If this sequel had appeared in 1997 or 98, it would have been averagely interesting. But in the past twenty years hence, the audience has had the delight to savor so many other much more superior movies of its genre (which were ironically spawned by the first Independence Day's success) - something which the direction of this movie did not bother to account for, hence we are in for a very badly dated why-bother sci-fi flick. The original was passably good for its time, and this sequel is but almost a poor spoof of itself.
Everything from the plot to the mundane cheesy dialogue, un-laughable jokes, and empty characters, and OK-ish CGI
all cookie-cutter mishmash from other passé movies. Situations make no sense, neither do the illogical reaction of the characters, including our supposedly 'super-intelligent' big mother-monster chasing after a school bus for no real reason apart from the fact its there, like a playful kitten after a spot of light on the floor. And of course the 'saviour' alienship with all its bombastic intellect and scientific pizazz comes right up face-on to be blown to smithereens without doing the obvious thing of announcing the altruistic reason for its presence
when apparently it does speak English at that too! Anyway, so so so many nonsensical senseless situations here, don't even bother to care two hoots after a while.
None of the characters nor actors have any lasting impression nor charisma
and the two 'romantic' couples
. totally plastic with inert chemistry. I can almost hear Jeff Goldblum whispering to Judd Hirsch, "Geez, this movie is just so bad we need to wind-up our exaggerated gestures and jaw-drops to save it!"
The original TV Star Trek would be more interesting.
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Plot summary
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
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Poorly Scripted, Senseless Plotting, Badly Dated, Cookie-Cutter Characterizations
Two main problems - The ending & Too rushed (NO SPOILERS)
I think I know why so many didn't like the latest Independence Day-movie. As most of us know, our feelings and opinions about a movie weighs mostly on how it ends. If it's a great movie with a bad ending, you'll leave the cinema or sit in your sofa feeling disappointed and then you'll attribute that feeling to the entire movie.
I enjoyed the movie, it captured the tone of the first one very well - very cheesy, action packed and humorous. The two biggest problems however was the duration and ending. Without giving anything away, it ends too abruptly. I get the idea, but ending a movie like that almost never works, especially not when the original movie ended the way it did: with a spectacular burning debris rain. This just... ends.
The other problem I had with it was that they tried to cram in too much in just two hours. The first one had a perfect pacing, almost just as much sh*t happening as it was in this one. But the fact that it was a whole 30-minutes shorter made half the movie seem rushed, especially the second half. Which is too bad because it had potential to be just as good as the original. Other than that, it was pretty spot on. I especially enjoy the fact that it doesn't hold off any cheese, like the trend we've seen in most of our latest sci-fi epics. Everything's so dark and gritty nowadays and it's nice to see this movie take a step backwards towards what made the original movie so special.
I give it a 6/10. Good, enjoyable popcorn flick. Could be better, but could've been a hell of a lot worse.
Independence Day: Resurgence
Twenty years have passed since Will Smith saved mankind from the alien threat. In those two decades, he decided against signing up for the sequel.
Which is the biggest problem with Independence Day: Resurgence. It's not more far-fetched or improbable than the first one. The special effects are just as good. The plot - the aliens return, shock horror - isn't much different and even the sometimes-cringy dialogue is back in spades.
Take Will Smith's on-screen presence out of a film like this, and despite plenty of returning faces from the original, you go from having a pretty sure-fire Hollywood blockbuster to something approaching a B movie.
Great action sequences, but not much else, to be honest. I was disappointed, as the original sets a high bar.