I watched it when I was 15 years old...

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2009)

That was something to a 15-year-old! I still remember that day vividly. My dad took me to the cinema to watch ID4 and that was like the happiest day of the year! I have to agree with the review that says ID4 must be seen on a very big screen and I don't think any screen would do better than the Cinema's. The effects are huge in that movie and to feel them right,the way they were originally tailored for you to feel, you need to see it in cinemas but since now it's not feasible to do so, you can still watch it and keep in mind this single info in order not to misjudge the movie.
I remember the scene when the alien they found and grouped around to study awakened all of a sudden and hit the glass. At that moment, every one in the audience even those who were sitting in the balcony, reflexively moved back to their chairs as if the alien is coming towards them with that "huh" sound which was heard from all at once. I am not exaggerating that really happened and we are not talking 3D here. That's how good Roland Emmerich! Another scene was that when the lady is driving the car with her son and dog so she manages to escape the fire in the tunnel going into some hole in the wall and then for few minutes she is trying to save her baby and we were all sitting nervous so when she finally does, we were all like "thank God" and relieved but that wasn't all because the director made us is a few seconds care for saving the dog as well so back to nervousness until the dog was also saved. Those were moments in the movie that I still remember even after 14 years! I didn't watch ID4 again. It was that once but I still remember most of it.