wooderice
Independence Day, one of the biggest blockbusters of the 90s, is one of those "love it or hate it" kind of movies. There are those that defend it and those that despite it. Somehow, I don't think there are very many people defending this one. It brings in the big-budget CGI and destruction scenes like the first one does. Here, however, there is more effort put toward the world built after the events of the first movie, which is pointless given that it all gets destroyed here. The destruction scene in this movie, what the first is most famous for, is really short, and extremely ridiculous. It does, however, look spectacular. Even if the visuals can't make the movie good, you gotta appreciate the effort that went into making the movie look as good as it does. The characters are bland and forgettable. I don't even remember them. I know one of the guys is named Jake, but I don't remember which one. I also remember that there's a girl named Rey, but only because of Star Wars. They're action movie characters. This is the type of movie you go to just to watch aliens blow stuff up, and nothing else. Therefore, there's one thing this movie shouldn't be: boring. But it is. When there's no fighting or blowing up, it's just dull. Fun to look at, yes, but not at all interesting. It doesn't even have comic relief or anything like that. Worst of all, the ending was just a massive slap in the face. Without giving too much away, it's supposed to set up Independence Day 3, something I'm not really looking forward to at all.
spinova
Oh, man! Hollywood and its hunger for money! If a could rate it in negative numbers it would be a -10. The screenplay is stupid and chicle. I think that's Will Smith rejected it (besides the money), everything is forced justified. And the cast is lame. Even Jeff Goldblum looks like a extra with lines.
