Independence Day 2: Resurgence Teaser
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DA_Executionah! wrote: »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 ? with sequels so it was never really on the table. 17 years later Emmerich decides to change his mind and Will said foh. -
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. -
? 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
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Lol dude called Will Smith son "Struggle Smith" -
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''.
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Vivica didn't even last for like 5 minutes smh
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I mean for a ? who just saw his mom fall into a collapsing building, Dylan didn't seem to give a ?
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I still wanna see this just as much as before but now for completely different reasons lol
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It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
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Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
7/10 ?? Smh -
Lol I heard terrible things about this so I wanna watch it to see how terrible
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Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
7/10 ?? Smh
Yea ? its called MY OPINION -
Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
7/10 ?? Smh
He's like the only guy on here who gives ? films good ratings and good films ? ratings.
You'd almost think he was backwards in some way but then i find him hilarious. -
lazypakman wrote: »Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
7/10 ?? Smh
He's like the only guy on here who gives ? films good ratings and good films ? ratings.
You'd almost think he was backwards in some way but then i find him hilarious.
Foh ? I give my opinion on what films I like I don't follow what others think dive in a shallow pool head first ...enjoy your 4th -
lazypakman wrote: »Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
7/10 ?? Smh
He's like the only guy on here who gives ? films good ratings and good films ? ratings.
You'd almost think he was backwards in some way but then i find him hilarious.
I have friends like that. They like nothing but ? movies. I watch everything they say is corny. -
Saw this the other day on a whim. One of THE WORST movies I have ever seen.
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Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
7/10 ?? Smh
Yea ? its called MY OPINION
Naw ? that, I hate people who say stupid ? then hide behind "its my opinion! !!!
". The movie is a piece of steaming ? and same for your 7/10 rating for this movie. -
Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
7/10 ?? Smh
Yea ? its called MY OPINION
Naw ? that, I hate people who say stupid ? then hide behind "its my opinion! !!! ". The movie is a piece of steaming ? and same for your 7/10 rating for this movie.
Shut up
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i just saw it i give it a 6.5/10
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Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »Vader_F_Kennedy wrote: »It was cool for what it was 7/10 and shame no mention of the ? pilot who was one of the heroes
7/10 ?? Smh
Yea ? its called MY OPINION
Naw ? that, I hate people who say stupid ? then hide behind "its my opinion! !!! ". The movie is a piece of steaming ? and same for your 7/10 rating for this movie.
Haha to I just rewatched that last season. Still mad as hell chalky went out like that smh -
They could make a 3rd with Will. Since ? was still popping off after the mother ship crashed.
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Turfaholic wrote: »They could make a 3rd with Will. Since ? was still popping off after the mother ship crashed.
Man this movie flopped, plus he died, no need -
from the preview it wasnt a good look i cant ever remember what he said but dude said some ? .. and his tone was mad corny
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MrCrookedLetter wrote: »Turfaholic wrote: »They could make a 3rd with Will. Since ? was still popping off after the mother ship crashed.
Man this movie flopped, plus he died, no need
It could work. A 3rd with Will would draw the crowd. They were still fighting aliens on ground after the mother ship blew up. They could focus is it around that time.
Lol they gotta redeem themselves.
? was like Independence meets Star Trek meets Men In Black. I hated how that big ass ship just up and left when the Queen got knocked off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWG8gWRtZ9c
