Why film makers need to do their homework...

Rating: 4/10 (28 June 2000)

Despite this movies great visual effects and all-star cast, 'Independence Day' proves to be the pinnacle in 'suspension of disbelief.'This film was loaded with geographical, statistical and common sense errors the likes of which has not been seen since the discovery of a round Earth. I'm sorry Roland, the empire states building doesn't sit in the middle of Madison Avenue! I also can't say enough about the cartoonish characters that plague this wreck of a movie. You can almost set your watch to time the silly 'one-liners' saturated within every scene. 'Independence Day' isn't so bad for a saturday night rental, for those who love large explosions and cool fight sequences, but for the serious sci-fi watcher, it doesn't enrich you as a viewer!