Too many "c'mon!" moments.

Rating: 7/10 (3 October 2013)

I really like this movie. It's straight forward good vs. bad, people vs. aliens and the special effects are fantastic, even nearly 20 years later. Great action, some truly funny moments, great space flights, does not bore you at all. HOWEVER, this movie has some HUGE shortcomings. Dialogue - uggh. Bill Pullman as President - yech. Too many stereotypes and caricatures - do the blacks and Jews really need to be the Hollywood cookie-cutter? Sickening. And of course, the biggest 'eye-roller' of them all - giving an alien spaceship a computer virus. Was this plot piece thought of the same folks fell for the Ugandi Prince email scam?? Anyone with half a brain knows you can't just "give" something a computer virus - they aren't air-born germs... Overall, check your brain at the door and this is a fun romp that moves at a good pace. Sci-fi purists will HATE this movie, but the average Joe and Josephine will enjoy it for its appeal.