Independence Day - In-depth Comment!

Rating: 10/10 (10 July 2004)

I have always loved this movie Independence Day. I love alien movies and this is the ultimate one to watch! It has the most unusual all star cast which all perform well, great music by David Arnold, and some of the greatest special effects ever seen in a movie. I don't know about other people but I believe in aliens and other life in the universe. There is just so much out there and who are we to say that we are alone? To think that there could be hundreds of thousands of intelligent species on other worlds is such an extraordinary thought. In My opinion most of the things in this movie are accurate. In My opinion ID-4 is one of the greatest movies ever made! Below is an In-depth look at most of the characters in the film!
Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore - He is the President of the United States of America. He fought in the Gulf War. He is an excellent pilot and an intelligent man. Invading forces are entering the Earth's atmosphere and this means that the United States and the rest of the world is going to have company like it never has had and the President must make decisions like never before!
Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson - This tall man is a cable worker and he is a computer genius not to mention is a very smart man to begin with. He will play a big part in trying to save the world.
Margaret Colin as Constance Spano - She is the secretary to the president. She also has had long relationship David Levinson and as time goes on it looks like they will be back together again!
Will Smith as Capt. Steven Hiller - This smart fighter pilot is really a daredevil. He lives with his girlfriend Jasmine Dubrow and her young son Dylan. Will Capt. Steven Hiller marry this attractive woman if he goes out fights an enemy like the world has never seen?
Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson - He is the father of David Levinson. He gives David a great idea and if it wasn't for him the world wouldn't have an advantage against the aliens.
Mary McDonnell as First Lady Marilyn Whitmore - The wife of the President of the USA. Her and Thomas J. Whitmore are a very close couple.
Randy Quaid as Russell Casse - This man served in Viet Nam and was abducted by aliens many years. He may have become a alcoholic but when the time comes he'll quit and try to save the world!
Robert Loggia as General William M. Grey - This top official is the first to know about the invaders from another world!
James Rebhorn as Albert Nimziki - This Secretary of Defense has not told the President everything!
Harvey Fierstein as Marty Gilbert - This man cares about his brother, his mother, his housekeeper and ever his lawyer.
Adam Baldwin as Major Mitchell - This large man is one of the high commanding officers in Area 51!
Brent Spiner as Dr. Brackish Okun - He is the head doctor in Area 51 and has had the experience at studying alien life and the arsenal they possess!
Vivica A. Fox as Jasmine Dubrow - This beauty has been waiting for Capt. Steven Hiller to marry her. Since things in the world have gotten a little bit out of hand their marriage has to halt.
Ross Bagley as Dylan Dubrow - He is the young boy of Jasmine Dubrow.
Mae Whitman as Patricia Whitmore - She is the young daughter of the President and the First Lady.
James Duval as Miguel Casse, Lisa Jakub as Alicia Casse, Giuseppe Andrews as Troy Casse - They are Russell Casse' kids.
Bill Smitrovich as Captain Watson - He gives orders to the fighters that will have a dog fight like they have never imagined!
Harry Connick Jr. as Captain Jimmy Wilder - This wild pilot has a charming personality and is Capt. Steven Hiller's best friend.
Leland Orser as Tech/Medical Assistant #1 - When there's an emergency procedure he along with Dr. Brackish Okun must perform an unbelievable surgery on a being from another planet!
Erick Avari as SETI Chief - After being woken up and banging his head he hears the extraordinary sound of other life on the phone!
Dean Devlin as Eagle 2 Pilot - This fighter pilot will have a flying time of his life!
Movie Nuttball's NOTE:
If love Roland Emmerich then I recommend that you see the following films: Making Contact (a very different movie), Universal Soldier (an awesome movie, one of the best!), Stargate (another excellent film!), Godzilla 1998 (Don't get Me wrong, its a great movie but I still feel that it is nothing like the classic Godzilla movies so I only recommend you see it if you like American monster films and/or Roland Emmerich), The Patriot,(2000, this is fine film!), and The Day After Tomorrow (Great movie!)
If you like alien movies and/or the subject of aliens I also recommend the following films: The Thing from another World, The War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The UFO Incident, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, John Carpenter's The Thing, Krull, Time Walker, My Science Project, Howard the Duck, John Carpenter's Starman, John Carpenter's They Live, Mac and Me, Explorers, Invaders from Mars, Total Recall, The Abyss, Communion, Suburban Commando, Fire in the Sky, The Arrival, Mars Attacks! Men in Black I & 2, Stephen King's Dreamcatcher, Xtro 3: Watch the Skies, Battlefield Earth: A Saga for the year 3000, Impostor, Stargate, The Puppet Masters, John Carpenter's Village of the Damned, Life Form, The X-Files: Fight the Future, Mission to Mars, Signs, Silent Warnings, Alien Hunter, Spaceballs, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Predator & Predator 2, The entire Star Wars saga (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi (Original and Special Editions!), The Phantom Menace, & Attack of the Clones), the entire Star Trek movie saga (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock, The Voyage Home, The Final Frontier, The Undiscovered Country, Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, & Nemesis) and Stephen King's IT!