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Film · 1996
Independence Day
Giant alien ships deploy over Earth's major cities and blast them to rubble. With military communications wiped out, an Air Force pilot, an MIT satellite technician, and the U.S. President piece together a last-ditch counterattack on the Fourth of July.
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Still, “Independence Day” is in the tradition of silly summer fun, and on that level I kind of liked it, as, indeed, I kind of like any movie with the courage to use the line, “It’s the end of the world as we know it.”
Roger Ebert on RogerEbert.com Cities engulfed by rolling walls of flame, sinister aquamarine power blasts turning beloved national monuments to toast, even the roiling clouds the spaceships appear out of, they are all disturbing, unsettling and completely convincing. And because director Emmerich never lingers over scenes, “ID4” plays more quickly than its nearly 2 1/2-hour length would indicate.
Kenneth Turan on Los Angeles Times "Independence Day" lives up to expectations in a rush of gleeful, audience-friendly exhilaration, with inspiring notions of bravery that depart nicely from the macho cynicism of this movie season. Its innocence and enthusiasm are so welcome that this new spin on "Star Wars" is likely to wreak worldwide box-office havoc, the kind that will make the space aliens' on-screen antics look like small change.
Janet Maslin on The New York Times
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