INDEPENDENCE DAY | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING

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[@acesfn7316]

This is very possibly the best speech ever done by a President

[@krisfrederick5001]

Jeff Goldblum Jurassic Park: "Must go faster...."🦖 Jeff Goldblum Independence Day: "MUST GO FASTER!" 👽

[@testfire3000]

Hahaha, I loved that when it came out.

[@kuntz67]

Life.. Hum... Finds a way.

[@SpeedOfThought1111]

now for Fast & Furious 11

[@leesweets4110]

He has also said "the" in most of his roles.

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

It's sort of his thing to want/need things to go faster.

[@vudujl83]

A fitting choice for today…and that speech by Bull Pullman is still 🔥🔥🔥 almost three decades later

[@RoxxSerm]

I absolutely agree. Pullmans acting is totally off and "over acted" for major parts of his appearance but his speech is damn fire.

[@dravenheissel]

That speech is 🔥if you're from US, if not, it's ridiculous.

[@philstubblefield]

@@dravenheissel I wanted to reply with the one word "Jealous" just to see the reaction, but I just can't bring myself to be that "Ugly American"... 😂

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

@@dravenheissel How so?

[@dsfddsgh]

@@RoxxSerm To be honest most of the acting is off but i'd attribute that to the writers and the director. Roland Emmerich may be the master of disaster as they call him but his movies are cheesy as hell and not particularly good. Even world class actors which this movie had can sound bad with the story and dialogue that they had to work with. In the hands of a Spielberg or Nolan this could have been a truly terrifying movie minus the bad jokes terrible characters and stupid romance between Will Smith and the stripper girlfriend. Still watchable but that's about it.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

When the Destroyer is headed for Area 51 and Connie asks the Major about how safe they are, and points out there's all the people on the surface yet...the guy deserves a LOT of credit. He's been running a black-site operation for years, the kind of stuff that'll get you the death penalty for messing with it. And instead, as soon as she brings it up, his FIRST thought is that all those civilians have to get down into the facility, immediately. Even though technically everything in that base is still beyond top secret (irrelevant as that might be now), he puts the lives of those people before it. Respect.

[@lurkerrekrul]

With the exception of the defense secretary, there really aren't any "bad" characters in this film, and even he isn't actually evil, just kind of incompetent. Normally, you'd have a survivor try to steal Jasmine's truck and leave the others, or a fanatic who tries to stop the human plan because they sympathize with the aliens, but not in this movie.

[@DavidGowers]

@@lurkerrekrul James Rebhorn is amazing at playing 'bad' guys that are really just kinda incompetent and/or ass-kissers and not especially bad

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

@@lurkerrekrul Entirely true. But I'm reasonably sure in reality, if an (for whatever abhorrently stupid reason) alien invasion drove a ass-ton of civilians toward Area 51 in the 90's, they would've bombed the entire lot of them, and planned to blame it on some inexplicable natural disaster if they alien invasion fails. Successful black-ops types do not care about anything but the mission. The ones that do care, usually wind up dead. But even though his reaction was the least believable thing in the movie, I still appreciate that it was there.

[@leesweets4110]

@@lurkerrekrul I hate the defense secretary. Even when the aliens arrive and starts attacking Earth he still doesnt think its time to disclose to the president.

[@benn454]

@@DoremiFasolatido1979 source: trust me bro

[@FresnoCA93727]

“Is mommy sleeping now?” 🥺 Gets me every time.

[@Oz349]

When Russell pushed that missile launch button and then canceled it before they took off, that's what caused his missile to jam. I wish he could've made it back to his little hometown after this to show everyone that he wasn't a joke

[@SwordmasterKane]

I've watched this movie so many times since its release, and I just now noticed that in the Area 51 scenes they managed to get Lone Starr, Jayne Cobb and Data in one room...

[@orangeandblackattack]

The Lt Commander Data thing flies over heads if they havent watched STNG..which I implore people to watch. Trek has invented so much of our techology while Im still waiting for land rover or anything from Star Wars. ST clearly superior

[@brucemaximus3797]

@@orangeandblackattack As a Star Wars fanatic, them's fightin' words.

[@danielsanz2061]

​@@orangeandblackattack that's because Star Trek is sci Fi, Star Wars in fantasy. They are different genre films. Star wars is more about magic, adventure, and swashbuckling than science. They never explain nor focus on technology, rather the effort is in mythology. Both are great properties, but not really comparable as they are different genre films.

[@orangeandblackattack]

​@@danielsanz2061but if u compare them, u r ignoring genre. my point still stands

[@hkdarthcadeus1555]

Mal and crew were coming back for Jayne.

[@mikes6457]

this was unreal to see in the theater. what a time to be a movie goer. the special effects were amazing. seeing the empire state building blowing up was such a sight to see!

[@ghstdnsr]

I was lucky enough to see it before it came out to theaters.

[@Patriiiiick]

Nothing beat the mid 90s for cinema going.

[@kimnice]

This was the time when they used CGI smartly. They made huge complex miniature of the White House and then they blew it up. Then they added some CGI parts to ENHANCE the scene. If this scene was made today it would be all CGI and would almost certainly look worse despite over a quarter century of technological development.

[@TheCrazyCloon]

​@@Patriiiiicknah, early 2000s. Lord of the Rings

[@tawogtrailers]

@@kimnice Exactly. CGI at that time was still pretty basic so they used it smartly. Kinda wish they could do that today and still use practical effects. Not to say practical effects didn't have their flaws. Look at Jaws 3 for example. But I get it. CGI today is cheaper and faster to create. The CGI today is great when used properly. It can either make a movie fantastic or terrible.

[@FatLittleButterfly]

The president's speech before the final battle still give me chills

[@christopheryochum3602]

Addie! Just a note: Just prior to this movie, Roland Emmerich directed another epic movie, called "Stargate." Also used the same music composer, David Arnold.

[@Do0msday]

Terrific movie. So much fun and a great blend of sci-fi/aliens/Ancient Egypt type of culture.

[@beetlebob4675]

Hell yes. And he actually enjoyed the path the TV show took in terms of the writing. He did approve of what they turned it into, even though that's not what he had planned for the sequels at all. He thought it was very creative. Makes me happy. Lol I hope the sequels eventually happen, but I won't hold my breath. ❤

[@PamJernigan]

Yes, and he wanted to do a sequel to Stargate, but couldn't get the rights, or something, so he said "screw it" and re-wrote the script and called it Independence Day. See also the first season finale of Stargate SG-1 (TV show). Kind of the same set up, but the Stargate characters make fun of the idea of using a virus :p and go with another option...

[@DaDunge]

@@PamJerniganWell the reason it works here is because the aliens are piggybacking on humanity's communicaitons satelites. They coputers can interface with ours and as such they open themselves open to the virus.

[@stephenriggs8177]

Judd Hirsch did a great job as Jeff Goldblum's dad. He's best remembered for his role as Alex, in Taxi. He also had a 4-year run as the title character in Dear John, and he's appeared in countless other TV shows and films.

[@ccricers]

The sequel may not have been as good but I was so surprised to see Judd Hirsch come back for his role!

[@lurkerrekrul]

Most recently as the cranky grandfather on The Goldbergs.

[@jamesmeechan6983]

​@@ccricersl liked the sequel l thought it was good

[@nazfrde]

He just seemed like a walking, talking "old Jewish man" stereotype.

[@azuresentry815]

The speech President Whitmore gives ranks among the top five speeches in film for me. Its pretty simple and short as far as such things go, but its to the point and hits hard given their situation. Thanks for the reaction!

[@tawogtrailers]

Agree! And the score that accompanies it just perfect as well.

[@shainewhite2781]

It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects and made $817 million dollars ($1.6 billion dollars today) against a $75 million dollar budget.

[@testfire3000]

I remember buying it on VHS after seeing it in the theaters. When you opened the box it had a little thank you card inside from the makers of the movie that talked about how surprised and thrilled they were about how well the movie had done, exceeding all their expectations. I wish I had kept that, but I got rid of all my VHS tapes year ago.

[@malcolmdrake6137]

Best Visual Effects is code for "movie sucked, but there are some redeeming features". 😂😂

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

I love this movie man

[@creaturecore13]

Effects just don't hold up. Just bad cgi. While practical effects from movies like the thing still aren't bad today. Or how the first jurassic Park looks better than the newer ones. Same for the lots series vs the hobbit films

[@jgood005]

@@creaturecore13 Couldn't disagree more. A lot of the effects in this were practical, which not only tend to hold up much better, but forces the filmmaker to use them sparingly and with purpose. A lot of the time, CGI looks like crap even it's new, let alone a year or two old. It also lends itself to overuse, so every-other scene is some dizzying array of explosions & hyperfast hand-to-hand combat or some such.

[@Aurich88]

What a movie. Great build-up of tension, great acting, great action, great cheese. One of the all-time best motivational speeches: "We will NOT. GO QUIETLY. INTO THE NIGHT." I'm always that guy doing the doofy-lookin over-eager salute at the end.

[@WarrenVanWyck15]

If I had to choose, this is my favorite movie of all time. There is NO down time in this movie, plenty of quotable lines, star power, and incredible special effects (especially for 1996). Glad you finally got to watch it!

[@tomhoffman4330]

Regarding the Sequel: You can watch it, but afterwards...I promise You'll be asking, "What were they Thinking?"

[@jokerz7936]

Trivia Note the President's Chief of Staff who is barely in the film but he's the guy in the Oval Office who said, "Isn't Possible this thing may just pass us by?". Is actor Robert Pine father of Chris Pine.

[@timaustin2000]

I saw this in the cinema on release. The dog bit: EVERYONE in the cinema - a packed house - simultaneously jumped up and punched the air when the dog made it. Never seen anything like it before or since. It was an AMAZING theatre experience.

[@Tan-Tan666]

When it showed the Statue of Liberty all destroyed and in the water, half of the audience in my theater BOOED really loud lol.

[@WheresWaldo05]

Havent been to many movies then cause infinity war and end game and top gun maverick blew that one out of the water.

[@ccricers]

Our theater clapped when the dog made that jump.

[@WheresWaldo05]

@@ccricers I have seen hundreds of movies in my 39 years. No one ever uttered a single word or sound in a theatre until avengers movies came out. So i call b.s.

[@Nloveru]

These stories are always fake. People don't do that in theathers.

[@DavidGowers]

The whole cast here are amazing, but my favourites are the 'smaller' roles. I love Harvey Fierstein (David's co-worker at the start with the kinda gravelly voice) in anything he does, same for Harry Connick Jr - Jimmy - and James Rebhorn - Defense Secretary Nimziki...it's not a movie I could watch super regularly, but it's one I can always come back to every now and again.

[@DonaldPK51]

Originally, it was shot with Russell being denied by Major Mitchell because he was drinking, ultimately leading to him showing up with a missile strapped to his cropdusting plane for a suicide mission. Test audiences didn't like it, so scenes were shot for the "flight experience" interview in the hangar and Russell in the fighter cockpit set. Other scenes were edited accordingly to fit. It's why the one guy says "all missiles have been fired" but Russell is still there with a missile that would have been included in their count. The original version can be found on YT with director commentary, it was included as a deleted scene in the old Laserdisc release.

[@alextan1478]

...and the DVD & Blu-Ray releases too.

[@Wafaloo]

I’m glad they went with the edits, because the original version was too ridiculous

[@charlie7mason]

@@Wafaloo Yeah, I'm surprised it even made it off the paper at all.

[@williammatthews693]

"I didn't think it was a good idea to fly when intoxicated." I think it's standard operating procedure at Delta!

[@quixote6942]

"Dr. Orkin" was played by Brent Spiner... He's "Commander Data", the Android on Star Trek: The Next Generation"!

[@sharonjoan1970]

Love this movie and Bill Pullman's speech is Amazing ❤

[@adamplace1414]

Vivica A. Fox was severely underrated in this movie. Took the "hooker with a heart of gold" trope and made it feel fresh. This was my absolute favorite movie until the Matrix came out.

[@fixfalcon2628]

I feel like Will Smith's life would have turned out alot better if he was actually married to Vivica A. Fox.

[@Lemon_Force]

@@fixfalcon2628 yeah for real lol

[@A.Light33]

@@fixfalcon2628they do look great together. She was on a episode of Fresh Prince. If they had married she wouldn’t have become so obsessed over 50 cent lol

[@mikecarr4178]

Fresh because the fact that she's a stripper doesn't in any way define her character. She's introduced as a single parent (and it isn't clear they aren't a married couple until you realize she's not living on base with Hiller and/or that Dylan calls him Steve) concerned about her son and her pilot boyfriend. It's just her job - except for her interaction with her coworker and the conversation with the First Lady it could have been left out of the film entirely.

[@jerrypeacock2234]

Bill Pullman's Independence Day speech, one of the best ever put on film

[@tvdroid22]

In the full version, the kid that was feeing sick was not an alien, rather he had a sub-plotnwhere he was receiving chemotherapy of some sort. The undertone was about how people would be affected when something like this happens and the supply chain(for meds in this case) was interrupted. The bulk of that got cut for the theatrical version toreduce run time. By the end of the speech, the theater was lit. The entire audience was standing and cheering. Will Smith declined to be in the second one. Looks like that was a smart move

[@packer7915]

When Will Smith was dragging the alien across the desert and yells "What is that smell!!!" it was because the salt flats is a dried up lake bed and the shrimp that lived there were in a state of decay and no one told Will about it.

[@ThatBrendonGuy]

This is one of my all time favourite movies, it shouldnt work, it should collapse under its own cheese, but its so good...

[@pleutron]

Addie's ongoing conspiracy theories during this was awesome lol. I think Addie may have watched too many movies now :)

[@robertfishburn8545]

The son potentially being an alien made me chuckle

[@johnhammond3056]

Addie mentioning another movie was the best. "does it have a weak spot like the death star" 👍

[@SandmanGotBeer]

Must watch for July 4th. That speech by Bill Pullman still rocks 27 years later.

[@krazycatz]

Fun Fact: The filmmakers of this movie originally did not have any particular date as to when this was set to happen. It was only when the censors told them they could not call their movie Independence Day unless it took place on July 4th that they added the timeline which also gave Bill Pullman a great speech to deliver. P. S. I used to have this movie on DVD and remember such information from the director’s audio commentary.

[@stanleywiggins5047]

Independence Day Resurgence, quite a few of the same people return 20 years later.. I gave them both 10 / 10

[@DarkPaladin24]

The president's speech is something that needs to be heard every time. Just imagine what we could do if we put aside our differences and work as one.

[@Jon_FM]

A lot of my favourite lines come from this movie "Yes, yes. Yes. Without the 'oops'" " just a little anxious to get up there and whoop E.T.'s a--, that's all!" So many snappy lines.

[@oliverconway6960]

"Stop side-seat driving!" is my favourite.

[@WarrenVanWyck15]

ArE yOu SuRe? -Russell Case

[@vkdeen7570]

"in the words of my generation... up yours" "we will not go quietly into the night. We will not go without a fight"

[@callmeshaggy5166]

16:15 I think most of the cars would still have the keys in their ignitions. People would almost certainly leave them behind when fleeing the explosion.

[@samjh91]

I wouldn't worry about watching the sequel, it never got anywhere near recapturing the magic of this one in my opinion

[@brunoamorim7579]

Its a bad sequel, but its watchable just for the comebacks and referencies, it sucks but its kinda fun in my opinion

[@Aurochhunter]

I first saw this year's ago when I was in high school, I'd wager everyone in the cinema got jump scared by the alien splitting open in the autospy scene.

[@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace]

The marketing for this movie was genius. The first thing the public got to see was a Super Bowl ad of the White House getting blown up... It was like instantly the most anticipated movie of 1996. I saw it at a midnight show on opening night with a group of friends. We all agreed that the movie made us feel good to be an Earthling! And that the movie, as flawed as the script is, was 2 hours of non stop entertainment. It has become an Independence Day tradition in my family to watch this movie every July 4th. The sequel is not worth watching except for the large scale destruction scenes... which are about 3 minutes of screen time. And SPOILER ALERT!!! it blatantly sets up another movie that will never be made.

[@ceougin20]

Then of course Dr Evil used that very same shot of the White House’s destruction to screw with the President in the 60s in The Spy who Shagged Me. Perfection.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

Addie, at the end, you said you knew some of the actors, others appeared familiar, yet you were not sure. Did you notice “Jayne, the Man they call Jayne” as you are a fan of FIREFLY-? Adam Baldwin, was the Air Force officer, with good pistol aim (alien, Coke can) 😎 A talented Cast, collective.

[@shaun4314]

"aww that poor kid... AND THE DOG!!" 😂 as long as the dog lives, we good haha

[@darkzer0670]

Boomer........Will Live

[@ColvyMolvy]

I can still hear the eruption of laughter from the packed cinema whenever Will Smith interacted with the alien.

[@scottsacala]

lol, "Is he an alien? is he one of the aliens?" So funny! cute! I grew up watching this movie on VHS too. And I believe it was one of the first movies I've seen in the theater. The VHS had a full hologram on the cover!

[@DT-hp8de]

I cannot believe you haven't watched so many of these movies yet, but I'm enjoying every reaction video!!

[@neospock5034]

One of the great summer blockbusters of the 90s! Awesome film!!

[@molonlabe1509]

For as many times as I've seen this movie (probably well over 100), I'm surprised it took me this long to realize that Jeff Goldblum is drinking Bushmills. Good choice

[@Liamliev]

I find it funny how these reactors say they haven’t seen a movie but know what happens every time. 😂

[@shallowgal462]

How did you like Data's performance? Goldblum repeated his famous line from Jurassic Park: "Must go faster! Must go faster! Must go faster!"

[@Pfhreak]

I believe you mean Bob Wheeler's performance.

[@justinedse8435]

Who?

[@crewchief5144]

I was stationed at MCAS Tustin and sometimes El Toro in the 90's. When this came out we laughed about how they depicted the base. Still nice to get a shout out from Hollywood once in a while. By the way, China Lake and a few aux sites are way more cool than Area 51. Flying with fun stuff in the late 90's and early 2000's after 9/11 was a great time. I will attest, I never saw any alien technology or aircraft.

[@DudeLongcouch]

I saw this at a drive-in theater and it was amazing. Peak 90's experience.

[@promiscuous675]

Thank you. It seem appropriate that both of Roland Emmerich's July 4th movies, this and "The Patriot" have Adam Baldwin.

[@tawogtrailers]

Fun fact. The president's daughter is played by Mae Whitman ( Parenthood, Good Girls, The Duff, etc)

[@danifeatherby]

I remember seeing this movie on opening day, 3 months before shipping out for the Navy. Was mesmerizing!

[@falloutfan2502]

So if you haven't done it already, you need to do "Mars Attacks!", which is largely a parody of this movie and a lot of sci-fi tropes. It's a wonderful film.

[@Heru3005]

The ultimate summer popcorn flick. Roland Emmerich nailed it with this one. Everything after, while enjoyable, ventured much more into cheesiness. Still I'd recommend Armageddon (that one is Michael Bay directing, and Deep Impact is the better movie and came out at nearly the exact same time. Either is a good pick tho.), The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, or Stargate. They just don't do summer spectacles like they used to.

[@luxurybuzz3681]

Stargate is a favorite movie of mine.

[@ccricers]

It's good Armageddon and Deep Impact came around the same time but both felt different enough despite using the same main plot.

[@jamesmeechan6983]

I loved 2012 as well

[@joelpayne1193]

This film was the classic and awesome part of my childhood memories. I kinda glad that this movie was successful in box office. 😊❤

[@greencello599]

In the novelization of this movie, there was a b-plot with the youngest of Russell's kids being sick with a condition that their mom died of. It was among several things that were ultimately cut from the story, even though they filmed it. Test audiences didn't like a number of things.

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

My favorite movie presidents: 1. Bill Pullman - Independence Day 2. Morgan Freeman - Deep Impact 3. Harrison Ford - Air Force One

[@karter95]

Dr Oken is played by Brent Spiner who is most famous for playing Lt Commander Data in Star Trek the Next Generation and subsequent films. Brilliant actor

[@VirtualBabe29]

Don't forget Bob Wheeler, the recurring character in Night Court.

[@sergiolopez5027]

Yes please watch the second!! Very nicely made. A lot of characters returned. Not as good as the first but still solid storyline. I love sci fi films, and the second was amazing.

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

everytime me and my sister are together and we see bill pullman, she either goes it's the president or turns to me and says you punched the president x'D

[@TheHalloweenKing]

One of the greatest speeches for a movie

[@DerangedCoconut808]

Armageddon is definitely a must especially for some good old fashion Michael Bay American Save the World Ego Stroking (top 5 movies to watch when substitute teacher shows up to class).

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Bay's Theorem: The overall quality of any given Michael Bay film is inversely proportional to the square of the quality of its visual effects. Means he makes really shitty movies, and nothing else...ever.

[@bable6314]

@@DoremiFasolatido1979 Bad take

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

A classic i loved watching this as a kid and i still love watching it now as a grown man

[@shep4life]

I remember watching this in the theater. So much fun. Blew me away

[@ericstarkey551]

Dr. Taken (with the long hair) is Brent spiner who plays data on star trek the next generation amazing actor who got his start on the original night court

[@gchild1286]

I was 17 whenI saw this in theaters and I pretty much misses the whole movie because me and my girlfriend just made out in the back of the theater for over 2 1/2 hours! But I still told everybody it was a good movie!😁

[@PamJernigan]

Enjoyed your reaction :) It's a terrific popcorn flick - over the top action, comedy, moments that make you cry, and a kick-a$$ speech from Bill Pullman. I saw it in the theaters on opening weekend; it was awesome. Seen it multiple times since (not *every* 4th of July, but more than a few). I also saw the sequel, and... well... it was there. Not awful, but not great. The cute kids from this movie are grown up and are the leads in the sequel. I didn't hate it but haven't ever felt the need to re-watch.

[@jamesmeechan6983]

I would rewatch it the sequel

[@FuzzyMarineVet]

The way Will Smith portrays Capt. Steven Hiller in this movie makes me think he graduated from the Marine Corps Basic School for officers.

[@nathanwilliams2152]

This film did blow my mind when I was 12, when it came out. And I love your reaction to it - I personally loved the Area 51 scenes.

[@phtevenj]

the speech the president gives is one of the best in any movie ever... imho

[@agp11001]

Only thanks to Overly Enthusiastic Salute Guy.

[@darkzer0670]

Overly Enthusiastic Salute Guy 🤣🤣🤣

[@lakeracer8453]

19:10 I always got a laugh out of the president asking, "Can they be killed?" Well sir, you're not sitting down to a cup of with these three are you?

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

I lived in Chicago during the 90's. When ID" was released in 1996, there were some special cinema shows of ID" starting at Midnight, July 2-3, when this film starts in chronology. I went with some friends. We had a blast viewing ID" -a real thrill ride at the cinema. After, out for drinks. Kind of got a vibe this film would be huge! One big screw-up, was that Entertainment Weekly put an image of the Alien species on their front cover, published before this film premiered, so had seen that the day before on the shelf of shop, spoiled what the Aliens looked like.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

I walked out of the theatre saying, “That was one of the dumbest science fiction movies I’ve ever seen and I loved it!” The decades have not changed my opinion. Great movie. Dumb as a bag of nails but still a great movie!

[@jillanderson3242]

Patricia, the President's daughter is played by Mae Whitman, who would later play Sandra Bullock's daughter in Hope Floats, George Clooney's daughter in One Fine Day and as Amber in the NBC TV Series Parenthood.

[@covrtdesign5279]

I HIGHLY recommend watching the behind the scenes for this movie and how they did so many of the practical effects. It was one of the last to use that much model work and practical effects.

[@alex0589]

"If i saw that dog burst into flames, i would not have been ok" -Addie, 2023

[@kumanight]

I'm not American but I watch this movie every July 4th in memory of my Uncle. This was one of his favourite movies (he was a huge Will Smith fan) and we'd watch it every year. He died from alcoholism 5 years ago. Every year I watch this movie and remember sitting on his couch as a kid cheering when the aliens blow up. RIP Uncle Rana. Miss you so much.

[@chainreactions5807]

A Classic!! The second one wasn't as good but still a nice sci-fi movie. The speech that Bill Pullman gives is one for the books 🙂

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

The inspirational speech, by The President, is a riff on the pre-battle speech of King Henry V, in W.Shakespeare’s “Henry 5th” before the Battle of Agincourt, 1415. (We, Band of Brothers…etc)

[@thirteenthandy]

A little late since I was traveling over the 4th, but I'm watching this while smoking a cigar called America, and I think that's nicely appropriate. Happy Independence Day!

[@alex0589]

ah the 90's....when alien spaceships ran windows 95' and seeing New York buildings blow up was entertainment..... Happy 4th

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

Escaping the mother-ship .... Jeff Goldblum, "Must go faster! Must go faster!" A line brought back by Jurassic Park driving away from the T-Rex! I can't remember if it clicked when I saw JP the first time. As I got older my memory was the 2nd thing to go. I can't remember what the first thing was. lol Have a Happy 4th of July, Addie!! And Jeremy! And of course, Ollie! I hope the fireworks don't scare you too much.

[@subitman]

Dr. Oaken, the crazy scientist in Area 51 is best know as Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation. He is an android who is incapable of having emotions. However, he desires to be more human and sometimes act as a comedic as he tries to learn. It's a really good series.

[@johndaily263]

“You’re going to run into something.” How prescient!

[@Adrastos2834]

I think what gets most people fired up about independence day is the speech by Bill Pullman toward the end. I would watch the second one. If not for your channel I would watch it outside the channel. It is not near as good as the first but rarely sequels are. Most people I have seen react to it or have talked to about it all have a, little, bias toward it because Will Smith is not in it. He had other films he was making at the time and they proceeded along without him instead of waiting. I did still find the second one entertaining and think they had set up a third movie which actually looked like it could be very good. But we will never see a third so that kind of stinks. Great reaction Addie.

[@AdamtheGrey02]

Harry Connick Jr. who played "Jimmy" was in a couple very entertaining films. One was a WWII movie based on a true story called 'Memphis Belle' while the other he played a killer in was called 'Copy Cat' which is a psychological horror type of movie. His small part was brilliantly played by him though as he's peppered throughout the film. He was a real psychopath in it.

[@MGower4465]

Not to be a pedant, but its Belle, not Bell. As in antebellum unmarried woman, not the thing in a belfry.

[@AdamtheGrey02]

@@MGower4465 It's fine. I knew the difference but my mind just quickly typed out the word most commonly said. I suppose the pic of the "Memphis Belle" on their bomber kind of gives that away too heh. I just edited it and corrected it so thanks for the heads up.

[@NathanMalnaa]

I love this movie, it's 28 years old and still looks incredible lol 12:05 that shot is iconic lol 12:54 the audience in theaters cheered at that part for obvious reasons lol 16:01 such a great line lol 17:42 that was mostly improv by Will and the smell he's asking about is actually coming from the dry lake bed they're on lol 26:01 one of the best speeches in cinema history You can absolutely watch the sequel, it gets alot of hate, but i personally liked it lol

[@williammatthews693]

Bill Pullman: The Greatest American President!

[@mattreid8098]

Lol so glad you put in that SNL skit clip, always makes me laugh

[@Avalon19511]

Addie it is a tradition in our house that we watch Yankee Doddle Dandy 1942 on July 4th, great movie great music, it's about James M Cohan, with James Cagney

[@josephdonais4778]

Back for another view. Thanks for putting it up front in the library. ☺

[@MrChromeJob]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the First Lady is MY President! IYKYK 😁😁

[@Dtothethird]

So say we all.

[@Tateorsomething]

I love your reference to that SNL skit. It's the best skit they've had in decades.

[@brandonflorida1092]

Fun reaction. Thanks! The realistic part: I can believe their ship would be impervious to nuclear weapons. To travel between the stars, one needs to move at an appreciable fraction of the speed of light and at those speeds, even dust particles come on like nuclear bombs. The unrealistic part: Computer viruses depend on an intimate and precise knowledge of the system to be infected. See you next time. Oh, yes, if you want scary, try "Alien" and its sequel "Aliens."

[@brendancolquitt3029]

When I was a kid I was TERRIFIED of Mars attacks.... that's a comedy

[@Carmelmen1]

I'm so happy people are reacting to my favorite movie of all time

[@SonicFrozen_Fan2005_Official]

30:19 iconic moment.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

14:22 Maybe it has some kind of weak spot like the Death Star LOL. Maybe. Lone Star from Spaceballs is one of the pilots as well as the President.

[@greencello599]

The scenes outside of Area 51 were filmed on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The flats were also used for Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End as Davy Jones' locker.

[@blakewalker84120]

Yeah, the least believable part of this movie is that Constance didn't listen to David about the attack. He's obviously a freaking super genius. She was married to him. She knows he's a super genius who works in the field of satellite communication. She hung up on him like he called her to talk about an alimony check. I gotta say, if I am looking out my window at alien spaceships hovering over my head and a super genius calls me to say they're going to attack, I listen. Even if it's my ex wife.