![]() Utilizing technology obtained from the alien ships left behind after the first failed invasion, the world has developed what it feels will be an adequate planet wide defense system against any future invasion. The movie quickly updates us on what has happened since the end of the first film and the twenty years that have followed. About the only thing missing from the film is, unfortunately, Will Smith. ![]() Exciting CGI effects, thrills, spills and enough non-stop action to keep most movie viewers totally entertained. “Independence Day: Resurgence,” the long awaited sequel to the popular fan favorite original film from 1996 has just about everything one could hope for. Roland Emmerich-“ Independence Day” (1996), “ The Day After Tomorrow” (2004), “ Godzilla” (1998) Baker … Press Corp / Washington Dignitaryīrent Wayne Sanders … Moon Base Tug Pilot Tiffany Quilter … Driver fleeing invasion Julian Petersen … Fighter Pilot / Military Soldier Vaughn Odenbrett … Angry Driver in Volvo Pulling TrailerĪlexander Daniel Pimentel … Secret Service Agent Robert Douglas Washington … Dirk Strickland Shad Adair … Aide to Sec of Defense Tanner Nathaniel Augustson … Gas Station Attendant Jetto Dorsainville … Salt Flats Tech / Area 51 Soldier Nathan Brimmer … Cheyenne Mountain Security Grizelda Quintana … Road Rage / Confrontation Driverĭavid Stanford … Washington D.C. Esprit … Secretary of DefenseĬhin Han … Commander Jiang Lao, leader of the Chinese Space Squadron Fox … Jasmine Dubrow-Hiller, the widow of the late war hero Steven Hiller, and a former exotic dancer Usher (Jessie Usher) … Dylan Dubrow-Hiller, the stepson of the now-deceased war hero Steven Hiller, and a pilot and captain in ESD Sela Ward … President Elizabeth Lanford, the 45th President of the U.S.Īngelababy (a Chinese superstar) … Rain Lao, a Chinese pilot and lieutenant in ESD General serving in ESDīill Pullman … Thomas J. Judd Hirsch … Julius Levinson, David’s father Catherine Marceaux, a scientist at ESD and David’s associate Maika Monroe … Patricia Whitmore, the former First Daughter and Jake’s girlfriendĬharlotte Gainsbourg … Dr. Questions and answers about the origin of life Featuring Let's just pack this one away as a relic of the old days.What does the Bible say about intelligent life on other planets? Answerĭoes Scripture refer to life in space? Answer The grand daddy of modern disaster porn has fallen. Nods to the original are encouraged, but give the viewer a reason to spends time watching your movie. It sounds like something different, which this movie should have been if it wanted to recapture an audience. The movie blatantly sets up a sequel, but whether or not that will come to fruition is up in the air at this time. The problem is that a retro-sequel can end up being more pathetic than actually starting over from scratch. Reboots are garbage, so let's revitalize. I guess we're going to get hit with more of these. Throughout the film the cast does its thing, re-making Independence Day. but better than going backward on the part of Mr. Will Smith does not return, opting to appear in Suicide Squad. Jeff Goldblum also returns, does his thing, and collects his check. Bill Pullman returns as the ex-President, but actually takes up the crazed Randy Quaid character. The beats are the same as the first film and what is new happens to be well worn cliches from films such as Pearl Harbor. The film is pure paint by numbers and that philosophy can work when you add something interesting or at least make an effort. Throw in a McGuffin so that we have a way to set up another sequel and you're done. ![]() Aliens, angry that we beat them in the first film, show up. Plus, there seems to be to much copy and paste going on with this one anyway. I was thinking about doing a copy and paste from my view of the first film, but why go to the effort. The plot isn't going to take much to describe.Honestly, if you've seen the first film then you have seen this one. Why we didn't get a sequel until now is a mystery to me. A film that could have delivered a sequel decades before now is Independence Day, a film that wasn't the greatest but it did deliver some summer popcorn entertainment. Star Wars is back with a vengeance, Indiana Jones is on his way, Alien, Blade Runner, Jurassic World and others have taken franchise stagnant for a decade or more and revived them not with a reboot, but a sequel that continues the long dead story. Retro-sequel seems to have become all the rage lately.
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