What has humanity come to?

Rating: 3/10 (14 June 2000)

This movie was at MOST, average. And that's only if you're willing to ignore the incredibly horrible plot, and all the holes therein.
The part that makes it at least somewhat tolerable is the special effects. They had a great team on this one. Now... how come they couldn't put those people, or people like them, to work on the plot?
The basic idea is simple: A race of aliens come to earth to conquer it, and the human race fights back.
The problem with this film is HOW the humans fight back. Using 50 year old alien technology, Jeff Goldblum, a satellite TV repairman, creates a computer virus to shut down the mothership's shields. Apparently, this "Advanced" race of alien beings use Macintosh Computers, never upgrade their software, or change their passwords, or try to communicate with ships that are trying to dock, before allowing them to dock.
Then there's the Hillbilly crop duster, played by Randy Quaid, who jumps himself into an F-18 Hornet, and is able to fly it, quite well, right away. I don't care if he was in the Korean War, or whatever... you don't just sit yourself into an advanced tactical fighter, without previous training and an understanding of all the controls, and start flying right away.