Hey everyone, thanks for joining us. And happy 4th July! As you can see in our summary of this film, we really enjoyed it. Of course it's not the most sophisticated of works our there, but we have great fun anyway. It's actually a really complicated script that they manage to weave and that's hard work! And we loved the humour as well! Perfect easy day viewing film! This is the Extended version by the way. Enjoy !
Just a bit of more info about the film. This film holds the record for largest use of miniatures for practical effects. And with production of films todays utilizing more cgi, it will likely hold this record for many years longer.
Your boy has a really good insight on the world and beyond. His guesses about the movies plot were pretty on point and his observation of David and Steve saving "Many" planets was some deep thinking. Love to see it! foster that intellect!
🤣😂🤣 What an awesome Dad! That intro was priceless! Describing the most boring thing for a kid ever and thirty seconds of silence later, “oh.” ✌️😉👍💕 You have a very smart son. Good job Dad!
What a great pep talk before watching. That looks like something I would do, lol. The look on your son's face when you said "It's lots of talking," was worth all the tea in Boston Harbor. The payoff of his reaction at the end was even better.
@@potterj09 I never met him. He grew up in Highland Park area of Pittsburgh, I was 1 neighborhood over. I just knew his dad as my derm. He was stingy, 15 day supply Rx instead of the normal 30.
What a very smart young man you have there dad!! Great show to watch on our Independence day!! Love your reactions! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🎉🎆 I wish we had a president give a speech like the one he gave in the movie!!😊
I get the impression quite regularly that he'd rather be literally anywhere else than here watching these movies. As a reactor myself i've started being able to notice certain things from others. Either that or the kid always look that unarsed about everything lol. Which is definitely possible. Most Kids these days only look happy when getting a new smartphone for Christmas or a new fortnite add on...
@@GenerationMediaReaction War of Worlds by Steven Spielberg with Tom Cruise is another good alien invasion movie, this one is more in first person, since the invasion is not shown on a massive scale as in Independence Day, but we follow and live only what Tom Cruise's character's family lives during the invasion, we do not see what happens elsewhere.
That thumbnail 😅 Independence Day was the one movie premiere I attended when growing up in Norway that had a laser show and everything prior to the screening, and where people went wild and cheered multiple times during the actual screening, just like they do in the U.S., and it was a blast!
You and your son should watch Twister 1996 its a fun film and some other films you guys might like are goosebumps 2015 and 2018 movies with Jack black , Critters 1986, five nights at freddy 2023, super 8 2011 and the karate kid movies 1984,1986 and 1989 versions.
Good idea - we want to balance these more blockbuster types with some solid good films for a little bit, so Armageddon is a great one when we need to back to blockbuster scale
You're the first reactor who got the movie the way I did when I first saw it, It's a cheesy but fun ride -- sort of like a rollercoaster. Or more like the water ride where you go down a shoot and get water splashed on you. Not much to it but thrilling nonetheless and refreshing on a hot summer day. So many people take it WAY too seriously.
I was a kid when the movie was shown in the theater, and I liked it so much that I went to see it every Sunday. I must have seen it about 9 or 10 times, I saw it until they removed it from the theater. Then, when it came out on video, I rented it very frequently. I like many things about it: The practical effects are the best. The practical effects will always look more real than the CGI effects, which are unfortunate, as could be seen in the sequel to Independence Day, which was a failure. I also liked the fact that it is an ensemble film, with several main characters, and that the characters have a well-designed narrative arc: They all had an objective or goal, an obstacle, defects, virtues, and in the end, thanks to the invasion , everyone achieves their redemption: Levison manages to demonstrate his intelligence, Russell demonstrates that he can be more than a drunk, Steve manages to fulfill his dream of going to space, and the president proves to be a leader who accompanies his troops to combat. Conny, Levinson's wife, finally gets to feel like part of something special, and Jazmin gets a family by marrying Steven. It seems to me that not all of the movie was humorous, I think the humorous part was carried out only by Steve and Julius (Levinson's father). The rest of the film was dramatic, especially the death of the first lady and Russell's alcoholism. I think the only thing I had to object to was the anti-climactic nature of the scene in which Steve hits the alien, it seemed plausible that a member of the US Marine Corps would dare to approach the ship and an alien hand-to-hand, without knowing the species, not knowing how dangerous they could be.
I just wanted to say how much I love watching your reaction videos where you and your son watch cinema classics together. It's not just about the movies; the real joy is seeing the wonderful dynamic you share. You're creating unforgettable moments between father and son. I also want to praise your son's ability to watch and interpret the movies from his perspective-he's shown me details I never noticed before. After watching your reactions, I always feel inspired to watch the movies and enjoy them even more. Sending you lots of love from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Keep up the amazing work!
I remember when my dad took me to this movie in the cinemas when I was 10, he read that the graphics/flying scenes were amazing and wanted to see it and thought I would like it too. I did. Just not the area 51 part with the alien-suit, the brain distortion, the swinging and wildly flailing arms, the reflective eyes and especially the part where it uses the scientist to speak for him. Holy effing sheisse, that scared the hell out of me. I remember grabbing my dads hand and continuously squeezing it harder and harder to the point all blood must have left his hand lol. "Come on... is it really that bad?" he asked, while I felt as if I was actually in that room... I was so immersed..... Nightmare fuel. Took me 2-3 months before I wasn't scared in the dark when going to bed again lol. I wasn't the only kid at school though who saw the movie, the few who did loved it so much and thought it was just cool not scary at all... which made me realise I was kind of a pussy... lessons learned. Since then I never felt the urge to look away again, the only thing that still can freak/gross me out is something like a cheese grater rubbing against someone's shin or something like that, and even then only when it's been done really really well (more real/in camera, less cgi). Too bad practical/in camera effects are a dying breed, even today I think it looks so much better, has so much of an impact on the viewer, so much so that the only reason to be relient of CGI must be laziness and greed (with triple A titles that is, I can understand how a lower budget limits doing stuff for real)
45:40 One of the best inspirational speeches in movies, second to Captain America’s speeches in the MCU and Mikey’s “it’s our time” speech from The Goonies.
Sir, to know that your son sits down expecting a historic movie about "how Independance Day happened" and gets Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, -Dennis- Randy Quaid, Star Trek's Data Brent Spinner, Battlestar Galactica's Mary McDonnell, FireFly's Adam Baldwin, Taxi's Judd Hirsch, and the awesome Robert Loggia, all in one package! Wow! What future actor rabbit holes to dive down (or at least to recognise in the future, especially Brent Spinner if he gets addicted to Star Trek TNG! Perhaps he won't be so much into older-retro, but I suspect it's like our agegroup discovering classic Duval or Eastwood or Brando movies Fantastic reactions and agree, cheesy in just the right amount that it brings a smile many times in ID4, thanks guys!
Mary McDonnell was in Battlestar Galactica??? I had no idea! Was she one of the female pilots from the episode where all the pilots got sick and the girls had to learn to fly? I know the actress who took over from Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy Drew was one of those
@@SJHFoto Oh yeah for sure. Remember the female president (and before being voted the caring mother-like politician that 'balanced' out Adama's military decisions with her human qualities, that was her! She has a big ongoing role in the first few seasons, Her decisions and her 'persona' is a large part of that show from the mini-series start through into the main series. I remember really noticing her in Grand Canyon, and I swear her characters get stronger and more diverse as the years go by! Thoroughly recommend Battlestar Galactica for her role alone! She played a politician turns President of the people!
Oh and likewise, I han't yet watched any Nancy Drew movies (just the old black and white) but played all the computer games, so I'll have to look out for the new Nancy Drew stuff and see if I can recognise the BSG pilot! :)
@@watchreadplayretro You mean the new Battlestar Galactica? I was thinking of the original from the 70s. And the Nancy Drew show I was referring to was from the 70s as well, not the 30s movies with Bonita Granville
@@watchreadplayretro To be honest, I have no interest in the updated Battlestar Galactica. I watched the opener, and it had immorality in it, along with bad language
In style this film was a throwback to the Disaster Movies of the 70s, like 'Earthquake' and 'The Towering Inferno.' Big cast of famous faces, overlapping stories of survival etc. High body count a consistent feature.
What always struck me about this movie was the sheer brutality of the aliens arrival and attack and mankind's complete helplessness almost til the end of the movie. The aliens weren't motivated by hate towards mankind or nothing like that: they simply chose Earth as their new home and were cleaning out the pests that were there, like we do with ants or cockroaches, so it's very unsettling to see a far more advanced species do the same thing to us! Great reaction, I first watched it when I was a little younger than your kid and this movie still amazes me to this day!
Brent Spiner (Dr. Orkin) played Data in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series. His character's name (Orkin) is a play on the name of a bug spray company. From 1965-1980, I lived in the town of El Toro, CA. El Toro was a nearby Marine base that was closed down during the Reagan era. BTW, the Roswell Incident happened in 1947, not the 1950s.
This is my birthday movie. I have watched it every year since I saw it in theaters with my parents back in 1996. I love this movie. It is absolutely what I would call a classic example of popcorn entertainment. You've got action, suspense, romance, great visual effects(Still looks amazing even 28 years later)... It's just great. I'm 36 years old today. I can't wait to dig in and hear what you guys think. I know you guys don't celebrate, obviously, but cheers to our friends across the pond!
@@GenerationMediaReaction It looks like! I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. I may have said this on a previous video, but, this is a great idea for a channel. In 10-15 years, this is going to be a fantastic time capsule for your son.
Remember Obama was in his 40s, not that old at all. Bush was in his mid 50s when he was in. Clinton as well was young. But as Reagan once said in a debate, "Many people voting this fall will be worried about age of the president,.........I will overlook my opponent's youth and inexperience for this debate". He was running for reelection in his 70s.
I'm sure one day the boy will look back on this with fond memories but right now he's probably like oh my God Dad do we have to do this again😂😂 good sport though!!
The actor with the raspy voice is Harvey Fierstein, a multi-Tony Award winning actor and writer. Independence Day is one of two movies that people watch as tradition on the 4th of July. The other is "1776". Also, in 1996, there was another alien invasion movie called "The Arrival". It is a much more realistic and intelligent film but was mostly overshadowed by Independence Day's explosions.
I actually watched this with my mum, which was so rare as a teenager but I cherish that day. Sure she thought it was trash however. I just hope here are cinemas still screening this for a new generation. It's far more impressive on a big screen.
My Mom saw this later, but she's not into science fiction. I wasn't a teenager when this came out (I'm older than you are), but I saw it a few times in the movies. The last time I went with my friends that were my age, and an older few. Rose (one of the ones who didn't see it yet) jumped when Brent Spiner was thrown onto the glass. We all waited for her reaction (knowing a jump scare and scream would be coming!) Sadly, she died recently
Even at the time, it was a very “Yay ‘Merica!” In many ways. In their defence, having served in the military myself, the British officers portrayed is fairly accurate. This does have one of the greatest Movie speeches ever. This one and the one in Pacific Rim are ones I really remember.
That moment or so when you could see your son wasn't quite sure if you were joking about what the film was about, and yet he still was willing to go along with it to please you, his father, was simultaneously funny and undearing. When Will Smith mentioned "E.T." it made me wonder if your son has seen that film? I am assuming you have. About "Men In Black": I do think your son would enjoy that one. Thanks for the Independence Day greeting. Looking forward to your next review!
I remember the posters for this movie in theaters were kind of weird and cryptic. They had a shortened code title in big letters: "ID4", which never made any sense to me. Okay so it's the fourth of July and maybe the 4th day after the aliens show up, but when you haven't seen the movie yet, that's just a weird way to market the movie. I guess it made people curious to see it.
That movie is almost comical with how it dehumanizes The British. I die laughing every time one of the Redcoats is trying to surrender. "PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GA-*bangbangbangbang*" "They were surrendering!" "Hell, he's a redcoat, they're all the same!"
@@StevenJShow yeah it's pretty pro American propaganda. I could only imagine if it was made just a few years later, after 9/11 how much more insane it would be.
I watched it last year and loved it, then it recommended i watch the 2nd movie, but was so bad lol. It's always like this when you find something good from the 90s lol
Hello, glad you both enjoyed the movie. Here is an important question, why was the Airforce the only military unit available to fight? Even in the 1990's we had mobile missile launchers, SAM batteries, anti-aircraft guns.
You both should totally check out the Patriot! An amazing movie! God Bless from So. Cal USA 🇺🇸 and Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 from My mom and I. Just discovered your channel! Love it
A good film depicting the American Revolutionary War against England is a totally historical fiction but honest Mel Gibson film called The Patriot. It's a bit violent but nothing too graphic and there are even boys around your sons age in the movie as well.
Much respect for the Zelensky reference. You're a good man and you're taking your son on a great journey through movie history. They don't make them like this anymore or at least not with the same consistency. Again, much respect.
Make him watch Armageddon, it's also a movie in that style, a multi-character disaster movie drama with touches of humor, which is basically the definition of a summer Blockbuster.
I won tickets to see this at a midnight showing when it came out. I probably saw like 10 more times that summer. It’s just a fun popcorn flick check your brain out and just enjoy it.🖖 I do not have kids but the way you mess with him at the beginning was funny and I would probably do the same thing.
Now, there actually is a movie like the one you pretended you were going to watch. It's called "1776", a filmed version of the stage musical of the same name. Set at the time of the American revolution, it dramatizes the debate over the issues surrounding American independence, and the creation of - and finally the signing of - the Declaration of Independence. Not exactly as action-packed as "Independence Day", but pretty well regarded and always gets watched on the 4th of July.
Happy 4th of July everyone! 🎉 you know the old saying: there’s an American being born every minute on this planet, we’re just waiting on them to come home
I remember seeing this in the theatre on its opening day. It still works and “breathes” as freshly as it did back then. Highly effective filmmaking! Recommendation: Definitely do Men in Black! Warning: Definitely avoid the sequel to “Independence Day: Resurgence”. They do NOT capture lightning in a bottle the second time!
Would love to see your reaction to the 1997 Michael Douglas film The Game. It's a majorly underrated movie I think would both would like. And I can promise you it's one your son will not be able to predict.
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Hey everyone, thanks for joining us. And happy 4th July! As you can see in our summary of this film, we really enjoyed it. Of course it's not the most sophisticated of works our there, but we have great fun anyway. It's actually a really complicated script that they manage to weave and that's hard work! And we loved the humour as well! Perfect easy day viewing film! This is the Extended version by the way. Enjoy !
Just a bit of more info about the film. This film holds the record for largest use of miniatures for practical effects. And with production of films todays utilizing more cgi, it will likely hold this record for many years longer.
@@evanperkins1687 oh wow, didn’t know this!
"Is that the guy from Jurrasic Park?"
>A single tear runs down my eye in approval
And so it begins, and you end up spotting everyone and it never ends. Please make it stop! 😜
Your boy has a really good insight on the world and beyond. His guesses about the movies plot were pretty on point and his observation of David and Steve saving "Many" planets was some deep thinking. Love to see it! foster that intellect!
I know! He got the link to Independence Day very early!
🤣😂🤣 What an awesome Dad! That intro was priceless!
Describing the most boring thing for a kid ever and thirty seconds of silence later, “oh.”
✌️😉👍💕
You have a very smart son. Good job Dad!
What a great pep talk before watching. That looks like something I would do, lol. The look on your son's face when you said "It's lots of talking," was worth all the tea in Boston Harbor. The payoff of his reaction at the end was even better.
What a find! You two are great subbed enjoy the hollywood journey young man 👍
Thank you! Will do!
Jeff Goldblum grew up near me. His dad was my dermatologist in grade school. Anyone care? Probably not, just thought I'd share.
Thats cool !
Lame claim to fame. 🤣 There’s a comedy show that covers that kind of thing and this definitely qualifies. No offense. Yours is a good one.
Did he ever start goin "rarrr-rar'rarr" randomly ? 😂😂😂
@@Bleeds_Budweiser My mother used to teach Wolverine in highschool. Is that good enough for you sir ?
@@potterj09 I never met him. He grew up in Highland Park area of Pittsburgh, I was 1 neighborhood over. I just knew his dad as my derm. He was stingy, 15 day supply Rx instead of the normal 30.
What a very smart young man you have there dad!! Great show to watch on our Independence day!! Love your reactions! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🎉🎆 I wish we had a president give a speech like the one he gave in the movie!!😊
Oh his poor face when you're telling him what it's about, I'm dead 😂🤣😂🤣 my kids would have said no thanks and left at that age so fair play to him 🤣
1:01 at the start... OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the kid's face expression says it all
Felt a little bad with that trolling!
I get the impression quite regularly that he'd rather be literally anywhere else than here watching these movies. As a reactor myself i've started being able to notice certain things from others. Either that or the kid always look that unarsed about everything lol. Which is definitely possible. Most Kids these days only look happy when getting a new smartphone for Christmas or a new fortnite add on...
@@YorkshiremanReacts26 Dad, just play the movie.
This video was about 2 people sitting in a room watching a historic movie. :D
@@GenerationMediaReaction War of Worlds by Steven Spielberg with Tom Cruise is another good alien invasion movie, this one is more in first person, since the invasion is not shown on a massive scale as in Independence Day, but we follow and live only what Tom Cruise's character's family lives during the invasion, we do not see what happens elsewhere.
XD I love the joke you played on his expectations
ooops!
I love your face when you got the "Good Morning, Dave", and your son sitting there with it flying right over his head!
Yes!
He did a good job connecting the DEFCON moment to the movie War Games. 👍
That thumbnail 😅
Independence Day was the one movie premiere I attended when growing up in Norway that had a laser show and everything prior to the screening, and where people went wild and cheered multiple times during the actual screening, just like they do in the U.S., and it was a blast!
If the landscape of movies is big menu of variety of foods, then very now and then, one must indulge in the cheese course!
I'm happy to see my favorite movie of all time is making its rounds around for reactions.
Your reactions to the appearance of the British characters were worth the thumbs up alone!
Haha!
"thats how you get aliens" best line in this reaction and it came from your son :)
The dad sacrificing himself always gets is ,BOYS AM BKKKKK 😢😂😢
You and your son should watch Twister 1996 its a fun film and some other films you guys might like are goosebumps 2015 and 2018 movies with Jack black , Critters 1986, five nights at freddy 2023, super 8 2011 and the karate kid movies 1984,1986 and 1989 versions.
loving this father son relationship , well done.. you should watch the movie "armageddon" it is fantastic and you two will love it
Good idea - we want to balance these more blockbuster types with some solid good films for a little bit, so Armageddon is a great one when we need to back to blockbuster scale
@@GenerationMediaReaction awesome
Oh, yes, is a must see movie! 🥰
Please! 🥰@@GenerationMediaReaction
An extraordinary film about a bunch of old men sitting in a room talking :D
12 Angry Men !
@@GenerationMediaReaction That is exactly what I was thinking! 😂🐧
I remember going to the theater to see this, and remember seeing my preacher from church walking down the aisle. It was a big movie! Lol
Yeah remember it being very popular too. Deservedly so!
You're the first reactor who got the movie the way I did when I first saw it, It's a cheesy but fun ride -- sort of like a rollercoaster. Or more like the water ride where you go down a shoot and get water splashed on you. Not much to it but thrilling nonetheless and refreshing on a hot summer day. So many people take it WAY too seriously.
Ah thanks! I guess some others take it seriously and like to point out its flaws ?
"and the British were like yay.." until 36 years later when they came back lol
shhh!
Independence Day 2 : The Revenge
😂😂😂
Great description of what the film is about to get him excited to watch!
Yeah I know, but he knew I was playing him very soon after
Jeff Goldblum references Jurassic Park a few times, most notably near the end he tells Will Smith must go faster, awesome movie.
I was a kid when the movie was shown in the theater, and I liked it so much that I went to see it every Sunday. I must have seen it about 9 or 10 times, I saw it until they removed it from the theater. Then, when it came out on video, I rented it very frequently. I like many things about it: The practical effects are the best. The practical effects will always look more real than the CGI effects, which are unfortunate, as could be seen in the sequel to Independence Day, which was a failure. I also liked the fact that it is an ensemble film, with several main characters, and that the characters have a well-designed narrative arc: They all had an objective or goal, an obstacle, defects, virtues, and in the end, thanks to the invasion , everyone achieves their redemption: Levison manages to demonstrate his intelligence, Russell demonstrates that he can be more than a drunk, Steve manages to fulfill his dream of going to space, and the president proves to be a leader who accompanies his troops to combat. Conny, Levinson's wife, finally gets to feel like part of something special, and Jazmin gets a family by marrying Steven. It seems to me that not all of the movie was humorous, I think the humorous part was carried out only by Steve and Julius (Levinson's father). The rest of the film was dramatic, especially the death of the first lady and Russell's alcoholism. I think the only thing I had to object to was the anti-climactic nature of the scene in which Steve hits the alien, it seemed plausible that a member of the US Marine Corps would dare to approach the ship and an alien hand-to-hand, without knowing the species, not knowing how dangerous they could be.
Yeah it’s a complicated script juggling all those character arcs and it does it well
I saw this in the theater when this 1st came out, and we all cheered when Boomer the dog made it!
I just wanted to say how much I love watching your reaction videos where you and your son watch cinema classics together. It's not just about the movies; the real joy is seeing the wonderful dynamic you share. You're creating unforgettable moments between father and son. I also want to praise your son's ability to watch and interpret the movies from his perspective-he's shown me details I never noticed before. After watching your reactions, I always feel inspired to watch the movies and enjoy them even more. Sending you lots of love from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you! It’s hard sometimes which films to choose !
I remember when my dad took me to this movie in the cinemas when I was 10, he read that the graphics/flying scenes were amazing and wanted to see it and thought I would like it too.
I did. Just not the area 51 part with the alien-suit, the brain distortion, the swinging and wildly flailing arms, the reflective eyes and especially the part where it uses the scientist to speak for him.
Holy effing sheisse, that scared the hell out of me. I remember grabbing my dads hand and continuously squeezing it harder and harder to the point all blood must have left his hand lol. "Come on... is it really that bad?" he asked, while I felt as if I was actually in that room... I was so immersed..... Nightmare fuel. Took me 2-3 months before I wasn't scared in the dark when going to bed again lol.
I wasn't the only kid at school though who saw the movie, the few who did loved it so much and thought it was just cool not scary at all... which made me realise I was kind of a pussy... lessons learned. Since then I never felt the urge to look away again, the only thing that still can freak/gross me out is something like a cheese grater rubbing against someone's shin or something like that, and even then only when it's been done really really well (more real/in camera, less cgi). Too bad practical/in camera effects are a dying breed, even today I think it looks so much better, has so much of an impact on the viewer, so much so that the only reason to be relient of CGI must be laziness and greed (with triple A titles that is, I can understand how a lower budget limits doing stuff for real)
Yes! Watch Men In Black, also Mars Attacks!
45:40 One of the best inspirational speeches in movies, second to Captain America’s speeches in the MCU and Mikey’s “it’s our time” speech from The Goonies.
Oh please do it MIB 🥳
Sir, to know that your son sits down expecting a historic movie about "how Independance Day happened" and gets Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, -Dennis- Randy Quaid, Star Trek's Data Brent Spinner, Battlestar Galactica's Mary McDonnell, FireFly's Adam Baldwin, Taxi's Judd Hirsch, and the awesome Robert Loggia, all in one package! Wow!
What future actor rabbit holes to dive down (or at least to recognise in the future, especially Brent Spinner if he gets addicted to Star Trek TNG!
Perhaps he won't be so much into older-retro, but I suspect it's like our agegroup discovering classic Duval or Eastwood or Brando movies
Fantastic reactions and agree, cheesy in just the right amount that it brings a smile many times in ID4, thanks guys!
Mary McDonnell was in Battlestar Galactica??? I had no idea! Was she one of the female pilots from the episode where all the pilots got sick and the girls had to learn to fly? I know the actress who took over from Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy Drew was one of those
@@SJHFoto Oh yeah for sure. Remember the female president (and before being voted the caring mother-like politician that 'balanced' out Adama's military decisions with her human qualities, that was her! She has a big ongoing role in the first few seasons, Her decisions and her 'persona' is a large part of that show from the mini-series start through into the main series. I remember really noticing her in Grand Canyon, and I swear her characters get stronger and more diverse as the years go by! Thoroughly recommend Battlestar Galactica for her role alone! She played a politician turns President of the people!
Oh and likewise, I han't yet watched any Nancy Drew movies (just the old black and white) but played all the computer games, so I'll have to look out for the new Nancy Drew stuff and see if I can recognise the BSG pilot! :)
@@watchreadplayretro You mean the new Battlestar Galactica? I was thinking of the original from the 70s. And the Nancy Drew show I was referring to was from the 70s as well, not the 30s movies with Bonita Granville
@@watchreadplayretro To be honest, I have no interest in the updated Battlestar Galactica. I watched the opener, and it had immorality in it, along with bad language
In style this film was a throwback to the Disaster Movies of the 70s, like 'Earthquake' and 'The Towering Inferno.' Big cast of famous faces, overlapping stories of survival etc. High body count a consistent feature.
What always struck me about this movie was the sheer brutality of the aliens arrival and attack and mankind's complete helplessness almost til the end of the movie. The aliens weren't motivated by hate towards mankind or nothing like that: they simply chose Earth as their new home and were cleaning out the pests that were there, like we do with ants or cockroaches, so it's very unsettling to see a far more advanced species do the same thing to us! Great reaction, I first watched it when I was a little younger than your kid and this movie still amazes me to this day!
Its definitely special... so glad we decided to watch it
The plaque is really on the moon. I watched the live telecast as he climbed down from the capsule and took the first steps on the moon.
Brent Spiner (Dr. Orkin) played Data in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series. His character's name (Orkin) is a play on the name of a bug spray company. From 1965-1980, I lived in the town of El Toro, CA. El Toro was a nearby Marine base that was closed down during the Reagan era.
BTW, the Roswell Incident happened in 1947, not the 1950s.
This is my birthday movie. I have watched it every year since I saw it in theaters with my parents back in 1996. I love this movie. It is absolutely what I would call a classic example of popcorn entertainment. You've got action, suspense, romance, great visual effects(Still looks amazing even 28 years later)... It's just great. I'm 36 years old today. I can't wait to dig in and hear what you guys think.
I know you guys don't celebrate, obviously, but cheers to our friends across the pond!
Spoiler alert: we loved it!
@@GenerationMediaReaction It looks like! I'm glad you guys enjoyed it.
I may have said this on a previous video, but, this is a great idea for a channel. In 10-15 years, this is going to be a fantastic time capsule for your son.
Remember Obama was in his 40s, not that old at all. Bush was in his mid 50s when he was in. Clinton as well was young. But as Reagan once said in a debate, "Many people voting this fall will be worried about age of the president,.........I will overlook my opponent's youth and inexperience for this debate". He was running for reelection in his 70s.
"look up" haha. when he said that i thought that would be a great movie to watch with him
I'm sure one day the boy will look back on this with fond memories but right now he's probably like oh my God Dad do we have to do this again😂😂 good sport though!!
5:40 that young man is on top of it!! 😢 I think he realizes it’s not what you told him. 😂
I love watching your reactions. Such a fun thing for father and son to do. :)
You are so kind
Yeah the benefits of doing the videos are massive, he's growing in confidence and expression
He's smiling and talking more lately. 😊 Do you two do the reactions in the morning or evening? He does a lot of yawning. 😂
Lol, actual British people laughing at the Middle-Earth British accents.
You guys are the best! Great reaction!
Thank you!! 😁
Your explanation to your son of the basics of Independence Day is slightly different than how we tell it in the USA. 😂 😂 😂
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Best movie president
Your son has the great distinction, that from Britain. He's just caused a sixty one year old Texan to sympathy yawn because he did. Awesome!
The actor with the raspy voice is Harvey Fierstein, a multi-Tony Award winning actor and writer.
Independence Day is one of two movies that people watch as tradition on the 4th of July. The other is "1776".
Also, in 1996, there was another alien invasion movie called "The Arrival". It is a much more realistic and intelligent film but was mostly overshadowed by Independence Day's explosions.
oh nice, you guys watched the extended edition, definitely the best one!!!! glad you liked it!
I've never seen it. How much runtime is added?
@@SJHFoto i think like an extra 10 min of scenes
I actually watched this with my mum, which was so rare as a teenager but I cherish that day. Sure she thought it was trash however. I just hope here are cinemas still screening this for a new generation. It's far more impressive on a big screen.
My Mom saw this later, but she's not into science fiction. I wasn't a teenager when this came out (I'm older than you are), but I saw it a few times in the movies. The last time I went with my friends that were my age, and an older few. Rose (one of the ones who didn't see it yet) jumped when Brent Spiner was thrown onto the glass. We all waited for her reaction (knowing a jump scare and scream would be coming!) Sadly, she died recently
59:29 Legend has it the one over London was downed and flattened Tottenham. Often refered to as a miracle in its self.
I don't understand
Yes on “Men in Black “! 🎉❤
Ok then! It's been on the list for a while, but after Independence Day, and the comments, we will accelerate Men in Black up the queue!
That intro would make a great short. Might add some Subs.
I'm breaking my Will Smith boycott just to see your reaction. 🙂
OMG! I thought the same thing when I started to watch this. 😄
Will smith is the best
Even at the time, it was a very “Yay ‘Merica!” In many ways. In their defence, having served in the military myself, the British officers portrayed is fairly accurate. This does have one of the greatest Movie speeches ever. This one and the one in Pacific Rim are ones I really remember.
That moment or so when you could see your son wasn't quite sure if you were joking about what the film was about, and yet he still was willing to go along with it to please you, his father, was simultaneously funny and undearing.
When Will Smith mentioned "E.T." it made me wonder if your son has seen that film? I am assuming you have. About "Men In Black": I do think your son would enjoy that one.
Thanks for the Independence Day greeting. Looking forward to your next review!
Thank you. We have seen ET but not MIB
Smart Son.
"How is it cheesy?" Dad about to give his boy a lesson in being proper Brit lol, none of that American bombastic stuff lol😂
1:17 Excellente blague, et très bon jeu d'acteur. ha ha ha. La tête qu'il fait !
The attack of the Reese Peanutbutter Cups and the massive Nintendo N64 controller out in space 😆 🤣 😂 when I first saw this movie 🎥
Is he young ?! Ouch kid. LOL!
Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution sets the minimum age for a U.S. President at 35.
"Yeah... they wanted to get the wording right." Hahahaha!
Happy Independence Day! Down with the British.
1776 is the film where they are in the room lol
Wondering what the guys would think of the musical, ‘Hamilton’
41:05 The shield activates when something of a certain velocity strikes it. You can walk up to it, but a bullet will trigger the thing.
WHITE HOUSE DOWN is a great film I think you would both enjoy. Action film with Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx (as the president).
If that plaque is actually on the moon, then we know that they actually did land on the moon in 1969 😂
I remember the posters for this movie in theaters were kind of weird and cryptic. They had a shortened code title in big letters: "ID4", which never made any sense to me. Okay so it's the fourth of July and maybe the 4th day after the aliens show up, but when you haven't seen the movie yet, that's just a weird way to market the movie. I guess it made people curious to see it.
How nice to see the practical effects of the 90s, much more realistic than today's CGI.
It is not historically accurate at all but you guys could watch the movie The Patriot staring Mel Gibson.
That movie is almost comical with how it dehumanizes The British.
I die laughing every time one of the Redcoats is trying to surrender. "PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GA-*bangbangbangbang*" "They were surrendering!" "Hell, he's a redcoat, they're all the same!"
@@StevenJShow yeah it's pretty pro American propaganda. I could only imagine if it was made just a few years later, after 9/11 how much more insane it would be.
For anyone watching along this is the special edition, might be a good idea to watch that version for more backstory and a truly better version
ah yes, should have said! It's the extended version - thanks!
It really was that epic in the theater
I recommend Mars Attacks next 😁
Mars Attacks is a fun one you both should check out. Classic Tim Burton
58:44 this is definitely the Star Wars reference.
imagine making a film about the actual Independence Day itself . note although aliens exist they had nothing to do with the holiday itself😂😂
I watched it last year and loved it, then it recommended i watch the 2nd movie, but was so bad lol. It's always like this when you find something good from the 90s lol
Yeah, do Contact. It is closer to what it would really be like.
Hello, glad you both enjoyed the movie. Here is an important question, why was the Airforce the only military unit available to fight? Even in the 1990's we had mobile missile launchers, SAM batteries, anti-aircraft guns.
good question, they maybe only wanted to stay with the airforce for the President pilot storyline
You both should totally check out the Patriot! An amazing movie! God Bless from So. Cal USA 🇺🇸 and Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 from My mom and I. Just discovered your channel! Love it
A good film depicting the American Revolutionary War against England is a totally historical fiction but honest Mel Gibson film called The Patriot. It's a bit violent but nothing too graphic and there are even boys around your sons age in the movie as well.
Much respect for the Zelensky reference. You're a good man and you're taking your son on a great journey through movie history. They don't make them like this anymore or at least not with the same consistency. Again, much respect.
For an American Movie its very International or German! Composer is British, Cameraman and Director is German and a lot of the Special Effects Crew.
Watch "What About Bob?" with Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Classic and very funny!
You say its hot? I'm in southern Georgia, US. This week it is 98 degrees with 80-90% humidity. It is like practicing for hell.
You can tell your son is reaching the age of reason. Compare this reaction to his first few. It'll blow your mind. 🙂
His film literacy is broadening too
The need to make sure we know you dont find this a sophisticated movie 😂. Its ok, its a movie about aliens and its enjoyable!
Nice setup!
Thanks!
Good grief, I keep forgetting how gorgeous Vivica A. Fox was.
The joke at the beginning totally had me rolling LMAO 🤣🐧 When are you guys gonna watch The Monster Squad?
Happy Independence Day!
You too!!
Make him watch Armageddon, it's also a movie in that style, a multi-character disaster movie drama with touches of humor, which is basically the definition of a summer Blockbuster.
It’s a great idea. But he hasn’t yet seen a Bruce Willis film and I’m hoping he sees Die Hard first, which we are planning to build to.
I won tickets to see this at a midnight showing when it came out. I probably saw like 10 more times that summer. It’s just a fun popcorn flick check your brain out and just enjoy it.🖖 I do not have kids but the way you mess with him at the beginning was funny and I would probably do the same thing.
Every time the kid says “oh my god” take a shot 🥃
I like this
Now, there actually is a movie like the one you pretended you were going to watch. It's called "1776", a filmed version of the stage musical of the same name. Set at the time of the American revolution, it dramatizes the debate over the issues surrounding American independence, and the creation of - and finally the signing of - the Declaration of Independence. Not exactly as action-packed as "Independence Day", but pretty well regarded and always gets watched on the 4th of July.
Viewing for next year sorted then ! 🤓
@@GenerationMediaReactionCan't wait! Seriously, you should watch 1776.
Happy 4th of July everyone! 🎉 you know the old saying: there’s an American being born every minute on this planet, we’re just waiting on them to come home
I remember seeing this in the theatre on its opening day. It still works and “breathes” as freshly as it did back then. Highly effective filmmaking!
Recommendation: Definitely do Men in Black!
Warning: Definitely avoid the sequel to “Independence Day: Resurgence”. They do NOT capture lightning in a bottle the second time!
Yeah think Men In Black is on the cards!
Would love to see your reaction to the 1997 Michael Douglas film The Game. It's a majorly underrated movie I think would both would like. And I can promise you it's one your son will not be able to predict.
Gotta correct you, in the 90s recycling was HUGE
Hello Gen Z.😂.