Friday, 6 June 2025

Independence Day: Resurgence (3 Stars)



This is a delayed sequel to "Independence Day", made 20 years after the original. I always have an aversion to delayed sequels. Sometimes they're good, mostly they aren't.

Actually, I'm no big fan of the original. I remember seeing it on television shortly after its release, but I had no inclination to buy it on DVD. I still remember the spectacular special effects created by Stuttgart's own Roland Emmerich, but I was annoyed by the concept of America saving the world and July 4th becoming the Independence Day for the whole world. For me as an Englishman that's an insult. I still think that American independence was a mistake. But it's all in the past. The Americans wanted independence, and now they have Donald Trump.

"Resurgence" is a far inferior film. The battle scenes are confused and difficult to follow. The first film was acceptable, but the sequel is unnecessary. At least it was a box office success.

I only watched it today because my grandson Oliver requested it. He watched it on television with his parents a few weeks ago, and he wanted to watch it again. I hope he'll have better taste as he gets older.

Success Rate:  + 0.4

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