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great potential,but suffers from too many flaws, 2008-02-20independence day looked like it could be a good,even great movie.it has
great actors,and loads of action.it also has some humour courtesy will
smith and jeff goldblum.goldblum is the perfect straight man for
smith's witty quips and one liners and even ads a bit of his own brand
of comedy to the mix.these two play off each other very well,and there
is undeniable comedic chemistry between the two.the supporting cast is
also very strong.and then there is the premise.aliens invade the world
and the military must save the day.not a bad premise,although not
original.there must be something new added to the mix or this becomes
just another alien invasion movie.the question is,is there anything
original in this movie?true,the comedic element is a step in the right
direction.but is in enough own its own?not quite.there are problems
which overshadow the positive aspects of the film,one of them being the
special effects,which admittedly are well done.however,they are
overpowering in this movie.the viewer is bombarded with explosion after
explosion.independence day becomes a movie about the special effects,
so the characters take a back seat for most of the movie.true,there are
some touching dramatic moments in the middle to latter stages of the
film,but the characters are not given enough screen time to be
developed,so there is less of the human feel than there might otherwise
be.there is an inspirational speech given by the the American
president, which i feel comes of as maudlin and absurd.bill
pullman,fine actor he may be,is no does not have the charisma or screen
presence to carry this speech off.it is a real eyes glazed over and
rolled back in the head moment.not believable.which lead us to the
dialogue.aside from the president's speech there are are other examples
of cringe worthy dialogue.the actors cannot therefore take total
responsibility for this.the writers should shoulder some of the blame.
finally there is the discovery which leads to the eventual defeat of
the aliens.in my my mind the odds of things happening this way are
astronomical at best.so,basically the movie(although entertaining)fails
for the most,and is moderately successful in other parts.end result:2/5
Reviewed By A1LSDDSM4PGOU5great actors,and loads of action.it also has some humour courtesy will
smith and jeff goldblum.goldblum is the perfect straight man for
smith's witty quips and one liners and even ads a bit of his own brand
of comedy to the mix.these two play off each other very well,and there
is undeniable comedic chemistry between the two.the supporting cast is
also very strong.and then there is the premise.aliens invade the world
and the military must save the day.not a bad premise,although not
original.there must be something new added to the mix or this becomes
just another alien invasion movie.the question is,is there anything
original in this movie?true,the comedic element is a step in the right
direction.but is in enough own its own?not quite.there are problems
which overshadow the positive aspects of the film,one of them being the
special effects,which admittedly are well done.however,they are
overpowering in this movie.the viewer is bombarded with explosion after
explosion.independence day becomes a movie about the special effects,
so the characters take a back seat for most of the movie.true,there are
some touching dramatic moments in the middle to latter stages of the
film,but the characters are not given enough screen time to be
developed,so there is less of the human feel than there might otherwise
be.there is an inspirational speech given by the the American
president, which i feel comes of as maudlin and absurd.bill
pullman,fine actor he may be,is no does not have the charisma or screen
presence to carry this speech off.it is a real eyes glazed over and
rolled back in the head moment.not believable.which lead us to the
dialogue.aside from the president's speech there are are other examples
of cringe worthy dialogue.the actors cannot therefore take total
responsibility for this.the writers should shoulder some of the blame.
finally there is the discovery which leads to the eventual defeat of
the aliens.in my my mind the odds of things happening this way are
astronomical at best.so,basically the movie(although entertaining)fails
for the most,and is moderately successful in other parts.end result:2/5
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