Independence Day: Resurgence

This movie has an amazing cast. Boy did I miss seeing Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Sela Ward, and so on! It begun okay. The script could have been better Kinda lost some interest towards the end. If you like the genre, like myself, it is worth watching. It has its classical lines, funny moments, the excitement (not the best but there). Just don't expect a masterpiece.

Independence Day: Resurgence makes a bold attempt to follow up on the legacy of its iconic predecessor, but it falls short in many areas. Liam Hemsworth delivers a solid performance, but the script doesn't give him much to work with, leaving his character feeling shallow and unmemorable. The story itself is straightforward and predictable, offering little in terms of surprises or emotional engagement. Attempts at humor and drama sometimes feel forced, detracting from the overall experience.

While Roland Emmerich's direction keeps the film moving at a brisk pace, it often prioritizes spectacle over substance. The visuals work well enough to support the story, but they don't push any boundaries, especially for a film released in 2016. Given the advancements in CGI and visual effects by that time, the production feels like a missed opportunity to deliver something truly jaw-dropping. Instead, it's serviceable, doing just enough to convey the futuristic and alien elements but lacking the wow factor that could have elevated the experience.

In the end, Independence Day: Resurgence is a decent popcorn flick for fans of sci-fi action, but it doesn't live up to the standards set by the original. It's fun in parts but ultimately forgettable, leaving viewers with the sense that it could have been so much more.

I was looking very much forward to it, since I'm a fan of the original (nostalgia based). 15 minutes into the movie I just knew it was going to be bad.

Made by the same director that made the movie 2012, it has the same terrible drama and completely transparent storyline. I'm not even sure if there even is a storyline to this movie.

The worst part, aside from all the crying scenes based upon long distance relationships, unresolved father issues and what not, was in fact that the aliens are more primitive than us.

You would think that a race with such insane technology have evolved beyond petty and shortsighted impulse driven emotions. It's when you realize that the Queen of the aliens suddenly gets a personal vendetta against a yellow school bus while fighter planes are bombarding her, that the manuscript was written in half an hour in a coffee shop.

I really went into this with open eyes and was completely set for loving it, but no. The movie is just pure garbage. I'm sorry...

The trouble with Independence Day: Resurgence is that the sequel was released after 20 years from the original film and really there was no need for it.

Minus Will Smith we have another alien threat 20 years later and earth is a different place after harnessing the alien technology they encountered.

From the first film we have Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Brent Spiner and Vivica Fox. I found Spiner's character irritating in the first film and here he is some kind of wacky Doc Brown character used mainly for comic relief.

Of the new cast Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, Jesse T Usher are bland compared to say veterans like William Fichtner.

However despite a not very original plot and also some not very good CGI, I found the film cheesy fun and we get destruction of landmarks, mayhem and plenty of stupidity. At least we do not get Apple Macs interfacing with alien technology.

The 1996 "Independence Day" is a funny and entertaining film of alien invasion despite the silly melodramatic subplots. But every fan of sci-fi genre certainly watched this movie.

The 2016 sequel raised great expectations in the fans. But it should have never been made. The story of an alien arrival to destroy the planet twenty years after the unsuccessful invasion is lame. The characters are silly and the dialogues and situations are ridiculous. Eleven guys writing the story and screenplay probably for morons so stupid most of the situations and jokes are. In the end, only the great CGI is worthwhile watching; the rest may be forgotten. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Independence Day: O Ressurgimento" ("Independence Day: Resurgence")