I loved Independence Day for what it was, and for never pretending to be anything else. It was big, loud and dumb, but it was great fun served with lashings of cheese!
Independence Day: Resurgence uses the same formula, but just isn't as good in any way. Will Smith is a huge miss, despite many of the original cast finding themselves back in Alien battle and most still donning their plot armour.
This is definitely bigger and louder, but the originality and quality of plot and the dialogue just isn't there this time around. ID4 was pretty dumb, but often funny and with its tongue firmly in its cheek. Resurgence just comes off as dumb.
I still enjoyed it. As a popcorn flick it's perfectly ok and has many great action sequences and a some stunning visuals. The cast all work and plot is good enough if you don't start picking holes in it.
Worth a watch if you fancy a dumb action movie. 6/10.
Independence Day: Resurgence uses the same formula, but just isn't as good in any way. Will Smith is a huge miss, despite many of the original cast finding themselves back in Alien battle and most still donning their plot armour.
This is definitely bigger and louder, but the originality and quality of plot and the dialogue just isn't there this time around. ID4 was pretty dumb, but often funny and with its tongue firmly in its cheek. Resurgence just comes off as dumb.
I still enjoyed it. As a popcorn flick it's perfectly ok and has many great action sequences and a some stunning visuals. The cast all work and plot is good enough if you don't start picking holes in it.
Worth a watch if you fancy a dumb action movie. 6/10.