This movie aged better than almost every sci-fi movie that came out after it. It's genuinely insane.

The speech the President makes before the final battle never fails to give me chills.

"We will not go silently into the night!". That's one of the all time great movie speeches.

"Wait til I get another plane" is one of my favorite movies quotes of all time lol

Bill Pullman is the best president in movie history

This is one of those perfect examples when people say: "They don't make 'em like they used to." One of those true summer blockbusters that were fun, not driven by someone's agenda, had great characters, great action, great emotion, and all the best 'cheese'. It takes its time to actually get us to be invested in these characters and their arcs. This is a must watch every 4th of July, for me. I still remember seeing it for the fist time in '96 when I was 9 years old. This was such a huge movie.

The fire is the result of them entering our atmosphere.

This was not a slow film, it took just enough time to make you care about all the people involved.

I respect you for watching the directors cut to this film!

16:55 "I'm waiting, impatiently, for this to happen." That's the difference between movies today and moves of a generation ago. Today: Everybody is on social media. Everybody has gotten used to being overstimulated within the first minute, or less, of whatever TikTok or KZfaq, etc., is showing them. If movies today make you wait more than a few minutes, you switch to another channel, another video, another stream. A generation ago: No Internet, no streaming, everybody was sitting in theater. Writers took their time introducing interesting characters, building tension, anticipation. They get you invested in the characters. Then they paid that off exciting things happening to characters you care about. Nobody does that today. Now, today, exciting things happen right away to characters you don't even know and definitely don't care about. It's a lost art. Not lost because we forgot hot. Lost because we can't do it anymore without losing our audience. Your comment encapsulates that perfectly.

I love the quotes of this movie and still use "yes without the oops" all the time. A popcorn flick that still makes me smile.

"Do not go quietly into the night"...That's also what Michael Caine said in "Interstellar"

The president's speech gives me chills every time. If only we can have a president like him in real life.

if you like alien movies, Contact is great as well as Arrival

How many remember fighting that battle against all the alien fighters under the giant spaceship in Star Fox 64?

One of the best quotes i heard about this movie was "we should beam Independence Day in to space and say it was a true story, that way no aliens start shit" lol

54:50 "The elevator? Wouldn't the elevator be the worst choice?" Maybe, but they're in NORAD, an underground bunker designed for exactly this: surviving any kind of massive attack. It's deep, deep underground. Thousands of feet. Now, maybe there is a staircase, but it would take so long to run down it that when the alien ship blows the top of this mountain off, everybody in the staircase will be incinerated. I'll take my chances on the quick elevator and hope I can beat the clock.

The slow beginning helps to build the tension and introduce the characters. Modern movies don't do enough of that and it weakens them structurally.

the reason as to why the ships where on fire is because that is what happens when things enter the atmosphere

You are one of the only few movie reactors i watch cause you have the perfect balance of listening and reacting. Alot of reaction channels are annoying and yap too much

I am glad you enjoyed this movie. This is pacing of the 80s/90s...story above all else..to explain / show you to engross you into the characters and story. This is good writing....because this is how you tell multiple stories and tie them together. Bill Pullman nailed the veteran to President role...as veteran myself..to be a leader you have to lead by example. The President cared more about lives of the people than about politics, which is what a good President should do. Will Smith and Jeff Goldbloom made amazing duo too. I loved their dynamic, their humor and bonding. Jeff's father was amazing too..the small points of Wisdom he stated the cold, all you need is love, etc. Also, on Russ the alien abductee. Yes, he was crazy but you could tell he was trying to take care of his family, but the drinking got in the way. Which was probably due to not only war but being abducted. His children as you said must have seen him before...because them waving at him about to take off was like them seeing their dad again and then his actions saving not only his children but the world...they got to see their dad's bravery and courage to do what is right.

Nothing like someone calling this movie old. Now I really feel old. Another good scifi movie to check out is... 65

"Why does it sound absolutely terrifying?" Because it's the end of the world as we know it?🤷

I love the presidents speech. But I think my favourite line is "In the words of my generation... UP YOURS!" Loved you reaction.

Call me crazy but one reason I don't live in a big population center is because its always the first targets for missle strikes. Lol its true though

Is mommy sleeping always starts me crying.

Regarding the "slowness" you perceived of the film, I think that's because it wasn't just the story of an alien invasion (which could've been whizz-bang fast). It was the story of all these families who came together to fight it, so the movie needed to take the time to explore those family dynamics.

10:12 the firestorms are the ships coming in contact with Earth's atmosphere. They're using the air to slow down.

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David's ex in the white house was more to blame for breakup. David wasn't unstable. He loved what he did and was happy. SHE didn't like it and gave him sh1t. That's her problem.

Hello boys... I'm back !!!!!! Best scene right there! Also you can get a Maono mic if you can check it out.

I love this movie it's 28 years old and still looks incredible lol 10:10 what is around them is essentially what happens to meteors the atmosphere burns it up, but since it's slowing down it finally becomes visible 20:33 thats such an iconic shot lol 21:30 oh they're not landing anywhere untill they scorch the whole planet 21:45 the audience in theaters cheered at that part for obvious reasons lol 25:21 - 25:27 one of my favorite shots of the movie 27:27 the best welcome ever lol 29:49 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 48:45 one of the best speeches in cinema history lol 1:00:06 Jeff Goldblum and the Director were talking about his line from Jurassic Park "must go faster, must go faster, must go faster" and thought it would fit in well here so they added it in lol

I forgot Men in Black a really funny alien movie.

@0:19 “Whoopie-ki-yay” A Stef original. 😁

It seems like Steph is confused about the fire and smoke surrounding the destroyers as they approach the major cities. I always saw the atmospheric disturbance as being created by friction due to such a large object moving through the atmosphere. After all, it’s not like the alien ships use a propulsion that produces flame.

Steff is freaking adorable

Great Reaction..... Jeff Goldblum - Jurassic Park: "Must Go Faster....." Jeff Goldblum - Independence Day: "MUST GO FASTER!!"

Randy's line, I picked a hell of a day to quit drinkin! Total throwback to Airplane!

In an alternate ending of the film Russel wasn't allowed to fly with them but he turns up in his Bi-plain with a missile strapped to it's side with it always being a one way mission but they choose to use the one used so we see him make the decision to sacrifice himself for his children

You should watch Contact.

Russell Casse You will never be forgotten ❤

Now you need to watch Mars Attacks came out the same year

Morse code will definitely work. The transatlantic cables are still present at the bottom of the oceans.

One note about the pacing - I noticed that you watched the extended edition of the movie, not the theatrical version. The extended edition is much slower than the version seen in theaters so that’s why it may have felt slow.

My favorite alien movies are, Close Encounters, E.T, Alien, Aliens, and The Thing, plus on the comedic side my favorite is Hitchhikers Guide of the Galaxy.

AWESOME 4th July Selection - THANKS, Stef. Just sitting down aft some fireworks -- your voice is already AWESOME. Happy Independence Day!!!! ✳🎇

all the other countries: "what do they plan to do?" Japan: *no questions asked* "We attack in 5 hours!"

Now you have to watch "The Faculty"

If you like alien movies.... you have to react to MARS ATTACKS. It pays homage to all these SciFi movies and I think is hilarious. another great reaction. Your expression for the entire movie is something special. Best parts are when your eyes are full of tears and they are not coming down yet.

As a musician Sennheiser makes really great mic's so that's something to look into Stef

I watched this like 4 times in the theater, loved it so much!

Happy 4 of July stefi!! Great movie with ya😊

Anyone that has ever tried sync-ing a Macbook to a Windows PC knows how laughable this hacking scene is.

48:51 One of the best inspirational speeches in movies, second to Captain America’s speeches in the MCU and Mikey’s “it’s our time” speech from The Goonies.

When an object hits the atmosphere of the planet, it creates a fire ball effect, similar to how bullet collides to fire from a gun.

have you seen our own ships re-entering earth's atmosphere from space before? lots of heat everywhere. now multiply that by many magnitudes. that's why they were covered in "fire" and why there was, what they thought, an earthquake near the beginning.

One of my favorite movies since i was 8, thanks Stef

You should watch Stargate next!

Happy 4th stef

Some suggestions Battle: LA, Stargate, Hardcore Henry, The Man from Earth. Some good movies to entertain you.

Great reaction like always Stef, love this movie, And a fun-fact Will Smith saying "what the hell is that smell?! " was improvised because there was a dead brine shrimp that are in the salt flats themselves and he was tired of smelling it. Keep up the good work.

.... about this whole new Mike thing ... Doesn't current Mike feel ... umm ... hurt? saddened by your eye wandering off to this new fellow? ... I mean, really?

Your facial expressions are very expressive 😊. I felt like someone needed to step into the screen and remind you that it is all fictional. Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations on finding *the* most quotable, one-liner-est movie of all time. This is a work of art.

For suspense, I'd recommend these films called Prisoners, End of Watch, or Drive.

I love 90s films ❤😊

Another good Alien movie with suspense. War of the Worlds

He will use the Schwartz! 🤣🤣🤣

50:23 - "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines."

Oddly enough the comments about being a glasses wearer really stuck home :) My sight went bad very young as I got measles when I was three and I got them in my eyes. For six or so years no one knew that I could not see further than the length of my arm - I got a lot of tellings off for getting up from my desk at school and walking right up to the blackboard until one teacher thought to actually ask why :D As you can imagine I still remember to this day getting my first pair of glasses and realising just how huge the world was :chuckles: The only upside to those years being undiagnosed is that my brain learned to interpret the world with the information it had. So if I lost my glasses, make no mistake, I would be in serious trouble but I could still navigate and operate ... it's just I have a visual horizon of about three feet where I can actually see what something is! But no matter how many times I watch this movie the part that always gets me with a genuinely damp face is the scene between the President and his wife when he knows she is dying. I have been through similar, it was cancer rather than injury, and the only reason I am still here is because my wife made me promise that I would not do anything 'foolish' after she was gone. More than ten years ago I held her in my arms as she breathed her last and it is as if my life 'froze' at that moment and I am just waiting for my last breath so I can join her again. And, odd as it may sound, despite that, I understand the President in this story being able to carry on because, for a while, it is as if it happened to somebody else. It's like major physical injury doesn't hurt for a while because your brain releases all those stored up chemicals to stop it - it's the same with catastrophic emotional injury. So it's not bad writing, or that he simply didn't love his wife ... it's actually good writing ... back when Hollywood had that :wry smile:

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇲 You're the best Stef!

I forget that Mary McDonnell was in this one. One of my favourite movie from VHS era.

Congratulations on 100k Stef 🎉

Hiya sweetheart - happy 4th July from the UK, congrats on going it alone - although given how obsessed you are with our royal family, I think you still miss us... :)

Yes, it may have a slow development, different from today's cinema, but not all films of that era are slow, you have cases like Armageddon or The Rock, which are of the same era and have a fast pace like music video and quickly pass the 2 hours and something.

Happy 4th

I hadn't seen this in a while, but an excellent choice for the occasion. Loved your reaction as always. Have a wonderful weekend 💐

Perfect day to release this movie Stef💯👍 Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

1:00:40 The real star of the video pops up for a second in the background. 😂 Happy 4th, everyone! 🎉

Hello 👋 Miss Stef !!!! As always the like button 🔳 has been Illuminated 😊 & Happy Independence day 👍 👍 ☺ 🇺🇸

Hola Stef! I'm glad that you reacted to the extended version, is way better than the theatrical. I love how you conect with the characters and story, even when it's a popcorn film. You are adorable ❤ Maybe you should watch War of the Worlds (Steven Spielberg, 2005)

I was that small, possibly younger than that.......sat around the table, don't remember too much but am scarred to this day.

Yeah, let's goooo!

Irony...the president plays a former pilot. His real life son is Bob, in Top Gun Maverick!

1996 summer blockbuster! Elevator = that was the entrance to the hidden hardened underground base/bunker, anything on the surface would not be able to survive an attack, but the base/bunker would be. Also it's Area 51 so supposed to be unnoticed and not seem like a threat/ hidden, so on the surface there would be nothing to detect- like just a barren desert. Firey clouds are the ships entering the atmosphere. Hope new computer works well.

Great movie🍿, great editing, great personality!! Thanks for sharing this classic.

its ok to feel, stef. it really is.

Lots of other great alien movies. Cocoon Andromeda Strain Galaxy Quest Hancock Close Encounters Flash Gordon, the animated series Invasion of the Body Snatchers Flight of the Navigator Escape to Witch Mountain Enemy Mine

Here are some other great alien movies that you should watch next: The Thing (1982), Alien (1979), Predator (1987), Aliens (1986), Species (1995), and Fire in the Sky (1993).

Is this the extended edition, there's a few scenes that wasn't shown in the theatres and tv reruns. Don't forget to watch the pitch meeting and the sequel for this too.

Watch the Abyss special edition

Stef, that tiny moment when you were about to speak spanish. Got me like 😻

When you enter Earths atmosphere, it burns up.

I ask you people in the comment field. I have tried to find an answer because I noticed that president Whitmore and the general were very personal to each other. Whitmore: "I'm a combat pilot Will" Will: "They're going down all around the world Tom! I have a theory that when Whitmore still was a pilot Will was his commander, or vice versa because they seem to have a personal connection. Do anyone know anything about that?

independence day resurgence next

What I really appreciate about Stef's reactions, beyond her stunning beauty, is how she focuses on the story itself. She doesn't get sidetracked talking about the cinematography or the score. A lot of reactors miss the plot because they're busy analyzing the technical aspects like blocking, music, and effects. Stef's genuine engagement with the story makes the viewing experience much more enjoyable.

The note book is a great movie

Less of a reaction, more like someone sitting mostly in silence looking confused.

Now you'll have to watch 2