ya gotta love it...

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 1998)

I have a friend that just despises this movie. Plot holes.. Stereotypes ... yes. Blah blah. This is a great movie. That's all there is to it. When you sit back and watch it, you are extremely entertained. It wasn't dead serious like it needed to be to achieve the Truly Great Film status. But, gawd, bravo to Emmerich and Devlin for that 9 minutes of utter destruction. That was terrifying (even though the woman, child, and dog shoulda been toast). And of course, the FX were astonishing. Come now, if Star Wars were released for the first time tomorrow, would it be as good? Take another look.... I can tear apart the Star Wars trilogy the same way my friend does ID4...but for some reason, the SW trilogy has some form of critical immunity when it comes to these issues...why? Because , like the Bible, pioneering era-marking things are never questioned for some reason or another. Hehe. Geez, I'd better stop now. It was a great movie. There ... my two cents worth.