Review of Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) by Robert G — 15 Oct 2016

Not great, but a bit of dumb popcorn fun and it entertained me.

This review of Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) was written by Robert G on 15 October 2016.

Independence Day: Resurgence has generally received mixed reviews.

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Brutally Dumb While Not As Bad As Transformers 4, Independence Day: Resurgence Barley Any Story Structure, Little To No Suspense, No…

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Día de la independencia era justo de esas películas que no necesitaban secuela, pero aquí la tenemos, la cual obviamente solo se…

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By Benjamin P (368) on 22 Jan 2018

Not nearly as bad as I expected, Independence Day: Resurgence is (mostly) self aware sci-fi shlock that's so shlocky it's kinda fun…

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By Kamel L (1) on 29 Jan 2018

Guys, I am not 13 anymore. You should have stepped up your game, instead you almost made me hate the original too…

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It starts up with a highly ambitious premise and it boasts incredibly done visuals, but then it gets into summoning new characters for…

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By Jared S (820) on 14 Oct 2018

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By Mark S (2,772) on 11 Oct 2018

Aweful film! Pointless storyline. Felt that they were forced to make a sequel for the sake of it…

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I don't have much to say except that, despite the visual effects and decent story line, the dialogue is cheesy, the American bravado is…

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By Jachin L (11) on 09 Nov 2017

Why all the hate for this film!? What did you expect? Mixture of old and new characters…

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