Better than average

Rating: 7/10 (17 October 1998)

When I first saw 'ID4', I thought it was OK, but the second time I saw it, it was actually a lot better. The spaceships were of enormous size and the effects are terrific, and the acting was OK. Every alien in the whole species comes towards Earth to attack, and eliminate every being on the planet, so that they can consume every natural resource and then move on to another planet. Main defenders are the President (Bill Pullman), who is in charge, David Levinson, a cable guy (Jeff Goldblum) who finds out how to get through the alien technology, and Captain Steve Hillard of the Air Force (Will Smith) who hates those aliens shooting green s**t at him. Everyone fighting back against the aliens is probably the best part in the film, and the characters were fairly well known by the end of the film, which isn't really normal for a big, expensive, special-effects blockbuster.