Epic, Thrilling and Awesome Special Effects!

Rating: 7/10 (21 February 2012)

Wow. This is one of my favourite films of all time. Not because it's a moving, meaningful, heart warming or terrifying film. It's a full on thriller with epic destruction scenes and a classic '50's storyline.
I'll start with the bad. 1)It's a tad cheesy. Things that people say and some of the sequences are a bit clichéd, but it's easy to out aside. 2)The storyline is VERY predictable. Alien ships come along, BOOM, rebuild of forces and a big final battle. But hey, thats the storyline that's made some other great films, right?
And now the good. Lots of it in fact... 1)It's utterly, incredibly, EPIC. The suspense of watching the ships arriving over the cities is really awesome. The destruction scenes are amazing. Watching everything get blown up is actually pretty cool. Sometimes, I just feel the need to watch those scenes again just for how epic they are. 2)The special effects are amazing. It just looks real. I'd dare say that some of it comes onto levels of which Avatar is on. It's scarily realistic. And it's quite a marvel to, with just how big the ships are. It's in your face and incredible to watch. 3)The storyline is a thriller. Suspense, action and a bit of romance. It's the usual Roland Emmerich. Each of the characters don't even know each other until these aliens come and destroy everything. While it's predictable, it's fun. Man throws everything it's got at the aliens, and then one simple phrase (catch a cold) changes everything. It's not entirely believable, but then again, the entire story is made up so little mistakes don't really matter.
So, if you want an epic Sci-Fi thriller with amazing special effects, suspense and the best destruction scenes I have ever seen, this is the one for you. Don't take it seriously, it's not realistic. Most films aren't. This though, is already a classic, and will always be one of those 'great films'. It makes my top 10 films of all time easily!