Review of Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) by Swainkas — 23 Jun 2016

Dear Lord Jesus that was one stupid movie. I was gasping and rolling my eye in disgust so much I felt bad for my brother sitting next to me. But it was just that bad, I couldn't stop. I wish I could tell you all the problems with it, but there were so many I don't know where to start. But let me try. First there was the fact that the entire world had been rebuilt in the 20 years since the first invasion. Seemed a bit of a stretch. But they didn't stop there, no they built these amazing facilities that alone would have been difficult to build in that time (in addition to rebuilding all the cities). And man, you should have seen Washington DC. Skyscrapers everywhere. Then they had this massive defense shield network in orbit around the earth and on the moon and on other planets. Give me a break. 20 years? Maybe more like a hundred.

Then there were the characters. None were engaging at all. I thought the Asian girl was hot. But the last scene of the movie with her and all her fellow fighter pilots standing in a line made me think of her as a Power Ranger.

Dialogue was just plain dumb.

The main alien was a knockoff from the movie Aliens.

The most important explosion that wins the entire battle, was like cut out. I know I blinked, but damn, I should have seen something.

I could go on and on. The plot was just silly when you weren't falling into it's holes.

Suffice it to say, I'm glad my ticket cost less than $6 for some reason. 8 pm showing. Maybe the studio was giving discounts because it's so bad. Almost worth that much.