Drinker's Guilty Pleasures - Independence Day

Independence Day is one of those movies you just can't help but enjoy. It certainly isn't high art, but who cares?

[@TheCriticalDrinker]

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[@hypocriticalnihilist645]

Just watch this 3 days ago. The sequel sucks.

[@the-potato-warrior]

Just watched boondock saints and it’s still a banger

[@lordzed83]

I consider this movie best SF ACTION COMEDY ever made its my 10/10 Every year i drop some lsd or shrroms on 4th july weekend and check if Will still blows up mothership. Crazy Son of a bitch makes it EVERY TIME lol

[@mmilller452]

Did u watch the theatrical or extended cut?

[@ne3856]

I feel like everyone is talking about this movie at the moment

[@The86Misanthropist]

Quick story: I work in a nursing home and there's a resident there that absolutely loves film of all ages and genres. As such, he handles and plans all of our in house theater's screenings. He chose Independence Day to screen yesterday, instead of the usual older material, or toned down newer films, and not one resident didn't think it was awesome as can be and fun as hell. First time I've ever heard our theater's bass booming like an IMAX. It was heartening to say the least. Anyway, that's all I've got for today... I'll go away now.

[@od1401]

That's a great story thanks for sharing :D

[@SuperHedgehog910]

I wish you and that resident all the best.

[@davidnierzwick2775]

🙏🙏🙏👍

[@ThatGuyNicho]

That's a brilliant story dude! Hahaha.

[@gregor5423]

Brilliant story 👍

[@Radhaugo108]

Fun Fact: Independence Day had a “diverse” cast and touched on a lot of social inequality issues. But you would’ve never noticed unless I told you, which is the way it should be.

[@paulohagan3309]

Right, Hollywood was able to do that then without hitting you over the head with a shovel.

[@maccatt7274]

Spot on, if in a pub quiz the question asked was 'name an American film where the two hero's are a black man and a jew? I just wouldn't think of ID4, cos it just doesn't matter. Will Smith has gotta Will Smith & Geff Goldblum gotta Geff Goldblum, and the world's a better place got it.

[@onehairybuddha]

Ahhhh! Ballet!

[@tasmaniansyrup1645]

That was the seemingly good-natured trojan horse that eased us into this mess.

[@davidcobra1735]

@won doyouwant Exactly. I immediately noticed those details even when I was younger but the movie never got annoying with preaching and the kind of stuff that you see today.

[@maxb2021]

I still get chills when President Whitmore gives that speech, it is honestly just inspiring and it has no business being as good as it is.

[@Ghost_Text]

The orchestral backing with it is just perfect. Much love to Bill Pullman wherever he is.

[@shawncarter7188]

Look at Budweisers 4th of July commercial that just came out. It was great.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

@@iMisanthrope Funny how they've successfully turned simply supporting America into a negative thing. That didn't happen naturally or by accident.

[@chrislail3824]

Such a great speech

[@maxb2021]

@@iMisanthrope Lol this conservative "victim mentality" is getting real old and is all over the comments of this video, the most hilariously ironic part is that you clearly don't remember that his speech has Globalist AND Socialist themes in it "4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday (globalism lul) but as the day when the world declared in one voice (socialism lul), We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight. We’re going to live on. We’re going to survive. Today we celebrate our Independence Day!” If that speech had happened in a film today you would be rolling your eyes saying "leftist globalist socialism" That said I do agree that this woke bullshit in films needs to stop.

[@ItilayItshay]

When Will Smith punched that alien and said "Welcome to Earth!", my theater audience went ape shit. Everyone was cheering, dudes were standing up and hollering. This movie was such a fun ride.

[@jamesfowler415]

Yeah. I also loved how there were smart women, black men, Jews, drunks etc etc but you never felt there was any social engineering agenda to this movie - just pure spectacle and fun

[@urbanmidnight1]

It made us all feel American. In fact the movie is AMERICA.

[@AshrakAhmed]

@@jamesfowler415 just competent people doing their work no identity politics in sight, the good times! if this movie is made now we know how it will look, a shitfest!

[@TKDBoy1889]

@@jamesfowler415 That's because the movie focused on their characters rather than their identity or skin color. Will Smith was black but his story revolved solely around his military career clashing with his personal life. Jeff Goldblum was a Jew but his story revolved around finally realizing his potential and taking a stand, rather than just being a cable technician. Vivica A. Fox portrayed a strong-willed woman with common sense, but she never had to put down another character to assert herself. Randy Quaid seems like a lowly drunk at the start of the movie, but the ongoing events make you realize that maybe he's NOT crazy when he claims aliens abducted him. Perhaps they broke him, which is why he drinks. Then when he gets a chance to sacrifice himself to save humanity, it shows that he's still a moral person at heart. If they remade this movie today they would focus on Will being held back in the military purely because he's black, Jeff's father saying that it's entirely the fault of Christians, Vivica being the one to come up with the virus solution while a bunch of men mock her for it, and Randy Quaid's character would probably just got killed off because his drunk portrays toxic masculinity or something.

[@traystyles1]

I know right.

[@steveouk90126]

As my buddy observed at the time: a black guy and a Jew save the world, and _everybody loved them without reservation!_

[@garlicgorilla6540]

Shut this down!

[@Jim-Mc]

I honestly think that occurred to way fewer people back then than it would now.

[@MrSophire]

Yes because it didn’t matter then, what mattered was what you did

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

@@MrSophire A better time. Now even I notices stuff I don't want to notice.

[@VengerDFW]

Because back then, all of us, and the two characters presented on screen, were simply and only Americans and portrayed as such. Will Smith and Vivica Fox were just Americans fighting to survive, not representing a group, not suffering systemically, so how did we go from that, to the diaper fire state we are in today? Those you mean to rule, you must first divide... lets they unite against you.

[@deadli-us]

“And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice ‘We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on. We’re going to survive. Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!’”

[@samwitherington8202]

*salutes aggressively*

[@dries248]

Hell yeah!

[@bill1827]

Best fucking pre-battle speech ever, hands down.

[@kri249]

I'm not American and even I saluted hard to that line.

[@chrissawyer1484]

Oh, Hell Yeah!

[@lucaschudleigh7193]

One of those strange movies where leaders are at the front of the army, nobody cares about what colour the actors are and the focus isn’t on what’s between everyone’s legs. Love it to absolute death.

[@MindBodySoulOk]

Hollywood could never make this movie again.

[@mrmagoo-i2l]

@@MindBodySoulOk I recently re watched Die Hard with a vengeance, Samuel L Jackson’s character was a racist. He was bigoted against white people, it was so well done though. He wasn’t a bad guy, just unreasonably prejudiced. It wasn’t preachy. It would never be writ that way today.

[@juanramirez5898]

Good point mate

[@milesgwatidzo4143]

Yeah but that's Old Hollywood sadly

[@Powermad-bu4em]

@@mrmagoo-i2l Just watched that yesterday for about the 50th time. Sam and Bruce are so damn good together. Zeus is definitely a racist.

[@md_vandenberg]

"Is that glass bulletproof?" "No sir." I'm happy to see so many others enjoy that bit as much as I do.

[@TehPwnXor]

I fucking lost it when the Drinker started the USA USA chant.

[@ZacharyDarkes]

With his thick Scottish accent it made it funnier lol.

[@TehPwnXor]

@@ZacharyDarkes I didn't notice his accent...it was all American bay bay

[@onefansview9874]

Like a boss! Just like I was screaming at the end of “Braveheart” after Robert the Bruce’s speech. Being a boss gets respect wherever it’s from!

[@JonathanGaeta]

I would’ve done the same thing

[@iancredible-]

I'm not even American and I felt patriotic toward the U.S when that speech went down.

[@leoncaruthers]

Absolutely loved Randy Quaid's character in this movie. He's a broken drunk, but he's a broken drunk _because_ of what the aliens have already done to him. They attacked him first, and he never knew why or what they wanted, and no one believed him. "Tell my children that I love them very much" he says, and then he takes all that anger and his broken heart and saves the world with his dying breath. The father sacrificing for his children, another masculine archetype on great display.

[@Tarquin23]

It’s never truly stated whether the aliens actually took him or if he is just crazy though, and that’s why it’s great. I mean, I lean towards him being crazy - why would they take him and give him back when they are clearly so hostile to humans?

[@FaithRox]

@@Tarquin23 Think of it like the build up to a war. You want to learn as much as you can about your enemies, and spread disinformation too. Releasing a crazy person back to Earth to talk about aliens makes it seem like only crazy people believe in them. Could be a tactic the aliens used en masse for decades.

[@Fierysaint1]

Dude, you touched me. You're absolutely right. I'm sold. Probably the greatest underrated character in the movie.

[@4kirk8675309]

Quaid’s delivery is perfect for “..tell my children...”. I get dust in my eyes when that scene plays

[@AlphaXray]

@@4kirk8675309 Bro, I literally teared up when critical drinker talked about his arc in the movie lol. So good.

[@theshadowman1398]

A timeless blockbuster for me. The sequel however never should have been made

[@1whowasNEVERhere]

The fact they thought they were setting up a trilogy is just stupid

[@domrogg4362]

We don't talk about the sequel. It's an abomination! 💩🔥

[@stopthesniff8676]

I forgot there was a sequel

[@joel2628]

It was a solid idea in concept, the race of aliens wanting revenge, but honestly should have stayed as an idea.

[@lordzed83]

Sequel is weak still better than most of new SF garbage and... thats sad as fuck.

[@draketoothsilvertongue9922]

I literally lost it when he mentioned the dog outrunning the thermonuclear explosion. That is soooo true. I can't remember cheering harder for a dog surviving a near-death experience in any other movie.

[@talltroll7092]

Movie Rule of Success #1 : Never kill a dog on screen

[@f7dvic812]

@@talltroll7092 Except it's the catalyst of your story like John Wick

[@osmanyousif7849]

My audience was legit laughing at the idea of a dog getting out of there…..

[@dealerovski82]

@@talltroll7092 Michael Bay said that in commentary to Armageddon DVD. I am delighted to have met you.

[@tombaillie5219]

Also avoided dying from asphyxiation, when the air somehow wasn't sucked out of that narrow alley by the explosion! 😃

[@RaderizDorret]

Independence Day: the one movie that can make a cynical, hard-bitten Scotsman who is just one bottle of whiskey shy of death by liver failure become more American than most Americans.

[@bemotivated8443]

Well he has some guns so he’s already an honorary American

[@OdinMagnus]

I would easily trade him for those anti-american radical leftists that just want america to burn. Like Ilhan Omar and "the squad"

[@steveouk90126]

AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!

[@codybailey855]

Well put! Well put indeed!

[@VinceLyle2161]

He's been more American than many Americans for a while now. I'd trade half of Congress for the Drinker.

[@JoeSyxpack]

"Is that glass bulletproof?" "No, sir."

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

"PEW PEW PEW PEW PEWPEWPEW PEW!!" *everyone shoots Barettas in a closed room, without hearing protection and somehow nobody gots a bang-trauma from it*

[@vcdonovan5943]

Most underrated scene in the movie! Totally BADASS! Adam Baldwin is an absolute LENGEND. Nobody can deliver a simple line like "No, sir." with such unmitigated BADASSERY.

[@lucastrask2838]

@@vcdonovan5943 Adam Baldwin is the man in anything. Firefly to Chuck to Last Ship... you want badass, you want Adam.

[@rogerwood5228]

@@vcdonovan5943 You talk the talk. Can you walk the walk?

[@ZergS4uc3]

@@lucastrask2838 dont forget his amazing role with the rest of the firefly boys in halo3 odst, a game sure but still its a good time

[@cabe3231]

"And Jeff Goldblum as Jeff Goldblum"- that could be said for 95% of his roles.

[@davidryder3374]

I'd be curious to hear your idea of the 5%, because I honestly can't think of any.

[@benjaminperez7328]

@@davidryder3374 Mr. Frost.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

The Fly and Jurassic Park in my opinion were the movies where he wasn't playing himself especially The Fly, he gave an incredible performance in The fly and he really showed his acting chops in that! film

[@martingauthier7377]

95% as Jeff Goldblum. 5% as a fly.

[@dougsmith6262]

And we wouldn't have it any other way.

[@jamesmaysflyingwashingmach7459]

Like Pirates of the Caribbean, this is one of those beloved movies that is largely recognized as being good, but is actually even better than people realize

[@Ivan--Drago]

2 of my favourite lines from this film: "Welcome to Earth" "HELLO BOY'S!..... I'M BAAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKK!!!"

[@hoze1235]

i must break you

[@JohannSbs]

I got to get me one of these!!

[@AlViNoChaosKing]

Now that’s what I call a Close Encounter.

[@jaimel88]

Uhm…exotic…dancer.

[@hisdudeness8328]

"It's from the Americans, they want to organize a counter offensive!" "About bloody time! What do they intend to do?"

[@solokom]

*USA! USA USA!*

[@Ease54]

"You know...the thing!"..."C'mon maaaaan...."

[@repairshop22]

@@Ease54 hahahha

[@talinra3160]

Lol...ya cause we actually have guns

[@aatiles0187]

💪🦍👍

[@RogueFox2185]

“Hello Tatiana, I’m Baaaccccckkkk!” -The Drinker 5 Years Ago after the longest Bender of his life

[@jus_sanguinis]

Who is Tatiana? Why does he always mentions this name in the videos? Is it a fictional character in one of his books? Or it was his alter ego (nickname) when he was several hours (days?) in Ukranian prison?

[@IronTulikettu]

The relationship between Drinker and Tatiana could be a rom-com by now if you took all the things he's said and made it into a show. Hi Rogue! I know you're Canadian but did you have a good 4th of July?

[@RogueFox2185]

@@IronTulikettu 👋🏿 Kitsune, it could have been better honestly but the burgers were good at least.

[@slyaspie4934]

@@IronTulikettu Still a better love story then twilight 😂

[@Ease54]

@LTNetjak A strip club with a flat? The irony...

[@spiderleenie]

This movie, while big and dumb, has one really important thing going for it that's missing in Hollywood these days: CHARM.

[@ColoradoStreaming]

Same thing with Zoolander. The movie is insanely stupid but it has just the right mix of charm, subtle humor and ability to make fun of itself that makes it a classic.

[@pduronhamiltonarch]

The tearful scenes where Randy Quaid sacrifices himself and Bill Pullman says to his daughter heavily "yeah, Mommy’s sleeping" are a great balance to the action and are fantastically acted

[@mrmagoo-i2l]

I liked it where Brent Spiner said “all the lights have just come on, it’s really exciting stuff”. The president says “people are dying, it’s not exciting”. I’m an engineer, I work for Raytheon. A weapons manufacturer. Sometimes we lose the sense of reality. It really rang a bell with me. It is exactly how a scientist would react.

[@super1million11]

This movie is nothing more than an emotional roller-coaster.

[@vergilvalerian3755]

"Mommy's sleeping" is like a fucking gut punch from Prince Goro.

[@pauperslament3467]

I thought she was dead.

[@scottgiles7546]

@@super1million11 "This movie is nothing more than an emotional roller-coaster." To which we say "Weeee!"

[@gfwinn]

"Is that glass bulletproof?" "NO SIR." Baddest of Bad A moments courtesy of baby Jayne Cobb.

[@lastgunstar]

My muscular butt it's not bulletproof

[@obsidian00]

I freaking LOVED him in CHUCK!

[@brooklyngal6334]

Gawwd i was always in love with Adam Baldwin. Love that scene.

[@DaveandhisDeathbeanie]

He even had that death stare, pulling his pistol out.

[@hoosier3060]

Don’t forget animal mother from FMJacket

[@morden279]

"Is this glass bulletproof?" "No, sir!" Whitmore's character turns on that exchange. So well done.

[@lewisvargrson]

Not to mention it was an exchange were less dialogue was more. It's what you would expect from someone who's job is to protect the president. No other words were needed, just action.

[@lewisvargrson]

I suddenly realized you meant the President going from willing to negotiate to nuking the aliens. That was pretty awesome, I agree.

[@LoveStallion]

@@lewisvargrson "Let's nuke the bastards" is an awesome line. And the skeezy DoD secretary is just gobbling it up. I miss James Rebhorn.

[@jaimel88]

And who else, but The Man They Call Jayne to whip out his gun, at the exact perfect moment? 😆

[@lewisvargrson]

@@jaimel88 You can always trust this man and his love, Vera.

[@gibberscrabst321]

Independence Day excels at two things: set up and payoff, and dedication to the concept. The alien ships feel huge, the conflict feels huge, the tension and dread are huge. I feel like this movie really just owes it's success to being as focused and lean as possible, where Emmerich and Devlin made every decision by asking "what's the simplest way to make this next part awesome."

[@jacob_90s]

This movie really is like a modern day Arthurian legend. You have a terrifying monster threatening humanity, a king who leads his knights into battle, wizards who cast spells to give the knights a chance, and a downtrodden warrior who proves his valor to the world with a noble sacrifice. Absolutely wonderful.

[@coryray8436]

I will never be able to unsee this and I think I'm fine with it.

[@ashanark5782]

This might just be the most poetic yet insightful comment I've ever seen for this movie. Wow. Well done.

[@burn1none]

this is a meme-worthy review of Independence Day and I love it

[@DzinkyDzink]

Damn.. Straight to the core! I wonder if you can take some other old and classic tale and reinvent for a modern age?

[@Jim-Mc]

No wonder it resonates with people. Now I want Jonathan Pageau to do a full video analysis of Independence Day based on these symbols and archetypes.

[@khyronkravshera7774]

“They won’t make them like this anymore”

[@neth77]

@Epicword I laughed properly, comment of the year.

[@chatteyj]

@Epicword Probably I doubt a film like this could be made again because it would be seen as racist and anti alien.

[@logicaldude3611]

@Epicword Didn't they do that with The Day the Earth Stood Still? The original movie was a cautionary tale about aliens trying to stop the devastation that would result from potential nuclear war... and when they remade the movie in 2008 it became "humans are destroying the earth" with a climate kind of angle instead.

[@zeheb]

Sad but true...

[@krissekrill]

@Epicword who is the aliens you said?hahaha

[@iancredible-]

Thing I loved about Independence day , no forced representation (even though it had a full and diverse cast) , no identity politics shoved down your throat and no feminist undertone. Just a decent script, a bunch of people who work well together and explosions... That's it, all you need for a good action movie.

[@arnoldsherrill6305]

I agree and with the woke mentality you see in Hollywood right now ., if they were to do a remake of the original film it would be a guaranteed dumpster Fire by comparison

[@ecmorgan69]

Ah, for the old days when you could make a good movie with good characters and a good script and not have to make ideological diarrhea with a cast of checkboxes.

[@zimriel]

"and... as the good Reverend would say . . ."

[@chrispeterson7865]

I remember watching this in the cinema exactly 25 years ago. An evening of pure joy. No snarky, negative, woke undertones or messages; just the obviously over the top USA! stuff which was kinda hilarious in itself. It's rare to hear a British cinema erupt into cheers but that one did. Hate to blather on about the good old days, but they really were.

[@ReverendMeat51]

They really were. Cheers friend, we're old now

[@jasonagodfrey]

One of only two times I got my dad into a movie theater. The advertising up until its release was mesmerizing.

[@brayachdragonbane7529]

the funny thind is it does have all the woke undertones and the 'message' but it did it all right and subtly without having to massacre other characters... the main female characters are strong, bordering on absolute heroic at times... it als opoints out the ptsd that our drunk hero pilot has from the aliens ruining his life... (ptsd so often does to any country';s military vets) this movie hits on SO MANY topics that modern social justice farts try to sledgehammer into movies... and ID takes them with a precision scalpel... slipping them in and making you think without beating you on the head with them like a brick

[@wallydee]

They really were

[@reidycruise]

@@brayachdragonbane7529 not woke at all buddy

[@chocolaterain5097]

I personally think this film is cinematic genius. It isn't top art but it knows what it is, and it entertains... something Hollywood forgot long ago.

[@ZPositive]

This movie is a true masterpiece. A stupid, silly, crowd pleasing masterpiece. And I love the hell out of it.

[@szymonklimann3184]

yes we know you're Critical Drunker fan and you eat anythink he says, good boy

[@daveTHEdirty]

@@szymonklimann3184 condescending comment and an omni man picture. We got a bonafied edge lord over here

[@ZPositive]

@@szymonklimann3184 it's takes a special kind of triggered child to stalk someone via KZbin comments. I'm not sure if I should feel pride, or have pity.

[@DaveandhisDeathbeanie]

@@ZPositive he doesn't seem like he knows what the fuck he's talking about, though. Maybe you should be disgusted.

[@iSpeciaIist]

Always loved this film whether drinker likes it or not. But I always knew the drinker would like it aswell

[@Simfight]

"We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day! Gets me every time.

[@violenceislife1987]

Same for me. Frissons

[@ReverendMeat51]

I stand up and salute every time

[@Simfight]

@@ReverendMeat51 o7

[@clementducasse4583]

I'm not sure the British liked the last part.

[@Simfight]

@@clementducasse4583 Well England is responsible for many many independence days. So...........They will be ok. Also "Today Independence day isn't just an American celebration."

[@ramirogandolfo335]

You care about the characters, who they are, what happens to them, and if they succeed That is the hallmark of a good story

[@raedwulf61]

This, Stargate, The Mummy: The late 90s were a great time for fun movies.

[@zimriel]

yeah Stargate was also much better than it looked like

[@carlrood4457]

When you look at it, the mid-70's through the late 90's was a period where Hollywood was making memorable movies at every level. I think it's because even a lot of the low budget stuff had memorable characters and dialog. Think of how little that's really quotable or memorable has come out in the last 15 years. Hugely successful movies have added very little to the pop culture landscape.

[@aaronseidl5941]

The Mummy...man, Brendan Fraser is soooooooo good!

[@Trekkie46]

@@aaronseidl5941 Oh, I hate mummies!

[@roldyrs3409]

Whenever someone asks “what’s your favorite movie” I answer “Independence Day” with zero hesitation I’m a simple man who simply loves this movie

[@vladpiranha]

It has one of the best all around first acts I've ever seen in a movie. I love the slow acceleration and the sense of impending doom.

[@timewarpdrive77]

I want to answer "star wars" whenever I hear that, but then I remember that most plebs will think Im talking about the brand and not the 1977 movie... So I usually just go for empire strikes back.

[@roldyrs3409]

TimeWarpDrive 77 that’s a fair assumption...you could add the A New Hope bit though 🤔 Empire’s my favorite to be honest. One of the very few sequels to outshine its predecessor (IMO). But the Original is timeless.

[@timewarpdrive77]

@@roldyrs3409 I hate saying A new hope.. Cause that isn't what it was called and ANH(essentially the edited version) is not really the version I like. And pretty much agree with the second bit..

[@roldyrs3409]

TimeWarpDrive 77 I completely understand that sentiment. I still have the OT on VHS before the CGI bits were added. The original cuts should have remained the only cuts.

[@maxmach4361]

"Independence Day", "Braveheart" and "Gladiator", the trinity of epicness from that period, in my opinion.

[@markusfreund6961]

Mine are Gladiator, Last Samurai, Matrix, 300 and, oddly, Shaolin Soccer. But I can get behind yours, too.

[@Locadel2003]

Also Armageddon

[@mysticking16]

Gladiator is so good it's almost illegal.

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

Mine used to be "Independence day, Daylight and Volcano"

[@efe_aydal]

I remember, before imdb, this movie was selected as the worst blockbuster made after it came out (in a movie magazine) and I kinda expected it would. Nowadays, stupid blockbusters are dime a dozen. In fact, blockbusters are expected to be stupid now.

[@FeedMeMister]

Being stupid in an age of smart things makes you among the worst. Being fun in an age where fun isn't allowed is very different. Being popular in both makes you a classic.

[@FeedMeMister]

@@RealBadGaming52 calling Independence Day a "smart sci-fi" is a bit much. It is fun, it is fiction, and popular knowledge of technology moves the plot along. It's not "smart sci-fi" though by any stretch.

[@drixc1]

25 years later the special effects of indépendance day still look better than the majority of blockbusters nowadays, in my opinion that is the only good thing about this completely stupid movie. I remember well how I hated this overdose of Americanism and how poor was the scenario ( btw aliens looking quite like "Aliens") But everybody including me was astonished by how real it looked a'd that was the real shock of this movie. Today we don't even give a shit that the CGIs are bad, our brain has to accept it otherwise it's no use watching all these new movies, as a result it gives a sad feeling of complete disconnection with what we are watching, if we can't even believe it and identify to it just a little bit, then what's the use of watching it..... Better re-watch 90s movies.....

[@MrRezRising]

@@drixc1 Agreed, and ID's practical effects are up there with Bottin's work on The Thing. Still holding up well.

[@drixc1]

@UCV6rH2z9xqfxX2YPSp7eK4g I hated Armageddon when it came out, and I wouldn't be able to watch it even 10 minutes today. This movie is pure Michael Bay garbage style. I would agree that the cgis were very good if only they didn't serve such a stupid story with completely incoherent laws of physics. My grandmother used to twist this famous french proverb, something like "to each his own... shit" :)

[@BillPeschel]

Anyone who tells a story shouldn't dismiss this movie. They need to study it, because despite whatever you think, the movie works. When you see the dog avoid a nuclear firestorm by turning left, and you cheer, you must ask yourself "how the hell did they make me do that?" Find that answer, and you're on your way to being a master storyteller.

[@seekererebus255]

That sounds remarkably like a Peterson quote. Nice.

[@ZergS4uc3]

id argue based on first hand accounts of hiroshima and nagasaki survivors that its very plausible, barefoot gen is a historical piece written by a man who was 6 at the time, he witnessed the bomb go off at hiroshima, so the story he wrote based on what happened to him may be one of the most accurate depictions of what happens. its kinda like how hacksaw ridge cuts out like half the true story because people wouldnt believe everything that happened there. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in both bombings and is the only officially recognized person to have survived both and the things hes said line up with everyone elses accounts

[@orderoftheyawgmoth]

But what about Boomer!?

[@inres85]

My mom passed away from an unspecified virus of unknown origin in December. One of the best memories I have of her, was when she took me to the cinema to see this masterpiece. Usually a trip to the cinema involved the whole family, but it was just us, this one, single time. And as a person who literally despised sci-fi movies, she loved every minute of it and cheered with the rest of the crowd. Guility pleasure - no, a cherished memory for me ;)

[@nuncaleite]

thats touching, man. thanks for sharing. may your mom rest in piece, she's in thoughts (albeit momentarily) of a complete stranger on earth, thinking of you and her sharing this sweet moment.

[@JamesASharp]

I saw this movie the day that it premiered: July 2, 1996. The whole theater was in awe. Independence Day is a classic blockbuster. It's so good that the sequel can't ruin it's legacy (though it tried very hard to do so).

[@BigBenzilla]

I was 13, my parents let me walk downtown to the theaters to watch this with a friend. He kept asking if I had seen the trailers for ID4... I had no clue what he was talking about. I went in blind and loved every minute of it. Our theater also cheered at the speech too.

[@shadowchaser3836]

What is this "sequel" you speak of? :)

[@cmc5394oparva]

I worked at a movie theater when this came out, so as an employee, we were able to pre-screen it. Most of the time, only the managers did those (it was a requirement just to be sure the projectionists had spliced the sections together properly), but in this instance, pretty much the entire staff came in, and we weren't disappointed. Everyone went absolutely bonkers, especially during Will Smith's cat-and-mouse plane chase with the aliens through the canyon, and we knew it was going to be a massive, long-running hit.

[@traystyles1]

I waited twenty years and the first clue was that it didn't come out on Independence Day.

[@BlueBlaze99]

Aliens: **attempt to invade Earth** Drinker: "Go away now."

[@ZENMASTERME1]

Please Remember Good Folks, “It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.” ~Bill Murray

[@blackaf1s597]

Why?

[@kopicat2429]

@@blackaf1s597 Because stupid people never know they are wrong. And even when they loose an argument, they believe they won.

[@MythosTheSophist]

@@kopicat2429 No, but wha's it got to do with the movie?

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

@@kopicat2429 Twitter in a nutshell.

[@tehkill3r]

So if I win against a smart person, does that make me the idiot?

[@dexine4723]

That moment when drunk-guy sacrifices himself with his son watching still brings a tear to my eye, as well as, 'Is Mommy sleeping?'

[@Mopantsu]

I wish they had kept the bi plane version. You can see the alternate ending if you have a search around KZbin.

[@prot07ype87]

*The President's speech made me proud to be an American.* *And I'm not even American.*

[@bigmanforce]

lmao

[@bemotivated8443]

The national anthem started playing in my house randomly

[@sebastiaan805]

Hahahaha

[@prot07ype87]

@@sebastiaan805 Precies, ja.

[@nealsterling8151]

Same man and i'm german.

[@Wildcat_Media]

So, parts of this movie were filmed near the small town where I grew up and a bunch of people I knew were extras in the film. My 7th grade history teacher was one of the guys making fun of Randy Quaid in the diner near the beginning of the movie. And I had a classmate whose dad was in one of the groups of people running away during an alien attack. This movie had a ton of buzz in my little town before it was a huge hit. It was kind of a surreal experience to have something filmed near me be this huge pop culture moment. And it’s a damn fun flick.

[@Sure0Foot]

"and Jeff Goldblum is just playing Jeff Goldblum...AND IT'S AWESOME!!" Yes, yes it is.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

And he didn't age since, like every vampire. He only got a little grey.

[@suvajeetdatta1220]

I used to believe the 4th of July is our independence day for the first 6 years of my life because of this movie. I'm from India.

[@hunterhunter5906]

I have a question for you... I just watched slumdog millionaire for the first time and I'm curious if it was an accurate portrayal of India?

[@richardpowell4281]

"I been sayin it... I been saying it for TEN DAMN YEARS! Ain't I been saying it Miguel? HUH!!! I BEEN SAYIN IT!"

[@deadreckoner5276]

You mean Frank the bunny?

[@butthz8850]

@@deadreckoner5276 "why do you wear that stupid alien suit?" "Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?"

[@Leadblast]

Looks like those evil aliens conquered Hollywood after all.

[@mattgee4867]

I basically feel the same about Armageddon. That movie gets shat on a lot because of the stupid science, but I don't care. I like how it's not a cliche happy end with everybody surviving. The action starts like 1 minute into the movie, the music is beautiful and you have another awesome president speech. The moment when everybody thinks all is lost and then suddenly the second drilling vehicle arrives never fails to tear me up. Absolute guilty pleasure. Man, the 90s were the pinnacle of awesome summer blockbusters.

[@alexandrumoraras]

This movie has more character arcs than any disney movie these days.

[@Roger-uw1pj]

The entire cinema roared with laughter when the drunk pilot said ".. and ever since I was abducted I've been dying for some payback!" Best line ever.

[@zimriel]

"you punched the PRESIDENT? ... G-d."

[@burnsZY85]

'UP YYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOURRRRRSSSSSSSSSSS'

[@Menaceblue3]

@@zimriel "Yeah well I didn't punch him.... he punched.... me...."

[@theoparke]

His character was anal-probed. He got payback by flying his jet up the ass of the mothership. That was one of my favorite setups of the whole movie and hardly anybody gets it.

[@mito-pb8qg]

@@theoparke Dude even says "UP YOOOOOUUUUUUUURS" in return.

[@robertmichel4063]

"Well, we know we've lost the Belgian contingent in the Sinai." As a Belgian, that line cracks me up every time. It's true, that is what would happen.

[@darthhodges]

Fun Fact: they originally filmed a slightly different climax. The drunk dad who saved the day was originally rejected when they asked for pilot volunteers. So he steals a missile, straps it to his biplane, and flies that into the city ship to destroy it at the end. They decided that was too ridiculous so all the external shots of the biplane from the final battle were replaced with an F18 and they recorded new in-cockpit footage of him, as well as the scene where the Air Force trainer asks for his background, months after they had wrapped second unit photography. That's why the flight path of his F18 seems so weird. Also, half of his lines during the air battle (and literally everyone else's) were unchanged from the original ending.

[@Boobalopbop]

I was 13 when this movie came out and it was like the greatest theater experience of my life. F everybody who pretends this movie isn’t awesome!

[@silverstacker177]

Yep... I was 14 when this came out and had the honor to see the first screening in the city I used to live in. Everybody in the theater was so engrossed in the film that it truly felt like everybody was connected for a couple hours. When it was over, it was the most amazing feeling to know that every person that was in there shared the same experience at the same moment in time and that it would be forever engraved in our memories. Now a days, it feels like nobody can be on the same page as another without spouting up some sort of opinion to ruin the moment. Those were the good ol days, and I am glad to have been a part of it, no matter how short of a time that small spark was lit, it truly was an amazing time to be alive.

[@toxicmongerofthehatefulbro5745]

This Movie is a God Damn American Treasure, it isn't no 'Guilty Pleasures'. Shame it never got a sequel.

[@piotrd.4850]

Shame it got....

[@chomppig]

@@piotrd.4850 No...it didn't

[@NSZ-sb6kt]

ISWYDT

[@Raskolnikov70]

I like the way you think. Have you seen "Matrix"? There's another classic that should have been expanded into a trilogy but tragically it never happened.

[@brian0057]

And what about that The Fast and The Furious movie? I smell franchise potential there but it's a shame it never got past the original film.

[@MartinSchlierkampIllustration]

Never has the concept of 1950s alien invasion movies like “Earth vs. The Flying Saucers” been translated better into a grand scale action adventure! ID4 is the perfect summer blockbuster. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.

[@shavedyeti2376]

I only saw to movies in the theater with my father before he passed away. This and Jurassic Park. So it holds a special place in my heart :)

[@Infiniti25]

Jeff Goldblum fan by default with those two I’m guessing 😎 I think I only ever went to the cinema once with my dad and it was a Saturday matinee of The Mighty Ducks. Film was good at the age I went to see it, not really re-watched it to see if it still holds up. Doesn’t hold a special place in my heart though since I did all sorts with my dad and he taught me lots of skills.

[@mikoto7693]

Yeah this and Jurassic Park are two of my favourite movies. The X-Files movie is another guilty pleasure.

[@MrAlex_Raven]

It is not a guilty pleasure I'd argue. To quote Honest Trailers: "Back when Summer Blockbusters was light and campy, [as opposed to now] when they're dark and Nolany".

[@petriew2018]

the good old days when the point of a movie was to entertain you for a few hours instead of beat you over the head with the screen writer's shallow understanding of current year politics....

[@jfoster8624]

@@petriew2018 then why can't drinker understand that with GvK I swear he flipflops so much.

[@markusfreund6961]

@@jfoster8624 Between the two of you, Drinker isn't the one with the uptake issues.

[@jfoster8624]

@@markusfreund6961 you acting like I was comparing myself to him and pray tell why you say that I'm not wrong he has a guilty pleasure in this movie but can't accept that with fans of GvK calling it just like this movie seems hypocritical to me.

[@georgelucas2571]

Basically describes Zack Snyder’s edgy films.

[@Truthseeker1515]

"Now that's what I call a Close Encounter". Epic line. Epic movie.

[@E36ist]

Fuck yeah!

[@Soyuz2578]

Cringe

[@shugo541]

It's a killer movie. Reminds me of being a kid. Some silly moments but shit that's half the fun.

[@shugo541]

@LTNetjak Hell yeah. That and Mr Gravel throat.

[@KalRandom]

@@shugo541 Sam Elliot?

[@shugo541]

@@KalRandom nah Harvey Fierstein

[@frankgesuele6298]

Also nuking the mother ship from within was the same way in Stargate. Hmmm.

[@shugo541]

@@frankgesuele6298 yeah… “give my regards to King Tut, asshole!”

[@Rishi123456789]

I don't believe in guilty pleasures, because none of my pleasures ever make me feel guilty at all. It is a pleasure for me to watch Independence Day. I always love Independence Day no matter what.

[@ThousandTimesNo]

This movie perfectly represents my past "can't wait for the sequel" to my present "please don't make a sequel" reasoning.

[@sg0771]

Honestly this and Men in Black were peak Will Smith 90s movies

[@countdunkelheit1389]

Definitely 👌🏾

[@vivacornholio9649]

Word

[@UltraDTA]

Wild Wild West was fun too, idgaf what anyone says. Haha

[@DudeInOhio85]

I liked wild wild west.

[@matosz23]

Another one here who had lots of fun with Wild Wild West.

[@FirstnameLastname-qc3xx]

Dude bill pullmans speech is hands down one of the greatest of all time either in reality or film.

[@JonathanGaeta]

It gives me chills every time I hear it, it’s way better than our American speeches today

[@jannneumann5766]

Even if he stole it from Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.. :D

[@davidharrison7014]

@@jannneumann5766 I thought it was from Thornton Melon in "Back to School".

[@titanicpat1275]

There is a timeline where Hollywood realizes its mistakes and makes one hell of come back. Astonishing audiences who now have the benefit of remembering how bad things got.

[@Kami74159]

Unfortunately, it is not ours.

[@thekiller7994]

God damn, I want to live in a timeline like that

[@naenre21]

The drunk guy is my favorite. I cry thinking about his selfless sacrifice.

[@veronicagross7458]

I love the movie implying that he was right about his own alien kidnnaping, all along, after all... this movie is brillant.

[@jimtheanvil]

Same here. I’m just a normal bloke who loves his family very much and is far from perfect. I think we would all do something daft/brave to save our family. Always makes me emotional. Fantastic film.

[@jackp.3605]

Holy shit I never made the connection that Jeff says "must go faster" in this and Jurassic park

[@Edax_Royeaux]

It's literally the same audio clip, pulled from Jurassic Park.

[@jaredkleinman4008]

I still remember going to see this in theaters during a family reunion in Arizona. I think my 85 year old Mormon great-grandmother with early onset dementia said it best when she came out of that theater and exclaimed “we kicked their asses!”

[@arikthenot-so-redasericthe1838]

This movie sold out every show for weeks at the local theatre when it came out. What’s funny is that there’s really nothing new in it, but it’s all executed so well that you couldn’t help but want to see it again the moment it ended. It’s corny and cliche in so many ways that it actually made me smile not only at how openly manipulative it is, but that the manipulation is so effective. The dog jumping out of the explosion is the perfect encapsulation of the entire thing: You want to roll your eyes, but end up cheering, instead. Love this movie.

[@cattysplat]

The spectacle is undeniable for pure entertainment.

[@kevinintheusa8984]

I saw this movie on a rare free Saturday with my wife and daughter. The theater was packed to the rafters so we ended up sitting in the nose bleed seats. We all loved it and it is still a favorite of our family. We usually watch it around Christmas since that is when our daughter and her husband visit us. I always hear that line from Will Smith as "Welcome to Earf."

[@traystyles1]

Watched Independence Day at the theater when I was fifteen. Now at forty-one years old I can honestly say I still love this movie.

[@lacrimatorium]

Guilty as charged. When I saw this in the theatre when it came out, I was in New York City. When NYC blew up, the audience cheered.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

I would cheer today too :) but for other reasons. LOL

[@franciscodanconia4324]

Back when Hollywood still at least pretended like they liked America.

[@hackbertgrutzkotz7653]

As a german i like movies where the alien invasion is only showed in america, much more than the cringy internationalism as in independence day two. I mean yes its a little bit unrealistic, but this isnt suppossed to be a dokumentary, its an action film. Hollywood is american why shouldn't they priorise on america, like every other movie industry in the world focuses on their own countries.

[@dash4800]

@@hackbertgrutzkotz7653 exactly, you dont see chinese or korean films pandering to international audiences. Liberal hollywood is the only place that cares about that shit.

[@randysmith9841]

Hollywood chose profit over country a long time ago

[@MrlspPrt]

We love Murrica so much that we'll gonna show you how much we love it in our movie by... destroying Murrica. - 1996 Hollywood, probably.

[@jimbeam2299]

Lmao so movie makers have to be blind nationalists like you and your right wing friends?

[@bradley163]

I remember my uncle winning movie tickets on the radio station for opening weekend. What a lovely memory that is. I was a kid, but I fondly remember how much fun it was.

[@brenthalliwell1702]

One of the best films ever despite the silliness of it. Has the perfect mix of fun and seriousness in it.

[@burntpoet4376]

“It’s not just a guilty pleasure for me…just a genuine pleasure.” I’m looking for genuine pleasures from Hollywood these days; too bad I have to go back to the 90’s to find it.

[@arerestmeredgt]

Yeah. And people can retroactively bash this movie, but it was HUGE back in the day.

[@cchavezjr7]

Exactly. Going to the movies should be for enjoyable escapism. Independence Day fits this to a tee. A guilty pleasure might be something more akin to "Showgirls" lol

[@BlueStarr86]

It's unabashedly American and that is how Americans should be.

[@c-secofficer123]

Amen to that.

[@Cancoillotteman]

Director is German though...

[@lightning0938]

@@Cancoillotteman and he's somehow more American than all of current Hollywood and liberal America

[@khukri_wielderxxx1962]

Fuck yeah!

[@blackt0wer]

@@Cancoillotteman The Germans learned the hard way about how unabashedly American we can be.

[@codys4863]

I love how the drinker is more of a US patriot than about 70% of the people I meet. I also live in Portland so put that in consideration

[@ScottCleve33]

Oh. So you're rounding down on that 70% I presume.

[@stevenscott2136]

Makes sense -- people move here from elsewhere for reasons, often after researching the idea. Born Americans hate the place in a vague subconscious sort of way because of years of media negativity and a kind of clueless self-absorption -- "My country isn't perfect, so it must be the ONLY country on Earth that has problems, just to spite ME!"

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

oof.. Portland..... One moment of Silence for our Brother in that leftist hellhole...

[@fredlandry6170]

I loved this movie, for 1996 the effects were spectacular.

[@TheRealBigDan]

I loved the moment in which the Americans plan was being relayed around the world via morse code. Cut to some British pilots getting the message. They had the most tally ho accents, "The Americans? About bloody time" May as well been some Spitfires parked up in the background of that shot

[@hfuy8005]

Instead, there was an F-16, in a moderately accurate attempt at RAF colours, had the RAF ever operated the F-16...

[@paulohagan3309]

'They had the most tally ho accents' I bet someone in the writing department had fun.

[@clayearley7330]

The hostility in the “No where, that’s where!” made me laugh my ass off

[@ReverendMeat51]

I know you from TDSFBG

[@saltyroo524]

One of the most memorable scenes for me was when the Israeli pilots looked over at the Iraqi pilots coming together to fight a problem bigger than us.

[@brian0057]

Nothing brings humanity together like having a common enemy.

[@saltyroo524]

@LordMightyTrousers we keep being told UFO’s exist now, might be here

[@HEARTS-OF-SPACE]

@@saltyroo524 Sure, UFOs exist, but UFO =/= aliens.

[@benjaminperez7328]

@LordMightyTrousers Ozymandias’ endgame in the Watchmen graphic novel!

[@saltyroo524]

@@HEARTS-OF-SPACE then explain Close Encounters of the Third Kind???? Lol

[@jdnelms62]

Actually in 1953, War of the Worlds blew up Los Angeles City Hall spectacularly, but yeah, Independence day did a fantastic job. The effects were mostly practical, using huge miniatures and lots of gasoline! But, yeah, they still look awesome.

[@TKDBoy1889]

Ah, the good ole' days when movies were made with passion, creativity, and the sole purpose was entertainment. Why can't modern Hollywood go back to this template and just be fun again? Modern Hollywood: Nah, it'll be fine.

[@SaurianStudios1207]

When i become a film director, I'll make my movie with the same passion, creativity and entertainment that went into making the classics of the 90s but within the prism of originality and updated filmmaking technology.

[@edouglasroche]

Independence Day is a movie the shows that movies don't need to be a perfect as long as they are entertaining. And that movie despite it's many flaws is damn entertaining.

[@nuncaleite]

im interested to know what flaws you mean. not trying to start shit, im honestly interested :-)

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

And actually this is what makes this film perfect.

[@D3voidofsoul]

@@nuncaleite First I have to say I love this movie for the same reasons The Drinker does. That being said the fact that a guy could write a virus for an alien operating system that he has never seen. In a language that he only has the most limited exposure to and understanding of. That is the part that makes zero sense. You could say that he learned it in the fighter craft or maybe they were transmitting it with the signal somehow but that stretches belief even more. The government scientists could not help either because until they arrived with the big ships the lone fighter would not turn on. This is the biggest flaw in the movie for me. I still love the movie and watch it every few years because damn it's a fun watch.

[@5H4D0W-TP]

KZbin: "It's from Critical Drinker. He wants you to watch his new review." Me: "God, it's about bloody time!"

[@rooksfoot1184]

"If only the Belgians had hung on a little longer..."

[@beaubollinger1767]

Yes. I don't get near enough of this guy. He is awesome. I've listened to his reviews multiple times. His Logan review literally left me in tears. His ability to grab me by the nuts and play a tune with my cock meat is just amazing. He reigns my soul. His earlier stuff is odd listening to his more regular voice doesn't make me cream like his new persona. Way to go...away now!!!!

[@jonathanpeterson1984]

I saw this with my dad on opening day in Jacksonville beach in a tiny theater, I had the flu and my dad felt bad for me, we went by ourselves and I will NEVER forget the experience. It was just….fun.

[@SheldonAdama17]

“Guilty pleasures... like when Tatyana takes my (CENSORED) and puts the cheese grater inside my (CENSORED) to make sure it goes all the way up (CENSORED). Don’t want to get that one backwards though!” That line from The Drinker’s ID Resurgence review always cracks me up.

[@HollowBeers]

25 years past and goddamn is it still a romp! Nothing quite like that first time experience of seeing it in a huge theater back in ‘96 where every single person were either jumping up n’ down, screaming, laughing, crying, and/or cheering like a normal human should. It was an incredible experience.

[@garrett6076]

I remember leaving the theater 100% convinced that this was the greatest movie made of all time

[@StandardsandPractices]

This and Armageddon are some of my favorite guilty pleasures

[@lostgenius]

idgaf, I'm a grown ass man and cry whenever I watch Armageddon

[@pettifoggingpharisee]

Add The Rock and you have yourself a trifecta. 😎

[@jnoirj3124]

Don't want to close my eyes I don't want to fall asleep 'Cause I'd miss you, babe And I don't want to miss a thing

[@ptonpc]

I remember seeing this in the cinema in Glasgow. The audience were lifting the roof, especially at the speech.

[@leo6950]

I also want to mention that the special effects in this movie hold up so well. They built a miniature of the city and blew it up with real fire, flipped the footage horizontally and slowed it down to create the scene. You don't get that creativity with movies today, they substitute everything with as much CG they can. For me, that's a snoozefest. Long live practical effects!

[@MattDoesLife539]

That "cigar walk" at the end of the movie from the 2 actors is still one of the most badass scenes for me in movie history!

[@timnor4803]

Got this saved to watch 8 or 12 more times just to hear the Drinker chant USA USA USA... it's infectious happy and amazingly patriotic🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ibtgb2]

“YES! USA! USA! USA!” You are now an honorary American. I’m pretty sure if you just show this video to immigration they’ll let you right in; at least they should.

[@MrlspPrt]

I bet he'll gonna reject it because it would mean he'll be sharing citizenship with people from San Francisco.

[@keepthemetalflowing]

I was 22 when this movie came out. I saw it at a midnight showing (July 3rd, 1996). I was HYPED for this movie after having seen all the trailers and so forth months prior. I couldn't believe how epic it was! What I was seeing on screen and feeling was, just fantastic! I came out of the theater with my buddy and we both hadn't realized the true size that this movie would become. I saw it in theaters again with a female friend (who I'm still friends with to this day), and that gives the movie even more nostalgic value. Yeah, it's a popcorn movie: turn your brain off and just have fun but I miss those days. When you watched movies for the spectacle and weren't immediately indoctrinated to hate someone, something, or somewhere (well, in this case, outside of aliens lol). One of my favorite movies, thanks, Drinker!!

[@dragonknightleader1]

It really helped this movie was released on July 4th. Also, I wouldn't even say turning off your brain is necessary. As Drinker pointed out, the plot does make sense. How can humans infect the mothership? Because they have the Roswell spacecraft since the 40s and it's implied (was stated in a deleted scene) that the information age occurred because of researching that fighter. Why are the aliens positioning themselves over all major cities? To swiftly demoralize the population and take out most forms of resistance. There's a throw-away line where the general says that 85% of NATO's air defenses were taken out in the first strike. So, even if you're trying to RLM or EFAP this movie, it's still interesting unless you're trying to justify a bias.

[@keepthemetalflowing]

@@dragonknightleader1 uh yeah since it was called Independence Day. That was the whole marketing scheme behind it.

[@dragonknightleader1]

@@keepthemetalflowing I know because I was there (not your there, just around to see the theatrical release).

[@keepthemetalflowing]

@@dragonknightleader1 okay. Have a great day.

[@fixedG]

True story: my great aunt, who was in her late 70s at the time, accidentally went to see this in theaters under the assumption it was about the revolutionary war.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Well… technically it is.

[@o00nemesis00o]

How did she manage to get past all the posters of a massive UFO blowing up the Capitol Building without noticing?

[@derekc180]

Watched it again with my wife on July 4th. This movie still keeps giving almost 30 years later.

[@stryder414]

To quote the late & great comedian Patrice O’Neal “Will Smith didn’t just knock out an alien, he knocked out his outfit!”

[@davidryder3374]

RIP Patrice.

[@benjaminperez7328]

RIP Patrice

[@kylekatarn5964]

RIP to one of the funniest men in comedy. Damned beetus.

[@RealNameDre]

When this movie came out you could not escape the marketing for this movie. It was a huge hype, and after seeing in the theater it was a good time. In '96 this was huge, and it came out right around the 4th of July as well. 😀🔥👍

[@PNWAffliction]

saw it in theaters and I can contest, it was huge, jurassic park huge. theater was wall to wall bodies losing their damn minds.

[@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty7303]

July 2nd. Just like day one in the film.

[@RealNameDre]

@@PNWAffliction Absolutely! ☺ It was wild, whole families came out to see this movie 😁

[@davidharrison7014]

I can't believe it's been 25 years!

[@freeman7577]

@@davidharrison7014 and now the government is finally leaking stuff about ufos. I wonder if the military secretly gave the director ideas 🤔