Today We Celebrate Our Independence Day! Happy 4th of July

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 2017)

Today seemed like the most appropriate day to write a review of the classic Will Smith alien film, Independence Day. There are so many memories I have of this film growing up (even the satire).
One of the first major films that Will Smith starred in, alongside Jeff Goldblum of Jurassic Park fame and Bill Pullman (not Paxton). Paxton, in my opinion, played one of the most heroic, and best Presidents on screen. Goldblum was not bad, of course most of us associate him with his role in Jurassic Park.
Don't forget Will, he was pretty great in this film too as Steve Hiller, probably one of his best roles. Which begs the question, why he didn't return for the sequel?! Oh well!!
The technology to make the film at the time, 1996, was really out of this world great. With the films now, in comparison, it looks a bit old. But after 20 some years, they all look that way.
Paxton delivered the best line of the entire film, towards the end, he said, "...should we win the day, the fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanquish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!
"TODAY WE CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY!"