| I remember seeing this movie for the
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| | role in the romantic comedy "While You
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| first time in a theater not too long
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| | Were Sleeping", rises to the occasion as
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| after opening day. I was all by myself,
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| | a president who leads not only the United
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| and nearly twenty five minutes before
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| | States, but the entire world in a battle
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| show time, the large theater was already
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| | to end all battles -- a war of the worlds
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| a quarter full -- a heartier matinee
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| | even H.G. Wells would admire. Pullman
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| audience than any movie had a right to
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| | brings something to the role of the
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| expect. The air vibrated with sound --
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| | President of the United States that is
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| the thrum of a multitude of conflicting
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| | often lacking in movies of this nature --
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| conversations, the rise and fall of
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| | dignity and humanity. He is a husband and
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| laughter, and the crunch of popcorn being
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| | father as well as the president, and he
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| devoured long before the movie even
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| | balances the dual aspects of his
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| began. Although a large portion of the
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| | character's nature with charm.Will Smith,
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| audience consisted of teenage boys, the
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| | whose claim to fame before "Independence
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| cross-generational slice that turned out
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| | Day" was as a comedic actor, was a
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| to see "Independence Day" was surprising.
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| | surprisingly successful choice for one of
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| Senior citizens sat side by side with
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| | the male leads, that of a gifted fighter
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| seven year olds. I was impressed long
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| | pilot with aspirations to become an
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| before the opening credits rolled.I've
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| | astronaut. As Marine Captain Steve
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| seen the movie on video many times since,
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| | Hiller, Will Smith brings an easy humor
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| and love it still. It is a science
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| | to the role, providing an oft-needed
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| fiction thriller of epic proportions, at
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| | oasis of comic relief in a desert of high
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| once both entertaining and awe-inspiring
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| | suspense. With some of the most disarming
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| -- that rarity of a movie where the
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| | lines in the film, Smith's delivery does
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| audience holds its collective breath
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| | not disappoint.A less surprising casting
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| until the closing credits role and the
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| | choice, Jeff Goldblum, who is known for
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| lights come back up. It is the story of
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| | his quirky film roles such as the chaos
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| an earth that is struggling valiantly to
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| | mathematician in "Jurassic Park", is not
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| survive against all odds. From the
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| | to be overlooked. He portrays David, the
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| initial appearance of the
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| | super-bright, environmentally conscious
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| extraterrestrial visitors in a fiery,
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| | cable technician who first discovers an
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| turbulent sky, the cards are stacked
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| | alien signal embedded in the earth's
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| against humankind's survival, and by the
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| | failed satellites, and subsequently
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| time the visitors' intentions are made
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| | becomes a major player in the fight to
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| clear, all seems hopeless. That is the
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| | save humankind. As another
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| mark of a good thriller -- pitting your
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| | less-than-conventional male lead,
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| heroes and heroines against seemingly
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| | Goldblum gives the performance that
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| insurmountable odds, and keeping the
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| | audiences have come to expect from him,
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| suspense at a feverish pitch until either
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| | playing a character that is at once
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| good or evil triumphs. After all, these
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| | endearing and multifaceted.But without a
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| days not all stories have happy
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| | doubt, one of the shining stars of
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| endings.In this way, "ID4" hearkens back
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| | "Independence Day" is Randy Quaid as
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| to a sub-genre of science fiction several
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| | Russell, a decorated Vietnam veteran
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| decades old and represented by such
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| | turned drunken crop duster. Russell is a
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| classic films as "The Day the Earth Stood
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| | character that inspires more curiosity
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| Still" and "Earth Versus the Flying
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| | than sympathy, and a whole lot of
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| Saucers", all with the main theme of Us
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| | expectation. While Russell's claims of
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| against Them. It is a sub-genre worthy of
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| | alien abduction years earlier may serve
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| a renaissance in an age of magical
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| | to discredit him, watchful viewers see
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| special effects and in a time where there
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| | right from the start that Russell's
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| is more of a reason than ever to ask the
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| | brightest moment may be yet to
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| eons-old dramatic question -- Can
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| | come.Rounding out the cast are Margaret
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| humankind unite against a common
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| | Colin as Constance, David's ex-wife and
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| enemy."Independence Day" is a
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| | trusted White House aide, Robert Loggia
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| groundbreaking effort in the use of
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| | as General Gray, Vivica Fox as Steve
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| models, stunts, and computer generated
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| | Hiller's girlfriend, Jasmine, and Brent
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| imagery. The film's pyrotechnics are
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| | Spiner as the eccentric Area 51
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| without equal. Produced by Dean Devlin
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| | scientist, Dr. Okun. One of the films
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| and directed by Roland Emmerich, the
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| | major successes in characterization,
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| scenes of nationwide devastation, of
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| | however, is the relationship between
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| major cities flattened by massive,
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| | David and his father, Julius, who is
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| atomic-scale fireballs, vehicles
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| | played with great gusto by an old
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| spiraling like missiles through the air,
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| | favorite, Judd Hirsch. The chemistry
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| people fleeing urban streets in terror,
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| | between the two actors is irresistible
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| are a pyromaniac's dream-come-true. But
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| | and refreshing. It is the subtleties in
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| as spectacular as some of its stunts are,
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| | these relationships that propel "ID4"
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| "Independence Day" does not hide an
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| | forward and keep the audience breathless,
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| inferior plot behind its special effects
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| | wondering what fate awaits these
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| -- nor do the special effects eclipse the
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| | characters. It is characterization that
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| strength or drawing power of the lead
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| | in the end usually makes or breaks a
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| characters."ID4" brings to screen a cast
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| | film, and "Independence Day" has
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| of likeable characters, and not since
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| | characters that bring the story
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| "The Terminator" have characters
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| | home.Another crop of summer movies waits
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| displayed more out and out gumption in
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| | just around the bend this year, including
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| the face of great adversity. From bit
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| | several promising science fiction flicks,
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| parts through to the movie's leads,
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| | I'm sure, but even the best of them will
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| "Independence Day" includes a cast of
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| | have trouble living up to the breadth and
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| well-known actors. Casting choices for
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| | scope of "ID4". After all, eager science
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| the major leads run to the peculiar, with
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| | fiction lovers everywhere got plenty of
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| Bill Pullman as the unlikely choice for
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| | fireworks this "Independence Day".Lisa is
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| the young, controversial President
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| | an author on which is a site for
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| Whitmore. Pullman, well-known for his
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| | Creative Writing.
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