By far the dumbest movie I have ever seen

Rating: Null/10 (29 August 2002)

***BIG TIME SPOILERS ALERT***
This movie has finally prompted me to write my first review of a film on the IMDB website. This is one of my favorite web-sites but I've never felt strongly enough about a movie to write a review. Anyway, again this was the most moronic movie I've ever seen. I would say this is the movie I hate most if "AI" hadn't come out last year, but that one still holds that place.
First and most obvious comment: What kind of dumb-a#$ aliens would invade a planet that is 80% water when they melt when they come in contact with it. Not only that but they can't open a fricking door or defend themselves from a baseball bat either. Stupid.
Although I will praise the producers of this movie as they came up with the best concept ever in the history of filmmaking. I would have loved to have been in the room when this idea was pitched to the studio to pay for it, the meeting lasted about 5 seconds and here is is how it went: Producers: "We want to do a remake of "Independance Day" and we won't spend one cent on special effects!!!!" Studio: "Sign me up!!!!!" (By the way "Independence Day" is one of my favorite movies. The premise was almost as dumb but the special effects more than made up for it.)
As a christian, I will say that the underlying message of a pastor finding his faith was a good one, and I'm very much in support of that. But the way the director depicted that was just plain annoying. He kept putting in these flashbacks of that car accident right in the middle of the action. It was the equivalent of Bill Pullman having a flashback of his dying wife right before he engages the enemy in his fighter jet in ID4.
And the way that Mel's kid was saved was really stupid too. God closed the kid's lungs from asthma knowing that poison alien gas was about to kill him. I don't think a real miracle would be that complicated. I will admit there was alot of suspence, but the way the movie turned out made me regent all of the time I wasted on edge. I still can't believe these lemmings that have spent all of that money on tickets for this cr#p.
Don't waste your money.... 1/10 ***'s