First Rate Sci-Fi

Rating: 8/10 (26 October 2005)

This movie, as correctly perceived as a modern "War of the Worlds", still has me glued to the TV whenever it is on. The plot and FX are especially good even though the movie is riddled with errors during its making. The choice of actors really worked for this movie.
Some people outside of the United States have not seen it as just entertainment unfortunately. Considering the movie was made with American dollars and in Hollywood, would it not make sense that the heroes would be American? Should they have been from the Nederlands (a fine country, by the way)? Wherever a film industry is located the heroes represent that country. Should Mad Max have been Chinese?
From a pure point of entertainment "independence Day" satisfies. It was apparently filmed for the U.S. market in mind but, of course, given to the world for entertainment and nothing more.