Independence Day

 (1996)


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  • Critics Rating 47 critics
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User Reviews

A Great Blockbuster!
Aug 07, 2008
g-bodyl - imdb.com
What's the fuss about this movie? Why does everyone think so poorly of this? Well, in my opinion they compare this film to the Best Picture movies. This is not a Best Picture film, but a very entertaining popcorn film. This... Full review
It show us we're all human beings
Jul 06, 2008
Cello - yahoo.com
Good movie! It shows that we're all human beings who get against each other for reasons that we can get over and leave behind. So, when I read a foolish comment such as the one above, of somebody who think it... Full review
It show us we're all human beings
Jul 06, 2008
marcellozorzi - yahoo.com
Good movie! It shows that we're all human beings who get against each other for reasons that we can get over and leave behind. So, when I read a foolish comment such as the one above, of somebody who think it... Full review
My favorite movie ever
Jun 09, 2008
Joseph - yahoo.com
I fell in love with this movie when i first saw it in theaters back in 1996. It just blew me away. You have to be pretty boring to not like this movie. It has everything. This is the way you... Full review
My favorite movie ever
Jun 09, 2008
mothman79 - yahoo.com
I fell in love with this movie when i first saw it in theaters back in 1996. It just blew me away. You have to be pretty boring to not like this movie. It has everything. This is the way you... Full review
One of the best of all time...
Apr 01, 2008
ewers15 - yahoo.com
I was only like 7 when it came out but I went and saw it in theaters. I loved it when I saw it and had my mom buy it for me for my birthday. I have it on VHS. I've... Full review
Not good
Mar 21, 2008
antllopis - yahoo.com
This movie sucked!!! I would never in my see it again!!! For anyone who is reading this, dont watch this movie.... Full review
This is rubbish. Don't get me wrong - I am not underrating this film. It is absolute rubbish.There is one little thing that make this worth watching (with the speakers on "mute", mind you) - the special effects. Those are... Full review
good film
Nov 14, 2007
jimmymeeder - yahoo.com
a good movie here with great visual effects. the acting was above par and will smith scores some laughs to complement the action. the effects nearly steal the show. on the minus side, this movie has multiple flaws about the aliens,... Full review
Independence Day is really just patriotic drivel in means of plot and adventure. But the film comes into its best moments when the action sequences hit the screen. Buildings explode and men die in beautifully choreographed fashions that raise the... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Feb 19, 2009
associatedcontent.com
I totally agree the movie's dialog is not very exciting....I'm not quite sure why, I've heard critics complain about the lack of exciting dialog..... ... Full Review
| Jan 23, 2009
Fashion.ie, Ireland
Great movie, great price, great service and shipping from Amazon. The worst sci fiction movie I have seen since Ice Pirates. This particular movie helps show how nice hi def can be on a big screen, better than most. ... Full Review
| Aug 22, 2008
FilmInk
unlike, say, Transformers (an overpriced, overblown cinema atrocity), Independence Day is kind of enjoyable.....Looking crisp and sounding great, ID4 is a good Blu-ray and a great film to watch with friends....and boo-to-the-aliens, sci-fi action spectacular..... ... Full Review
| Aug 18, 2008
Moviehole
So Bad It's Good #20 : Independence Day The boy acts like a crack-whore whose just been given $500 bucks by a cheery customer - he's way too BIG for the film (yes, there's such a thing as being too BIG for "Independence Day") , and in some respects, is seemingly only in the movie so he can deliver the smart-ass lines they'll later use in the TV commercials. ... Full Review
| Jul 06, 2008
boxofficeprophets.com
That movie failed to reach $200 million domestic, despite being highly anticipated. ... Full Review

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Run! Run! RUN! Go! Go! GO! Don't look back! NOW! Have finer words been spoken in the history of the motion picture? If so, I have not heard them. ... Full Article

Director Roland Emmerich has revealed that contract negotiations are holding up the sequel to Independence Day . The German filmmaker told Latino Review that 20th Century Fox is keen to make a follow-up to the disaster movie, but has yet... ... Full Article

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