Independence Day (1996) * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday

[@SparkleKnits]

When you started out by wondering if this was historically accurate I laughed so hard I scared my cat.

[@mr.k1611]

But it was...MIB erased our memories through our tv/phones. I know this because i wrote down everything that happens in my life, daily in a journal.

[@nlewis]

So do you think you could ever get her to actually watch the documentary unacknowledged that came out in 2017 while you're scaring the cat haha

[@JZsBFF]

In alternate universes this might be happening all the time. Ask Sean Carroll.

[@philliplozano7587]

"He smacked the shit out of that alien, just like he did Chris Rock." Holy God, that's the funniest thing I've heard all day.

[@a.m.4176]

Practice?

[@cmanningdeal6228]

Name the movie referance .

[@lao5960]

😅

[@MelaniePoparad]

If you want to see bill pullman in a true romantic role, you need to watch “While you were sleeping” with sandra bullock. It’s a great romcom.

[@johnaufderheide6117]

Newspaper boy scene is the funniest part of a very funny movie. Also don't play basketball with an accountant...Just saying....😉

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

That's a fantastic movie!!!

[@CleverWx]

YES YES YES!

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

I can't believe that she doesn't know who he (Bill Pullman) is yet. She's watched this now, but also watched Lake Placid AND Spaceballs, and hasn't put it together.

[@m3lllissa]

100% This is a great holiday movie!

[@3Rayfire]

"We will not go quietly" is one of the greatest movie speeches of all time. Ultra inspirational for a character that was bland because he didn't know how not to be. An understated hero for president.

[@jsharp3165]

If I were casting a movie and needed "bland", I'd call Bill Pullman. He is bland personified.

[@taoist32]

@@jsharp3165 He was also bland in Lake Placid and Zero.

[@taoist32]

Zero Effect*

[@christi776]

I still remember wanting to stand up and cheer after hearing the speech when I was in the theater🤣

[@Brew78]

As Epic Voice Guy said in the Honest Trailer, "HELL YEAH!"

[@ashleymariegonzales8354]

I believe Ashleigh would maybe enjoy watching the movie the "Men In Black" since she loves sci-fi movies, probably she could like it.

[@stefantsarev4442]

Definitely. She would love it!

[@leroylowe5921]

Since Will Smith is in it ^_^

[@AngelinaParker]

She would!!! Especially the 2nd one, I love that one, it forking invented me!

[@philliplozano7587]

As epic and entertaining as Independence Day is, Men In Black is a much better movie, plus it has Tommy Lee Jones saying some of my favorite shit, e.g.: "A 'person' is smart. 'People' are dumb, panicky animals and you know it."

[@ruthdeckman9781]

@@philliplozano7587 I love that quote!

[@TychoCelchu]

"Good morning, Dave" was a reference to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, with the artificial intelligence HAL (1 letter back on each letter of IBM). When this came out at the cinema, one of the trailers before it was for the Star Wars special editions. Being before many people were on the internet, it came as a real surprise. It was the only time that I've seen a trailer get a standing ovation. You seemed to be watching a different cut of the movie from what I remember seeing. It could be the special edition DVD cut.

[@RustyDust101]

When she didn't recognize the "Good morning, Dave" I immediately headed to the comment section to search for it. This OP comment needs to be upvoted. That is a major gap in her movie knowledge and movie tropes. While, yeah "2001: A Space Odyssey" had its extreme lengths in between, it is still a masterpiece, and is referenced sooo often, either by music, or by quotes, it HAS to be in anyone's personal experience who is even mildly into Sci-Fi.

[@TychoCelchu]

@@RustyDust101 2001 is definitely at the “hard sci-fi” end of the spectrum, but Ashley did enjoy Close Encounters, so maybe… The ending may leave her confused, as it has done to many people. As you said, references to it do appear quite a lot in pop culture. Possibly the most referenced movie, outside of Star Wars, Star Trek and LotR

[@trayolphia5756]

I’m still trying to find it somewhere…I’ve never had the opportunity to see it, and can’t find it (legally) in my area

[@TychoCelchu]

@@trayolphia5756 I think it’s the same as the “extended edition” on blu-ray or streaming. It looks like the name “special edition” was only used for the DVD from the early 2000s

[@trayolphia5756]

@@TychoCelchu I was actually referring to “2001”…not available on any streaming service I have access to…

[@michaeljacyna1973]

I would say this was some alternate or extended version. The sick kid wasn't really a storyline in the theatrical and I definitely didn't recognize some of the scenes, including the blond virgin kid. Plus the very ending I know is that the two women embrace Smith and Goldbum and Smith wishes the kid a happy Independence Day while they watch the wreckage of the ship burning. This one just seem to end with the ladies still driving towards them, which was weird and abrupt.

[@erincosta565]

Yeah, that was weird.

[@Gargess]

This is definitely a directors cut than the theatrical cut. The blonde kid I recognized from My So Called Life as well as Felicity so I think teen me would have definitely remembered his character in this movie.

[@Caseytify]

I was wondering about the ending...

[@razorfett147]

I recognized the new scenes from the extended cut, but i dont know where that weird ending came from. Never seen it on any versions i watched before

[@AstriaStarwynd]

Yeah, that ending wasn't what I remember. All of what you listed plus I remember the dad commenting on the cigar "and this is healthy?" "I could get used to it."

[@StevesTubes]

"Men in Black" has Will Smith and aliens and is a really good movie.

[@mena94x3]

Yes!! She would LOVE MIB.

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

@@mena94x3 Agreed, I hope she watches MiB too. I think she will enjoy those movies.

[@hippychikforever]

It's so funny how you never recognize Bill Pullman. He's a great character actor. Not only was he the cop in Lake Placid, Dottie's husband in A League of Their own, Lonestar in Spaceballs, but also Meg Ryan's fiance Walter in Sleeping in Seattle. BTW, Wil & his girlfriend couldn't have a "short short wedding" because the Druidian bishop was already booked.

[@michaelweinacht7811]

"Hi, I'm forgettable actor Bill Pullman..."

[@CDRhammond]

His son is an actor too. He plays "Bob" in TOPGUN: Mavrick

[@MrAdamloring1985]

I never thought I would hear the words “great actor”, and “Bill Pullman” in the same sentence.

[@mattlatakas7051]

Don't forget about The Serpent and the Rainbow.

[@StinkFingerr]

@Matt Latakas That one still gives me the Creeps.Had a great Villain.

[@corbypulju2619]

After watching you for almost 3 yrs, I finally realized why I am nonstop watching, it is like watching a movie with friends. You’re not guarding what you say even though you know thousands will watch. Keep the laughing and the big g feels coming.

[@andynator501]

We saw this in the theater the year it was released on July 3rd. The audience was really into it. When the scene where Will Smith punches the alien and says "welcome to earth!" played, the audience screamed and cheered so loud that THEY STOPPED THE MOVIE, REWOUND IT A LITTLE BIT, AND PLAYED THAT SCENE AGAIN. It was glorious.

[@mikeh720]

It was released in 1996, on 35mm film stock. I assure you that they did not "rewind it" at any theater/cinema in the known universe. One minute of film is somewhere around 45 to 75 feet long, depending on the perforations used by the tractor feed mechanism that kept the film taut as it passed over the source and audio scanner. And there isn't anyway to reverse playback on a film projector anyhow. *projectionist for 3+ years

[@silversailer]

@@mikeh720right?! Haha none of this is true I bet

[@tomking7080]

I was in between my freshman and sophomore years in college when this came out. My girlfriend and a bunch of our friends went to go see it in the theater here in Scottsdale. I remember that we lit off a bunch of fireworks that we brought back from Mexico when we went to Rocky Point for Spring Break in March/April of that year. This is the movie that broke Will Smith as a blockbuster star. Will was in Six degrees of Separation and his debut movie “Where the day takes you “ but he had a small role in it playing a leg less dude. But Independence Day made Will a Hollywood SUPERSTAR!!!

[@Xonslaught1]

Always forgets Bill Pullman, watches While You Were Sleeping, never forgets him again.

[@fatalrob0t]

"Is the moon landing real or not?" It is. My grandpa worked at NASA during the moon missions and hung out with the astronauts. He was a firefighter and was sent in to help get the astronauts out of the capsules.

[@shirw]

Wow, he must have some great stories!

[@AnthonyPerkins4]

I think Ashleigh should refrain from asking this question in front of Buzz Aldrin lol

[@arkboy3]

@@AnthonyPerkins4 LOL!

[@yrenekurtz5268]

I really hate that mentality, very similar as when people argue that humans couldn't have possibly built the pyramids or the nazca lines. I wonder if by denying such great achievements their are projecting their own insecurities onto the rest of the human race, some sort of "if I am unable to do great things, that means others also can't" mindset.

[@arkboy3]

@@yrenekurtz5268 Truth!

[@kingscorpion7346]

22:23 when this movie first came out, and HAL, from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) showed up on Dave's laptop and said, "Good morning, Dave.", I was the only one in the theater that got that joke. I looked around and thought, 'Just how young is everyone else in here?"

[@sarablack2547]

😄 I got it.

[@takigan]

Ashley: "OMG is there really a plaque on the moon?!!" Moon hoaxers: Um...no?

[@88wildcat]

"This is not an original thought. I don't know if I have had an original thought." This is the perfect jumping point to react to The Lego Movie.

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie blew me away!! It made $880 million dollars against a $75 million dollar budget! It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

[@Urugami45]

Between first run and Dollar Cinemas my GF and I saw this 11 times.

[@laurahenderson772]

And, of course, we all went to see it on Independence Day !! Happy 4th of July everybody !! 🇺🇸👽🇺🇸👽🇺🇸👽🇺🇸

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

And rightfully so. They really went beyond the imaginable and pushed 90s VFX technology to the technical boundaries and beyond. The mix of CGI and model shots is incredible. This movie still looks better than the shitty effects you see today.

[@nettack]

And nothing else. Which really speaks for its quality. But we're living in times where it is compared to the sequel, so....

[@katelynpringle5506]

This movie actually broke the record for most miniatures used in a movie since they used models for the city destructions. They’ve kept that record too since everyone uses CG now. I think that’s pretty neat!

[@Grav3yBoat]

When you said "we don't negotiate with extra-terrestrials" it made me think of another movie that came out not long after this one that you should see, which is Air Force One. Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, another great 90's action movie. Harrison Ford quips about not negotiating with terrorists...

[@frednich9603]

your preview review was everything I hoped it would be. By the way, if you like Will Smith, it's time to watch Men in Black!

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Or Chris Rock’s cheek.

[@David-ve5iq]

@@DeltaAssaultGaming Will Slap.

[@Rallarbusen]

Men iin Black do not exist. They are only a figment of your imagination.

[@OpenMawProductions]

"Step away from your busted ass ship and put your hands on your head!" "Oh, and hire a decorator to come in here quick cause.... Dayum."

[@midlifecrisis2988]

Absolutely!

[@Jeremy_theGent]

One of my favorite guilty pleasure films. Whitmore's "We will not go quietly into the night" speech still gives me chills, and most of the production design really holds up.

[@Ali98996901]

One of my friends used that speech as an audition monologue... she got a lead role

[@iamaronman]

Even more impressive if that rumor that he ad-libs that whole speech on the spot is true.

[@Jeremy_theGent]

@@iamaronman I've never heard that. But I have read that the crowd's cheering reaction wasn't scripted; they just got so into the speech that they went off naturally.

[@sameerhafeez7029]

Guilty pleasure?????

[@spacecadet35]

It is considered one of the greatest pep talk speeches in cinema. That and Theoden's speech in Return of the King.

[@jaytheokie]

I’m so proud of Ash remembering enough of the movies she’s watched to bust out a Misery reference. Nicely done.

[@seriousissues2012]

“The odds of us being alone in the universe are pretty slim.” Okay, she needs to watch Contact. That needs to happen. Can someone with more clout than me please tell her to watch Contact?

[@whatareyoulookingat908]

The odds are actually almost certain when you account for placement from the big bang, age of the galaxies relative to their distance, the concentration of the galaxy clusters, location within a spiral galaxy (only one that could contain life), binary star systems, concentration of water and nitrogen, age of the star, radiation concentration etc.

[@harveylee51]

@@whatareyoulookingat908 I get the sense you've studied this before 🤔

[@JesseSwaney]

Carl Sagan is the best. Contact is an amazing movie.

[@rowboat0317]

Contact is one of my favorite movies, great book too. Great cast too - Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, and Viper (Top Gun).

[@Tijuanabill]

Please watch Contact. *waits*

[@emperorkalan]

David (Jeff Goldblum)"s dad was played by Judd Hirsch, who is probably best known from the '70s TV show "Taxi". Two of his co-stars from that whose names you'll recognize are Danny Devito and Christopher Lloyd.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

He was also in “Dear John.”

[@goldilox369]

@@DeltaAssaultGaming nobody remembers that show. But I loved him in that! And later when I watched Taxi. I was obviously an 80s baby.

[@David-ve5iq]

He's f**king beautiful.

[@salbro5985]

He currently plays the cranky grandpa on The Goldbergs.

[@debbiek4951]

@@DeltaAssaultGaming I watched a few episodes of "Dear John" on KZbin and it still made me laugh! Sad it got canceled.

[@rebelbelle1388]

This was one of my favorite movies growing up. I saw it in the theater and it just BLEW ME AWAY at the time!! If you like Bill Pullman and would like to see him in a romance, I HIGHLY recommend While You Were Sleeping. It's so, so good.

[@newfate26]

After that intro I think it's safe to recommend Contact. It's a slow burn, but the original novel was written by Carl Sagan so the science is pretty much as accurate as you can get for the time.

[@rcrawford42]

For low values of "accurate". It's still science fiction and has a couple "magic technologies".

[@newfate26]

@@rcrawford42 Agreed. But like I said, it's accurate for the time. Edit: Also I completely about it being contingent on "magic technology"

[@jessodum3103]

She'll definitely ding Contact for it's length.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

CONTACT!! HECK YES!!! One of Bob Zemeckis' greatest 90s flicks. And a wonderful tribute to the late great Carl Sagan.

[@theflickchick9850]

I sobbed like a baby when I watched that because I'd never seen a movie that showed the benefits of both science AND faith before. Usually it leans to one or the other but Contact got that balance that hit me so personally.

[@user-lv6rn9cf8m]

Yes, there's really a plaque on the moon and anyone with just a decent telescope can confirm we've been there - we left stuff. "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind." If that of interest for you, you need to check out the discs on board Voyager.

[@peytone5387]

There’s lots of man-made objects on the moon. Moon buggys, golf balls, those plaques, the flags, the remains of various spacecraft, bags of astronaut poop..

[@user-lv6rn9cf8m]

@@peytone5387 Yup, and not only from America - from India, Russia, Soviet, Japan, Europe.. But the US are the only ones who put humans on there. Now we're going back though in a more international style and planning to have a station on the Moon as a gateway for further space exploration. Constructing spacecraft and stuff is easier in space and on the moon due to gravity, so are launches.

[@laurahenderson772]

Hey P , when I first saw this movie it was so chilling to watch the alien craft coming over the moon and wiping out the astronaut's footprints from the sheer vibration. Talk about foreshadowing. 🛸👽 👨‍🚀🚀

[@DerekScottOHara]

Zero Percent chance you see anything that size on the moon with ANY size telescope

[@Capt620]

You will not see anything on the moon with a telescope. Quit making stuff up.

[@kyraeuswulf5091]

'Is that the guy from... ' No honey, that's the guy from Spaceballs. He played Lone Star!

[@bryanCJC2105]

"For 1996, this is really impressive"... I totally feel so old now. For these kids (did I just call them kids?! OMG) 1996 is like what the 1960s was to us.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I was 12. An eternity ago

[@luizkockanny7821]

Well 1996 to 2022 is 26 years, so it is like 1970 to 1996 so you are not that far off...

[@kaylinstephens3169]

Ashleigh was only 2 when this movie came out so forgive her lol. Also the effects in this movie do hold up really well compared to a lot of stuff from the 90s, so it's a fair assessment.

[@roryotoole3279]

Tim Burton's Mars Attacks (1996) came out the same year. Kind of the antithesis of ID4. Based on a controversial trading card set from the 60's. In other words some parents didn't like them, kids loved them.

[@jamesalexander5623]

Best Scene .... "They Blew Up Congress! --- Ha!"

[@charlesrense5199]

It plays as almost a beat-for-beat satire. I actually wonder if Burton had a copy of the script.

[@KMCA779]

oh man, I want her to react to it. I have a feeling she'd be as disturbed by the martians as my ex was... 22 and she had nightmares from them, I loved it.

[@RedTheAbnormal]

Fun fact, this was originally suppoed to be a sequel to the film "Stargate" but they turned Stargate into a TV series instead (both of which you should check out ;D)

[@inibrius5380]

This is one of my favorite movies. And I never can stop laughing when Will Smith yells 'oh no you did not shoot that green shit at me'. This movie is how he got the lead in Men in Black. People didn't think he could do sci-fi, but he was such a natural at it that's how he got in that franchise.

[@LiaaaaaaaaAAAAAHH]

Bill Pullman did a watch along in my hometown where he talked about how the movie was made and what he likes about them (he never liked his own performance). He was very nice in person, and takes acting and filmmaking very seriously.

[@lilmoonbaby6]

Healthy jealous right now

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

Seeing this movie in a theater was a legit experience. The audience in my theater absolutely lost their shit when the first shots hit the ship. The effects hold up so much better than a lot of movies made in the last decade, because so many of them were practical.

[@emperorkalan]

You've seen Bill Pullman before in 'League of their Own" as Dottie (Gina Davis)'s husband. Also Lake Placid & Spaceballs, as you guessed. His first movie was "Ruthless People", two of which's stars were Danny Devito and Bette Midler.

[@caldodge]

Ashleigh needs to see him in "Ruthless People"

[@acfiv1421]

Sorry, but Bill Pullman was the low point of the film for me. Total miscast, IMHO. Almost every line he delivered was cringe-worthy for me. The rest of the movie was awesome.

[@greenpeasuit]

Oh, so she has seen Geena Davis before! She didn't recognize her as the curly red head stripper on top of the building.

[@Michelle-DiPalo]

He's also the dad in Casper if she's seen that.

[@marybethgoeggel4658]

Spaceballs!!!

[@TrippingHawk]

one thing that always pissed me off about this movie is that even after the aliens show up, people still keep treating Randy Quaid like a lunatic 😂

[@charlesrense5199]

Randy was a lunatic. Still is.

[@GCEXTREMEMN]

Its Randy Quaid.

[@SilentBob731]

He's not a lunatic, but he plays one in real life.

[@Californyuhh]

@@SilentBob731 the dude went full MAGA. Yikes.

[@Akihito007]

@@Californyuhh Beats voting for Piss Pants Biden.

[@Harv72b]

Until I read the description I thought you'd added the glitching video in your edit because of how the aliens' signals glitched the tvs in the movie. 😆 I was in the Army stationed in the middle of nowhere, Mojave Desert, when this film came out, so I missed it in theaters. The first time I got to see it was on video tape in my barracks room, and at precisely the moment the aliens launch their attack (11:20 in your video) the power on the entire base went out. It was a little bit freaky. 😁

[@MavenCree]

Wow - this is an extended version. There are scenes in here that I've never seen before and I'd had this movie memorized, I'd seen it so often. The thing about the medicine, everything with the curly haired teen, and the guy with the bible, David touching things in the cockpit, and a lot of other little moments... those are all new.

[@Doubledeepfried]

Never knew there was a extended version!

[@dannyspelman1468]

It also seemed to end early. 🤔

[@Doubledeepfried]

@@dannyspelman1468 yeah weird with the end credits with the humvee in the still picture

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Yeah, the Randy Quaid storyline was cut out of the theatrical version. Thank God for that.

[@Spottedfeather]

@@YolandaAnneBrown95726 no it wasn't.

[@SkiGolfer]

The "Good Morning, Dave" scene is a nod to Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" which you should definitely add to your watch list. Great review as always, Happy Independence Day!

[@mikelarsen5836]

I will take a guess that "2001:A Space Odyssey" will be way too much for her mediocre intellect. I have known intelligent people get confused by it, so I don't rate her chances at all.

[@DanEcho67]

I won't insult Ashleigh's intelligence, but I don't think she should bother with 2001. It's long. It's slow. It's confusing. It's Kubrickian. I don't recommend it. For her. For most people, really.

[@jitterysquirrel76]

@@mikelarsen5836 Well aren’t you a jerk.

[@DonnaCPunk]

@@DanEcho67 2010, tho, I think Ashley would like that. To get the full effect, it helps to have seen 2001 However, I think they retell enough of the storyline in 2010 that it wouldn't be necessary to watch 2001. Kubrick is one of those directors who is just way into his vision that's he's definitely not for everyone. The only film of his I don't like for some aspect is Eyes Wide Shut. Just hated that movie from beginning to end. It was a chore to get through.

[@DonnaCPunk]

As I mentioned above, I don't see Ashley liking 2001 at all.

[@jwrockets]

You nailed the eyes today. Anyway, yes, we went to the moon. I met two of the three Apollo 12 astronauts, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean. Pete Conrad wasn't able to get off of work that day. All three wives made it that day for a day trip aboard USS Chicago (SSN 721). Alan was the straight man, Dick was a complete cut up, mostly making fun of Alan. There was one sailor on board who was just a couple of months away from getting out of the navy. Because Bean and Gordon were ex-Navy Captains, he asked if one of them could perform a quick reenlistment ceremony. Inside of thirty minutes, he had reenlisted for another five years. I asked him later, "What the hell were you thinking?" He didn't have a good answer.

[@tracertloopback]

I was working in a movie theater when this came out. It was the first big summer blockbuster I worked, and we would time it so we could go watch the jumpscare reaction when they cut open the suit helmet... every crowd reacted exactly like you did LOL it was amazing. Also, the doctor at area 51 is Brent Spiner... who was Data on Star Trek TNG

[@alexius23]

“Good Morning Dave” is a homage to Hal the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey. That 1968 Stanley Kubrick movie is one my favorite movies (Sci Fi) but it will never be reviewed. It’s a bit different cinema. When released it was the first big studio special effects films

[@robertcartier5088]

_"Good Morning, Dave"_ is a reference to the classic sci-fi movie, "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968). In the 90's, desktop backgrounds, screen-savers, and a list of sound clips were assembled into Windows Themes to emulated or honor famous scenes or computer systems from TV and Film. That was the one for that old movie. I think I still have it somewhere... I remember making my own sound themes by re-recording clips from vinyl records! Of course, I only went old-school when I didn't already own the CD. Pink Floyd's "The Wall" was my fav of my homemade themes! _"Is there anybody OUT THERE?!"_ ;-]

[@stargazer1682]

I think the one son being sick is meant to be sort of "set dressing" - helping to establish that the dad/step-dad's drinking and other behavior have been having adverse consequences on other people besides himself; and creating contrast between him and the ste-son who cares enough to do anything he can to help his brother. This sets the stakes for Randy Quaid 's character, not only when they're evacuating, but when he's volunteering to pilot one of the ships and get sober; part of him might want to prove something to himself or others and save the world and all that, but he's mostly doing it for his kids, especially when he sacrifices himself, it's all for them. it's a small detail doesn't seem to amount to anything, but it plays role establishing Russell's character and the trajectory for his redemption.

[@MrAdamloring1985]

Since this is a Roland Emrick movie, I’m certain it’s not that deep.

[@Cwattyeso]

Hearing Ashley say "If you're going to be in the Vroom-Vroom Lane, Go Vroom-Vroom!" is one of my biggest pet peeves in life. Living here in the UK whenever someone decides to drive in the Fast Lane on a Dual Carriageway or Motorway but then doesn't actually drive fast, that just produces some caveman like rage from deep within my being. If you don't want to drive fast or can't or find it too scary then stay out of the Vroom Vroom Lanes.

[@vancelubben5300]

This movie came out when I was a kid. Lol Bill Pullman was also in the movie Casper

[@The22ndDoctor]

I could have sworn you had seen Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Sinise, but I just checked your video history and it seems you haven't. You should really watch it, even though it is long. It tells the tale of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, and should settle any doubts you have about the moon landing.

[@theirishslyeyes]

I really hope she does, it's such a phenomenal movie!

[@chipsounder4633]

mission to mars is good too

[@anzaeria]

It's possible that she may have watched Apollo 13 in her own free time outside of the channel.

[@SaffuillaKarman]

You should also watch Stargate by the same director, Roland Emmerich. Another great sci-fi movie that gave birth to a whole series of TV shows.

[@outinarizona]

Stargate is cool. True to the book series. The game is cool. I have them all.

[@FlickFreaks]

I agree. Stargate is awesome

[@alanmackie7012]

Better than ID4 which is better than The Day After Tomorrow which is better than 2012.

[@thepaladxn]

love your channel! just wanted to real quick with big respect, I wish to make a request for an alternate form of video distortion in future possibly? the on-off glitch stuff kinda gave me a headache. But just askin, great reaction as always

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

i think Ashleigh would enjoy watching the movie Contact with Jodi Foster, puts a nice perspective on extraterrestrial life

[@itzakpoelzig330]

I like that movie too, but honestly I think it's a bit slow for Ashleigh's taste.

[@DonnaCPunk]

@@itzakpoelzig330 I agree. This 2 and a half hour or so directors cut of a movie she was really into lost a whole star in her rating because of the length. Personally, I really love Contact cause I like to think about the aspects of alien life/contact that it was addressing. Especially how differently people would react based on a number of factors (religion, etc). I just don't know if she'd find that as interesting as I did.

[@panowa8319]

Despite the movie getting bad reviews, I personally liked it.

[@Otokichi786]

How about "Arrival" (2016), where Time moves in a circle, "Quantum Leap" style, once the Alien language is decoded.;)

[@The_Kiosk]

I love that movie.

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

16:32 A common misconception that classifications are universal. Normally in military classifications when something is classified, even if you have the highest clearance that does not mean you are privvy to all the information that is rated at that clearance level. It works on a need-to-know basis; Let's say I as a cook have Top Secret clearance because it's needed to use a secret ice-cream maker that is classified at that level. This does not mean I have access to a Top Secret classified bumper-sticker, because I have no relevant reason to know anything about it being a cook. But on the flip side there might be a mechanic with top secret clearance that is allowed to know all about the secret bumper sticker, who has no business knowing about the Ice-cream maker.

[@sivonni]

That's an interesting way to put it. I always remember the red lanterns. We'd have senators or what not come through and their group leader would have a red lantern that would set off warning lights. When we saw them, if you were in a "Need to Know" project room, you closed the door and if you were out on the floor, you flipped closed files or turned over paperwork. Which meant what you were working on gave you a higher clearance than the senators and high ranking officials in those groups.

[@Starsaber222]

@@sivonni Yeah, I've had blue lights in some areas I've worked in for the same reason. Mostly used when the janitors came in to empty the trash cans.

[@Jerralyng49]

"Toilet paper in the background"....it's real life sweetie. 😂 Hi neighbor from Indiana.

[@frednich9603]

Jimmy was played by Harry Connick Jr, a famous singer that did the jazz soundtrack for When Harry met Sally.

[@cryshark]

His best role was Copycat!! She needs to watch that one to see a totally different side of Sigourney!!!!!!!!

[@frednich9603]

@@cryshark for me it's little man tate

[@Caseytify]

New in Town with Renee Zellweger.

[@JohnnyGingy]

@@cryshark love that movie he plays a epic creep 🤣😂

[@mj6866]

Don't forget about Adam Baldwin (Firefly), Brent Spiner (Star Trek: TNG) and Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica).

[@gacchan]

If you liked this movie and Will Smith and such, you should also check out Men in Black

[@starexplorers1202]

22:23 That is a movie reference to 2001 Space Odyssey and the computer Hal.

[@theirishslyeyes]

"I don't k ow if this is historically accurate..." My word I needed that laugh today 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 I love you so much Ashleigh!!! 😂 😂 😂 😂 it was so innocently said!! Side note - "I Am Legend" with Will Smith is amazing!

[@brianreising3293]

Yeah, I'm always curious how she can not know a single thing and needs to "look at the poster" to get any ideas. Is she just not looking at the dvd/stream icon/etc. when she finds the movie to load? She apparently recieves some movies "multiple times" in the P.O. box, and still has never seen the cover....

[@ChrissonatorOFL]

I love how Brent Spiner really made Dr. Okun similar to his portrayals of his human characters in the Star Trek universe, which of course, he also played Lt. Commander Data in TNG.

[@kennethhall289]

Randy Quaid was basically Cousin Eddie in this.

[@ericstoverink6579]

@@kennethhall289 it turned out that both characters were just him playing himself.

[@bessarion1771]

@@ericstoverink6579 EXACTLY!!!!!

[@shanedaley6236]

I love how spider can have lines I don't hear data but other words I can only hear data

[@slimgenzy1102]

One of my favorite movies ever. And the President's speech is one of, if not the, best speech in all of film. Gives me goosebumps every time. So glad you watched this one and enjoyed it as much as you did. Happy 4th Ashleigh, Hubbin, and Beans!

[@jaromen]

Tldr: the word is vivisection, and yeah, internal bleeding can be a major issue Dissection while alive, aka vivisection. And internal bleeding can be problematic for a number of reasons.. number one is blood loss, but also no matter where it is in the body, there is a potential for cross contamination. There are a lot of germs in the body, and that's fine in their designated locations, but internal bleeding means some of the internal walls have been breached and fluid transfer has occurred which can lead to major infection. Additionally pressure can build up from fluid building up in the body cavity causing issues for the internal organs. From a medical standpoint this can be an issue, because the tiniest of cuts can be an issue if for instance its on a vein, artery, or even large enough capillary. When trying to repair a major wound you need to suture or cauterize as many little wounds as possible. The problem being the body isn't a neat and tidy place. It's wet and floppy and as such, missing a millimeter sized cut on the backside of something isn't entirely unheard of. The problem often lies with what comes next. That tiny wound depending on where it's located can cause any number of the aforementioned afflictions and more..

[@Rhodair]

19:37 was cracking up hard at the "just open them up" solution being floated

[@RustyDust101]

Agreed. An average human has only around five liters of blood in them. Our lung cavity hold on average four liters of air. Our abdominnal cavity easily holds twenty liters of fluid. So any major artery nicked anywhere inside the body can cause a human to bleed out internally. So yes, internal bleeding can quickly lead to death, even without an infection, as the blood is not contained in the blood vessels but in open cavities where no blood should be.

[@NL197]

I adore this film. I saw it 12 times in theaters and it’s a tradition for me to watch it every year….and I’m Canadian!

[@80MWH]

9:20 - I remember seeing that scene in a theater in San Diego, CA in 1996, and there was so much laughter in that audience from “the locals.” (I was visiting from Iowa, so the joke didn’t land with me)

[@Grimster732]

Lets all appreciate the fact she asked about the historical accuracy of this film

[@GCEXTREMEMN]

Well she probably wasnt even born when this documentary came out, and all the damage has been fixed and the Statue of Liberty has been rebuilt.

[@Grimster732]

@@GCEXTREMEMN this is true. I remember this documentary like it was yesterday.

[@tomking7080]

@@GCEXTREMEMNLMFAO!!!

[@andyhess8433]

The side story you didn't like about the sick kid was because you watched the extended cut. It wasn't in the theatrical release, which is about 10-15 minutes shorter. Also, I'm surprised it took you until the wrap up to sing Martina McBride's "Independence Day." 😄

[@arisucheddar3097]

The sick kid, and the virginity loss daughter, were both in the theatrical cut. They just weren't as much of a focus. In fact, the theatrical cut always felt weird to me because the kid "doesn't feel good" and throws up with no real explanation. That's when Randy Quaid looks out and sees all the other vehicles that they join up with, which is why it wasn't cut. But the kid's hissyfit where he smashes medication and the really bad line reading of my-son-is-very-sick at Area 51 aren't there.

[@buffy17mike]

@@arisucheddar3097 I never saw any of that footage either, and I just figured the kid was car sick.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Love Sean Hannity’s intro

[@arisucheddar3097]

@@buffy17mike it would really suck being car sick if you basically live in one 😮 whole new dimension. I kinda thought maybe it was the impact of how bad things were going? But it made more sense with the extended cut info.

[@roguecomics4775]

I kept thinking. what sick kid!!!

[@garlandragland]

I love how blind you went into this movie. This also was definitely some sort of extended version, but I feel like they changed the end scene when they're walking away from the space shop smoking cigars. I think in the original they have dialog with the girls and Jeff Goldblum's dad. When this movie came out it was such a huge deal for me. I was so excited for it. There's only like 3 movies I've been this excited for my entire life. The hype was real. It looked incredible and it absolutely was seeing it back then on the big screen. I begged my parents to take me and my dad basically bribed my cousin to take me, paying for his ticket, my ticket, his girlfriend's ticket and his best friend's ticket lol

[@kylec254]

This is one of those movies I can watch on repeat. It is a favorite of mine and I am glad you liked this one. The autopsy scene, when I first saw it, freaked me out SOO MUCH!! Also, when Will Smith punched the alien, pretty sure a lot of people were like, "Yeah!! MURICA!!!"

[@nathancruz9172]

17:16 me too.

[@SamuelBlack84]

He has a habit of hitting things in the face

[@furnacefighter]

I have watched the autopsy scene a dozen times and I jump a mile every time that alien pops out of his biometric suit. Fright factor never disappoints.

[@gabriellevazquez6618]

I think the sick kid story was to establish that the oldest sibling was responsible and was there to take care of the family when the dad couldn't.

[@TOYSTITCHER]

MAN You are GOOD ! You are the only reactor I watch who keeps themselves on screen for so long…You are THAT good !! Enjoyed this one a whole heap 🤗 Thanks for sharing 👍✨

[@rich.5508]

The first lady in this movie was one of the main characters in the movie Dances with Wolves which is amazing movie in it's self. If you have not seen Dances with Wolves it is a real long movie but super good and very interesting historical time peace.

[@edminchau811]

She also played the President of humanity in Battlestar Galactica.

[@stevenbergom3415]

When I watched this movie for the first time, everyone in the movie theater started quietly singing along to, "It's the end of the world as we know it...", and then started laughing when we all realized what we were doing!

[@Scott_Burton]

I *loved* when you were coming into the preview review, "I don't know if this is going to be historically accurate."

[@shanialover]

The inspirational explanation for the title of the movie during the President's speech is very important. And you skipped over the whole thing. The speech was transmitted to everybody on Earth! And then after his speech, which again explained the title of this movie, he was one of the pilots that flew into battle. 👱‍♀️👗👠👠😊💓

[@jamesfowler5100]

It was one of the greatest speeches in cinema to date.

[@ravenlockhart0925]

I had no idea there was an extended edition. I would definitely say to watch the theatrical version. You would probably give that an easy 5/5

[@glennwelsh9784]

There's also an alternate version of the scene of Randy Quaid sacrificing himself to take out the alien ship. In this alternate version, he actually flies his crop-dusting biplane with a rocket strapped to the wings. This version ultimately wasn't used because it felt too ridiculous.

[@reverts3031]

@4:21 "Please, sir, I would like some more," is a reference to the musical "Oliver," which I highly recommend.

[@ElliotNesterman]

It's Summer and time to watch the fun Sci-Fi comedy _Earth Girls Are Easy,_ with Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans. This was made the year after _The Fly._

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Yes, please!

[@Gargess]

And the musical stylings of Julie Brown! A terrific send up of old B movies.

[@lpeterson2336]

Yes yes this one so much fun!!

[@stephenolan5539]

@@itzakpoelzig330 I was going to mention the very underrated Julie Brown. There is a scene that shows just how tall Gina Davis is.

[@WhiteWoof]

"What makes you think guns will work against him??" Doctor Oaken said "once you get past their technology, they're as fragile as we are." They're the disc headed aliens you see in the jars, but they wear (presumably) powered exosuit armor when they go invading.

[@trayolphia5756]

Thank you, I was checking if someone else said this Not to mention that always confused me…if the alien in in a suit…and survived the crash…how did a human punch translate enough force inside the suit to the alien itself…?

[@DanielRichards644]

Bio-mechanical suit

[@RustyDust101]

What was so awesome for me was that the First Lady, Mary McDonnel, in this movie later played a very significant role in the reboot of Battlestar Galactica. If you haven't seen that awesome TV show, it is very worth watching, even though the ending at season 4 sparked a HUUUUUGE discussion among fans. Some were elated, some were incredibly disappointed, some were furious. /edit: The best proof that there is intelligent life out there is, that it hasn't tried to contact us yet.

[@RealTechZen]

Unlike most movies, the theatrical release of this is the 5-star version. Dr. Okun in Area 51 is the actor who played Commander Data in the Star Trek universe and the actress playing the First Lady was Stands With A Fist in "Dances with Wolves", in "Sneakers" she played Robert Redford's girlfriend, Liz, and she absolutely deserved the Best Actress Oscar for "Passion Fish".

[@jackstrawful]

The First Lady is also the President of the Colonies in Battlestar Galactica

[@feldspar3858]

This movie is absolute schlock. Big budget turd.

[@jasonlooney7042]

The president's daughter is Kitara from the Last Airbender, and Ann from Arrested Development. :)

[@Pfhreak]

And Mary McDonnell is Rose Darko (the mom) in Donnie Darko.

[@JamesASharp]

EXACTLY!! 💯 But, people keep on telling these reactors to react to the Extended Version of this movie. And I don't know why. 😕

[@Stevilicious1331]

As the Late, great comedian, Robert Schimmel used to say... "Why are asteroids call asteroids and hemorrhoids called hemorrhoids? Shouldn't it be the other way around?"

[@trekkiejunk]

Wow, robert schimmel. That’s a deep cut. Anyway, I’ve never heard that joke of his. I get the ass-teroids part, but I dont get the “hemmor” part. Or is the joke just the ass part?

[@barbara832001]

@@trekkiejunk I guess the joke is the first part. I think that the root of hemorrhoid has something to do with blood flowing, at least that's what I can remember from medical terminology.

[@thesingingthing]

The Oliver asking for more thing references the musical 'Oliver!' based on the Charles Dickens novel 'Oliver Twist'. The movie adaptation from 1968 is SO GOOD!!!

[@BeeWhistler]

Pretty sure it reference Oliver Twist, which was made into a musical. But say it how you want I guess.

[@PhilBagels]

@@BeeWhistler Everyone needs to know Dickens, just for the sake of cultural literacy. You need to know Shakespeare, Dickens, and Mark Twain. At the very least.

[@maggieg.recommendsandrants3081]

We should start suggesting screen adaptations of famous novels. It's good to know some Jane Austen references as well. How about the Keira Knightly Pride and Prejudice? It's my favorite Darcy portrayal but I can't remember the actor's name.

[@thesingingthing]

@@maggieg.recommendsandrants3081 Matthew Mcfayden my love

[@Wysperfauna]

I still remember when this came out while I was just out of High School. Friends and I decided to watch it at the drive-in. Being from the Imperial Valley, when we saw those words pop up on the screen... all the cars started to honk their horns. lol Although we could tell it wasn't the valley, but still. We had our moment.

[@scottmcintyre2809]

My favorite moment in this movie is still when the military officers are briefing the civilian pilots to prepare them to go out and blow up a bunch of alien space ships, and Russel stands up and says he's eager for a chance to get back at the aliens for abducting him, and the officers look at each other like "Hooo boy, crazy guy thinks he got abducted by aliens..." Like, yeah, he probably got abducted by aliens, they're right fricken there! lol

[@benjaminandrew9057]

Right! The people treating abductees as if they're crazy when aliens are proven to be right in front of you and real. Really?! How stupid are you people. lol

[@RaderizDorret]

That look is more like "Holy shit, is this guy stable enough to actually fight without getting his squadmates killed?!"

[@simeonteitelbaum3673]

Some of the most fun I've ever had was seeing this movie in the theater with the new surround sound as a kid. I've never come out of a theater buzzing like that

[@koyoteekoy916]

Yep, seen it in the theater on July 4th!

[@kryshunter]

When that dog made it out of the explosion, I was in the theater. One of the top five applaudable moments!

[@michaelp5956]

I was in a theater too, amazing how many people cheered the destruction of the White House.

[@nikki22yeo]

The summer blockbusters that made summer blockbusters.

[@nikkis.2066]

Shame about the corruption xD I was like "what is going on. Are the Aliens trying to jam the signals?" I saw this in theaters WAAAAAAY back when and it was easily the best blockbuster movie for me and still fantastic all these years later

[@ericstoverink6579]

I thought it was a clever way to trip up the copyright algorithm.

[@nikkis.2066]

@@ericstoverink6579 I thought that too at first. That maybe she got hit with a warning xP.

[@lurkerrekrul]

I thought it was in honor of the corruption in the signals in the movie.

[@Calico_Jack_]

Funny story. While watching this, at home, after its VHS release, it came to life. During the attack on NYC, as the alien ship shoots, our neighbor across the street, house explodes. Gave an interesting effect to the experience. No one was hurt in the explosion, caused by his crappy storage of a propane tank. All this occurred on Base Housing at, wait for it, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The movie version of El Toro is crap BTW. Happy 4th to you.

[@RachelKDS]

I'm SO happy you reacted to this, one of my all time favorites!!!!!!!

[@somehighlights2851]

"Welcome to Earth" will always be in the list of the better one liners in cinema history.

[@David-ve5iq]

Just don't go saying my wife's name again, though.

[@jamesedwards2483]

"I Coulda Been At A Barbecue!!!"

[@caldodge]

My favorite is the "oops" exchange.

[@alphatrion4365]

"Can't wait ta see it" is a good one too

[@DonnaCPunk]

"Now that's what I call a close encounter!"

[@theflickchick9850]

I rewatched this last summer on this day (genuinely completely by accident, I am Canadian) and I always forget how actually terrifying the first half is. Every time I watch it, I'm put in this anxious mindset (also the mental illness talkin, hope you're doing well, Ashleigh) of trying to figure out what I'd do in the situation because...gosh, the panic and the people welcoming the aliens and...everything. The first half is basically horror and then the second half is the fun action. Aaaand I'm just realizing now that I've probably only seen the extended cut. Well, I liked it so you know what, who cares.

[@thomriddle9449]

Our family watches this every year on the 4th. Love this movie. Great review!!

[@jowbloe3673]

*"Today we celebrate our Independence Day!"* How could you possibly *NOT* include that?!

[@NicholasSouris]

Would the studio take her revenue for that?

[@vernonwashington2039]

Every reaction to this movie that I have seen shows that speech

[@sweetkiss119]

She often cuts out important stuff out of her reactions.

[@popculturewatch8689]

@@sweetkiss119 partially because she's so removed from pop culture, she doesn't know who or what the important movies and moments are.

[@frednich9603]

I watched her watch along. She didn't react to it, so she didn't include it

[@jeffbartholomew1152]

As one of the elders in your community, 😂 I opted to address Y2K. The concern back then was related to date formatting. Computer programs had largely been built with a 2-digit year format. The concern was that 2000 would be read as 00 and systems would confuse it with the year 1900. If so, this could lead to huge amounts of data being lost and reset to 1900. In turn this could cause institutions such as banks and airlines to collapse. Hence the panic

[@jwrockets]

I learned COBOL in high school. Wordy language, took up way too much hardware space. They had to trim where they could.

[@johnirvin943]

I was there for that and remember a friend of mine was sure all the banks would fall apart and everyone was gonna start with nothing. I was like the banks and wall street are the first ones to fix their systems and maybe some small businesses and government might misprint some dates but it would be business as usual. Sadly I was right cause I was in debt back then.

[@sergiodavila5269]

I clicked on this so fast when I saw the notification!!!! LOVE this movie!!! I loved your theory of the universe being way too big for us to be alone…I agree dear….we are not alone. Of course, they are too far away, after all, many of the stars/suns light can take 1000 or more years to get to us. So that is that….keep up the good work amiga 👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽

[@magnificus8581]

Fun fact: This movie holds the record for most miniatures created for filming, a record probably not to ever be beat due to computer graphics.

[@anzaeria]

A very interesting fact. And sadly, so many miniatures were destroyed.

[@ThomasCorp]

Looking back at this, it looks like Will Smith punched the alien a lot harder than he smacked Chris Rock.

[@Joedirt3349]

Was waiting for it!

[@salbro5985]

"Welcome to Earth!" *pow* "It. Was. A. Joke!"

[@peytone5387]

“Keep my planet’s name out your f*cking mouth!”

[@davidlazarus67]

What did the alien say about Will’s wife? It must have been juicy.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Great reaction Ashleigh. This movie is a timeless classic, the cast is outstanding, the special effects still hold up really well. Happy 4th of July to you and your family. 😊🙏🇺🇸

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

I still VIVIDLY remember when this movie came out. Saw the first shots of the movie on TV in a quick preview. The shots of the CITY SIZED ships hovering over New York was the first thing i saw and it impressed me soooo much, i instantly knew i HAD to watch this film. I just could never memorize the title cuz as a german kid in '96 with very little english knowledge it was really hard to memorize :P Fast 8 or 10 months or so and my best friend in school borrowed me his VHS copy of that film so i could finally watch it. It had such a great 3D lenticular card with the animation of the blowing up of the white house and some words of thanks by the makers of the movie, on the backside. First watched it on my own and then a second time together with my patents and my sister. We celebrated that film so much and i eventually got the VHS myself (sadly only the Pan Scan version). And back in early 2001 or so, the first DVD release of it was one of my first DVDs and also one of my first Special editions as it came with two discs and both the theatrical and the extended cut. For a while i didn't watch it anymore as i found it to be very cheesy and the pathos kinda turned me off. But i re-watched the movie again 2 years ago on Blu-ray (the first BD release) and completely forgot how good it is. It felt like watching it for the first time again and THIS movie really was when 90s cinema really couldn't get any bigger than that. This movie blew away absolutely EVERYTHING in 1996. :) My best buddy in middleschool also had that incredible movie poster for real and had it in his room for many year.

[@ElisaH_DarklyiShine]

-The "good morning Dave" on the computer is a reference to 2001 a space Odyssey. - i believe it's not an exoskeleton I think it was armor but someone correct me if I've been wrong for 25 years. -The speech is totally iconic, i don't have full reaction access, how'd u feel about it ?

[@sldawgs]

Exoskeleton is armor, but it is biological armor, so it's an exoskeleton too.

[@bennievandentillaart7276]

I think you are right. Its armour because after they remove it stil moves around. ( it could also have 2 skeletons, it is an alien so i guess anything is possible)

[@Haplo699g]

Exoskeleton is just having your skeleton on the outside rather than the inside. As it appears removable and the resultant creature doesn't seem to be... uh... floppy, I'd go with armour.

[@rcrawford42]

And while I think "2001" is an iconic piece of science fiction, I can only recommend it if you want to be a Kubrick completist, or are extremely patient and OK with an ending that is... unusual.

[@johnhenkel1828]

Will Smith knocked the thing out by punching it in the face through the suit, so I think it is nothing more than an environmental suit. It protects them from toxins in the environment and allows them to breath whatever mixture of elements they require, but doesn't give them much physical armor.

[@mikeking7710]

James Caan just died yesterday, and I know that you like to react to a film in remembrance for stars when they pass away. A few suggestions if you're thinking of doing so for Caan are "Mickey Blue Eyes", "Rollerball", and "Alien Nation".

[@perpetuallyhighastro-guy2270]

Yes we went to the moon, and yes there's a plaque~ People often forget we didn't go just once and refer to apollo missions as "the" moon landing

[@Robotrik1]

The "... this is our Independence Day ..." speech has been memed on the internet for 2.5 decades , and it keeps going . Such amazing cheese . Also, in the 2000's sci-fi TV show Battlestar Galactica , the actress who played the First Lady in this movie was cast as the President -- me thinks intentionally, as a nod to this movie . And she's quite good there as well . Lot's of acting range .

[@mikegoodwin2386]

She was great in that. She was waaaaay down the list of succession, but everyone else had died so she was President.

[@NostalgiaBrit]

Given the ending of _'Battlestar Galactica',_ I've always had the headcanon that Marilyn Whitmore (the First Lady) is, in fact, a descendent of Laura Roslin’s! Also, sci-fi writers need to stop killing Mary McDonnell!