1. ID 4ever
Independence Day is regarded as a classic of blockbuster filmmaking. That may be a little too far, but its a fun film and the sort of thing youll pick up watching when its on TV. A massive hit when it was first released, people were excited to discover theyd be a sequel. And got even more excited when they discovered theyd be two sequels! On the face of it this seems pretty awesome.
Why it will be rubbish: One, its needless. No one asked for a second and third and the plot of the original doesnt require one. Two, Will Smith isnt in it.
Just the other day I was ripping Smith to shreds, but theres no denying hes necessary in an Independence Day movie. Three, Jeff Goldblum is. Anyone remember the other sequel to a nineties favourite where Goldblum was the only major actor to reprise his role? What are the odds this one will have his daughter using gymnastics to knock an alien out a window too. Four, Roland Emmerich cant make a good movie. Every film hes ever made has been a mess of explosive spectacle, with Independence Day being the best of a bad bunch. He makes good trailers that bring people in, but not films that keep them. Five, its been in development hell for ages. And that never works out OK. Six, its in two parts. Weve already had two entries (three if you count the sequel obsessed Spider-Man) that could easily be ruined by a two parter story, but this one has no source so the first part will likely be even more of an aimless advert for the second than it would be otherwise. Seven, after the casting of Goldblum and Bill Pullman, the next character announcement was that one of the characters will be gay. Emmerich is a gay rights activist, so surely he could see using this as a marketing point is highlight differences, not negating them? Its like a prime advertising for the original film being that Will Smith is black. Eight, most films on this list have one or two objections at. This has seven. ID Forever sounds initially like a good idea but it will be terrible. Trust me.
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