Obviously meant to be a parody.

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2007)

Any movie that has a president flying a fighter plane against an alien ship the size of Manhattan and winning is obviously not meant to be analyzed like James Joyce novel. I saw this movie when I was 14 and thought it was a lot of fun. I thought the "alien beating" strategy they come up with at the end was absurd but even then it was funny, somewhat shocking and had beautiful effects that haven't gotten old even today. I think the director did a wonderful job with the mediocre script he got and besides not every fantasy and science fiction movie has to be "Metropolis" and carry some overarching message for all of humanity. The cast was great and very entertaining. Plus Sometimes you just want to see Will Smith punch an alien in the face, a president flying a jet fighter and a big @$$ starship blasting NYC away in a single shot.
This movie is supposed to be seen as somewhat of an impressive parody not a serious "what would happen" movie.
To all of the people giving bad reviews, would you watch a fireworks display with such a critical eye?