{"id":12018,"date":"2016-05-18T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T19:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12018"},"modified":"2016-05-18T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T19:38:10","slug":"review-independenceday-20thanniversary-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/05\/review-independenceday-20thanniversary-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Independence Day (20th Anniversary Edition) BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>While 20 years later Independence Day<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t quite hold up, the entertainment and cheese factor at least still is there and makes for an enjoyable disaster flick, not to mention President Whitmore\u2019s call to action speech still gives me goose bumps to this day.<\/p>\n

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Independence Day
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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Action, Science Fiction
\nFox | PG13\/Unrated \u2013 145 min. \/ 153 min. \u2013 $19.98 | May 3, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 05\/18\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Roland Emmerich
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Feinstein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Featurettes, Gag Reel, Gallery
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>41.6 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u201cWe will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!\u201d<\/p>\n

Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>The ultimate encounter begins when mysterious aliens launch an invasion against the human race. Massive spaceships appear overhead, but wonder turns to terror as they blast down powerful fire beams. Now a determined band of survivors must unite to defeat the invaders \u2014 and save mankind!<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>The 1996 classic disaster film, which arguably started the summer blockbuster, though Jurassic Park<\/em> could lay claim 3 years prior, is an entertaining fluffy sci-fi actioner but there\u2019s really not much more than that. Despite a nearly two and a half hour running time, I never was bored and seeing it again after several years, the visual effects still hold up fairly well, but many of the pieces of dialogue was god-awful but at least the likes of Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum were amiable enough to carry the film.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This two-disc release comes with a semi-reflective slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Disc 1:
\nAudio Commentaries<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Both tracks from the original releases were ported over: 1) Co-Writer\/Director Roland Emmerich and Co-Writer\/Producer Dean Devlin and 2) Special Effects Supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith<\/p>\n

ID4 Datastream Trivia Track<\/u><\/strong> is a feature that provides info while watching the movie. (Theatrical Version Only)<\/p>\n

Independence Day: Resurgence<\/u><\/em><\/strong> Theatrical Trailer (2:07; HD)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Disc 2:
\nIndependence Day<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: A Legacy Surging Forward (30:40; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a new retrospective featurette with interviews by members of the cast (Goldblum, Pullman, Hirsch, Spiner, Fox) and crew (Emmerich, Devlin) as they reflect back on the 1996 disaster film. It also features some archive behind-the-scenes footage.<\/p>\n

Original Theatrical Ending (4:16; SD)<\/u><\/strong> is an extended scene involving Quaid\u2019s character as he tries to convince the military he can fly and eventually shows up in the bi-plane.<\/p>\n

Creating Reality (29:19; SD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is an older featurette on the visual effects work done on the movie.<\/p>\n

ID4 <\/u><\/em><\/strong>Invasion (21:57; SD)<\/u><\/strong> is a mock feature as if the invasion\/attack was real, basically cobbling together news footage, some of which seen in the movie.<\/p>\n

The Making of ID4<\/em> (28:29; SD)<\/u><\/strong> is an old behind-the-scenes featurette.<\/p>\n

Combat Review (9:04; HD)<\/u><\/strong> are a collection of random destruction clips.<\/p>\n

Monitor Earth Broadcasts (51:08; SD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Here we get a sampling of the news clips used in the film.<\/p>\n

Also included: Gag Reel (2:05; SD)<\/u><\/strong>, Gallery<\/u><\/strong> of storyboard sequences, conceptual artwork, production photos, Teaser Trailers (5:09; SD)<\/u><\/strong>, Theatrical Trailer (2:30; HD)<\/u><\/strong> and TV Spots (3:57; SD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

This 20th Anniversary boasts a \u201cnewly restored\u201d transfer and from my reading, this might\u2019ve been culled from a 4K transfer in which case, the movie probably has never looked better. The detail throughout is incredible and has that cinematic feel one looks for, especially a film of its age, with fine grain particles and an absolutely clean transfer, free of dust marks, scratches, artifacts, aliasing and other flaws. The blacks are nice and stark and the colors themselves look natural without appearing oversaturated or artificially pumped up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

According to the back cover, the disc is supposed to be a 7.1 channel DTS-HD MA but instead is *only* 5.1 channels. For whatever reason, the audio didn\u2019t get a big upgrade (like DTS:X or the promised 7.1 channels), yet it\u2019s still a robust track that will blow your socks off when the action goes into all gears, starting with the explosions of America\u2019s landmark structures. Dialogue levels also sound crisp and clear and there\u2019s some nice ambient noises protruding from the rear channels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, while 20 years later Independence Day<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t quite hold up, the entertainment and cheese factor at least still is there and makes for an enjoyable disaster flick, not to mention President Whitmore\u2019s call to action speech still gives me goose bumps to this day. This latest, and much needed, Blu-ray release offers great audio\/video transfers and a fine selection of bonus material including a well done retrospective documentary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n