INDEPENDENCE DAY 1996 | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@chrishayes1934]

Near the end when Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum are trying to escape the mothership and the door is closing on them David says "Must go faster", this is a callback to Jurassic Park when the T-Rex is chasing them and he is in the back of the Jeep yelling "Must go faster."

[@alamc200]

Yes, and if I remember correctly I read or heard that the Steven Spielberg was not happy that Jeff said that same line from his movie.

[@casmatori]

@@alamc200 I doubt Steven Spielberg wrote that line. He was just the director.

[@ghstdnsr]

@@casmatori Correct he did not write it.

[@adamskeans2515]

they didn't even re-record.

[@jesse33cdn]

You did a real great job on your make up. You look really Beautiful! I love your eyes like that. ❤😊

[@Phlogiston2312]

That speech from the president is one of the best speeches of movie history

[@folamimorris574]

Agreed. No reactor has ever cut it up before, because it is so powerful. I love the speech.

[@dnish6673]

Haha, no. It’s over dramatic and jingoistic. I can think of a dozen better speeches.

[@neutrino78x]

@@dnish6673 that speech is the exact opposite of jingism. He's saying the human species is fighting for its right to exist.

[@brucefale6132]

​@@dnish6673agreed...it was cringe

[@jughead4845]

It was cheesy and over the top.

[@daleclark2376]

That long-haired scientist is Brent Spiner, aka Lt. Commander Data from Next Generation.

[@chrischarlescook]

Thank you, Data

[@thrawn5k]

@@chrischarlescook Mr. Data

[@Alvin-o4d]

He also had a recurring role in Night Court.

[@robbied6066]

Blew me away when I realized that a few years ago

[@Fmanzo10]

He was hilarious in night court. He was also the crazy French man in Dude Where’s My Car. “Honorgable”..😂😂😂😂

[@Kevakazii]

I say this to everyone. Independence Day was my Star Wars as a kid. I saw this at 12 years old in the cinema and it blew my tiny little mind. Today I'm the grand age of 40 and I still watch this movie regularly on my home projector to recapture the magic.

[@AD-ks1sz]

This was my first “grown up” movie. My dad took me and I loved it so much! It was such an awesome experience that I watch the movie to feel like we’re watching it together again

[@SurlyHannah]

*checks box* STRONGLY AGREE. Weirdly the first time I saw it was in a tiny movie theater and it still blew my tiny brain lol

[@bigpuppy9923]

The broadcast of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon in 1969 was received by a large radio dish in Australia and relayed to America. It happened because the US was on the opposite side of the world at the time, so we aussies helped out, as we do.

[@djnva]

The President was not in Twister. You’re thinking of Bill Paxton.

[@Chromium457]

This is literally the Family Guy skit lmaooo

[@daskuhnen5530]

It's because all these damn white people look the same lol

[@Qu33nMary444]

RIP Bill Paxton 🙏🕊 It sucks that even in death he doesn't get the recognition or respect he deserves ,he's so much more cool, funny & iconic and a waaayyy better actor than Pullman!

[@isomABC]

No- he was the dud-boring boyfriend from the city want he? He was!

[@FilthyBitchGunClub]

Bill Paxton, the only actor to have played characters killed by a Terminator, a Xenomorph AND a Predator. *Had to fix that to Predator, I accidentally put Alien (duh) either way, mad respect to Bill.

[@marioserrano6333]

The crop duster is Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaids brother.

[@bryangarner671]

Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon Vacation movies

[@davidlionheart2438]

Like they have a clue who Dennis Quaid is, lol.

[@marioserrano6333]

@davidlionheart2438 well they did react to The Rookie

[@Divamarja_CA]

@@davidlionheart2438I’d love to see a reaction to Breaking Away; where I first saw Dennis Quaid.

[@Barbie8051]

and he is the person that sacrificed himself for the world

[@Krisgenx]

Bill Pullman has a great grin!! Enjoyed him in While You Were Sleeping. Twister had Bill Paxton 😉

[@OmegaS-117]

The President’s speech always gives me goosebumps everytime I hear his speech

[@hettbeans]

Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson is the single best Jewish dad ever portrayed on film. Park chess is a really standard NYC thing.

[@Barbie8051]

I liked him on the TV series Criminal Minds.

[@Spaceball20]

The President is Lonestar from Spaceballs

[@desiyoung9611]

While You Were Sleeping also

[@williambryan3346]

I first saw him playing what had to be the stupidest person on Earth in Ruthless People (1986) with Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, and Helen Slater.

[@candicelitrenta8890]

@@williambryan3346 I LOVE that movie and he DID play the stupidest man on earth.

[@Qu33nMary444]

Bill Pullman has got to be the most forgettable lead actor on earth at this point LOL

[@alucard624]

@@williambryan3346 That movie is hilarious still to this day.

[@MrSheckstr]

As both a veteran, and the son of a veteran two lines are a real gut punch to me. The obvious one: “Tell my kids I love them” But also: “Gentlemen lets plow the Road” A Vanguard of Heroes , all ready to give their lives for the ONE whose job is essential to completing the mission

[@xzonia1]

Thank you for your service. Happy Independence Day! ❤

[@mikeeckel2807]

"Plow the road" is a bastardization of the real (old) saying "Plow the row"...as in digging up the farm)and to plan/ a ROW of seeds. It's like the saying that most people now get wrong... "Take for granite"... which is actually "Take for GRANTED."

[@atraxisdarkstar]

@@mikeeckel2807 But it still fits, since a road ploughed of snow and debris allows unimpeded travel for those behind. I'd argue it makes more sense in that context, since they were clearing a path, not digging up some metaphorical ground.

[@fossilkingdom]

I saw this movie when I was 16 in the movie theater with my dad and my sister on July 4th in Myrtle Beach SC. We were on our way to a fireworks display and traffic was so bad that my dad said "screw it" and turned into the movie theater. This will always have a special place in my heart.

[@tkfaf15]

I love that. It sounds like something I would have done with my kids. Lol

[@JosieSchuller]

Dad made the right call 👏😊

[@toddnesbitt3113]

I know, hello from Darlington

[@sensaiuriah5440]

Damn unc u got sum mileage don't yah 😂

[@mooseot]

If the firework show was at barefoot landing, I was there, it was the first place I ever saw a man hit his wife, lol. Your Dad made the correct decision.

[@terrinceautry]

Amber: "honey, you're still on the stage while there's an alien invasion? That's dedication!" LOLOL

[@Denkar11]

Will Smith's line: 'And what is that smell?' was an ad-lib. Apparently those flats are periodically flooded and the brine shrimp grow in their billions, die, and sink down into the salt sand to rot and that was what he was smelling.

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

Was that the Bonneville salt flats?

[@Barbie8051]

You think "and what is that smell" was of script?

[@Barbie8051]

@@RobertSmith-js2kz The Bonneville Salt Flats are a densely packed salt pan in Tooele County in northwestern Utah, United States. A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, it is the largest of many salt flats west of the Great Salt Lake.

[@shainewhite2781]

It made $817 million dollars ($1.4 billion dollars today) against a $75 million dollar budget. It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. "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!"

[@BDogg2023]

Do you copy and paste this on every reaction?

[@tenjed4224]

I'd like to know the home paid viewing numbers through vhs and pay per view on cable. When this movie was released rental stores were still a thing. The numbers have to be high.

[@spirittammyk]

This movie has my favorite fictional president of all time. Bill Pullman made a great President.

[@kerry-j4m]

$ 817 million dollars made ??? Had no ideal it made that much money !!! LOL. We need a new alien invasion film for today's audiences,but,be a well made film tho.

[@shainewhite2781]

@@tenjed4224 it made $550 million dollars with VHS tapes!

[@cog4life]

You would really like WAR GAMES. Great classic with Matthew Broderick. Amazing movie!

[@Pushindazees]

I AGREE! So iconic, A classic!!!

[@creinicke1000]

Seems very childish by today's computers and special effects.. BUT I remember watching it as a kid and loving it..

[@eb4676]

Yes and The X - Files Fight the Future ❤❤❤❤

[@gepisar]

ah yeah! Id love to see a War Games reaction!

[@chrissyhoran404]

Sneakers is a good one too.

[@brianmcmaster5112]

One of the best things about movie reactions is when Amber recognizes a song and artist in the soundtrack.

[@sdhartley74]

I'm with you, Amber. I'd vote for this President.

[@captainsplifford]

Someone once confronted Buzz Aldrin saying that the moon landing was fake, calling Buzz a coward and a liar. Buzz, who was 72 at the time, punched the guy and he went down immediately. Buzz is 94 now and still a complete badass. Love that dude. ❤

[@pkdude5334]

Buzz was mad because he knows it's true

[@captainsplifford]

@@pkdude5334 I'm honestly curious...why would you believe a weird conspiracy theory like that? Do you honestly think that *that* many people are capable of keeping a secret that big? And another question, how did all that man-made stuff end up on the moon?

[@pkdude5334]

​@@captainspliffordwhat you call a conspiracy theory is simply a negative connotation for an account that differs from what was distributed by mainstream media, which has been proven time and time again to be a propaganda machine.

[@troychristensen4646]

​@@pkdude5334flat earthers alert.

[@jamescurran6277]

​@@troychristensen4646can't blame them . Some people believe in God.

[@toochangz]

"In the world's of my generation, "Up Yours! Hello Boys, I'm back!"" - Russell Kay RIP

[@JonnyQuest64]

@@toochangz your generation from Mars or something?

[@kevinshea7547]

“These aliens are A-Holes” needs to be on a t-shirt.

[@timcarr6401]

Those aliens were so rude.

[@davidkessinger1581]

They are jerks!

[@fashizzle78]

David was the hero of the movie he had the very smart brain

[@jp3813]

The "fireworks" at the end weren't bombs. Those are the pieces of the mother ship disintigrating in the atmosphere.

[@ryans413]

I know lol she talks so much she misses everything

[@jp3813]

@@ryans413 That wasn't actually a matter of dialogue. She saw the "fireworks" and thought they were bombs.

[@Algee-le3gp]

"TODAY, WE CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY!" That line gives me chills every time!

[@Wasted_Talent007]

Remember Kevin Costner's bride in "Dances with Wolves"? Her name was Stands With a Fist. That is the President's wife.

[@jughead4845]

Mary McDonnell. She was also in Battlestar Galactica.

[@jughead4845]

And ironically she played the president.

[@Windupchronic]

@@jughead4845So say we all!

[@alexfrance500]

@@jughead4845 add on the Boomer reference & it's a little spooky!

[@unity1016]

She was also in the movie Sneakers with Robert Redford.

[@marioserrano6333]

Speaking of crooners, Harry Connick Jr. plays Will Smiths flying partner, listen to his music, fantastic.

[@thomashorton5715]

Was just gonna say

[@cking8631]

Yes - and they have not reviewed a Harry Connick Jr. song yet either!

[@gypsygirl3255]

And Jay loves Frank Sinatra, so he'll like Harry

[@sarablack2547]

Harry did some songs for when harry met Sally.

[@SublimeArchi]

Came here to say this.

[@ShawnMcKenzie-CP]

The man who played the President, Bill Pullman, was not in Twister, but you did see him in "A league of their own" He portrayed Dotties husband.

[@Tateorsomething]

It's amazing how many people confuse Bill Pullman with Bill Paxton. I think they aren't all that similar.

[@confessionofabookdragon]

And Bill Pullman was also in Casper which is one of my favorites of his and Newsies

[@ShawnMcKenzie-CP]

@@Tateorsomething I think they confused him with Cary Elwes, who played the rival storm chaser, and of course is most famous for his role in Princess Bride.

[@ThePloppy]

He was also "Lonestar" in Mel Brook's "Space Balls"

[@Tensen01]

and the idea that Jeff Goldblum is just "That guy"

[@thel1195]

When this was released, I was in the the theater the first day. It was absolutely packed. Not an empty seat. A for real summer blockbuster.

[@roykentseyebrows4196]

The gravelly voiced actor is Harvey Fierstein, an absolute legend from Broadway with multiple Tony winning acting and writing roles. He was one of the first openly gay celebrities and has had a long movie career in character roles.

[@kelly_kpb]

You’d probably recognize him most from Mrs. Doubtfire as Robin Williams’s brother

[@vineethonkan]

@@kelly_kpb If you watch The Simpsons, in the episode about Homer hiding his baldness with hair grow lotion (the episode Simpson and Delilah) Fierstein plays Karl, Homer's assistant.

[@rozequinn1519]

The guy with the rough voice is actor Harvey Fierstein. He also played Robin Williams brother on Mrs. Doubtfire. (latex guy)

[@mhill781]

Another great movie for them to react to as well as The Birdcage. And if they do react to Mrs. Doubtfire, Gabby Hoffman who plays Russell Case's daughter in this movie, also played Robin William's daughter in Mrs. Doubtfire.

[@rozequinn1519]

@@mhill781 Lisa Jakub plays Russells daughter...& Robin Williams daughter in those movies. Gabby has played in many many movies...but not those two.

[@mhill781]

@@rozequinn1519 I swear I thought they were the same actress. I don't know why I still get them confused after all these years. Thanks. I knew the same actress was in ID4 and Doubtfire, I just thought it was Hoffman.

[@robbymack9373]

I don't remember what it's like to watch this movie without knowing what happens. It was tearing me up watching you celebrate before the missile failed. RIP Russell 😭

[@walterrutherford8321]

At the beginning you never expect to be celebrating the screwup, drunk, who claims he was abducted by aliens. Great twist.

[@TheSpaceGeek]

Huge missed opportunity to have a Russell Case Flight Academy in addition to the Marilyn Whitmore Hospital at Area 51 in the sequel.

[@maingun07]

@@TheSpaceGeek The entire sequel was one giant missed opportunity at having a coherent script. Nostalgia cash grab.

[@Area51byDaveReale]

I love how rapidly the situation in the beginning unfolds. "They should be entering our atmosphere in the next 25 minutes." Like, this is happening, NOW!

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

Them aliens weren’t f*cking around. They came down here to do a job, and might expeditiously too I might add.

[@dragonreader3817]

Yes! The moon landing happened. You could watch myth-busters, they tackled the moon landing myth vs real. 😂 I watched this in theaters when it came out it was so awesome. The best speech a president ever gave and it was not real 😅

[@LordToddtastic666]

That guy? THAT GUY?!? That guy is Jeff freakin' Goldblum, lol. Icon!

[@blackblake3658]

They need to see the Grand Budapest Hotel. I think they are stuck on sequels and big-budget stuff, which is fine. But man, they are missing out on some thought-provoking films.

[@LordToddtastic666]

@@blackblake3658 Wes Anderson makes some brilliant films

[@cog4life]

“Defcon” a word we first learned in the 80’s from “War Games”. 😊

[@maharajah815]

You're darn tooting

[@lawrencejoy2256]

Reagan screened it and asked if it could happen... They came back and said yes.

[@CSTeears-68]

You guys need to see War Games - "Do you want to play a game?" lol 😂

[@buckbuchanan4902]

Yes, nobody reacts to War Games and that was a brilliant movie!

[@walterrutherford8321]

@@buckbuchanan4902The technology is dated (old audio modems) but the story still holds up and has you on the edge of your seat.

[@midnightblackrose00]

Almost 30 years later and it's still a favorite.

[@ariannal.7936]

This movie still holds up and is fantastic almost 30 years later.

[@maryrichardson1318]

Judd Hirsch (David's Dad) starred in a lot of shows from the 1970s through the 1990s. Taxi, Dear John, and Numb3rs, just to name a few.

[@tlyoung1420]

He was great in Forever the TV series

[@Memonekitty]

I was alive and watched the moon landing and the 1st steps on TV. I was so excited that I ran outside to see if I could see them...lol...I was 6.

[@dalesands1857]

Long-haired scientist is Brent Spiner (Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation) t.v. show. The drunk pilot is Randy Quaid, his brother is Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow) movie.

[@susanliltz3875]

Love the scene where Will goes out to get the paper and then the expression when he looks up and sees the ship!!

[@erickoenig5994]

This movie was so great in the theater. One of my favorite summer blockbusters. Is it ridiculous in some parts? yes, wonderfully ridiculous

[@gaylebaker8419]

Ah, the moon landing. We were staying in a little "motel" consisting of wooden cabins in the woods. During the night of the landing, we were crowded, along with all the other guests, in a little room in the lobby of the motel-the only place with a television-and we watched the landing. I will never forget that.

[@bethcushway458]

The "fireworks" Will promised his step-son at the end is not them still bombing the aliens. It's the pieces of the spaceship burning up as they enter the atmosphere.

[@nessaarandur7740]

The President is Lone Star from Spaceballs. The inappropriately excited scientist is Data from Star Trek the Next Generation. The solider who shoots the can off the alien ship is Jayne from Firefly (which you should absolutely react to!). :)

[@walterrutherford8321]

They haven’t done TV series. But if they start, they should start with Firefly. Then they can review the movie, Serenity, with all the backstory.

[@KEP23doremi]

Omg! I would love for them to do Firefly and Serenity!

[@tlyoung1420]

Jeff was the lead actor in the sci-fi movie The Fly.

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

The shooter who shot the can off, Adam Baldwin was also Animal Mother from Full Metal Jacket.

[@ezpzeee]

My favorite Bill Pullman movie is "While You Were Sleeping" where he played "Jack," to Sandra Bullock's "Lucy.". And he was also Meg Ryan's fiance in "Sleepless In Seattle."

[@missd9785]

My favorite of his too.

[@nielsmaes3108]

Lost highway

[@ezpzeee]

@@nielsmaes3108 Thank you. Sounds interesting! I will have to watch that one.

[@maddwitch]

The actor who played Jimmy is Harry Connick Jr., who is a famous Jazz musician as well. He put his first album out at the age of 11 and he's had songs on the soundtrack for several movies, including When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and The Mask, which y'all have reacted to.

[@Grnacrz3]

He was also a judge on American Idol.

[@randallwilson5361]

The special effects in this movie were fantastic in the theaters. A true summer blockbuster

[@BobLeach_DarkWolf]

Jay... people bounce lasers off mirrors that were placed on the moon by us. It's not up for debate. We landed on the moon. Love you guys.

[@leehanson1416]

Guy shooting the coke can is Adam Baldwin, who played Animal Mother on Full Metal Jacket and Jane on Firefly.

[@walterrutherford8321]

Adam Baldwin was Jayne on Firefly. He also was in two other great series: Chuck, and The Last Ship.

[@19_meg_91]

OMG that's Jaaaaayneeeee 🤯 I was today years old....

[@ISavant]

he's also complete garbage, which is why you don't see him acting in anything anymore.

[@rebeccaclementz3756]

Thanks. I've been trying to remember if that was the same Baldwin from The Last Ship.

[@NoPowerintheVerse]

🎶The hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne. 🎶

[@toochangz]

I remember seeing this in theaters and everyone cheered when the president fired his chief of staff 😆

[@shawnjohnson9763]

He fired the Secretary of Defense. But the SecDef was technically correct when he said the President can't do that. A cabinet level official can only be fired by Congress. But, if the President asks for their resignation, the Secretary will usually comply.

[@scottdarden3091]

I was not only alive for it but being from Houston, I had several friends at NASA, and it was absolutely real! Why do you think the Russians and Chinese have not challenged it or sent their own expedition.

[@Rosedach]

That reflector that they left on the surface of the moon is still there.

[@TheRealdal]

🤪crazy that there’s conspiracy theories about the moon landings and so many other things.

[@tomsa123456]

The radar and telemetry was all in the open and available to everyone. $25.8BILLION in 1960's money for the Apollo project alone. $257.Billon in today's money. If it was a hoax why do all those records exist? The OMB records are open for anyone to see. One has to be pretty uninformed to think men did not go to the moon.

[@dennislopez1272]

It is shocking to me some of the conspiracy theories people believe.

[@davidcosta2244]

​@@RosedachThere's a lot more that was left there than the reflector.

[@Wang_Monkey]

22:47 The world's most physics defying dog! xD

[@alanmackie6180]

The world's most physics defying explosive fireball.

[@Wang_Monkey]

@@alanmackie6180 Lol, yup that too! I'm sure we could spot a few more if we tried xD

[@susanowen1709]

@@alanmackie6180 Yeah, that whole scene is completely unbelievable, but I choose to go with "That could totally happen!" because otherwise Boomer is a goner.

[@garybradford8332]

At the very least, all the oxygen would have been sucked out likely taking them with it.

[@OmegaS-117]

At 28:21 when Will Smith says and what the hell is that smell is a improvised line because of a bad smell on the set that day

[@MikeR773]

Bill Pullman was not on Twister. That was Bill Paxton (RIP), who also played Fred Haise on Apollo 13. Bill Pullman was on Lake Placid, as Amber correctly pointed out.

[@dumy187]

That's it, man. Game over, man. It's game over.

[@MikeR773]

@@dumy187how do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?

[@tombanaski3251]

Bill Pullman was also the brother Sandra Bullock ended up with in “While You Were Sleeping’…

[@Grnacrz3]

He was also in Sleepless In Seattle - the fiancé who was allergic to everything!

[@kimberlyjenkins725]

Great watch! You would likely love Mars Attacks. Funny, star-studded and of course, aliens.

[@pamgray7410]

Mars Attacks also has TOM JONES.

[@kimberlyjenkins725]

@@pamgray7410 And it's not unusual that Tom Jones is the best!

[@BrandonRachal-uc3kb]

they wouldn't recognize most of that wonderful cast, sadly.

[@minnesotajones261]

Ack ack ack... ACK ACK!!!

[@timcarr6401]

Mars Attacks would not have been successful without Slim Whitman's musical voice.

[@curtisbailey78]

The moon landings definitely happened. You can find videos right here on KZbin detailing why it would have been difficult to fake at the time, and why the typical criticisms of things like photos taken from the mission are misplaced.

[@dneill8493]

My favourite quote about faking the moon landings is that they hired Stanley Kubrick to fake the moon landings but he was such a perfectionist that he shot it on location. 😁 Seriously though I still can't believe that some people think it's fake. I mean the Chinese recently sent back photos of the landing sites from their recent expeditions so they would have to be helping the US keep the secret which makes as much sense as Russia going along with it at the height of the cold war.

[@atraxisdarkstar]

People who don't understand how satellites work, or that you can see the ISS through a telescope in the right conditions.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

The moon landing being fake could possibly come with massively horrifying implications about the geopolitics of the cold war. Since even the communists claimed that it happened, the people with the most to gain from it being fake, it could mean that there was no cold war. That it was all made up by a global shadow government to keep people in line.

[@tristramcoffin926]

Seeing this in the theater for the first time was insane. Among the best popcorn movies of all time

[@jkmacrunnel]

This is one of those perfectly made movies and so much fun to watch! I saw it with my whole extended family when we were on vacation in Colorado when I was a teen. We all loved it, its such a great memory for us!

[@susanliltz3875]

No the president Bill Pullman wasn’t in Twister he was in: 1. Lake Placid 2. While You Were Sleeping 3. A League Of Their Own 4. Space Balls

[@paullanier3597]

Malice and The Serpent and the Rainbow

[@jonasjernstrom45]

And Bill Pullman played the dad in the movie Casper the friendly ghost 😀

[@jmarx3943]

Lost highway, and the grudge as well.

[@doloresbriseno2567]

@@paullanier3597 Malice is such a good movie. He is so good in that movie.

[@Grnacrz3]

And Sleepless In Seattle

[@UnlicensedOkie]

The guy from Twister is Bill Paxton (RIP). The president is played by Bill Pullman. An honest mistake that many people make. They’ve even talked about how people get them mixed up.

[@tenjed4224]

Taking care of the kids, ensuring they get all that you both can give them is important. You need not explain.

[@erinfrances428]

They filmed parts of this movie in my town. I remember going outside and watching them film down the street from me as a kid. It was really cool.

[@unclebobunclebob]

I can't believe people don't believe the USA landed men on the moon. It's incredible in this "enlightened age."

[@TheInfo45]

I saw this year my first child was born. Still holds up to this day. Has one of the best speeches in it than any other film I've watched. Still gives me goosebumps .

[@NathanMalnaa]

One of the best quotes I heard about this movie was "we should beam Independence Day into space and say it was a true story so no aliens start shit" lol

[@dougearnest7590]

Movie? Oh, you mean the historical documents. By all means, do it.

[@yepimheretoo2270]

​@@dougearnest7590 😅 they need to see Galaxy Quest

[@NarwahlGaming]

​@@yepimheretoo2270 By Grabthar's Hammer... what a suggestion.

[@susanowen1709]

@@dougearnest7590 Surely you don't believe Gilligan's Island was real?

[@rodneytyus]

My neighbor from the mid 80s until he died a few years ago, was a retired aeronautical engineer from NASA. He worked on everything from Gemini to the Space Shuttle. The moon landings were real. Mary McDonnell who plays the president's wife was Stands With A Fist in Dances With Wolves.

[@gregcorwin8316]

We landed on the moon in 1969. The moon landings were real.

[@Cloningmaster55]

I don't even need that info to realise the moon landings were real

[@Cloningmaster55]

I don't even need that info to realise the moon landings were real

[@jamesevans3492]

Incorrect . . . No 1 Went To The Moon, And The So-Called $pace $huttles Had 2 Secretly Hidden Jet Engines At Their Rears, On Both Sides Of Their Tails, So They Weren't Falling Un-Powered Bricks, But Jet Powered Planes, Which Never Left Earth, And Into So-Called Space . . . Ouch . . .

[@jcraigie]

@@jamesevans3492 LMAO

[@nahkohese555]

I watched the moon landing live on TV. In 1969, the technology was good enough to fake it in a movie, but not on live TV. I believe it. Later on I worked for the company that pioneered Closed Captioning, which was first used during the moon landing. They had a trophy room with all kinds of awards that they won for it (among other things).

[@simondobson1980]

If you haven’t seen Armageddon then that movie gives you the action, effects, romance, one liners that you loved about this one

[@_-.RAVEN.-_]

Can we talk about Amber for a second and how STUNNINNGGGGG she looks!

[@poolhall9632]

the Smokey eye plays.

[@gepisar]

...and Robs new ink?

[@PML78]

🥰Amber🥰

[@StevenJShow]

This is my birthday movie. I watch it every year on the 4th of July since it came out in theaters in 1996. This year, it's my 36th. I'm happy to share it with ya'll. Happy 4th of July everybody. Have fun, be safe, and God Bless America.

[@debibailey2968]

Hope you have a Happy Birthday!! 🎊🎈🎉

[@faureamour]

Happy Birthday!🎉

[@anitamariaa]

Happy Birthday!! 🎉🎁🎂

[@standoughope]

I'm so lucky to have been a teen in the 90's (born 1981)! We got T2 (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), Independence Day (1996), and The Matrix (1999)... not to mention Titanic (1997) that everyone got buyer's remorse yet saw it in theater twice if not more. We also got Goodfellas (1990), Tombstone (1993), Shawshank Redemption (1994), and The Sopranos (1999). It was a great decade to be a teen. Also, we didn't even have to look too far back to get flawless entertainment like Back to the Future (1985), BTTF 2 (1989), BTTF 3 (1990), Indiana Jones ROTLA (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989), plus the great high school comedies of the 80's.

[@phinlyn]

Hear, hear from a fellow '81 born! The 90s were topnotch for movies. It's also what sparked my love for Hans Zimmer with Lion King, Crimson Tide, and The Rock.

[@standoughope]

@@phinlyn When we graduated high school 9/11 almost immediately happened, remember? Everything changed, the optimism of the 90's ran into reality. I sure do miss the 90's =(

[@phinlyn]

@@standoughope Ohhh yes, I do indeed remember. I had graduated in '00, started working for about a year into my new job and poof, 9/11. Definitely a major turning point to literally everything now. I too miss the 90s. Never thought I'd ever say that but alas, here we are. 😔

[@standoughope]

@@phinlyn I haven't even mentioned the internet yet. Remember when it used to be chatrooms and p*rn in the 90's? We were all rocking dial up! Then Janet Jackson flashed her titty and KZbin was created alongside myspace, it was an amazing time that Facebook ruined. I feel lucky though. Experiencing My Chemical Romance when they first blew up in the 2000's was amazing!

[@PML78]

Don't forget the best movie of all time 3 Amigos🤣😂🤣😂 ... a plethora of comedy scenes 😉

[@paulpeterson4216]

I watched it (the moon landing) live in my friend's parent's family room in a basement in Evanston, IL. I was 11 years old, going on 12. Nothing was ever more real than that.

[@IamIRONMAN---]

I’ve just found you guys recently and can’t stop watching your reactions. One of the best channels on KZbin. I remember I was about 16 when this movie came out and it’s one of my all time favorites. The President speech always has me wanting to run thru a wall for him 😆 Great reaction as usual. I’m catching up to follow your reactions in real time.

[@kckat96]

The guy that did the virus part also played in Jurassic Park "Jeff Bloom" . In both movies he uses the line "go faster, must go faster" I love both movies and it's cool he brought in that line.

[@DaeronK]

Jeff Goldblum.

[@jillfromatlanta427]

Goldblum

[@ray24051]

After watching both of those movies for many years I've never caught that!

[@Trapper50cal]

Vivica was "Copperhead", a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in Kill Bill.

[@PML78]

🥰Vivica🥰

[@alanmackie6180]

I'd totally miss an alien invasion, if I was in bed with her too. 🖖👽

[@meladammelen2842]

Whaaaat?! I was today years old….

[@charlesthompson8743]

Saw this in theaters when I was a kid. My sister took me as a birthday present, and has been my favorite movie of all time since then. Literally the definition of a summer blockbuster.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

"Was that the president and everybody!?" "Nah, it was just the staff..." XD

[@freespirit9981]

Can not believe this is your first time seeing this. Believe this movie when released was in the top 5 for the year and pretty much has been on TV every 4th of July. Can not think of a single 4th of July this was not played since release.

[@pegatheetoo1437]

That base wasn't on the map because it was a secret base ... Area 51. So happy you liked it! 😊

[@BDogg2023]

I used to get Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton mixed up all the time, too.

[@Nostalgic90s765]

"Can Bill Pullman run? Help." lol. Exactly.

[@Grnacrz3]

Judd Hirsch - award winning actor. Hirsch has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

[@jtphenom0811]

"They may inadvertently trigger an interstellar war." LOL I always loved that line.

[@joeygauvin2765]

This was visually amazing when it came out. I saw it in theaters 3 times in high school

[@2mon249]

Unfortunately... I cannot watch your reaction to this movie. My family has a corny movie watch tradition on the 4th of July. We all sit down together and watch this exact movie. Been doing it for years. The president's speech at the end is one of the best speeches I have ever seen in a movie. I look forward to watching your reaction on the 5th

[@dnish6673]

Maybe you should watch some other movies so you can see better speeches.

[@lathspell87]

They just don't make movies like this, anymore. A huge summer blockbuster with movie stars, but it takes its time to build characters who you grow to love and actually care about. No goofy politics or woke agenda, simply a fun story that everyone leaves feeling great from watching. This is a 4th of July rewatch every year, for me. Just pure 90's Hollywood blockbuster at its best.

[@buckbuchanan4902]

Back when Hollywood made movies for entertainment instead of political agenda.

[@catsmom129]

No goofy politics? I mean, it’s a fun film, but there’s definitely a rah, rah, America-best cheerleading vibe. Like, iirc, even the Brits are talking about how great Americans are. That’s pretty goofy, and it is a political message. Trust the U.S. government, trust the military, etc. As Americans, we hear this stuff so much, and it’s in so many movies, it just seems normal. We’re like the proverbial fish, the last to discover water. Propaganda works best when you don’t recognize it.

[@lathspell87]

@@catsmom129 Lol. Lighten up, Francis.

[@EdBrown-fy1vk]

Well said.

[@dnish6673]

LOL “woke agenda”? No summer blockbusters? Did they not make a new Planet of the Apes and Dune 2 or was that my imagination? This one’s pretty political and jingoistic if you ask me.

[@deanarjones9114]

Still a favorite. This is how movies would boost our patriotism.

[@Gen_X_Rosey]

That was one of my favorite movies in 1996. So many memories. It was so popular. EVERYBODY loved that movie and Twister. '96 was a great year for blockbusters!

[@jasonstehlick452]

Fun fact to make u feel old…the time between the moon landing and this movie’s release is less than this movie’s release to present day

[@jaydock1]

Oh my god 😭

[@rev.chuckshingledecker]

Thanks! LOL!

[@maryannweitzel5636]

July 1969 my American History class was in session. Our teacher told us if we wanted,school was out for the summer,we could come to the high school to watch the moon landing. About three fourth of my class was there. And yes it was real. But I always wondered what they were looking at when they were off screen and the mic was cut for about 11 to 12 minutes. What did they see?? One of my favorites. ❤ Now you'll need to watch the sequel, Independence Day Resurgence. Lots of the same characters and actors just 20 years later.

[@walterrutherford8321]

Thank you. I had forgotten about the sequel. I’ll have to rewatch them both.

[@chuckjohnson5235]

I was 25 when I saw this in the theater I '96. One of the greatest films ever made.

[@kimberleymonari3560]

****Watching This for the SECOND TIME after Seeing "A Quiet Place." TERRIFYING ALIENS in BOTH! Horrifyingly Brilliant!

[@zomish13]

Independence Day and Battleship are two of my favorite aliens attacking Earth movies ever!

[@williambryan3346]

@3:39 Robert Loggia played the Marine General. You might recognize him from Scarface, Big, Necessary Roughness, and Over the Top.

[@christianbryant2557]

That’s R as in Robert Loggia. O as in Oh my God it’s Robert Loggia. B as in By God, It’s Robert Loggia. E as in Everybody Loves Robert Loggia. R as in Robert Loggia. T as in Tim, look over there. It’s Robert Loggia….. Space.

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

And he was Zack Mayo’s father in an officer and a gentleman and of course was Feech LaManna on the Sopranos.

[@A23457]

The perfect summer blockbuster. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.

[@dnish6673]

It’s got a lot of plot holes and just plain dumb deux et machina for a perfect movie.

[@sandman_says_runrunner4701]

@@dnish6673 He didn't say "perfect movie", he said "perfect summer blockbuster". Big difference! And it was a perfect summer blockbuster. There was also no deus ex machina in this movie; however, this movie is a decent example of Chekhov's Gun. (If you are going to critique someone, at least pay attention to what they said instead of straw manning; and if deus ex machina is one of your critiques, at least understand its definition as well as spell it correctly.)

[@ricardorgomez]

While he wasn't President at the time, Theodore Roosevelt left his command in the Navy to get sent to the front lines of the Army during the Spanish American war. A true courageous man. Famous for leading men (yes, he was in front) up a battle at San Juan Hill. Then a few years later, would become one of the most amazing Presidents ever... Though I don't think any President lead a war while in office. Glad you loved the movie. It was such a huge hit when it came out.

[@EleanorofAquitaine42]

Teddy was the first person I thought of when she asked that. Bring the Bull Moose back!

[@chefwannabe058]

One of my favs, I've seen it at least 100 times. As far as the moon landing, I remember Walter Cronkite's giddiness while it was happening. He never got giddy about anything. My opinion it was real.

[@michaelaldan6969]

and then Will slapped the alien across the face and said : " that was Oscar worthy flying !!"