Customer Ratings & Reviews

This movie has so much product placement for Tencent QQ, the Chinese chat platform. I can’t get into the movie. The acting, lines, and story are terribly put together. I got about 30 minutes in and could not bare to see the rest.

In my opinion, just because a movie is packed full of action, doesn't exactly make it a great movie. If you want a movie that keeps the kids attention, then this movie is it. On the other hand, if you want a movie that has good acting, scenes that make since, and doesn't steal entirely from the first movie, then you may want to keep looking. I don't like giving bad reviews, but if the movie was bad, then it is what it is. It felt like they had a piece of a script, but still tried to make a movie from it. Some actors overacted their roles, while others seem to not even care about theirs. I also noticed that there were scenes that seem like they were just making up stuff as they went along, and there was a lot of unnecessary pausing while they were talking, like they thought they said their line wrong, and was waiting for the director to say, "Cut". ...I mean, why even make the movie if it wasn't complete? Why steal SO MUCH from the first movie? Were they too lazy to come up with new ideas for the second movie? They had the same seven scenes from part one. (Not necessarily in this order): 1.) Convoy of people traveling down road, while we watch conflict in one vehicle 2.) Fighter jets fighting small UFO's under big UFO, while getting shot down 3.) One UFO gets hijacked, to deliver payload of explosives to mothership 4.) One person out of their mind, until it was time to sacrifice themself 5.) Person gets snatched up by an alien and used as a puppet to communicate 6.) Driving real fast over salt flats 7.) Major city destruction with lots of deaths ...I really hate that I didn't go to the movie to see it, so I could've saved myself from having to buy it. Maybe one day I'll watch it again, but that won't be anytime soon, if at all.

How can it be worst than the first. Reboot more like a retelling nothing original

Jesus Christ, this movie was a disappointment beyond description.

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I understand the premise of the movie but found it to be way too silly as compared to the original. I enjoyed the cameos to the original movie and the return of cast members from the original. The movie started off well, but then went in a direction that was just too far out. They tried to cram way too much into it .

Bad sequel don't watch it (unless you are a Disney Star Wars sucker in that case buy two DVDs!) Modern Hollywood does not know how to make a good movie and they hire the likes of Jar Jar Abrams to remake everything and make endless sequels. This is another movie that truly destroys its prequel and I will not be surprised if the next Independence day appears in 2022.

Independence Day was a great movie. Independence Day Resurgence, not so much. It was as if they wrote one script and stretched it into 2 movies, except that the first one got a plot, storyline, character development and palpable action sequence. The 2nd one got what the first one expelled from it's digestive tract. I kept waiting for the movie to get going and it never happened for me. I will DEFINITELY read the movie reviews before making another movie purchase.

The original Independence Day is one of my favorite films of all time. It was fun & cheesy with great effects, the characters were great also & you cared. Now this sequel has NONE of the above & I was surprised it was even made. Even the characters you love are wasted. I even found to be quite boring with only ONE destruction sequence. I was bummed watching it & I traded it & never wanna see the movie again, but at least I can still enjoy the first movie.

For those who may be thinking that you need this movie just because you own the first one...save your money! This is borderline one of the worst movies every made. I was at least hoping for some entertainment due to the graphics, etc...not even my kids enjoyed it. My 15 year old made the comment that he would rather sit through the movie Lincoln (which is a pretty good movie for those that like history) 3 straight times than to watch this movie again.

I originally bought this on sale during Black Friday. I couldn't wait until it arrived to watch it so I rented it on Redbox. So glad I did because the movie was bad. It was cheesy, unbelievable and all around bad acting except for Hemsworth and Goldblum. They did a decent job. I also liked Pullman but didn't like his character this time around. So very different than the original. I promptly returned the movie when it arrived.

I loved the first Independence Day, I re-watch it from time to time. I knew that this sequel had gotten so so reviews, but I though how bad can it be? Well the answer is pretty bad. The screenwriters just basically took the first script and switched a few things and not for the better. Acting is terrible, overacting and juvenile antics.

That may sound harsh, but I had such high hopes for this film. I could have been great. BUT NO. Special effects were great. All the original actors (except Will Smith) were back = Great. Story line = Horrible. I do not know wither it was the directors fault or the writers fault. Bad dog, Bad dog. I would recommend this to friends an family only as a learning tool on how to waist potential

I bought this movie on Black Friday for $1.99. Yes, just two bucks and I believe I over paid. The plot is stupid and is no different than the original movie. Almost as bad as Star Trek wanting to do a different Khan movie without remaking Wrath of Khan, when they could have just redone Space Seed and probably better. The only thing worth the $1.99 was the metal case it came in.

This is just not a good movie. Cookie cutter plotting, humor that consistently falls flat and an ending that just seems to be setting up a franchise that should never be allowed to continue based on the quality of this entry. Can't really recommend it. If you feel you MUST watch it, you might at least enjoy some decent sci-fi visuals now and then.

Where the first one had so many great actors this sequel is boring and a waste of time. You have to give a rating for each movie and this one does not even deserve one star. I did not finish watching this one that is a total dud. Independence Day 2 was not worth the investment of the money for even the blue ray

I loved the first Independence Day movie. It was a lot of fun. This sequel is a huge let down. They got poor acting results from the few veteran actors that made the mistake of reprising their roles, and almost no acting from the new cast. It is a bad attempt to cash in on the Independence Day name.

Movie was slow and hard to follow and a bit cheesy. The actress playing the president's "now grown up" daughter, lousy acting. The first Independence Day Movie I enjoyed but this was a disappointment. Wish I would have rented it first.

Possibly the WORST sequel I've ever watched. It's no wonder WIll Smith did not want to be featured in this film. Everything feels rushed and lacks any details. The characters are horrible and the original cast is just as bad. Don't waste your time with this movie, it's just garbage.

I.D. -1996 won 1 OSCAR (Best Effects) & grossed $306 mil. (See at IMDb.com) This dog has lost $50+ mil. Save your money! Lousy screenwriting, poor story-line, and dialogue that should be reserved for a jr. high play.

After 20 years, you would think Roland Emerrich would develop a better story. Not in the case of this movie. The graphics are great but no Will Smith. Just a mess but the action was good. Ill say that at least!