after another, wherever the plot needs them to. The movie doesn't obey real world logic, or even disaster movie logic, or even its own internal logic, at pretty much any time. In one scene Bill Pullman's in the room chatting with people, the camera cuts away for one shot, and then cuts back to the exact same shot except Bill's missing, and they all say, "Wait, where did Whitmore go?" like he snuck out in that 1.5 seconds. Characters have love interests - like literally every character including Dr. Okun (he actually has the best one) has a love interest, except for Dylan -- why doesn't Jessie Usher get a love interest?? -- but of course that never actually motivates any character to do anything. Jeff Goldblum's love interest shows up in the beginning, hangs out at his side the whole movie, and is there at the end. Sizzling romance! But NO ONE CARES AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU. Because Jeff Goldblum is being Jeff Goldblum, Brent Spiner's enjoying himself immensely, Liam Hemsworth is fun to watch even when he's just watering his money garden, the special effects are of course fantastic, and there's an alien-hunting warlord with multiple machetes. This is the show that the actors put on for the patrons who hang out after curtain goes down, where they just ham it up and have a good time. If you walk in expecting a B movie with a tentpole effects budget, you'll have a good time too. Of course the other side of the coin is that there are some missed opportunities for real cinematic moments. Humanity's been prepping for 20 years - why not kick off the fight with humanity giving them a shiner? Like Rocky knocking down Apollo Creed, that moment when the enemy realizes, oh, this is actually going to be an even fight. The dynamics have changed and they could have played with that. But instead it just copies the original (alongside other sci-fi movies you love, and I mean shamelessly), so again mankind is caught off guard and steamrolled and sends out space planes with no shields that get destroyed. Oh well. Still fun.

This movie is a movie that everyone should own. It keeps you at the end of your chair. I was in the hospital and when the nurse came in to take my blood, I never stopped watching it. I purchased 2 of these CD's. One for the neighbor. Can't wait to watch it again. You have to by one.