Very enjoyable movie!

Rating: 8/10 (8 June 2009)

Ahh Independence Day...
I remember seeing this way back in the summer that it first came out in the cinema. I was blown away! Almost literally...
Aliens destroy our major cities and want to annihilate mankind! HELP! A team of unlikely citizens of Earth eventually come together and think of a plan to stop the invaders.
Let me start with the acting. I really LOVED the acting in this movie. Especially Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith. Man those two have awesome chemistry together. But alone, they also delivered a great performance.
Okay, so the music didn't really stick with me. Then again, it's a disaster movie. Stuff gets blown up all the time. There's not much room for any kind of music.
There's a good amount of humor in this movie as well. There are a lot of funny scenes. My number one has to be when Will Smith drags an alien in a parachute behind him. Awesome dialog...
The effects are good enough. I think the design of the aliens is creative. Even though you don't see them much up-close, which is a shame. Spaceship design is maybe a little too... classic? I mean they're basically flying saucers. Not saying it's a bad thing, but I personally prefer more exotic, strange designs. Just one opinion of course.
For a disaster movie, it has a surprisingly long runtime. Over two hours. There's a good build-up in the story and it gives more depth to the movie when it comes to characters and background.
Independence Day is a good Sci-Fi movie with a nice mix of humor, action and drama.
8 out of 10 stars.