Independency Day: Resurgence
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE Running time: 120 minutes Rated: PG-13 (for sequences of sci-fi action and destruction, some violence and language) Distributed by: 20th Century Fox @2016 Release Date: June 24, 2016 I remember watching the first “Independence Day” in theaters not one, but twice: once on the actual title day itself. It was so phenomenal, so unbelievable, at a time where practical effects and not overblown CGI ruled the Hollywood scene. It was regarded as a tentpole movie that revived the event disaster genre. The image of seeing the White House blowing up was etched in everyone’s minds for those who remember the 1996 Super Bowl. The hype paid off: not only was it fun to see landmarks and countries blown up, it was actually an enjoying roller-coaster ride. One could even go further and make a claim that the film (along with 1993’s “Jurassic Park”) helped to jumpstart the current wave that the summer movie season would ultimately come to deliver.