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Independence Day 2

GongPanther

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The storyline,theoretically is ridiculous.

If they are going to use alien technology against the aliens after 20 years,why hasn't the writer realised that their (the aliens) technology after 1 year,never mind 20 years would outdo what Earth would throw at them after man has modded some outdated ray-gun.

One of those Emmerich movies that you wear a pair of sunglasses when leaving the cinema so you don't get ridiculed if someone recognises you.
 

Misanthrope

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Randy Quaid removed all credibility from the first one

This one will go the way of the Star Ship Troopers sequels.....straight to DVD

You're mad if you think the sequel wouldn't both go into cinemas and do ridiculously well. It was one of the biggest hits of the late nineties and if you put Will Smith in it and have him blowing up aliens, it'll sell like gangbusters. Whatever those are.

The alternate ending of the first ID4 should have been the real ending. Apart from that it was yank themed popcorn flick, what do you guys expect?

Just like Crapaggeddon, filmed for American audiences - Bruce Willis "The United States of America just asked us to save the world.." I lol'd hard in the cinema at that line.

Chook.

What was the alternate ending?

Emmerich, despite being Swiss (or some other not American) has a hard-on for flag-waving in his movies. I was genuinely surprised when the abortion that was 10,000 BC didn't end with an American flag.
 

bileduct

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What was the alternate ending?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/alternateversions

The laserdisc special edition includes an alternate ending to the final aerial battle sequence. In it Russell Casse was rejected as a pilot for one of the jets to attack the alien ship approaching Area 51. However, he arrives at the end of battle flying his crop duster (which he has been towing behind his motor home) with a missile strapped to it. He then flies the crop duster into the energy beam weapon of the alien ship to bring it down.
Utterly, utterly lame.
 

alien

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David's hair has gone grey! :shock:
Actually it's not surprising since it's around 2 decades later.
I wonder if that guy who played his father in the movie is still around and will be in it?

I'm really looking forward to this movie.

What was that bit at the end of the video??? "Britney Spears really really loves her dogs. So much so she. . ." I don't want to know.
 

Nuke

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Did I hear that Karl Stefanovic gets a brief cameo as a tv reporter in it? The tv was on in the lounge room at work the other day (I work in aged care, so the tv is ALWAYS on!), and Ch9's 'Today' show was on. As I was walking past, I heard them say something along those lines (that Stefanovic plays a small part) and that he was picked out of the heap of media / interviewers that was near to the set a few weeks ago. They were going to talk about it after the ad break, but I didn't get to stick around to see it, so I'm not sure if they were just talking crap or it was for realsies.
 

LESStar58

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I went to school with a Lebanese bloke who I didn 't get along with until year 11 which was when ID4 came out but I remember he said he was going to sue the producers for the "nobody's perfect" line. :lol:
 

Bazal

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Wait...there are people who didn't like the original independence day? My God, the world is truly dark and full of monsters....

This looks watchable, although there's not much in the trailer either way.
 

nöyd

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This looks watchable, although there's not much in the trailer either way.

could've sworn i saw Vivica Fox in a lab coat around the 1 min 37 sec mark, trying to flag down a helicopter.

from stripper to scientist. seems legit
 

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