Review of Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) by Minosofcrete — 16 Jul 2016

I know alot of people are bashing this film as some kind of disgrace to the sci-fi genre, but take it for what it is, a blockbuster flick to enjoy your popcorn with and watch cool explosions (and they ARE cool, special effects in this are great just like in the last one). I remember watching the first one when it came out and loving how 90s it was. It had that mixture of gritty action of the 80s but was also campy, slightly upbeat and kind of signalled that sense of optimism everyone had after the Cold War ended(none of us are enemies now, we're all on the same page kind of vibe).

It was awesome, and I liked the way this one captured that same tone in never taking itself too seriously whilst also creating a certain sense of suspense at the same time(yeah we all know the goods guys are going to win, but the journey matters more than the destination). For everyone who's pretty cynical or prefers hyper-realistic sci-fi, don't go for this, but if you just enjoy alot of crazy weapons tearing things apart and some pretty cool dogfight scenes, go for it. I loved the way they brought back alot of the old characters and had that sense of harking back to the last film without completely leeching off it.