What a cool Summer Film!

Rating: Null/10 (13 May 2002)

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** Well, like that earlier film, "WAR OF THE WORLDS", this film involves Aliens from innerspace (They come from the moon!) who invade our cool blue planet. Sound Original? NO! But on the other hand, in earlier films, Their were no F-18C Attack Fighters or Stealth Bombers. When WOTW was released so long ago, hardly anyone knew what "Area 51" was. So this film has lots to offer and I haven't even gotten to the FX yet!

Major Spoilers Ahead, You've been warned!

Coming off a lot of publicity from the Gulf War, Bill Pullman's character has become president. And he isn't that popular any more! With an approval rating of less than 30 percent, you'd almost think he asked the Aliens for help cuz' when this is all over he's practically known as the hero who saved the World!
So, people in our biggest cities are terrified to see these 15 mile wide space crafts that are now towering over them. There's lots of panic, rioting, and such. (I'm so glad I don't live in New York!)Amogst all this confusion is David (Jeff Goldblum), a cable repair person who thinks he's cracked the Alien Code! He figures out that in so many hours the Aliens will attack. Well, him and his dad rush to Washington and tell the Prresident! With not a second to lose they all fly outta there on Air Force 1 with the most spectacular Firestorm in History hot on their tails. The Cities are destroyed.
We counter attack, but our planes are shot down and in the "Darkest Hour" David comes up with a computer virus that will take down the shields of the invaders and allow our flyboys to go in and kick Butt! Well, Him and Will Smith do just that and the President (I mentioned he was a fighter pilot right?) lead all the planes we have left against the aliens. Would you believe that with the shields gone, our F-18's are on par with the best in the Universe!!!!!!!!! The aliens respond by killing all humans they can find, in the air and on the ground. Lots of civilians are killed and inside the bunker, Smith's son asks the President's daughter if shes' scared. He says, "Me too!" Then Russel Case flies his plane into the middle of it all and the Aliens go Down In FLAMES!!!! Yee Haw! In the next shot, Will and Jeff blow up the mother ship, (which is a third the size of our moon). That must be some NUKE! They fly home, everyone gets to watch the FIREWORKS.

Great film. Lots of action. No stupid love story for once and a high body count. What more could movie goers want!