Although not as pretentious nor as good STAR WARS, which is the show it most closely resembles, ID4 is the best action and sci-fi thriller I have seen in a long time. It has devastation on a scale that is unmatched by any show I have ever seen, and yet the film is so controlled that kids as young as 7 should be able to see it and enjoy it as well as the adults. When we got there, the projector had broken so went over to ID4 where there were long lines and people with umbrellas and ice chests waiting in the heat of the parking lot. To our surprise, most of these people were coming early to buy tickets for later. I will only setup the plot and give some of the dialog so you can get a flavor of the show, but without giving anything away.
Aliens come in a huge planetary size home that is one quarter the diameter of the moon.
From their home they dispatch a dozen spaceships that are fifteen miles wide. When these spaceships go overhead they are so large they eclipse the sun forming dark ominous shadows over entire cities. Moreover, they look like flying visions of hell complete with fiery clouds that portend the end of the world. Hollywood of late has two types of picture presidents. I liked Pullman's performance.