Thats the way we roll

Rating: Null/10 (25 October 2011)

It seems to be a another lifetime when I saw the promos of "Independence Day" for the first time and the experience was nothing short of a big WOW! Watching the movie on big screen was awesome. Computers were just gaining popularity and hence the way aliens were defeated in the end didn't feel corny back then.
Will Smith was the scene-stealer - first time the world took notice of this actor and he redefined the meaning of "being cool". Bill Pullman seems to have been modelled after Kennedy and Clinton. Notably he delivers the speech with great aplomb. Jeff Goldblum was strictly okayish. Rest of the supporting star-cast lend adequate support.
Without going overboard on the usage of CGI's Roland Emmerich narrated a story which connected with almost everybody, a wholesome entertainer. And then he made a few more but none could garner the status of "Independence Day".
PS: Back then ""Independence Day" hinted who will don the cap of big brother when it comes to sorting out the matters in the house. And guess what, with so many international crisis looming and spawning, the authority still remains unchallenged.