They may take our lives, but they'll never take, our Independence Day!

"And what the hell is that Smell?" Will Smith kicks the Harvester "I could have been at a BBQ"

man i really wished i learned about the war of 96 in history class

5:18 In fact, they targeted Cheyenne Mountain to prevent the US from using the Stargate to call in the Asgards.

“Hello boys....I’m baaaaack!”

Last time that I was this early we still used Apples' computers to defeat aliens

Rest of the world: Obliterated by gigantic city-sized ships and plunged into chaos. New Zealand: "sips unexported wine"

I remember this came out when I was on deployment in the Persian Gulf on USS Carl Vinson. I managed to get a bootleg copy on VHS when we stopped in Muscat, Oman. Sure, it was of meh quality but better than nothing. I even shared it with the ships TV station so the crew could have a new release to watch instead of the usual rotation of watching Full Metal Jacket and Friday.

"Welcome to Earth!" A classic immortal line. This was good back in the day. But now, in what I envision, I like to see how various sci fi factions like those from Starcraft, HALO, and Warhammer 40k fighting these aliens. That could be awesome and epic.

"...and from the ashes of the War of 1996, the GTU rose like a phoenix..."

The documentary on this event is required annual viewing in our household in early July.

*when your armada of indestructible alien vessels gets destroyed from a single computer virus.

all Europe in flames while the Iberian Peninsula is having some peaceful beach time.

That's right! That's right! Get off me, get off me. That's what you get. Look at you, ship all banged up. Who's the man. Wait till I get another plane. I'm laying all your friends out right beside you.

Of course only an alien Invasion could get someone from both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to work together

Too bad independence day sequel was really bad. The movie's universe had alot of potential for expansion and story telling

The aliens never attacked Australia. They were too scared to go there.

What's sad is that truly is one of the few ways mankind will ever truly unite 😔

If Independence Day Resurgence didn’t fail as a film, this could’ve been an epic franchise. I will always see this what it could’ve been. Not just a popcorn flick disaster film, but a full on universe that should not be forgotten.

Spain: let's stay neutral again. Result: No cities destroyed.

Spaceships: explode all major cities South America: Rio de Janeiro go boom

0:46 A communication disruption could mean only one thing, invasion.

" Welcome to Earth " man I love this movie . Have a happy 4th of July everyone.

"Welcome to Earth!"

You guys could narrate a conflict between the Rice Crispy Elves and the Keebler Elves and make it epic. Great work, love this channel.

"Something you want to add to this briefing, Capt. Hiller?" "No, sir. Just a little anxious to get up there and whoop E.T.'s ass, that's all." Also like to see the Templin Institute investigate other organizations like the Umbrella Corporation (Resident Evil), Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator), or my personal favourite International Rescue (Thunderbirds).

I remember that I was 5 years old when this happened. Unable to remember if I ever seen it in the cinemas but in the words of Will Smith “now that’s what I call a close encounter”

In the words of my generation up yours

Actually glad the harvesters took the time to target some Canadian cities, such a kind attention :D

Thank you Russel Case for your sacrifice. Generations are forever grateful. RIP.

David Levinston: Hey! All right! Steven Hiller: Hey, hey! David: Look at us! Take a look at the Earthlings. Good-bye! Steven: Y'all take care, alright? Nothin' but love for ya. David: Bye! Steven: Nothin' but love for ya. *Harvester is confused* Steven to David: Do you think they have any clue what's about to happen to 'em? David to Steven: Oh, not a chance in hell. David to Harvester: Good night. *Jolly Roger appears on Harvester screens across the ship, scaring the Harvester watching David and Steven* Steven to Harvester: Peace! *nuclear missile is launched, Harvester alien dies screaming*

funny how Australia wasn't hit till the 3rd round of attacks and they chose to target Perth of all places

I work at the decommissioned El Toro airfield sometimes, the munitions building has been converted into a food bank. I thought it was kinda cool to see my city get attacked by aliens, even though it was only the base. For whatever reason the movie had the base in the middle of the desert instead of the middle of densely populated Southern California

After the movie came on 6 times the other day, I realized the original plot of the Harvesters was far better than their motives in ID4-2. In the original movie, they were after the entire planet, colonizers who basically wrecked the planet, bleeding it dry of everything, then moving on, that's why they wanted an Earth like planet because they were out to live here even if it was only temporarily. In the second movie, they wanted to steal Earth's core which makes no since whatsoever. All the materials in the core can be found in space far easier, and cheaper, and even if that is what they wanted, with their shields they could have landed one ship, got the core and left. It would have taken nearly half as long and required none of the vulnerabilities a full scale, long term assault opened them up too.

New Zealand: Ok I just went to the bathroom so- OMG WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!

“Y'know, this was supposed to be my weekend off, but noooo. You got me out here draggin' your heavy ass through the burnin' desert with your dreadlocks stickin' out the back of my parachute. You gotta come down here with an attitude, actin' all big and bad... and what the hell is that smell?! I could've been at a barbecue! But I ain't mad.”

I know the Sequel wasn’t as good but we need an Independence Day 3. The movie was left on a painful cliffhanger! I want to see the humans achieve Interstellar travel and fight the Harvesters in epic space battles with other alien species on new planets!

It's a shame they never made any sequels. Would have been nice to see how the story continued.

I liked the lore they filled out between the movies, such a shame the second movie sucked so much :(

Now that’s what I call a “close encounter”. 👽

That 10min video was actually better than most of the 2nd film. Well done! (Also great narration)

Damn you, guys. First with Cadia and now this one....you drenched my eyes with tears. Hehehehehehe

Sydney not being targeted: “are we a joke to you?”

Man I am soo hyped for this I hope they will make a documentary upload about this alien *Locust* Maybe with an additional episode about the D9 Poleepkwa Prawns

PLS TELL STELLARIS INVICTA IS RETURNING!

The way you narrated the movie was way better than the actual movie lol. Well done!. Loving the new stuff coming out keep it coming you guys!

Little did we know back then, that the aliens where simply trying to spare the universe from the impending release of the movie, Batman and Robin, only a year later.

Welcome to Earf

Imagine a super advance alien technology just to be defeated by a high-school grade virus

We will not go quietly into the night! We shall not perish without a fight!

Nicely done, Templin Institute!

This was really good! Well done!

Awesome video and just in time for the Fourth of July! It's been a very long time since we had a High Command video. Anyway, here are some suggestions for future videos: HiCom: - The First Zeon War - Mobile Suit Gundam - The Alliance-Reich Wars - Legend of the Galactic Heroes - World War III aka the US-Russia War - Call of Duty 4/Modern Warfare Trilogy - The Belkan War - Ace Combat - The Usean Continental War - Ace Combat - The Circum-Pacific War - Ace Combat - The Tiberium Wars - Command and Conquer - The Soviet Wars - Command and Conquer: Red Alert - The Drakkon War - Power Rangers: Shattered Grid - The Infinity War - MCU - Endgame: Thanos's Last Stand - MCU - The Crisis on Infinite Earths - Arrowverse Other videos: - Earth Space Defense Forces - Independence Day - The Avengers - MCU - The Superman Regime - Injustice - Holy Britannia Empire - Code Geass - Task Force 141 - Call of Duty 4/Modern Warfare Trilogy - Razgriz Squadron - Ace Combat - Dossier: Captain America - MCU - Dossier: Injustice Superman - Dossier: Lelouch Lamperouge - Code Geass - Dossier: Captain John Price - Call of Duty 4/Modern Warfare Trilogy - Dossier: Green Arrow - Arrow - Dossier: Lord Drakkon - Power Rangers - Atlas: Area 51 - Independence Day - Atlas: Corinth - Power Rangers: RPM - Atlas: The Lighthouse - Ace Combat - Atlas: Columbia - Bioshock Infinite - Atlas: Star City - Arrow - Atlas: The Triskelion - MCU - Audio Log: The Confederacy and the Union - Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory Saga - Rivalries: The Second American Civil War - Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg

Might i recommend you Look at some Nations from Ace Combat? In the past, you did a video on Fictional flags. One of them present was from Ace Combat. Ace Combat has a lot of lore, Nations, and Organisations, and i would Love For the Templin Institute to go back to Ace Combat. Some of the Notable Nations/Organisations are listed below: -Nations: -Federal Republic/Kingdom of Erusea -Osean Federation -Federal Republic of Estovakia -Aurelia -Leasath -Republic of Emmeria -Federation/Principality of Belka -Organisations: -Independent States Allied Forces -Free Erusea -The Grey Men -A World With No Boundaries -The Alicorn If you have the time, take a look at these again. Thank you.

Fact: Thomas Whitmore's participation in the final battle against the aliens would have been the first U.S. commander-in-chief to lead troops into combat since James Madison took command of a rearguard artillery battery to cover the retreat of the U.S. Army during the British attack on Washington, DC, in 1814.

To this day, the angling of the cameras helps the already staggering City Destroyers look just...unbelievable.

I was alive in 96 and can't remeber this happening.

Really good video

Keep up the good work Templin Institute.

How awesome and great timing as well July 4th hurray! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🇺🇸

4:23 Wow , Athens was destroyed in the first wave. That's quite an honor for our country. Thank you aliens.

Salute to all those fallen in war of 1996 🥲

This is a cool unique video. I like how it's done. Subbed for more.

Brilliantly done!

"WELCOME TO EARF!" High Command Ideas! Battle of the Omarion Nebula (Star Trek) The Eros Incident (The Expanse) The Omega-4 Relay Incident (Mass Effect) Battle of the Kadeshi Nebula (Homeworld) Battle of Yavin (Star Wars) Liberation of City 17 (Half Life) Battle of Sokovia (MCU)

Happy Independence Day to all you Brave American Pilots and Patriots who defeated the Alien Invasions of 1996 & 2016!

Rest of the World: " Oh, what a horrible lesson we've learned, at the cost of so many." Canada: " Yeah, so...I guess the Harvesters didn't notice us. ( sips Tim Horton's coffee ) I guess that's lucky."

ABSOLUTELY liked and enjoyed watching this vid of one of my MOST favorite movies!!!!

"a surprise to be sure , but welcome one none the less"

When you've mastered intergalactic travel, but still use 56k Modems.

I love you for doing this. Can you do War of 2016 in more depth?

10/10, amazing video!!

It’s funny but I was thinking about the sequel, and when I remembered Alternate History Hub’s take on what the aftermath would be of this film, it got me thinking on how the sequel could have been done. Making a much different film than the original, but also creating something a little more realistic and darker. In the film it states that three billion people died and as the world population was around five billion in the 90’s, give or take, so three fifths of the global population was wiped out, and according to the official website 108 cities were destroyed. The aftermath of the initial invasion would have been not so much grandiose victory but rather relief for having just survived, but it would also be short lived. With so much of the population gone the economy would be ripped apart, what’s left of government would have a huge pile of issues. There would be millions wounded, sick, homeless, and orphaned, all who need help that the authorities would simply lack the resources to provide, and global trade would’ve frozen dead. At best society would come to a standstill, at worst it would suffer a total collapse, and everything would be about survival. We’re talking a post-apocalyptic scenario here but not to the same level as the Walking Dead. Humanity would be less united than ever before, unlike in the canon sequel. The United States would still exist in theory, but in practice it would be more independent states governing themselves and trading and maybe even fighting each other for resources. In urban centers across the globe riots would break out over supplies. Rural areas would be the most stable, but the large cities that are left would be dens of corruption and chaos, and with no means to efficiently police them criminal organizations would explode out of control. Then there’s the issue of the alien survivors from the initial attack, with their mother ship gone, which was their whole civilization, the invaders left would be desperate. Realizing that their only hope would be to make our planet theirs, colonizing earth rather than harvesting it would become their goal. Only this time they would lack the means to come in and kick ass, and the resulting conflict would be fought between the remnants of two civilizations, each in a frantic and much more equal struggle for survival, with both having as much to lose as the other. So, the sequel in this scenario would be a much more up-close, down, and dirty battle that would have none of the city destroying spectacle of the first film, and a more claustrophobic, gritty, and frightening story.

Well now I really want to rewatch the whole movie.

I really love your channels unique form. Can you reach way back into scifi history and do Buck Rogers, Logans Run, The Black Hole and the Last Starfighter? It will be a nostalgia trip for those of us in our 40s and 50s and introduce some scifi history to the current and middle generations.

This is a great reminder of how great that first movie was, when I was eleven. I even read the book!

9:00 that destroyer probably flattened Giza.

Now do the war of 2016 please! Be sure to include how the earth changed politically and technologically in the video. Happy 4th of July to all!

Amazing documentary

still supporting you man xoxo

Damn. All these years, I never knew the harvesters hit İstanbul aswell.

I miss your old narrator, she was great. I'm still not sure about the new guy but he did a great job with this video. I would like to see more videos about halo like the ODST's, or Cortana. Or maybe a video about The War of the Five Kings

Excellent video good job 🥳

Love this Movie. Great video 👍

6:37 That is because they used only One warhead, to crack a shield you need at least Three waves.

I didn't realize how heavily they played on the whole "Independance Day" thing. The whole speech on the 4th I caught but 1996? How perfect, exactly 220 years after the signing. Also, where's that dot in the northwest of America on the map of the first strikes supposed to be? I cant think of any large city in that area but Seattle. But the dots way too far north. Are they hitting Blaine? Second ones obviously Seattle.

"Creating a new line of defense should the harvesters ever return" lol, what a joke that turned out to be.

Proud to be a Terran!

I'd be interested in a movie about the Harvester's guerrilla war afterwards.

When facing an alien invasion, never forget your most important weapon: plot armor

I really liked the narrators voice for this video, the ending bit gave me chills the first time I heard it 👍

In a time of strife and chaos now, this video shed some hope.

Saskatchewan Gang! You'll never beat us Alberta!

Say what you want about the Independence movie but that speech was as iconic as the movie itself.

I like how you made a doco out of this. Makes it look like it was real.

Ngl I definitely would like to see what other nations’ perspectives like the European theatre and the Asiatic theatre be like.

Captain Steven Hiller just like every Lance Coolie before him marries a friggin stripper. Well done, Marine!

nothing a 90s computer couldn't fix

That's a year I would never forget

"You did not just shoot green shit at me!"