Independence Day 2: Resurgence Teaser

[CeLLaR-DooR]

Just looking at the previews it look they tried to do too much and much of the same. Over the top action with very little development of a plot and characters.

I mean that's cool and all but all these movies are starting to become the same. All they are doing is changing the skins and charging the price of admission.

They should slow start to stop though. Should. Amazon and Netflix already have dope original movies with big named niggas. Only a matter of time before they get themselves a real blockbuster. When that start to happen, plus all the other big companies tryna get in on the streamin' wave, the Hollywood guys would be forced to either make cheaper films or make better ones.

The more artsie actors have already started to shift toward TV coz, as all writers kno', it's a much better platform for storytellin'. Once the streamers start offerin' the A list guys the same amount of money as the Hollywood guys, the movie industry will be in trouble

The streamers have a dope model there coz they will get subs as long as they have good content. It's good for us coz for a tenner a month you can get a lotta dope shit you wouldn't be able to watch elsewhere, at least not as comfortably.

The only draw to the theater is the theater experience. Can't really beat Civil War in a crowded cinema on iMax

 

[Dupac]

The action was sick.

That African nigga was a beast

 

[Vader_F_Kennedy]

I'll wait for the kodi release

 

[Huey_C]

Movie was fucking garbage. Every single actor phoned it in smh. It had no heart or soul just an onslaught of cgi "action". Don't waste your money on this movie.

 

[Huey_C]

man will smith could've been in this one. i'm surprised to see that that scientist from the area 51 scene is still alive.

Will was smart to stay far away from this garbage.

 

[Huey_C]

Movie was really goood , better then the first one imo

Kys,

Respectfully

Good day sir

 

[BangEm_Bart]

Y'all need to go back and read my original post. This director sucks and only great actors make his movie.

 

[Max.]

Aids

 

[nj2089]

Lol shit was amazing

 

[Broddie]

Y'all need to go back and read my original post. This director sucks and only great actors make his movie.

Well it’s not like INDEPENDENCE DAY was some genuine classic. It was good schlock with classic moments of spectacle. To be frank that's all I expect from a Roland Emmerich movie.

That has been his M.O. going all the way back to UNIVERSAL SOLDIER. So I go in expecting nothing and sometimes get something cause the effects and cgi mayhem was wild enough. Sometimes I need that.

Not everything needs an intricately woven narrative sometimes I just wanna see shit blow up real good. The one thing though is that that’s all he’s got and I rarely see his flicks more than once. Excepting STARGATE and VAN DAMME V DOLPH of course. Also THE PATRIOT with Mel Gibson.

I don’t think ANOTHER INDEPENDENCE DAY will be STARGATE range but if it’s at least 2012 or THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW level I’m cool with it cause I enjoyed that shit on the big screen for what it was.

In other words as long as it's not on the level of GODZILLA or 10,000 B.C. I'll feel that I got my momey's worth. I’m not expecting prime era Spielberg or Jim Cameron level blockbuster filmmaking or some shit. Just a decent effects showcase I could watch in a nice air conditioned auditorium.

 

[1CK1S]

 

[KingFreeman]

man will smith could've been in this one. i'm surprised to see that that scientist from the area 51 scene is still alive.

Will was smart to stay far away from this garbage.

Heard on the news last night Will Smith initially wanted to do the sequel from jump but Emmerich is notorious for not fucking with sequels so it was never really on the table. 17 years later Emmerich decides to change his mind and Will said foh.

 

[1CK1S]

5 Reasons Why ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Bombed

Without Will Smith, the decades-later sci-fi sequel lacked star power

The expectations for the domestic debut of Fox’s “Independence Day” sequel were already set low, at around $50 million. It went from bad to worse when “Independence Day: Resurgence” came in $10 million lower than predicted — at an estimated $41.6 million for the weekend.

The apocalyptic alien invasion sequel, out two entire decades after the original hit theaters in 1996, made far less on its opening than the original — which earned $50.2 million and went on to become the No. 1 movie of the year, amassing $817.4 million worldwide.

Also given 20 years worth of inflation and increased ticket prices, “Resurgence” is far from being a hit. To add insult to injury, the original production cost $75 million, compared with an estimated $165 million this time around (not counting marketing expenditures).

The silver lining: The movie is opening strong overseas, having grossed an estimated $102 million in 57 markets over the weekend. $15.8 million of that came from IMAX screens, accounting for the second-best global opening for a Fox release in the format.

Here’s what went wrong with “Independence Day: Resurgence” stateside:

1. Will Smith wasn’t in it.

The lead from the original 1996 hit did not return for its sequel two decades later. Fox reportedly tried for years to get Smith back into the driver’s seat of an “Independence Day” followup, but to no avail. For this particular sequel, scheduling conflicts got in the way, according to Smith, who said he was filming Warner Bros.’ “Suicide Squad” during the “Resurgence” production. Without its biggest character and star returning, the project clearly suffered.

2. Liam Hemsworth can’t carry a film.

The youngest Hemsorth brother, Liam has had a lot of success as the man behind the woman in the “Hunger Games” series, playing Gale Hawthorne opposite Jennifer Lawrence‘s Katniss Everdeen. But the Aussie actor has yet to prove he can hold the reigns of a studio tentpole as a leading man, something his brother Chris is having trouble with, too, outside of his “Thor” series.

3. Returning cast members aren’t box office draws.

While their resurgent appearances in the sequel likely added interest to the project for diehard fans, it’s hard to argue that Jeff Goldblum, Vivica A. Fox, or Bill Pullman have ever had star power at the box office — even twenty years ago. Their return to the series didn’t move the needle.

4. It got bad reviews.

The Rotten Tomatoes score for “Resurgence” is now a shoddy 33 percent, as most critics panned it for its unimpressive visual effects, boring storyline, and cliched lines like, “We’re gonna kick some alien ass.” According to the review aggregation site, the 1996 original averaged 62 percent on the Tomatometer — not great, but not nearly as bad as the sequel

5. They waited too long.

Nowadays, any film that becomes a top grossing movie — in any category — gets the sequel treatment, let alone the top movie of the year. For example, once Disney’s “Frozen” hit top animated feature of all time, it instantly inspired plans for the followup film — with the short “Frozen Fever” put out in between to whet fans’ appetites. “Resurgence” simply came 20 years too late.

 

[Shizlansky]

Shit was terrible

Sound effects was horrible

Acting was lazy

Sound effects was egregious

Story was meh

Sound effects was preposterous

Build up was meh

Sound effects was inadequate

Sound effects was negligent

I can keep going about how bad the sound effects were

 

[texas409]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWG8gWRtZ9c

Lol dude called Will Smith son "Struggle Smith"

 

[lazypakman]

every time i go watch a movie the only thought that runs in my head before it starts is ''i really hope the sound effects are on point, because that's what i'm ultimately judging the film on''.

 

[MrCrookedLetter]

Vivica didn't even last for like 5 minutes smh

 

[Already Home_17]

I mean for a nigga who just saw his mom fall into a collapsing building, Dylan didn't seem to give a fuck

 

[Inglewood_B]

I still wanna see this just as much as before but now for completely different reasons lol

 

[Vader_F_Kennedy]

It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the drunk pilot who was one of the heroes