Independence Day [20th Anniversary Edition] [DVD] [2016]

I like movie's like this interesting but not over the top with silly thing's it's an action movie so no love stories.

Roland Emmerich directs this production from 1996 which he also co-wrote with Dean Devlin his long term writing partner they have also written Universal Soldier from 1992 and Stargate from 1994.Independence Day has an ensemble cast including Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch and the late Robert Loggia who bring to life in this homage to 1950’s B-movies with great gusto and style to all roles and play them for all their worth, the story concerning the Invasion of Earth from a malevolent race of Aliens with superior technology all that humanity has to fight them is its willingness to work together and a scientist called David Levinson played by Jeff Goldblum.This 20th anniversary version improves from the first Blu-ray release from 2007 which didn’t include the “Special Version” this 2016 release is now a two disc set and includes two cuts of the film the original theatrical release with the running time of 145 minutes and a special version with a running time of 153 minutes which was the same content as the 2001 double DVD version with the exception of a new documentary called “Independence Day: - A legacy Surging Forward” on the bonus 2016 Blu-ray disc. Comparing all the previous incarnations of this title the 2016 version has marked improvements in picture and sound with a better colour palette and the greater depth of field because of the wider range of blacks which gives better detail the audio track also brings to life a wide range of sounds not heard on previous versions the exploding buildings rumble from the speakers and the roar of jet engines as the aircraft traverse the what looks like the Grand Canyon may have you ducking in your homeThe 2016 re-issue on a double Blu-ray disc-set is on 50GB region B disc’s and is encoded using the codec MPEG 4 in 1080p resolution in the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.39:1 The audio track English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48 kHz, 24-bit) this Blu-ray also includes soundtracks in French: DTS 5.1, French: Dolby Digital Mono German: DTS 5.1Italian: DTS 5.1, Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish: DTS 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (448 kbps)Theatrical version on this Blu-ray Theatrical Cut is 145 minutes MPEG-4; European French DTS/Canadian French DD; Brazilian Portuguese (48 kHz/448kbps); Castilian Spanish DTS/Latin American Spanish DD; DTS 5.1 dubs are all 48 kHz/768kbps/24-bit; DD Mono dub is 48 kHz/192kbps.There are subtitles which include the following: - English for the hard of hearing, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish.The bonus disc has the following features: - new documentary called “Independence Day: - A legacy Surging Forward”, A Gag reel, creating reality, ID4 Invasion Mock-umentary, the Making of ID4, Combat review, Monitor Earth Broadcast and a Gallery.

After the surprise hit of 1994, STARGATE, director Roland Emmerich was given a budget that would make possible a film that would eventually be one of the highest grossing movies of all time. The ground-breaking special effects went on to win an Oscar, & many of these, the miniatures, C.G.I. & digital effects are examined & explained in the comprehensive 'special features' which comprises the second of this 2 disc presentation. INDEPENDENCE DAY in this 'definitive edition' contains scenes not in the original cut, of which some make sense & others superfluous, but all most likely edited for time. For a sci-fi adventure film, the script throughout is eceptionally good with only minor cringe-making moments. The military & technical installations are authentic & the many crowd scenes, in particular, the 'panic in the streets' sequences are entirely believable & well-handled. The excellent cast, headed by Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum have well-drawn characters & have a terrific rapport in their scenes together. The 2 female leads are strong & also perfectly cast, as are all the supporting actors, but it is the rôle of President that keeps the whole thing together & here Bill Pullman surely gives the performance of his career. The rousing speech he gives just before the final showdown, is a well written piece of patriotic jargon & gift to any actor, though his character taking part in the aerial battle is open to contention! Look out especially for the humorous reference to 2001: A SPACE ODESSEY, the benchmark on which all future Sci-Fi films would follow & improve in the way of special effects, as does this film & others afterwards No mention is made of the music in the 'special features' , which is a glaring oversight, however, Luton-born David Arnold has delivered a score that matches the scale of the production completely & is without question the best film & tv composer in this country. (For all fans of this film, & soundtrack enthusiasts, I strongly recommend the INDEPENDENCE DAY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD.)This re-mastered DVD is superb quality & the value-for-money aspect cannot be underestimated. A bargain!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.(Delivery was quick)