Independence Day [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Independence Day [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Greatest Speech in American History
Summary: 5 Stars
"Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!"
[crowd cheers]
Probably my favorite speech in American History. Barack has nothing on Bill Pullman. Not only did he give such a rousing speech, but then he flew the f'ing fighter jet against the Aliens! What other president would have that kind of moxie? This movie is an absolute gem. Will Smith's career has only gone downhill from this 1996 peak and can you even name a recent Jeff Goldblum movie? Most likely these stars were typecast in these roles and for good reason. If you like America, you need to own this movie. That is all.
Movie Review: One of the greatest "B" scifi movies of all time
Summary: 5 Stars
If this movie had even a nanogram of pretense, I would dump all over it. But, it does not.
Roland Emmerich trots out every cliché and stereotype imaginable, yet it is impossible to take offense at any of them. It is a "B" movie in every sense of the phrase, save for big name stars and a big, big budget. There are good guys and bad guys and evil aliens and loads of twists and turns. The plot line is as predictable as predictable can be, but you love every second of it. Special effects? You betcha! Seriously terminally ugly aliens? By the boatload. Tearjerker moments? You got'em. Stirring moments? When the President delivers his "we will not go quietly into the night" speech, you want to leap to your feet and salute. And I could go on but I hope you get the picture.
The real bottom line on this movie is that it is just plain good fun, suitable for all ages, and one that I can watch 2 or 3 times a year and never be bored for a moment. I don't know how many times I've watched this movie (it's got to be on the high side of 15, but I still love it every time.
The transfer to Blu-Ray is outstanding, with magnificent color and resolution, and the soundtrack, well, puts those ugly suckers right in your living room with you.
Well done, Mr. Emmerich, well done.
Movie Review: Already purchased from Amazon Japan. Screenshots added.
Summary: 5 Stars
[...] It looks very good. I would rate it a solid 4.25 out of 5 for picture quality. For a 12 year-old movie, it looks very nice. There is a fair amount of grain in some scenes (not so noticeable on my 768p TV, but probably more-so at 1080p) but it's not overdone. The grain is mostly in the darker scenes, where it is to be expected. Don't let that deter your purchase in any way. The CGI effects are dated, and blu-ray kind of exacerbates this in the Area 51 scene, for example, but it's not horrible -- this movie is a hoot the way it is. I did see some banding on the mothership explosion/destruction part, but that might be due to a limitation of my TV. The audio is fabulous as well. There is a 1.5mps DTS HD encode available, and it sounded great via optical out of my PS3. The Japan version also recieved an AVC video encode, and I'm assuming they will use the same for the USA release. The menus include at least three trailers, a game I haven't figured out yet (all Japanese) with some kind of "X" crosshair thing you move around the screen during the movie, and also a really great glossary search feature in the menu that lets you search by actor's names, location names, etc., to see all scenes involving the word chosen.
I recommend you get this blu-ray if you like Independence Day.
Movie Review: "A Movie That Never Becomes Dated"
Summary: 5 Stars
"Independence Day" is one of Hollywood's best action/disaster films of all-time. Filled with remarkable special effects and a good script, "Independence Day" has gone on to be not only a beloved thrill-ride movie, but one of the biggest blockbusters in movie-making history making over $800,000,000 on a $75,000,000 budget.
The film is about a group of aliens who wreck havoc on mankind, killing people and destroying buildings, as humans fight desperately to save themselves from being destroyed by these evil forces. "Independence Day" is a combination of the movies "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "The Day After Tomorrow", and many of the neat disaster epics from the seventies, but produced on a much more high-scaled level where money was obviously no object for the studio: the producers wanted to make an extraordinary "disaster" film, and they succeeded. Both terrifying and jaw-dropping, "Independence Day" leaves the viewer wondering "could this really happen someday?".
The bonuses in this edition include 9 minutes of restored features, commentary by director Roland Emmerich, a 30-minute documentary on the making of "Independence Day", an HBO feature entitled "First Look: Independence Day" a 33 minute feature hosted by Jeff Goldblum, plus much more.
Movie Review: Gotta love this movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember the hype before this movie came out .. the infamous Superbowl ad where everyone was left wondering, "What in the world was that?!" ... Granted no movie can ever match that kind of generated hype - but it came awfully close. This was one of the first big "disaster" type movies, with the famous scene of the white house being destroyed.
The blu-ray quality is superb, and the sound is great, along with the extra features. A definite must have for both a fan of the movie, or anyone that hasn't seen it. This movie HAS to be experienced on Blu-Ray in a home theater environment.