HELLO!
Haven't been to a movie premiere in the longest time but when I heard Independence Day is coming up with a sequel, I know that I HAVE TO WATCH IT AT ALL COST!
I cannot stress how many times have I watched the 1996 Independence Day movie. Heck, I think I even learn the word 'independence' from this movie. It really is one of my many favorite movie. Undeniably, I had quite a high expectation for the movie and I was really excited, anticipating the movies a few days before the movie premiere.
Special shout out to Nuffnang for the movie tickets!
Now for the actual review:
I give the movie some plus points for linking the 1st and 2nd movie together
Honestly, I was so in awe to see some characters from the 1st movie being in the 2nd movie. Well actually I'm more like shocked wtf! Some characters which I thought is dead surprisingly aren't dead. Like the mad scientist who was attacked by an alien in the 1st movie was in comma for 20 years! Crazy!
The kids in the 1st movie like Patricia, the president's daughter; Dylan, Will Smith's son; and Jake, the son of the suicide hero was in there as well (played by Liam Hemsworth! Bless the beautiful genes of Mr. and Mrs. Hemsworth! lol).
Picture credit: Rollingstone.com
Unfortunately, some characters didn't link well.. I mean Will Smith's wife was an exotic dancer but 20 years later she became a doctor????? This is so odd. Perhaps when humans are almost wiped out they lack manpower so they trained her to be a doctor???
Nevertheless, I am happy to see President Thomas J. Whitmore is BACK!
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OMG AIN'T HE CUTE (20 years ago)
My mom and I had the craziest crush on him from the 1st movie and seeing him in action again made me go o~la~la~ But he became some crazy old man so meh!
His crazy old man look now wtf
Quite disappointing... Anyway, he did has his charms still which unfortunately did not have a chance to shine because...
The movie is trying to cramp too many things in a short movie
A good movie, like the 1st Independence Day movie is very focused and it's just following through the main point i.e. the aliens attacking.
The 2nd movie is ALL OVER THE PLACE! There's defense on the moon, the hiding president, the wave of unplanned attacks by the military, and there's SO MANY MAIN CHARACTERS!
Like the lime light was on everyone so you only get a glimpse of everyone without going into details. Unlike the 1st movie which only focused on 3 characters and there are interactions between all 3. The 2nd movie did not hit that mark and I feel like it's really all over the place. Also, because they wanted to squeeze so many stories in a 2 hours movie, everything was rushed through. There is not building up of the storyline so everyone is like irrational and doing lots of stupid things without thinking through.
The alien attack is anti-climatic
So sorry to say this, unlike the 1st movie which has a destructive ray that fire across town... The damage from the 2nd movie was purely from it LANDING ON EARTH ZZZ. So meh~~~ Try harder please aliens!! Shoot us! We'll die in like 5 minutes!
Credit: Nuffnang blog
Damage from landing....
Gonna give credit to the CG effects though
Well... It's been 20 years and the aliens looked as cool as ever! The realism of the space shuttles on the moon and the alien-ish effects are very awesome.
Credit: Nuffnang blog
Overall, I think the movie is a let down from the first movie. But if you didn't wanna compare, I was on the edge of my seat, nervously waiting if they are able to defeat the aliens! The fact that I was so anxious and had an adrenaline crush after, it shows that the movie is not bad right? At least it intrigued me so much.
I will still rate it a 7/10 and it's still a good watch. Might not be a memorable movie but still a good watch.
Well.. that's the end of my review and before the next post... toodles!
