Fox officially Green Lights the Independence Day sequel

[Sumac]

First movie was a borefest, not to mention with a lot of idiotic stuff, like computer virus infecting alien systems. But it was basically "How to make generic blockbuster 101", with typical Emerich flair (nerd-scientist, badass millitary guy, incomprehensible amount of destruction and awesome SFX).

I am not really sure what second movie could be about and how visually impressive it should be to challenge other blockbusters in a day and age, when even amateurs can create awesome special effects. And since there Smith won't be in the movie...meh...

I'd prefer Emerich to work on long-promised reboot of the StarGate.

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by Davetello

Agreed. Enjoyable for the time - especially as we were young - but doesn't really hold up by contemporary standards.

I agree. I still enjoy watching the film, but it hasn't aged well. It's one of those "so bad, it's good" type films

[Davetello]

Originally Posted by Wesley

I agree. I still enjoy watching the film, but it hasn't aged well. It's one of those "so bad, it's good" type films

Indeed. I have to admit though that I am partial to movies about alien invasions. It's just that this wasn't well executed. It's strange how our tastes alter as we age.