I loved it too, because Goldblum and Smith were in it. It was great as a fantasy Alien attack flick.

Mebbe it's an American thing.
I was also distinctly underwhelmed.
I worked in anti-virus software at the time and the reeption it got on our internal bulletin board was less than impressed.

It was the first of its kind I think. A full-blown special-effects Hollywood blockbuster about fighting aliens and spaceships. We love our blockbusters.

(Well after Star Wars, of course. But star wars wasn't real-time)

It had everything that you want from a summer movie.

-humor
-action
-aliens
-patriotism (come on, it was built around the 4th of July)
-White House blown up
-inept wuss political hacks being slapped around
-aerial and space battles
-a mismatched partnership saving the planet
-a president we wished we had

Great movie.

I can only really see it in terms of a really shit b-movie but with a blockbuster budget. On those terms I can imagine revelling in it.

One of my problems with it was that, where some movies know they're shit and that's what makes them great, and others don't know they're shit and that's what makes them great, I just couldn't work out whether or not this film knew.

It may be one of those rare instances where American humour/sensibilities just didn't translate that well for me.

Probably. I know a lot of americans that simply do not find any humor in shawn of the dead, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, monty python or just about anything else tracing roots to the UK.

Personally I think you just didn't like it because the awesome americans saved the day again. america rulz. admit it, that gets under your skin. ;)

I loved Shaun of the Dead and Paul. Couldn't stand Hot Fuzz. Can't put my finger on why.

There is a movie about the Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. In fact there are several such movies, but only one has Mick Jagger in the title role. :facepalm: 'nuff said.

Independence Day meets Black Hawk Down about sums it up in my book. Enjoyable no-brainer flick. Anyone who gets worked up about this movie needs to calm down and quit being overdramatic. There's by far been worse. The Scary Movie series, Batman & Robin (1997), Howard the Duck, Catwoman, Disaster Movie, Garfield, need I go on?

BTW, I was inspired to pull my copy of Independence Day off the shelf and watch it again last night.

I believe that for every scene in Independence Day, even if you accept everything in the movie up to that point, the next scene makes no sense.

I enjoyed it while I was watching it, but the sheer stupidity of pretty much the entire script destroyed its rewatchability for me.

It would make great MST3K fodder, though.

I actually enjoyed the film. I like the theme, and way it was set out. I guess if your into all this new age horror then it's probably not your cup of tea.

A lot of people say Cannibal Holocaust is poor. I've heard a lot of negative comments about it, some say it's the worst film. I love it though. It's all down to personal taste.

"Battle: Los Angeles" wasn't a great film, but it was far from the worst film ever made.

The worst film ever made is "Firebirds".

Cannibal Holocaust is only poor if you judge it by standard mainstream measures. It and that whole italian cannibal genre have to be judged on genre standards. Personally I think it's an amazing film, but not exactly pleasant to watch.

I think I accidentally clicked on this once, a poor stab at Top gun with Helicopters and Nicolas Cage.