One of the best all-out action films in history.

Rating: 10/10 (27 August 2007)

I was 6 when I first saw this movie. I really didn't understand it because I was in my early youth. My dad told me when we saw it the humans were fighting to get toys back from the aliens. I thought it was awesome so I saw it with him.
Eleven years later and I love it even more. From my understanding, it could very well be one of those movies that is so gripping and well thought out that it makes us celebrate our greatest holiday ever, Independence Day, even more. But lets get right to the point: it is that darn good.
The story is about Mankind desperately fighting back against an alien civilization that has destroyed every major city on the planet. Their main goal is to exterminate Mankind and take over they're natural resources. Roland put together a very strong story with excellent character development and acting. Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and crew put in star-studded performances.
But like every movie there has to be some things that aren't so good, but lets start off with the good:
1: Acting was amazing and the drama was nice.
2: Special effects in this movie blew everyone's mind on how the future of movies would look and this movie certainly delivers.
3: The action is unbelievably unreal and that what makes this movie stand out.
4: Character development went to most of the main characters.
Now the bad:
1: There were some cheesy moments in the film that irritated me. For example, when the alien tried to break into the President's mind, and it was killed, the President instantly knew the alien's main objective. "I saw. . . .his thoughts. I saw what they're planning to do." Sorry that doesn't cut it. There are some of these cheesy moments but they don't cut away the awesomeness of the movie.
2: Little screen time for the actual aliens themselves. You see them almost a total of 15-20 times when the movie is nearly 3 hours. It's OK to have them undercover in their ships and battling the squad planes, but how about a little more interaction themselves.
3: They should have saved this movie until the new millennium. That way it would have looked better and truly overlook every movie hence forth.
Overall, this movie is really amazing and it's groundbreaking nature can't possibly be ignored by any SciFi fan.
10/10