Independence Day Resurgence

Thanks for that, CM. Looks good. Of course, I'll wait for the reviews.
 
That looks pretty good. And for all its faults, I enjoyed the first one.
 
Demanding 50 million bucks for a couple of flicks whose budget is 200 million seems like an awful lot - at least the studio thought so, and refused to pay - so no Will Smith. Unfortunate that others have to be punished for what may be Smith's greed but I doubt the new ones will do as well and I'm not inclined to see them. Especially as I don't like studios filming one really really long movie and splitting it into separate releases over separate years and charging folks twice for it. Maybe I shouldn't complain with movie prices being so cheap and all. :rolleyes: Plus, it looks like they're trying to make it a "good" film - serious, dramatic, gritty, angsty, etc. - which means it has to suck. The first movie was a goofy blast and, if they were going to turn anything up to 11, it should be the innocent fun rather than the angst.
 
Well, now that I've had a chance to see the trailer from above, I definitely have to see the movie! It does look like they're trying to be serious this time, which (as J-Sun said) may prove to be their downfall. But I'll give it a shot.

ETA: I love that they used the "St. Crispin's Day" speech in the trailer. Big win.
 
J-Sun said:
Especially as I don't like studios filming one really really long movie and splitting it into separate releases over separate years and charging folks twice for it.
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Aww. You're still unhappy about The Hobbit and The Hunger Games. Well, me too. I definitely see your point. But Independence Day has been one of my guilty pleasures, so I'll play along.
 
J-Sun, didn't that happen with an Ironman actor? I forget the character's name, but the actor changed from the first to the second film (he was, despite not being in the lead, the highest paid actor in the first, I think).
 
'humans have rebuilt civilization using alien technology scrapped during the invasion of the first film'
Naturally, I have two (2) wips going involving 'scrapping' alien tech... so yes this has to be good right? An idea who's time has come. If you can't beat 'em - steal their techstuff.
 
clovis-man said:
Aww. You're still unhappy about The Hobbit and The Hunger Games
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Well, not me personally, with those two, but the principle of the thing. :)

thaddeus6th said:
J-Sun, didn't that happen with an Ironman actor? I forget the character's name, but the actor changed from the first to the second film (he was, despite not being in the lead, the highest paid actor in the first, I think).
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Yep, James Rhodes. Forget the actors' names but that was a blemish on Iron Man II as I don't really care for the guy they replaced the first guy with. (I mean, nothing greatly against him - just didn't work as well.) I guess that's one advantage of filming these things back-to-back - you can know you have the same cast for at least a couple of flicks. :)
 
When I first heard they're making a ID:2 I genuinely had the impression it would be a rehash. To see them actually take into account the 20 year gap and have reverse engineered tech is a pleasant surprise... Even if I can't help but think the plot structure as a whole will end up being similar.
 
I was expecting a negative response in here to this one, so I'm happy to see that the original is as fondly remembered in these parts. Looking forward to this!
 
Saw the trailer last week and it looks like a lot of fun. The missus is quite excited too. (She loved ID4)
 
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