Yesterday, I watched ID4 (the original) just to make sure I wouldn't ignore any references on the new movie.
I shouldn't have. Because I was reminded of how silly great the original movie was. It was like a serialized comic book, everything made sense, the pacing was great, the characters were awesome, etc.
The new movie is like a boiling pot of good ideas that fail to impress. I went to see it with my son. When we came out, we started discussing which part was our favorite. We kept scratching our heads - and we couldn't remember a single scene!
The original is full of silly epic moments. The President's speech. The doctor being attacked by the Aliens. Will Smith punching the alien and screaming "WELCOME TO EARTH!"
The new one? My son said "dad, they made the aliens look stupid. They used to be so scary".
That was pretty much the extent of our conversation.
I couldn't imagine how they'd be able to make a bad movie out of the franchise. But they did.
No wonder the movie theatre I went to was basically empty!
I shouldn't have. Because I was reminded of how silly great the original movie was. It was like a serialized comic book, everything made sense, the pacing was great, the characters were awesome, etc.
The new movie is like a boiling pot of good ideas that fail to impress. I went to see it with my son. When we came out, we started discussing which part was our favorite. We kept scratching our heads - and we couldn't remember a single scene!
The original is full of silly epic moments. The President's speech. The doctor being attacked by the Aliens. Will Smith punching the alien and screaming "WELCOME TO EARTH!"
The new one? My son said "dad, they made the aliens look stupid. They used to be so scary".
That was pretty much the extent of our conversation.
I couldn't imagine how they'd be able to make a bad movie out of the franchise. But they did.
No wonder the movie theatre I went to was basically empty!