10/19/10

Like and Old Friend....

   The end of the world....A popular topic amoung film makers of our time. There are many differenty way portrayed in cinema today such as Cataclismic events in 2012...Giant Freezes in The Day After Tomorrow and last but not least alien apocalypse in the film up for inspection Independence Day. Written by Dean Devlin and Ronald Emmerich and directed by Rondald Emmerich a director who has much experience in the genre of Apocalypitc nature in fact has directe all of the movies listed above. I remember watching this movie when i was much younger and of course I loved it then, lots of killing, lots of epic explosions, and Will Smith. That was a never miss formula for me when i was younger, and watching it now these are many of the same reasons that I enjoy the film. I find myself very inpresed with the amount of convienceing special effects, seeing how this movie was made in 1996 it would seem that there would be some corny effects however i relize as i think about it that the year '96 brought us such gems as Michale Bay's The Rock, Brian De Palmas Mission Impossible, and Jan De Bont's Twister all of which have well done effects. So good visually and the soundtrack is what your would expect from a ninties blockbuster hit with lots of orcastrated music and dramitic builds, However now we must adress the acting. Independence Day has some well acted moments...as well as the complete contrairy with many corny one liners and just giggle worthy acting. Moments such as Bill Pullmans "Independence Day" speech (he plays  President Thomas J. Whitmore) redeem many of the films painfull one liners such as Will Smith's (Who plays Captin Steve Miller) "Now that is what i call a close encounter" which at the time in 96 may have not been a joke in it self but now just provides laughs. Despite the many chuckel worthy oneliners soild proformances are givin my most actors involved. And as im a sucker for most things with Jeff Goldblum signed on (have you seen his pecks) I must say between Bill Pullman, Randy Quaid, and him he acting is saved. I can totaly see why i dug this movie as a child and i can say now that i still am a fan, well done, deciently acted, good score, and verry cinematic direction. I can promise you that his will not be the last time in my life i say "hello old frind" to Independence Day.

1 comment:

  1. I'm not really ALL that sure about how I feel about this movie...You know?

    Will Smith: PRO
    ALIENS: CON
    THE GUY YOU THINK IS AWESOME WITH THE BUFFNESS, (WILL'S SIDEKICK): PRO
    End of the World theme: CON

    ReplyDelete