Lighting off fireworks on July 4th seems funner.

Rating: 5/10 (11 February 2015)

There was much hype about this movie when it was first released and I haven't watched it until many, many years later. It's a sci-fi movie with the classic alien-invasion theme, where a massive alien ship is wiping out much of the world's major cities. Therefore, a large group of survivors sets out towards Area 51, a secret government testing ground to devise a plan to counterattack the aliens.
The alien invasion scenes begin almost immediately after the film starts, kicking the plot off to a fast pace. The special and visual effects of the alien spaceship, city destruction scenes and midair spacecraft battles were pretty spectacular. While the humans vs. aliens plot device generates some sort of excitement, much of the film is consumed in, what I think, in awkward attempts at humor and slapstick comedy, and also lacks much suspense and attention-grabber moments. This film is probably more of a sci-fi comedy, but the cast didn't appear to display much sensitivity, tension or urgency for an alien invasion incident, and the acting was pretty corny at times.
Overall, it's a cheesy sci-fi movie. OK for some who enjoys campy sci-fi.
Grade C-