Saw this when it came out near an Army base. The theater was mostly military. Normally I like a quiet theater to enjoy the movie. But in this case, it was noisy but in in a good way. And the whole theater stood and saluted during the speech. One of the best movie experiences in my life.

"If the dog dies, im done with this movie" Thats why I love you two

The President's speech still gives me chills every time I watch this movie.

Words of wisdom: “Get as far away from these things as you can!” and “You’d all be dead if it wasn’t for my David!” Great guilty pleasure. Glad you liked it!

It took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, and it made $890 million dollars at the box office.

I've always loved this movie. The President's speech before the final assault is one of my favorites.

Marian teary eyed during the speech, we all can relate. It's an awesome speech!

Imagine if modern day blockbusters were as good as this. The visual effects and sci-fi designs are immaculate, the cast is charismatic and intriguing without relying on meta-humor like every single blockbuster now. And the story actually has multi layered interesting characters with a compelling narrative and heartfelt theme. And despite it being an end of the world movie, it actually feels like it has steaks because it takes the time to build its world up and actually has the balls to make a lasting impact for decisions. Probably because it’s not connected to some giant universe. We need movies like this again. Real stories told about real people put through an exciting yet terrifying once in a lifetime situation.

"If the dog dies I'm done with this movie." OMG Funny!

I remember when this came out a lot of people were saying the only thing stopping this flick from being perfect is they never showed how this affected the Philippines ;) - LOVED this watch-along with you two, as usual! 😂

Little moments like at 27:57 are why I love this channel. You two banter with each other like you've been married for 50 years. It's like I'm watching my own grandparents when they were young. You have such great chemistry together, and it's made even more special because you're from countries that are each on the opposite side of the planet from the other one. Your partnership is ten thousand miles wide but also as close as the two sides of a zipper. It's a delight to witness.

This movie is probably the first to actually try to show how the entire world reacted rather than just the US.

That speech he gave was amazing the first time i watched it.... and it still slaps

I saw this film in theaters with my grandma when I was 16 years old in 1996 and now in my 43 I still love this classic Independence Day starring by Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid and Judd Hirsch. Thank you guys great reaction next time the sequel Independence Day: Resurgence👍👍👍👍

I was crying too man! It was a really beautiful speech.

I love this Film. It IS one of the most "Watchable" Movies of all time!

Every man tears up listening to that speech and is instantly ready to fight for our planet. Incredible writing

I love these guys so much. I don't think they've made a bad reaction.

I was in the Atlanta Olympic marching band in 1996. We played for the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. We all went and watched this the night before. At the opening ceremonies I told everyone that if the aliens are going to invade, this is the time their gonna do it

I went to the theaters to see this and didn't leave the theater. I bought 1 ticket and watched it 3 times in a row lol. I did the same with Jurassic Park and Interstellar.

Not everyone likes part 2, but i still think part 2 is a ton of fun! Hope you watch that one as well

this movie has a similar feeling to Top Gun Maverick you just leave feeling patriotic and happy

This movie came out the year I was born, and it's still one of my all time favorites.

Don't sweat it Marian. The Fourth of July speech is a powerful and touching scene. I believe if you are not moved by that speech, there's something wrong with you.

I've seen this movie several times, watching your reactions made me enjoy it all over again!

Jeff Goldblum often played scientist types in the 90s. Lovely reaction as usual 💜

LOL Joy, the aliens always attack the US, for the same reason Godzilla always attacks Japan: because that's where the movie was made, and where its target audience lives. BTW, the same year this premiered, another very similar, but much funnier film also came out, "Mars Attacks!"

Many of the cast of this film have played in science fiction movies before. David the scientist is played by Jeff Goldblum, who played an alien in the comedy "Earth Girls Are Easy". The President is played by Bill Pullman, who played independent starship pilot Lone Starr (a parody of Han Solo) in the comedy "Spaceballs". The First Lady is played by Mary McDonnell, who played Laura Roslin, the President of the United Colonies of Kobol in the TV series "Battlestar Galactica". (She also played Kevin Costner's love interest in "Dances With Wolves".) Long-haired Dr Okun is played by Brent Spiner who played the android crewmember Data on "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Jasmine is played by Vivica A. Fox who played US President Ellen Henricksen (the first time a US president has been portrayed as a black female) in the science fiction film "Crossbreed". Steve is played by Will Smith who played General Cypher Raige, retired, of the Ranger Corps, crash landed on a hostile planet with his son (played by Will Smith's actual son Jaden Smith, their 2nd film together) in "After Earth". Russel Casse, formerly abducted by aliens, is played by Randy Quaid who has starred in and appeared in supporting roles for a number of science fiction movies.

Before this movie came out, our local theater had a large Independence Day promotional digital countdown display. It was counting down the days, hours and minutes to the release day. Great idea to hype the movie. Wish I could have had the opportunity to purchase that bit of movie nostalgia but I'm sure someone at the theater got that.

1:28 the flag is so straight because since the Moon has no atmosphere, there's no wind to move it. It doesn't hang down like flags on Earth, because there's additional metal rod going through the top of the flag, to keep it unfolded.

Is mommy sleeping now? That broke me as a child... well acted by Pullman and Whitman.

He's seen the movie before and pretends to not know what was going to happen. Love it! Nice job! 👍

Another movie we rented on VHS cassette, and watched on our little 21" CRT TV ( yes 21" 😮 ) but it was still an awesome experience 😊👍😊

This movie is the peak 'alien invasion disaster movie Will Smith explosions war movie Jeff Goldblum rousing speech crazy special effects yes we won but almost everyone is dead' movie. No other movie can compare to it.

Personal note: Will Smith aka Fresh Prince...this movie helped launch his big screen film career...but for me he will always be a young rapper with his highschool best friend D.J. Jazzy Jeff. Around 1990 I won tickets off the radio to see Dj Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince perform at a local club in downtown Portland, Oregon. I had a blast!🎶 So Will's early acting career I have always enjoyed seeing. His behavior lately is just sad.😢

Big boy had tears after that speech! Me too! Event though I've seen it well over a thousand times...no joke! Saw it four times in theaters. It's the reason I'm now a syfy nerd! 😂❤

i saw this in the theater on a friday night of opening weekend back in 97. biggest movie of the year. when the part with the dog happened running away from the explosion then entire audience was screaming "GO BOOMER!" Ahh back when when going to summer blockbusters was like going to a rock concert.

the aliens got brought down... by Windows 95

Yay!🎉 I'm excited for this reaction...one of my all-time fave movies. The speech that the President gives near the end to rally everyone gives me goosebumps every time!😊💚

16:00 The reason that they didn't attack us 200 years ago is that they didn't know we were here, not that we didn't have our tech to turn back on us. With muskets and cannons there would be nothing at all we could do. They didn't know we were here because we weren't transmitting radio signals. Our first long-distance radio transmissions (still very weak) were in the very early 1900s. The first transmissions with real power were in the 1920s or 1930s. So depending on what you want to say is the starting of radio the sphere of radio signals around the Earth is a little under or a little over 100 light years in radius.

11:54 "Fire the laser!" "That's just footage from the movie Independence day, but the real laser would be like that."😂

37:30 “Say hello to my little friend!” Lol!!!

These guys are quickly becoming my favorite KZfaq couple❤

Great review as always! "I'm so smart"🤣👍😊

Joy:"I'm so Smart!" Me: YES! You, ARE! AND, "HILARIOUS"!!❤❤

The last alien looking at the nuke was an emperor or something because it has dressed fancy.

This is why I love you guys' reactions. Independence Day is far from an original idea for a movie. Isn't artsy or genre breaking. None of those things. What it is though is a well acted, well executed popcorn blockbuster and I adore that you guys appreciate movies like this for what they are, rather then criticize them for what they aren't.

I watch this movie everything 4th of July. It’s so much fun and the special effects are awesome! It makes you feel good to be a human being! Lol

Fallon NV is where they are heading to. It has two Navy schools. One is Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) and the other is United States Naval Strike Fighters Instructor Program. The second school is more popularly known as Top Gun. The first trains pilots and Naval Flight Officers (NFO) on how to do coordinate strikes with ground forces. The second trains pilots on how to fight other aircrafts to support missions. I've seen some of these training. The desert would have targets (buildings and vehicles) and I could see the explosions from a distance.

She's a genius! She anticipated the whole movie)

Great reaction to this great movie. Always nice to see Will Smith punching or slapping bad guys😉😊👍

I love this movie, it's 28 years old and it still looks incredible lol 11:50 that shot is iconic lol 13:25 the audience in theaters cheered at that part for obvious reasons lol 17:34 great welcome line lol 19:24 that was mostly improv by Will and the smell he's asking about is actually coming from the dry lake bed they're on lol 29:45 one of the best speeches in cinema history 37:06 jeff and the Director were talking about his line from Jurassic Park and how it would fit here really well so they put it in "must go faster, must go faster, must go faster!" Lol

This is a perfect summer blockbuster. Saw you getting choked up at the president’s speech. It’s ok, everyone does 😂 Great movie.

If something like this ever happened................I would rather be on top of the building. Quick and painless.

That visual communication system is a joke about "Encounters of the third kind" by Spielberg. Such a joke 😅 Great video guys!

I am very fond of you guys. Love his exclamations at jump scares. And, I was scared for the dog myself.

Good movie, yall should watch The Usual Suspects (1995)

I have just watched the film again but it was the Director's Cut. I saw the original in the cinemas August 10th 1996. My cousin's birthday.

Good choice patreons. Always a good time with this movie.

I only learnt recently that Bill Pullmans son played BOB (aka Baby on Board 😄) in Top Gun Maverick.. so that means both father and son actors had scenes involving the F/A-18 Hornet

hehehehe...."I dont remember if Ive ever this movie" YOU WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED =)

I always cry listening to the president's speech. Every freakin time.

I remember I got my hands on this movie when I was 12 years old. I can’t tell you how many times I watched this movie 🎥 over and over again 🔁 🔂 😅 I used to watch it, just for the sake of watching it out of pure boredom. 21:23 is based off of real events btw 🫣🤫😶‍🌫️

Jeff Goldblum is the guys name. Check out The Fly with and the movie Powder. Both with Jeff. Two very good movies I think you'll both enjoy.

Bill Pullman, the president here, his son Louis Pullman played BOB in Maverick. :)

Joy said the same exact thing my mom said about if the dog died.

Check out: "Battle Los Angeles" (2011) w/ Aaron Eckhart & Bridget Moynahan. Rather than a Sci-fi movie with battles, it is a war movie with aliens.

A true Bonafide honest reaction. I love watching you guys see a movie for the first time. You guys are great thank you very much for this.

The shenanigans have begun! This movie is insane!

This movie in one of the best movies in the history !!!!

Good movie i remember going to the cinema to watch this.Loved it from the beginning to the end. Oh and good reaction from you guys.👍🏻

and now you need to see Mars Attacks!

Lucky for us the Aliens were running an unpatched version of Windows 98 on their PC's ..

Nevada....in part is known for the environment being hot and dry. It has salt flats and very large dry flat river beds amongst other amazing natural features.

JEFF was HERE too 🏆

Great reaction as always! Now you have to see the other 90's alien film, Contact (1997) 👽😁

Outstanding reaction guys, y'all are just so fun. I always loved this movie, it has good heroes.

Great energy guys!

I saw this in the theater on the 4th of July. The entire theatre cheered at the president's speech.

A billion people die and "if the dog dies I'm done." In Jaws the dog and a kid dies and it's a great movie, if you remember.

"If the dog dies, I'm done with this movie." BOOMER WILL LIVE!

19:28 That is a really funny part. "But I ain't mad." :D

"Say hello to my little friend ..." :)

Roland Emmerich his favorite movie is The War of The Worlds so this is what inspired him to do this movie.

I loved this movie so much. This was back in the 90s as a teen, when action movies were truly awesome. This was one of many summer blockbusters we looked forward to seeing in theaters.

Looking at it, it's so funny that back in the day, the upload speed for that virus would have seemed unrealistically too fast, and now I'm like, damn that's slow lol

Yes that movie is AWESOME we didn't want you to wait to july..no way!

This is definitely not the theatrical version I've watched Independence Day many times, and so many scenes popped up that I've never seen before kept waiting for Chris Rock to show up😉😂😂😂

9:04 Is this a director's cut? This part and Miguel saying his father is nothing weren't in the version I'm familiar with.

The last decent movie from Rolland Emmerich

Hey guys I really enjoyed your reaction to Independence Day my favorite part was Will Smith part of the alien says welcome to Earth and bill says the independent day speech🛸🛸🛸🛸👽👽👽

Great Reaction Guys❤

I saw this in theaters when it came out do its pretty cool to see yall react to it.

There's Independence Day Resurgence movie, Keanu Reeves movie (47 Ronin), another movie is Battleship all good movies.

You guys need to continue watching Will Smith again in Men in Black trilogy.

13:10 Another KZfaq reactor was so worried about Boomer in this scene that she just kept saying "Doggie?! Doggie?! Doggie?!" until he made it safely to the tunnel.

In 2001, a bratty teenager went through my VHS tape collection. He stole my copy of Independence Day(1996) and NEVER gave it back!!! I am going to have to buy copies on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc.

@MJoy4Fun, this movie shows that if we don't finally get together as one people then the human race will never survive because we are all humans of mother Earth, we are family and we are as one!!!!!! 😊

Great movie. You should see Star Gate movie also with aliens sort of . Also You should see Phenomenon a great john Travolta movie.

My favorite movie of all time.