tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post7354359253578260901..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Guest Review: Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-36753009006806660722017-01-21T11:17:44.702-05:002017-01-21T11:17:44.702-05:00I am glad this guy didn't do other sequels lik...I am glad this guy didn't do other sequels like Godzilla and a sequel to The Day After Tommorrow.Ben L. Kemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548719480435403448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-8484132305737946292016-10-30T14:15:51.014-04:002016-10-30T14:15:51.014-04:00Whatever filmmaking talent Roland Emmerich still p...<i>Whatever filmmaking talent Roland Emmerich still possesses ought to go to other kinds of films...</i><br /><br />Perhaps not. He actually had another movie come out in the last year: <i>Stonewall</i>. Not only did it make about 8 bucks at the box-office, it was also reviled by critics and the LGBT community hated it, too!<br /><br />As for this movie, I'll admit the trailers made me smile - I'm still a fan of the first one after 20 years - but there was still an air of "Really?!" hanging over the whole thing, and Will Smith's absence didn't help, though many critics later said he made the right choice!<br /><br />I also hated that they wrote out Margaret Colin's character... and I especially HATED that they didn't bring back Mae Whitman to play the President's daughter. Not hot enough, I guess.ScottDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619078842202925064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-13958044980969722162016-10-29T11:49:01.096-04:002016-10-29T11:49:01.096-04:00Jason, The Day After Tommorrow had the same proble...Jason, <i>The Day After Tommorrow</i> had the same problem. It was meant to be a stab at the US and conservatives on environmental issues and it came across as so over-the-top stupid that even leftist environmentalists worried that it would turn people off of environmentalism.<br /><br />Seriously, an ice storm that respects national borders? LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-5669587677581468592016-10-29T11:44:36.287-04:002016-10-29T11:44:36.287-04:00Thanks, Andrew. Actually, even Twentieth Century F...Thanks, Andrew. Actually, even Twentieth Century Fox kind of knew this was a stinker. They didn’t even hold press screenings or give it much pre-release hype. <br /><br />Speaking of Emmerich's politics, the female president was clearly modeled on Hillary with the pantsuits, plus the actress took inspiration from Hillary, and yet the character commits a really stupid act that makes Earth’s situation even worse and she ends up getting killed midway in the movie. She doesn’t get to do any of the rallying the nation, leading the war stuff Bill Pullman’s President Whitmore did in the first film.<br /><br />If this was supposed to make the idea of a Hillary presidency look good, they failed horribly! <br />Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-20114642996928979242016-10-29T11:42:21.617-04:002016-10-29T11:42:21.617-04:00Thanks, Daniel. You’re right, you didn’t miss anyt...Thanks, Daniel. You’re right, you didn’t miss anything. The movie was pretty much a waste with any good ideas it had not properly exploited. It’s not even good in a “disaster porn” kind of way. It's like if a movie could be a stale can of hash, this would be it!Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-12319415007890686752016-10-29T11:27:01.360-04:002016-10-29T11:27:01.360-04:00Jason, I haven't seen this one. When I first ...Jason, I haven't seen this one. When I first saw the ad for my, my initial thought was, "Uh... why?" And it sounds like it was a total mess to boot. I'll probably catch it when it comes to HBO, but I'm not in any rush, that's for sure.<br /><br />As for Emmerich, he's such a leftist ass that I honestly am happy when he fails.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-44123608828478025252016-10-29T07:28:35.665-04:002016-10-29T07:28:35.665-04:00Thanks for the review, Jason! It confirms exactly ...Thanks for the review, Jason! It confirms exactly what I expected: that it was going to be a rehash with all of the trappings but none of the soul of the original. Well, I was expecting some of Emmerich's obnoxious politics as well, though it doesn't sound like he put in enough to be jarring. Either way it doesn't sound like I'm missing anything! <br /><br /> - DanielArgentGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173296751792700318noreply@blogger.com