INDEPENDENCE DAY IS THE MOST AMERICAN MOVIE EVER!! Independence Day Movie Reaction!

[@TimotheeReacts]

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[@preachergallow394]

Is it already uploaded?? I cant see the new poll on patreon yet..

[@IggyStardust1967]

You need to do Mars Attacks next. The reason being that both movies competed with one another, to a point. Lots of comparisons were made. So, it's appropriate!

[@vincentguillaumemaree7563]

Well, there's at least 1 french dude here, looking at you watching it! Lol

[@boogiewoogietoysetcstore4526]

Next please​ react to independence​ day​ 2​ resurance

[@Migman2020]

@@boogiewoogietoysetcstore4526 yeah no one has reacted to that.. if you get that movie you going to get a fair bit of views

[@bethanyromano2740]

Fun fact: Towards the end when David and Steve are escaping the mother ship, David says "Must go faster." He says the same line as he did for Jurassic Park when Jeff Goldblum played Ian Malcolm being chased in the Jeep by the TRex. :)

[@chefskiss6179]

"...the day when the world declared in one voice... we will not go quietly into the night..." - still get goosebumps.

[@elizabitty213]

Same! Especially these days

[@vkdeen7570]

it's actually one of the better movie speeches out there

[@serpent6827]

@@vkdeen7570 For sure and man do we need it these days.

[@jp3813]

@@serpent6827 CollegeHumor did a video about what would happen if that speech was done in this century.

[@Damalatorian]

Still goosebumpy to this day. Clearly taken from Dylan Thomas poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" but I wish they would have added the ending part "Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

[@susah135]

Fun fact time: When Will Smith's character complained about the smell, it's real because they filmed on a dried lake bed and the sediment smelled so bad, hence his reaction.

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

Cool, I didn’t know that. Thanks for the fact.😊

[@serpent6827]

Huh I never new that after all these years. Thanks for the info :).

[@jimhsfbay]

That is a fun fact!

[@peterschmidt4348]

"THE MOST AMERICAN MOVIE EVER" by a GERMAN director !!! 😁😁😁

[@TimotheeReacts]

😂

[@valbandon12]

A civilization that can travel 100000000 miles was hacked with windows 98...

[@StarkRG]

@@valbandon12 Have you even seen the movie? It was clearly Mac OS 8. 28:08 Those are definitely NOT Windows 95 UI elements.

[@JusticeGamingChannel]

@@StarkRG nerd :p

[@crimsonhunter7598]

Guess roland really likes America more than Germany, understandable

[@MasterBuilderDragon]

Russel Case’s sacrifice is one of my favorite scenes in any movie. Not only does he sacrifice himself for the world, he does it with two badass lines and a huge smile.

[@richard-davies]

The effects in this still hold up so well.

[@jeremyjohnson7537]

Yeah they are pretty good

[@bobkilla430]

Most were practical

[@adamromero]

They're better than pretty much all special effects today.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

They "hold up" because they're better than today's all-CGI crapfests.

[@katelynpringle5506]

Fun fact: this movie holds a record for number of miniatures used in a movie, for the city destruction scenes. nobody’s beaten it since everyone uses cgi now

[@gokulsiriah7941]

"550 kilometres " Tim :- *HALF A MILE*

[@jeremyjohnson7537]

I was just about to comment this Lmaoo

[@TimotheeReacts]

😂 bruhhhhhhhh i misunderstood that shit lol

[@TimotheeReacts]

Idk why I heard 0.5 kilometres

[@gokulsiriah7941]

@@TimotheeReacts it happens to the best of us^^

[@Vegeta900X]

550 Km = 341.754156 miles

[@elizabitty213]

Am I the only one that gets all choked up when all the countries are communicating and working together 😎🙏🏻🇺🇸🌎

[@simoliz03]

Every time!

[@elizabitty213]

@@simoliz03 😍🥲

[@davidr1050]

Ronald Reagan had said that the only thing that would unite the world, is if we faced a threat from outer space..

[@elizabitty213]

@@davidr1050 a common enemy 😢 makes sense

[@iReiGNxx]

Not gonna lie, Russell got a hell of a death. Epic heroic sacrifice.

[@davidr1050]

Redemption...

[@StCerberusEngel]

I know his name is Russell in this, but I still see Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie no matter what.

[@nicolasace4097]

Hello boys, I'm back 😈 best final line before a sacrifice

[@Alpha-0014]

Then Metal Slug 2/X Did The Same Thing In They're Style 😂

[@TavareIsUnique]

They did such a good job building up the intensity of the first attack. Even seeing it now, I still can feel that intensity in each key shot. Such an awesome film and bettered by seeing a first time reaction to it.

[@DarknessIsThePath]

Biggest movie disappointment in life was its sequel, it is so bad I cannot even...

[@keitholsen8787]

For the wall of fire it was filmed practically. They built a miniature city, propped it on its side, and had a fireball. Played back in slow motion, it seemed like a wall of flame moving sideways.

[@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd]

Damn I remember watching the making of the film back when it first came out. The miniatures were amazing. I always loved to watch Movie Magic when I was kid, effects and model making blew my mind.

[@FrancisXLord]

I always scoff at the scene where one British officer (RAF presumably) says, 'It's from the Americans. They're going to organise a counter-offensive.' Then the other officer says, 'Well it's about bloody time. What do they plan to do?' Because, of course, if the world was under some great threat, the rest of the world would sit on their hands waiting for America to come up with a plan. Hilarious.

[@thisnthat42]

Don’t forget those accents which in reality haven’t been seen this side of WWII.

[@FrancisXLord]

@@thisnthat42 Yeah I was going to mention that just working on making my comments shorter as they're usually too long. Haha

[@suicidalbuddha]

@@thisnthat42 I'm not sure how old you are but a great deal of people over here still spoke like that in 1996.

[@reptomicus]

The plan was coming from Goldblum not 'Murica. All counter offensives around the world including the US were failing without the Blum

[@FrancisXLord]

@@thisnthat42 For the record I vividly remember 1996 and entirely disagree with suicidalbuddha. I'm not sure what 'great deal' of people he is talking about but I'm not about to engage him as he's probably trolling.

[@naiaddore1797]

Every time I watch this movie & I see Brent Spiner, the long-haired crazy scientist, my inner nerd goes "There's Data!" 🤓

[@captainbryce1]

9:10 Remember, he had to drive from New York City to Washington DC. That's a 4 hour drive (without traffic). So that would have taken them down to 2 hours left (being very generous), but most likely they barely would have made it in time. Having only 27 minutes left in the White House is actually one of the more realistic aspects of this movie.

[@miraculousismyguiltypleasu9372]

"Independence Day is the most American movie ever!!" Independence Day is litterally America. (This is joke, OK?)

[@3DJapan]

Other countries, like Canada, have an independence day.

[@etherealdreamer1]

@@3DJapan alot of countries do but only America has it on 4th of July

[@stutterysteamerproductions875]

Careful, people may be triggered. "OHH! AMERICA!?!? REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FREEDOM?! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! I'M OPPRESSED INA FREE COUNTRY: AGREE WITH ME OR DIE!!!!!!!!!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@stutterysteamerproductions875]

@@davidmeadows5627 Depends- how much you charge?

[@agenttheater5]

Dr Evil: "Well actually, that was just a scene from the movie 'Independence Day', but the real laser would look a lot like that. Yeah, scary."

[@83gemm]

God, I remember being in middle school and feeling so full of hope and this movie just took over the summer. It was so ridiculously fun. Pre-9-11 the idea of American landmarks being attacked was so outrageous it was actually FUN. Everything is so different now and not just because I’m pushing forty (that doesn’t help, lol). I will always love this silly film for the time in my life it represents

[@Andrew.Grabowski]

I ain’t hear no fat lady! *forget the fat lady. You’re obsessed with the fat lady* is my favorite line. Ever.

[@josecarbajal5710]

I saw this film as a kid when it came out as a kid and people went nuts for it.

[@BensonBoy2019]

as a kid the alien autopsy scene really creeped me out.

[@adamromero]

I saw this movie in the theaters as a kid and that part made me jump!

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

The “smoke” was from them entering the atmosphere.

[@lazyatthedisco]

This is the serious take of an alien invasion. For the comedy take I highly suggest Mars Attacks directed by Tim Burton, to me that's like the companion piece to this movie.

[@adamromero]

Came out the same year :)

[@GullibleTarget]

Such a fantastic movie

[@Yugioh420]

Another probably much less known one I always thought was funny was Martians go home. I'd say a B film at best but I thought it was funny... though I was high at the time so take that into consideration.

[@jp3813]

David Arnold's score for this film is phenomenal! The same filmmakers made Stargate (1994). Definitely check that out, preferably the director's cut version. 3:49 Like a meteorite turning into a shooting star.

[@AgntFL]

The biggest reason to watch the Stargate movie is to start watching Stargate SG-1 after it

[@deancain1841]

@@AgntFL Damn straight. Stargate is the best sci-fi franchise there ever was, and I'm talking about the TV series, not the movie. The movie was just the spark of greatness for what to come.

[@ridhosamudro2199]

Oh, we're not doing this on July? Alright then.

[@heyitsmemg7494]

Devon G. just happened to upload The Patriot today, also by Roland Emmerich

[@Yugioh420]

Getting ahead of the dozens who likely will do it or the sequel on the 4th

[@katheralockharte4718]

July is most likely lrft for the sequel! :P

[@tashaem1]

This is my favorite movie ever. I finally got to see it in theatres a few weeks back and I haven't stopped thinking about it.

[@LeethLee1]

That's awesome

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you, Timothee! 🛸 Aside from that philosophically dubious stuff, INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) has so much to enjoy about it... particularly the relationship between Will Smith's character and Harry Connick, Jr.'s character. And so much of the supporting cast is endearing. Plus, there's a total roller coaster aspect of such an action-heavy tale. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@derekseven1647]

Great words and reactions from you. This is a classic. An international classic actually.

[@Rob_Infinity3]

26:20 - I'm not American and the President's speech is a bit corny. But it gives me goosebumps EVERY time! LOL

[@Oddworld2024]

It’s what happens when we enter the atmosphere friction. Hence the fire in the sky in first scene. They simulated what would happen very accurately

[@tashaem1]

This is the emotional that cemented Will Smith as the biggest movie star in the world. A crown he would hold until he took that 4 year break in 2008 and Leo starred in Inception. a year later.

[@jp3813]

Wild Wild West ruined Will's momentum. DiCaprio, Cruise, & Depp were killin' it in the 2000s as well.

[@tashaem1]

@@jp3813 Not really. He has Mib 2 and Bad Boys 2 right after. Then I robot, Hitch, I Am Legend and Hancock. All massive hits in a variety of genres from action to sci fi to Superhero to horror to romantic comedy. When you can draw an audience doing anything, that's when you are the top dog.

[@jerrisgilbert5256]

It just goes to show how huge Will was, that WWW DIDN’T kill his momentum; as the other guy said, he had plenty of hits immediately proceeding WWW, which I saw as a kid and still enjoy to this day. It’s not the best movie, but Will is still great in it

[@ianpreston4408]

I like your "Grab Your Snacks" shirt!

[@TimotheeReacts]

Thanks! Doing a giveaway as we speak on instagram @timotheereacts

[@ianpreston4408]

@@TimotheeReacts cool and u r welcome!

[@Chanteuse66]

18:15 My mom and I went to see this when my little girl was just a year old. Mom was holding her during this scene and when the suit popped open, she jumped so hard she nearly threw my daughter over her head!

[@stephw1702]

Something similar happened to my mom while at the drive in theater. The second film that night was Jurassic Park, and my then four year old cousin had thankfully fallen asleep on her by the time it started. She said it took everything within her not to scream or jump else she would wake him.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

3:16 - Not half a mile! lol It is a quarter the size of our MOON... 3:48 - That is simply the exhaust fumes as the ships de-accelerate!

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. The crazy scientist is the actor who play Data in Star Trek next generation. You should see Star Gate movie also with aliens sort of . Also You should see Phenomenon a great john Travolta movie.

[@AgntFL]

Of he watches Stargate then he has to watch SG-1 afterwards

[@katheralockharte4718]

@@AgntFL I was just about to write exactly that!

[@CaraVB]

There was a filmed deleted scene where Russel was denied the chance to fight, he still made that heroic sacrifice but what he did was tie a missile to his propeller plane and flew into the opening. The crew found the scene (the way it was shot) too comedic though.

[@Yggdrasil42]

"Fire At Will" Will Smith looks around nervously...

[@fajtik]

I'm not American myself, but president's speech in this movie gives me chills every time. Fighting for common cause is always the best uniting factor.

[@cubonemaker5080]

Best movie speech of all time!

[@djplou]

Every one knows that the most american movie ever is Armageddon

[@TimotheeReacts]

Then i definitely gotta check it out

[@StarkRG]

@@TimotheeReacts Hope you like Aerosmith...

[@Damalatorian]

@@TimotheeReacts If you do -don't close your eyes or fall asleep. ;)

[@OblivionGate]

Armageddon is a great movie!!

[@Merecir]

Everything made in Taiwan!

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

Looking back I never realized how silly it is a human-computer was able to give a highly advanced alien species ships a virus.

[@haku8645]

There's a deleted scene that clearly explains that the ship they recovered in the 1950s is actually where we drew most of our digital technology from. So because all of our modern technology is essentially descended from theirs, it was possible to write a virus to take out their stuff

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

@@haku8645 Really? Didn't know that. Glad they mentioned it. Makes sense!

[@BlackavarWD]

Suspension of Disbelief. Without it there are NO good movies. Or books.

[@karlmoles6530]

Next to last film I ever saw in the theater with my Dad. Good memory.

[@zammmerjammer]

I saw this movie in the theatre. When the aliens blew up the White House, everyone cheered. 😆😆😆

[@3DJapan]

16:26 Brent Spiner, who played Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

[@zvimur]

3:16, about 340 miles.

[@snowliger]

"a diameter of over 550 kilomters" "woooaaaahh... 1/2 a mile" LOL

[@TimotheeReacts]

I feel like imma be roasted for that for a while 😂

[@Glaceonmon]

22:49 fun fact: the little girl in the movie is the voice actress of Katara in ATLA 😉🌊

[@TheHulk2008]

The Alien destroyers are pretty awesome

[@favicci7856]

- “550km” - “So half a mile, right? Facepalms in conversion

[@gokulsiriah7941]

Hey tim! When is the movie poll on patreon coming up?

[@harleyquinn8555]

Im just waiting for pirates xDDDD

[@gokulsiriah7941]

@@harleyquinn8555 Haha same here^^ Kinda looking forward to harry potter too..idk if he has watched them or read the books already

[@craigmarriott6759]

You actually see the Empire State Building destroyed twice (when Russell Casse flies into the alien weapon, the explosion is a reuse of the Empire State Building explosion)

[@craigmarriott6759]

Also this video on the miniature work is great kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXqmg3mHes2ga7c

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

One of the best impressions I do is David's coworker saying David why did I just send my mother to Atlanta and most people have no idea what I'm talking about haha.

[@konstantinosmichos5749]

I recommend you to watch Apollo 13

[@SchrodingersTransCat]

At 10:20 the laser charged up and just as it fired I got three ads in a row. They've weaponised capitalism against us! Aaargh! This is indeed the most American movie!

[@nicolasace4097]

I just watched this movie tonight for the first time and I now have it in my top 10 movies

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Why, even after the world has been attacked by aliens, do people STILL mock the Randy Quaid character's claim that he was abducted by aliens?

[@LA_HA]

Right? I think it's a disconnect. They think he's talking about the Greys or one of those aliens that are usually brought up as the kidnapping, booty probers. So, it never occurs to them that These aliens were doing that stuff in trying to figure humans out, like he said

[@julienielsen4462]

I could watch this movie a million times!!! Uncle Eddie from the Vacation Chevy Chase movies is always entertaining.

[@redviper6805]

The scene in which Will Smith drags the unconscious alien across the desert was filmed on the salt flats near Great Salt Lake in Utah. Smith's line, "And what the hell is that *smell*?" was unscripted. Great Salt Lake is home to tiny crustaceans called brine shrimp. When they die, the bodies sink to the bottom of the lake (which isn't very deep) and decompose. When the wind kicks up just right, the bottom mud is disturbed and the smell of millions of decaying brine shrimp can be very very bad. Apparently, nobody warned Will.

[@cavejohnson4054]

The Dog's name is Boomer 😂

[@gustonzimasheen]

26:24 "Roll credits!!" LMAO!! Best reaction ever

[@nicolasace4097]

11:31 Us when humans die in movies:😐 Us when dogs die in movies:😭

[@elijahvincent985]

I'm a proud owner of the original 1996 VHS and it comes with the original holographic effect that can be place on the cover for a cool explosion effect. I was surprised to find out that it wasn't copyright-protected, which allowed me to transfer the full VHS of Independence Day onto a much more modern blank DVD-R, complete with full Closed Caption functionality and a beautiful copy of the original Dolby Digital soundtrack!

[@Kimjongil-pu6rk]

Still love the shit out of this movie. One of the first films that just went all-fucking-in on everything. So much fun.

[@tonymoviechappied9neillblo526]

I love the first independent day one of my all time favorite science fiction action movies of the 90s But the second one just sucks

[@dedicatedtardito4229]

Yes, thank you for reacting to this movie. As usual, it's a treat watching your reaction. This movie is one of my favorites. Can watch it over and over again. Never gets old. Very american and ususally, I'd be annoyed but this one is just too fun to watch. Doesn't matter to me if it makes sense or not. :D That whole lot of charismatic actors carry it forward with such confidence that you don't think about it too much. I'm really looking forward to the second part, and to the Alien movies reactions. Can't wait.

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

In an interview the Clintons says it was bizarre to see the White House get destroyed while they were watching the film in the White House’s in house theater

[@TheHulk2008]

He needed more than coffee ☕ after he saw that.

[@boogiewoogietoysetcstore4526]

9:58 Us bank tower los angeles, 10:05 Empire state building​

[@Sentinel3D]

The most amazing thing about this movie is that Will Smith managed to marry one of the ONLY TWO black women on the entire planet... and they were both strippers.

[@Booksandmagic35]

When the president was giving his speech before the big battle they said that some people on site thought it was the actual president because of how he delivered it something like that

[@konstantinosmichos5749]

nah, the MOST American Movie is, of course, Team America: World Police ;)

[@tonymoviechappied9neillblo526]

America fuck yeah

[@richardrobbin2225]

🤘Fuck Yeah!!🤘

[@karinatanjung801]

aaahhhh my classic fav movieeeee♡♡♡ Yay

[@finsternis1986]

That building that you referred to as the Empire State Building was actually the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. Just a friendly correction :)

[@thebulldogshowgaming]

You should check out the film Space camp sometime

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I feel sorry for the guy that he fires at the end. Because he ended up taking that guy's advice on everything after dilly-dallying and agonizing over it first.

[@Yggdrasil42]

26:49 Great "Airplane!" reference

[@donaldseale2700]

It is still kind of a running joke of how an advanced alien race is Mac compatible.

[@victorsos100]

I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. DAMMM GOOD movie lots of fun and great humor throughout. Will Smith is fantastic!!!

[@eelo216]

They arent hiding in smoke, its just re entry heat

[@mauriciochavez9385]

I clicked so fast!! Friggin’ love this movie!!😁😁😁

[@georges6580]

The warhead at the end must be a W83, I think it's about 20 to 30 megatons, so yeah, it would easily blow up the mothership.

[@vikstar1927]

Love this....when should we expect to get the 2nd one's reaction?

[@TimotheeReacts]

Same time next week

[@AgntFL]

Never

[@thomasbaker2067]

It's been years since I seen this movie.

[@GullibleTarget]

"Oy...I betta coal ma mattha" 😂😂😂love it!

[@elezeiaz]

Ooo I am here early for this!

[@TimotheeReacts]

Yess

[@williamjefferson5200]

31:01 Me walking into the toilet after quesadillas

[@ricohutchinson9684]

Yes hope u enjoyed one-off the greatest of all time 🔥🔥🔥

[@damiandorhoff719]

check out Mars Attacks. Also check out Species as well. It is simmilar to Alien. Those were some big Spaceships and I thought the Lexx from the Sci-fi Series Lexx was big with her 10 km length

[@lordpatriot445]

I love this movie. I can't wait for you to react to the second one :D

[@yaboidre5672]

The reason why the nuke was so successful at destroying the mothership… …was due to the numerous city-destroying munitions the aliens keep stored in there. So it wasn’t just the one nuke, it was also those munitions. And the reason Russel Casse’s kamikaze attack was so successful was because he conducted the attack against the alien super weapon the exact second the weapon fired.

[@InedibleMattman]

I love this movie so damn much. I still tear up when he sacrifices his life at the end. Such a great blockbuster film! And ... it's the beginning of a great series of Emmerich films. If you liked this, I suggest you watch "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012", with the latter there being one of my favorite guilty pleasure films to watch of all time. :)

[@DullBoy_Jack]

NIIICEEE! one of my first faves growing up!

[@g.e.gaviationphotography419]

I remember watching this in Sydney at the first preview, Will smith was there loved it, School was going to see it i went again, when released on VHS I used to go to Target and watch it on there 34cm tv. then i bought it weeks later!

[@Riggswolfe]

It's a fun movie that still holds up. Avoid the second one though, it's pretty bad.

[@thisnthat42]

The second one is a lot more cheesy than the first but I still enjoyed it. Bit of a guilty pleasure movie.

[@Riggswolfe]

@@thisnthat42 I just really didn't like it. I think the first movie had a great ensemble and each character actually had an arc even if the arc was silly. The 2nd movie just felt...like it had no energy.

[@AgntFL]

What second one? This masterpiece never got nor needed a sequel

[@Pinkielover]

The great actor that gives his life at the end... Was blacklisted from Hollywood ... That's why you don't see him too much anymore ,,, But he is still around

[@cbeaudry4646]

Why?

[@jonathancunningham8739]

10:13 behold the birth of the mighty meme beam.

[@arcyhicks8335]

The clouds surrounding the ships are actually condensation vapors from the heat of atmospheric entry.

[@Darkcow77]

I remember watching this when it first came out. Fun movie, but after watching it I felt like I had just seen a 40 year update to the 1953 War of the Worlds movie. Seems the director used a lot of the ideas from that movie for Independence Day. If you're into classic Sci-fi movies you should check that one out and you'll see what I mean.

[@TonyKNG]

I just saw the movie about 4 days ago and now KZbin recommends this to me

[@marsmartin]

Ah I had no idea you were Canadian (I just assumed French)! Nice. Great reaction, as usual. This movie is awesome and super 90s. Don't get your hopes up for the sequel if you're going to watch it though, it's um... well.