I Love this Movie for what it is

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2005)

Independence day achieves exactly what it sets out do. It makes you Wow! at the visual effects and it entertains you with all out action for a couple of hours.
Sure, the plot's quite obvious and characters are a little cheesy and gung-ho, and yes there is a lot of sentiment that doesn't always fit the movie. But lets be honest, if anyone expected this film to be clever or insightful than there looking at the wrong genre.
The truth is this film does have the following elements -
1/ Loads of action.
2/ Great special effects.
3/ Humorous characters.
4/ Passable even if slightly cheesy script.
5/ Some mildly touching moments.
Like i said, if you want deep, meaningful and thought provoking then your not watching the right movie. Try 2001, A Space odyssey or even Contact; but if you want to unplug your mind and watch the a couple of hours of well produced action, then i think you'll like it.
I give it 9/10 (at least it doesn't pretend to be something that is isn't.)