Bam! Boom!! Bang!!! Kaboom!!!

Rating: 6/10 (20 September 2010)

Plot: Aliens enter the Earth's atmosphere and start wrecking havoc in our already chaotic planet. The movie follows 3 main characters, the heroic and young US President, the highly skilled Jet Fighter pilot and the tree-hugging and extremely smart Scientist. All of them will combine their forces in order to kick some major Alien booty.
You'll love Independence Day if: You like nicely done and very, very, very, VERY, big and loud explosions, dogfights between UFOs and Jet Fighters, over the top heroism, typical Hollywood characters and cheesy one-liners... did I mention the loud BOOMS? Get a big bucket of popcorn, turn off your brain and just pretend you are a 10-yeal old kid that just wants a bit of Hollywood Humor, great special effects, big aliens and big boobs... oh, forget the last one, wrong movie. I've got to admit that some scenes really touched my black, hellish and tasty heart despite them being way too typical... you know, over the top bravery, a bit of romance, etc. I also have to admit that I wanted the Aliens to win... sorry fellow humanoids!
You'll hate Independence Day if: You want realism and good characters. Logic literally takes a backseat in this movie... a movie where a race of EXTREMELY advanced aliens traveled millions of light years only to show us, the Homo Sapiens, how stupid they are despite their superior technology. They get killed in all kinds of stupid ways that are far from realistic or at least believable. Even their initial strategic placement over major cities has no meaning... I mean why exactly do the aliens want to destroy the White House and not a military base with nuclear missiles??? Do they hate big fancy buildings or something? Next the characters are the usual typical bunch. The extremely heroic US President, the Jew, (therefore smart), scientist and his old pops, (I loved that guy!), the honest lap-dancer, a black jet fighter pilot, (therefore Macho & too "Hip-Hop"), the nerdy secret scientist, (I hate this stereotype), and so on and so forth. The biggest problem is that while most actors do a good job they once again play themselves, like Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. I really wanted to avoid saying this but this movie is way, way, WAY too conservative, almost Disney-ish and maybe a bit too "GOD BLESS America!!!"
FINAL VERDICT: Popcorn Movie (4.7/10)
[+] Great SFX like massive spaceships and even more massive explosions. Somewhat funny. Perfect movie to test your Home Theater Speakers.
[-] Way too stereotypical characters and not all actors portraying them are exactly good. Not a movie you'll see twice, (especially out of the Cinema). Not enough aliens
Also Check: Armageddon (1998) - Jurassic Park (1993) - Mars Attacks! (1996) - War Of The Worlds (2005)
P.S.: My purpose in all my IMDb Reviews is not to say "I like\don't like this movie" but to help you decide whether YOU will like it or not since everything is all about taste and expectations IMO...