Not to steal the Presidents thunder in any way but I have always considered it to be an American 'reimagining' of the Crispin's Day speech from Henry V :) When I was younger and less versed in the meter of Shakespeare I did not find that speech to grip me but now, in my dotage, it powerfully moves me, especially the Kenneth Branagh rendition. Aside: On re-watching that clip just now, as I type this, I spotted a young Christian Bale as a youth sitting in a cart :)
This and Twister are almost perfect examples of what sci-fi/action disaster movies should be. I don't know why they structured the sequel the way they did. Edit: I went to the movies and watched the sequel in 4DX. It’s actually a good movie. There’s something about 90’s movie magic that just can’t be beat though.
@@MrTjonke "rage, rage against the dying of the light" as a self described lover of that poem, I am on the borderline of ashamed that I never made that connection before.
Exactly! Actually, taking the time to make you care about the characters instead of jumping from action scene to action scene is where most modern action films fail.
@@ryanakers1372 I wouldn't say "most" but it's a common enough issue with modern film-making (In Hollywood at least. Plenty of good movies come out of China, Korea, Japan, India etc. that don't have this issue.) that seems to be trying to appeal to "the modern audience". It's basically "the slasher film" syndrome. Throw a bunch of characters you don't care about into a movie to watch them suffer. Except in an action film. Of course the opposite is also true: "Look at this character! Look at their tragic mary-sue backstory and their 'labels' and how 'representative' they are! Don't you care about them?" The Audience: "Not really."
One of the best quotes i heard about this movie was "we should beam Independence Day in to space and say it was a true story, that way no aliens start shit" lol
I am glad you enjoyed this movie. This is pacing of the 80s/90s...story above all else..to explain / show you to engross you into the characters and story. This is good writing....because this is how you tell multiple stories and tie them together. Bill Pullman nailed the veteran to President role...as veteran myself..to be a leader you have to lead by example. The President cared more about lives of the people than about politics, which is what a good President should do. Will Smith and Jeff Goldbloom made amazing duo too. I loved their dynamic, their humor and bonding. Jeff's father was amazing too..the small points of Wisdom he stated the cold, all you need is love, etc. Also, on Russ the alien abductee. Yes, he was crazy but you could tell he was trying to take care of his family, but the drinking got in the way. Which was probably due to not only war but being abducted. His children as you said must have seen him before...because them waving at him about to take off was like them seeing their dad again and then his actions saving not only his children but the world...they got to see their dad's bravery and courage to do what is right.
@thebkg It doesn't seem like the ships are intentionally making the fire around them bigger. It's just that each ship has to get to its target before the countdown ends, and thanks to their shield tech, they can handle MUCH higher re-entry speeds than any human spacecraft. Then you factor in the sheer size of the craft and the fireball shown onscreen seems like a plausible size.
I mean.... regardless, the effect is basically nonsense. Atmospheric heating wouldn't look like that with nor without some kind of shielding. In truth: It's because the director wanted it to look cool. That's all. The only time you see anything remotely like that is when material is being combusted in entry. Usually carbon and silica and water evaporation. (Of course, I'm talking about Meteorites.)
My favorite line in the movie happens just before that, it when will goes: "AAAHHHHHHHH" and a close second is "AND WHAT THE HELL IS THAG SMELL?!?!?!?!?"
Seriously Stef, your reaction videos are some of the best on the web. Your reactions are both sweet and intelligent, and it's really fun to see how immersed you get in the different movies. Thank you for all of these :D
16:55 "I'm waiting, impatiently, for this to happen." That's the difference between movies today and moves of a generation ago. Today: Everybody is on social media. Everybody has gotten used to being overstimulated within the first minute, or less, of whatever TikTok or RUclips, etc., is showing them. If movies today make you wait more than a few minutes, you switch to another channel, another video, another stream. A generation ago: No Internet, no streaming, everybody was sitting in theater. Writers took their time introducing interesting characters, building tension, anticipation. They get you invested in the characters. Then they paid that off exciting things happening to characters you care about. Nobody does that today. Now, today, exciting things happen right away to characters you don't even know and definitely don't care about. It's a lost art. Not lost because we forgot hot. Lost because we can't do it anymore without losing our audience. Your comment encapsulates that perfectly.
Can you imagine how bad something like The Green Mile would be made in the style used today. Movies with characters you don't care about are about as entertaining as a 30 second advertisement.
Sounds like she's just vocalising the feeling of the tension the movie tries to create? Weird to write a whole novel about it like it isn't what you wanted.
I can say as someone who's been on the internet for about 26 years now that in 1996 the internet was around even if it was just starting to enter the mainstream culture.
@@peregrinezane8828 Oh, wow, yeah. The Green Mile remake starts with a building exploding. Then a car chase. More explosions. A tiny bit of flashbacks. There wouldn't be any mouse or any urinary infection and definitely no older version of Paul. Dive right into Percy torturing, Wild Bill being wild, and as many gruesome executions as we can get. And nobody would care and it would be forgotten a month after it was released.
This is one of those perfect examples when people say: "They don't make 'em like they used to." One of those true summer blockbusters that were fun, not driven by someone's agenda, had great characters, great action, great emotion, and all the best 'cheese'. It takes its time to actually get us to be invested in these characters and their arcs. This is a must watch every 4th of July, for me. I still remember seeing it for the fist time in '96 when I was 9 years old. This was such a huge movie.
In an alternate ending of the film Russel wasn't allowed to fly with them but he turns up in his Bi-plain with a missile strapped to it's side with it always being a one way mission but they choose to use the one used so we see him make the decision to sacrifice himself for his children
The biplane’s original animation was why the final Hornet animation took so long to make it to the enemy cannon. A real F/A-18C does not take that long to climb a thousand feet.
The movie was so well put together. Lots of character building so you know who is who, not knowing who will stay or be killed off. The entrance of the space ships is unbelievable. The script describes it as a “phenomenon”. The ships are creating friction when entering Earths atmosphere, that why they were surrounded by fire and smoke. The behind the scenes is unbelievable, lots of high end CGIs, miniatures, real like pyrotechnics…it’s literally a true masterpiece!! This was in 1996!!
I love this movie it's 28 years old and still looks incredible lol 10:10 what is around them is essentially what happens to meteors the atmosphere burns it up, but since it's slowing down it finally becomes visible 20:33 thats such an iconic shot lol 21:30 oh they're not landing anywhere untill they scorch the whole planet 21:45 the audience in theaters cheered at that part for obvious reasons lol 25:21 - 25:27 one of my favorite shots of the movie 27:27 the best welcome ever lol 29:49 that was mostly improv by Will and the smell he's asking about is actually coming from the dry lake bed they're on lol 48:45 one of the best speeches in cinema history lol 1:00:06 Jeff Goldblum and the Director were talking about his line from Jurassic Park "must go faster, must go faster, must go faster" and thought it would fit in well here so they added it in lol
54:50 "The elevator? Wouldn't the elevator be the worst choice?" Maybe, but they're in NORAD, an underground bunker designed for exactly this: surviving any kind of massive attack. It's deep, deep underground. Thousands of feet. Now, maybe there is a staircase, but it would take so long to run down it that when the alien ship blows the top of this mountain off, everybody in the staircase will be incinerated. I'll take my chances on the quick elevator and hope I can beat the clock.
Hey Stef! I love your videos! I think you are amazing. The speech in this movie is one of the best speeches in history. Just so good. ❤ thank you for your videos
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Regarding the "slowness" you perceived of the film, I think that's because it wasn't just the story of an alien invasion (which could've been whizz-bang fast). It was the story of all these families who came together to fight it, so the movie needed to take the time to explore those family dynamics.
This being called a ‘slow’ movie is insane. Just shows how cinema has devolved since the 90s. It’s non-stop action / story progression. We’re truly fucked now that everyone has Tik Tok brain
@@kalen1702 Oh, on your side. This film is perfectly paced for those who appreciate the slow build up. I rather enjoy some elements of TikTok, and there are some very creative people on there, but occasionally it does seem to get overtaken by single things - a while ago it was people dancing to Boney M's 'Rasputin', more recently it's been Taylor Swift. (I'm in the UK where she's been touring, and about a million people have posted videos.) And it does cater for short, sharp experiences.
Been watching older movies lately. So good tbh. Filming and look is much better. To many movies now look to clean and off. Technically looking better makes so many boring movies
You changed your hair! Still very beautiful! Love the deep, bright, expressive eyes! 😍😍😍😍 Great movie, love the President's speech! I saw a video where the female Captain of a Navy ship, I think she was the Captain of an aircraft carrier, and it was the time of year when the Army-Navy football game is coming up; the US Naval Academy and US Military Academy at West Point have a rivalry in college football....So she made a speech on the 1MC (voice channel that goes to the whole ship) that was like that, except she modified it to say "we're fighting not for liberty or for our existence, but to beat the Army at football! Go Navy! Beat Army!" lmao. (my team is Navy! I was enlisted (sonar on submarines) but still in the Navy! The Naval Academy is a college, but when you graduate, you're an officer in the Navy. Same with West Point, you're an officer in the Army when you graduate.🙂)
I’ve watched a few of your reactions and they were great. I love that you don’t talk during the whole video about every little thing there is. So many people do and ruin it
Hola Stef! I'm glad that you reacted to the extended version, is way better than the theatrical. I love how you conect with the characters and story, even when it's a popcorn film. You are adorable ❤ Maybe you should watch War of the Worlds (Steven Spielberg, 2005)
My favorite alien movies are, Close Encounters, E.T, Alien, Aliens, and The Thing, plus on the comedic side my favorite is Hitchhikers Guide of the Galaxy.
You are one of the only few movie reactors i watch cause you have the perfect balance of listening and reacting. Alot of reaction channels are annoying and yap too much
Great reaction like always Stef, love this movie, And a fun-fact Will Smith saying "what the hell is that smell?! " was improvised because there was a dead brine shrimp that are in the salt flats themselves and he was tired of smelling it. Keep up the good work.
Your facial expressions are very expressive 😊. I felt like someone needed to step into the screen and remind you that it is all fictional. Thanks for sharing.
If you like alien movies.... you have to react to MARS ATTACKS. It pays homage to all these SciFi movies and I think is hilarious. another great reaction. Your expression for the entire movie is something special. Best parts are when your eyes are full of tears and they are not coming down yet.
It seems like Steph is confused about the fire and smoke surrounding the destroyers as they approach the major cities. I always saw the atmospheric disturbance as being created by friction due to such a large object moving through the atmosphere. After all, it’s not like the alien ships use a propulsion that produces flame.
Back in ‘96 we already had Telnet over the Internet. Even if the WWW servers are destroyed there should be some of the Telnet infrastructure left for back-up communications.
No. Fiction. Nothing gets in, nothing gets out. Earth is a closed system. Any Alien invasion will be faked by holograms and Nasa. People have been so brainwashed by the education system that they deny the truth right in front of them. There was never an outerspace, for above the firmament there is water. The Bible does not lie and neither does God. @@MJA-0330
48:51 One of the best inspirational speeches in movies, second to Captain America’s speeches in the MCU and Mikey’s “it’s our time” speech from The Goonies.
I appreciate your opinion when it was decided to try a nuke. They really had no choice. The mistake was later when they brought the shields down, and then did not try Newks.
What I really appreciate about Stef's reactions, beyond her stunning beauty, is how she focuses on the story itself. She doesn't get sidetracked talking about the cinematography or the score. A lot of reactors miss the plot because they're busy analyzing the technical aspects like blocking, music, and effects. Stef's genuine engagement with the story makes the viewing experience much more enjoyable.
@@IshtarNike If they are silent the entire time because they are engrossed in the story, I appreciate that. When they are saying WOW and WHOA every 5 seconds, I'm out.
European here. The most patriotic American film I know - and which I love - and also the most positive I know, since it lets us glimpse the power of transcended cooperation if we really wanted it. Imagine what we could achieve.
A fifteen mile wide spaceship traveling at airliner speeds plus would do some remarkable sh*t to the atmosphere. The special effects guys did a good job guessing what that would be.
Hiya sweetheart - happy 4th July from the UK, congrats on going it alone - although given how obsessed you are with our royal family, I think you still miss us... :)
The funny thing is, if you pick up a shortwave radio and tune through the band, you can come across several frequencies which sound similar. I'm guessing they're just background "space noise" but they do sound kind of ominous.
All of them getting on the elevator at Area 51: They were going downward into a bunker. There may not be a lot of stairwells down. That’s the problem with a bunker. To make it so they can offer the necessary protection, the entrance and exit points. Have to be few and small. It’s like a cave. When we were fighting Taliban in Afghanistan, we had a saying about them: A cave is a grave.
When an object reenters an atmosphere, it burns up from the friction against the air. Thats what all the fire is surrounding the ships. From entering our atmosphere.
@@danieln6700 It's one of those movies where you don't see much action but it will continuously catch yourself just sitting and go :"daaamn" . Really good stuff.
Not really important, but the fire around the ships is accurate. It's the reason our spacecraft have special heat shields for reentry. Anything entering an atmosphere as thick as ours is going to cause a lot of friction and heat and fire like that, but those ships are much larger, thus larger fireballs. That's why meteors falling to earth look like shooting stars, because they are being incinerated on the way down through the atmosphere.
have you seen our own ships re-entering earth's atmosphere from space before? lots of heat everywhere. now multiply that by many magnitudes. that's why they were covered in "fire" and why there was, what they thought, an earthquake near the beginning.
This movie was competing against "Twister" in 1996 for "Best Special Effects" at the Óscars. "Independence day" won. I really love both movies: "Independende day" and "Twister".
The speech the President makes before the final battle never fails to give me chills.
Same here.. Im not American and I dont really care about Independence day, but that speech is epic
The crazy thing is, that speech was written as a placeholder until the real speech would be written.
Not to steal the Presidents thunder in any way but I have always considered it to be an American 'reimagining' of the Crispin's Day speech from Henry V :) When I was younger and less versed in the meter of Shakespeare I did not find that speech to grip me but now, in my dotage, it powerfully moves me, especially the Kenneth Branagh rendition.
Aside: On re-watching that clip just now, as I type this, I spotted a young Christian Bale as a youth sitting in a cart :)
" we will not go quiet into the night, we are going to survive!!!!!!!!!!!!"
This movie aged better than almost every sci-fi movie that came out after it. It's genuinely insane.
But its sequel ruined the franchise
@@DC21NY Most sequels and remakes in the past 20 years are like that haha.
This and Twister are almost perfect examples of what sci-fi/action disaster movies should be. I don't know why they structured the sequel the way they did.
Edit: I went to the movies and watched the sequel in 4DX. It’s actually a good movie. There’s something about 90’s movie magic that just can’t be beat though.
"We will not go silently into the night!". That's one of the all time great movie speeches.
"We will not go quietly into the night!"
and her reaction to that amazing speech was "hmm"
It's from a poem by Dylan Thomas
@@MrTjonke "rage, rage against the dying of the light"
as a self described lover of that poem, I am on the borderline of ashamed that I never made that connection before.
@@DavGonnshe's maybe to young for patriotism
Great Reaction.....
Jeff Goldblum - Jurassic Park: "Must Go Faster....."
Jeff Goldblum - Independence Day: "MUST GO FASTER!!"
PERFECT INSIGHT.
Bill Pullman is the best president in movie history
Id vote for him now
Pullman 2024
Basiclly at tie with Harrison Ford (Air Force One) for me.......
@cmoshpit9171 He's better than anyone you have now... one's a criminal, the other a geriatric Roomba.
@seanwilson5516 yep, thats why i said it
This was not a slow film, it took just enough time to make you care about all the people involved.
Exactly! Actually, taking the time to make you care about the characters instead of jumping from action scene to action scene is where most modern action films fail.
@@ryanakers1372 I wouldn't say "most" but it's a common enough issue with modern film-making (In Hollywood at least. Plenty of good movies come out of China, Korea, Japan, India etc. that don't have this issue.) that seems to be trying to appeal to "the modern audience". It's basically "the slasher film" syndrome. Throw a bunch of characters you don't care about into a movie to watch them suffer. Except in an action film.
Of course the opposite is also true: "Look at this character! Look at their tragic mary-sue backstory and their 'labels' and how 'representative' they are! Don't you care about them?"
The Audience: "Not really."
I love the presidents speech. But I think my favourite line is "In the words of my generation... UP YOURS!"
Loved you reaction.
One of the best quotes i heard about this movie was "we should beam Independence Day in to space and say it was a true story, that way no aliens start shit" lol
if you like alien movies, Contact is great as well as Arrival
Agreed. War of the Worlds too.
She has reacted to Arrival it on RUclips
Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 of course, Mars Attacks and Starship Troopers are all great movies
Arrival? Or THE Arrival?
Yes. It pisses me off that there are two alien movies with essentially the same fucking title.
@@Unethical.FandubsGames Totally understand and I meant Arrival 2016. The Arrival 1996 wasn't bad but not something I would recommend
I am glad you enjoyed this movie. This is pacing of the 80s/90s...story above all else..to explain / show you to engross you into the characters and story. This is good writing....because this is how you tell multiple stories and tie them together. Bill Pullman nailed the veteran to President role...as veteran myself..to be a leader you have to lead by example. The President cared more about lives of the people than about politics, which is what a good President should do. Will Smith and Jeff Goldbloom made amazing duo too. I loved their dynamic, their humor and bonding. Jeff's father was amazing too..the small points of Wisdom he stated the cold, all you need is love, etc. Also, on Russ the alien abductee. Yes, he was crazy but you could tell he was trying to take care of his family, but the drinking got in the way. Which was probably due to not only war but being abducted. His children as you said must have seen him before...because them waving at him about to take off was like them seeing their dad again and then his actions saving not only his children but the world...they got to see their dad's bravery and courage to do what is right.
It was 1996…
@@dabe1971 yeah meant 80s and 90s writing.
The fire is the result of them entering our atmosphere.
Yes, but exaggerated thru their technological ability to control kenetic energy.
@thebkg It doesn't seem like the ships are intentionally making the fire around them bigger. It's just that each ship has to get to its target before the countdown ends, and thanks to their shield tech, they can handle MUCH higher re-entry speeds than any human spacecraft. Then you factor in the sheer size of the craft and the fireball shown onscreen seems like a plausible size.
I mean.... regardless, the effect is basically nonsense. Atmospheric heating wouldn't look like that with nor without some kind of shielding.
In truth: It's because the director wanted it to look cool. That's all.
The only time you see anything remotely like that is when material is being combusted in entry. Usually carbon and silica and water evaporation. (Of course, I'm talking about Meteorites.)
I respect you for watching the directors cut to this film!
Indeed. I think the same.
"Wait til I get another plane" is one of my favorite movies quotes of all time lol
How
@@Top10soon It's the absurdity. At that rate he'd use one plane for each alien, as if they were disposable.
My favorite line in the movie happens just before that, it when will goes: "AAAHHHHHHHH" and a close second is "AND WHAT THE HELL IS THAG SMELL?!?!?!?!?"
Seriously Stef, your reaction videos are some of the best on the web. Your reactions are both sweet and intelligent, and it's really fun to see how immersed you get in the different movies. Thank you for all of these :D
16:55 "I'm waiting, impatiently, for this to happen."
That's the difference between movies today and moves of a generation ago.
Today:
Everybody is on social media.
Everybody has gotten used to being overstimulated within the first minute, or less, of whatever TikTok or RUclips, etc., is showing them.
If movies today make you wait more than a few minutes, you switch to another channel, another video, another stream.
A generation ago:
No Internet, no streaming, everybody was sitting in theater.
Writers took their time introducing interesting characters, building tension, anticipation.
They get you invested in the characters.
Then they paid that off exciting things happening to characters you care about.
Nobody does that today.
Now, today, exciting things happen right away to characters you don't even know and definitely don't care about.
It's a lost art.
Not lost because we forgot hot.
Lost because we can't do it anymore without losing our audience.
Your comment encapsulates that perfectly.
Can you imagine how bad something like The Green Mile would be made in the style used today. Movies with characters you don't care about are about as entertaining as a 30 second advertisement.
Sounds like she's just vocalising the feeling of the tension the movie tries to create? Weird to write a whole novel about it like it isn't what you wanted.
I can say as someone who's been on the internet for about 26 years now that in 1996 the internet was around even if it was just starting to enter the mainstream culture.
@@peregrinezane8828 Oh, wow, yeah.
The Green Mile remake starts with a building exploding.
Then a car chase.
More explosions.
A tiny bit of flashbacks.
There wouldn't be any mouse or any urinary infection and definitely no older version of Paul.
Dive right into Percy torturing, Wild Bill being wild, and as many gruesome executions as we can get.
And nobody would care and it would be forgotten a month after it was released.
@@dsfddsgh Yeah, it existed.
We weren't on it every minute of every day yet.
My AOL account had limits to what I could do with it.
Randy's line, I picked a hell of a day to quit drinkin! Total throwback to Airplane!
WOW. AWESOME. ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COMEDIES.
This is one of those perfect examples when people say: "They don't make 'em like they used to."
One of those true summer blockbusters that were fun, not driven by someone's agenda, had great characters, great action, great emotion, and all the best 'cheese'. It takes its time to actually get us to be invested in these characters and their arcs. This is a must watch every 4th of July, for me. I still remember seeing it for the fist time in '96 when I was 9 years old. This was such a huge movie.
So good. Older movies have that camera and filming techniques etc that are good. New movies now look the same and to clean and sanitized
yeah i wonder why people lost appetite for blowing skyscrapers around the turn of the millennium.......genius.
Every single Ronald Emmerich movie has an agenda to tell, and is still fun to watch (his latest is MoonFall).
In an alternate ending of the film Russel wasn't allowed to fly with them but he turns up in his Bi-plain with a missile strapped to it's side with it always being a one way mission but they choose to use the one used so we see him make the decision to sacrifice himself for his children
The biplane’s original animation was why the final Hornet animation took so long to make it to the enemy cannon. A real F/A-18C does not take that long to climb a thousand feet.
Is mommy sleeping always starts me crying.
The movie was so well put together. Lots of character building so you know who is who, not knowing who will stay or be killed off. The entrance of the space ships is unbelievable. The script describes it as a “phenomenon”. The ships are creating friction when entering Earths atmosphere, that why they were surrounded by fire and smoke.
The behind the scenes is unbelievable, lots of high end CGIs, miniatures, real like pyrotechnics…it’s literally a true masterpiece!! This was in 1996!!
AWESOME 4th July Selection - THANKS, Stef. Just sitting down aft some fireworks -- your voice is already AWESOME. Happy Independence Day!!!! ✳🎇
I love this movie it's 28 years old and still looks incredible lol
10:10 what is around them is essentially what happens to meteors the atmosphere burns it up, but since it's slowing down it finally becomes visible
20:33 thats such an iconic shot lol
21:30 oh they're not landing anywhere untill they scorch the whole planet
21:45 the audience in theaters cheered at that part for obvious reasons lol
25:21 - 25:27 one of my favorite shots of the movie
27:27 the best welcome ever lol
29:49 that was mostly improv by Will and the smell he's asking about is actually coming from the dry lake bed they're on lol
48:45 one of the best speeches in cinema history lol
1:00:06 Jeff Goldblum and the Director were talking about his line from Jurassic Park "must go faster, must go faster, must go faster" and thought it would fit in well here so they added it in lol
How many remember fighting that battle against all the alien fighters under the giant spaceship in Star Fox 64?
If one of Star Wolf’s squadron sass shit talks me ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME, SO HELP ME!!
Try Metal Slug X final boss 🔥
I watched this like 4 times in the theater, loved it so much!
Your summation of the growth and deepening of the various relationships during this movie is stunning. Well done!
54:50 "The elevator? Wouldn't the elevator be the worst choice?"
Maybe, but they're in NORAD, an underground bunker designed for exactly this: surviving any kind of massive attack.
It's deep, deep underground.
Thousands of feet.
Now, maybe there is a staircase, but it would take so long to run down it that when the alien ship blows the top of this mountain off, everybody in the staircase will be incinerated.
I'll take my chances on the quick elevator and hope I can beat the clock.
Not NORAD - they were at Area 51. But yes, deep underground.
Inside NORAD was never featured. Probably out-of-budget. But mentioned as being destroyed, killing the Vice-President and the rest of the cabinet.
"Do not go quietly into the night"...That's also what Michael Caine said in "Interstellar"
It's from an old poem.
@@billthomas478 yes, by Dylan Thomas
It also features in Dangerous Minds (1995) with Michelle Pfeiffer.
Hey Stef! I love your videos! I think you are amazing. The speech in this movie is one of the best speeches in history. Just so good. ❤ thank you for your videos
Steff is freaking adorable
Turns out you're right. I looked up adorable in the dictionary and, wouldn't you know it, her picture was right there.
Definitely
Is Beautifull
I concur
she looks adorably confused the whole time.
The president's speech gives me chills every time. If only we can have a president like him in real life.
We did, Teddy Roosevelt, IKE, and JFK (all former military too). Heck who do you think the fictional president of Pullman was modeled on.
@@pmpowalisz Well yeah, but that's the kind of president we need nowadays
@@DarkPaladin24 well not really possible after the Vietnam War soured America’s appetite for for leaders who served.
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Regarding the "slowness" you perceived of the film, I think that's because it wasn't just the story of an alien invasion (which could've been whizz-bang fast). It was the story of all these families who came together to fight it, so the movie needed to take the time to explore those family dynamics.
Stef: this film is slow...also Stef: biting her nails the entire time
This being called a ‘slow’ movie is insane. Just shows how cinema has devolved since the 90s. It’s non-stop action / story progression. We’re truly fucked now that everyone has Tik Tok brain
@@kalen1702 Yes, what this movie really needs is a Taylor Swift video and someone doing the Rasputin dance. Slow, indeed.
@@markharris1125 I can’t tell if you’re on my side or not. I feel like all of the euphemisms of the last 18 months have just missed me
@@kalen1702 Oh, on your side. This film is perfectly paced for those who appreciate the slow build up.
I rather enjoy some elements of TikTok, and there are some very creative people on there, but occasionally it does seem to get overtaken by single things - a while ago it was people dancing to Boney M's 'Rasputin', more recently it's been Taylor Swift. (I'm in the UK where she's been touring, and about a million people have posted videos.)
And it does cater for short, sharp experiences.
The slow beginning helps to build the tension and introduce the characters. Modern movies don't do enough of that and it weakens them structurally.
Been watching older movies lately. So good tbh. Filming and look is much better. To many movies now look to clean and off. Technically looking better makes so many boring movies
Happy 4 of July stefi!! Great movie with ya😊
"Why does it sound absolutely terrifying?"
Because it's the end of the world as we know it?🤷
You changed your hair! Still very beautiful! Love the deep, bright, expressive eyes! 😍😍😍😍 Great movie, love the President's speech! I saw a video where the female Captain of a Navy ship, I think she was the Captain of an aircraft carrier, and it was the time of year when the Army-Navy football game is coming up; the US Naval Academy and US Military Academy at West Point have a rivalry in college football....So she made a speech on the 1MC (voice channel that goes to the whole ship) that was like that, except she modified it to say "we're fighting not for liberty or for our existence, but to beat the Army at football! Go Navy! Beat Army!" lmao.
(my team is Navy! I was enlisted (sonar on submarines) but still in the Navy! The Naval Academy is a college, but when you graduate, you're an officer in the Navy. Same with West Point, you're an officer in the Army when you graduate.🙂)
10:12 the firestorms are the ships coming in contact with Earth's atmosphere. They're using the air to slow down.
I have to admit, I love your expressions, lol. You're very animated. But yeah, this is a great movie. I first saw it in the theater and had a blast.
One of my favorite movies since i was 8, thanks Stef
I’ve watched a few of your reactions and they were great. I love that you don’t talk during the whole video about every little thing there is. So many people do and ruin it
Nothing like someone calling this movie old. Now I really feel old.
Another good scifi movie to check out is... 65
the "exlposion" around the ships entering the atomsphere is air friction. the ship is moving super fast, but it's so large it doesn't look like it.
You are in my top reactions. You're so genuine and its great ! You're not trying to be overly funny You're just being yourself it's great.
Russell Casse You will never be forgotten ❤
Hello 👋 Miss Stef !!!! As always the like button 🔳 has been Illuminated 😊 & Happy Independence day 👍 👍 ☺ 🇺🇸
Hola Stef! I'm glad that you reacted to the extended version, is way better than the theatrical. I love how you conect with the characters and story, even when it's a popcorn film. You are adorable ❤
Maybe you should watch War of the Worlds (Steven Spielberg, 2005)
My favorite alien movies are, Close Encounters, E.T, Alien, Aliens, and The Thing, plus on the comedic side my favorite is Hitchhikers Guide of the Galaxy.
Hello boys... I'm back !!!!!! Best scene right there! Also you can get a Maono mic if you can check it out.
I hadn't seen this in a while, but an excellent choice for the occasion. Loved your reaction as always. Have a wonderful weekend 💐
I love the quotes of this movie and still use
"yes without the oops" all the time.
A popcorn flick that still makes me smile.
I could be at a Barbeque
You should watch Contact.
Now you need to watch Mars Attacks came out the same year
The build up in this movie is top notch, that's why it is one of my favourites.
both of our faces when you realized it was an alien movie:
:D :D
You are one of the only few movie reactors i watch cause you have the perfect balance of listening and reacting. Alot of reaction channels are annoying and yap too much
Great reaction like always Stef, love this movie, And a fun-fact Will Smith saying "what the hell is that smell?! " was improvised because there was a dead brine shrimp that are in the salt flats themselves and he was tired of smelling it. Keep up the good work.
Your facial expressions are very expressive 😊. I felt like someone needed to step into the screen and remind you that it is all fictional. Thanks for sharing.
If you like alien movies.... you have to react to MARS ATTACKS. It pays homage to all these SciFi movies and I think is hilarious.
another great reaction. Your expression for the entire movie is something special. Best parts are when your eyes are full of tears and they are not coming down yet.
That movie is so good. Definitely a good choice
all the other countries: "what do they plan to do?"
Japan: *no questions asked* "We attack in 5 hours!"
@0:19 “Whoopie-ki-yay” A Stef original. 😁
It seems like Steph is confused about the fire and smoke surrounding the destroyers as they approach the major cities. I always saw the atmospheric disturbance as being created by friction due to such a large object moving through the atmosphere. After all, it’s not like the alien ships use a propulsion that produces flame.
You think? No propulsion system would shoot flames out the front. That would be kinda counter productive...
Great movie🍿, great editing, great personality!! Thanks for sharing this classic.
She is so nice & I love her reactions ,she is so adorable & very emotionally caring 💙
Morse code will definitely work. The transatlantic cables are still present at the bottom of the oceans.
Back in ‘96 we already had Telnet over the Internet. Even if the WWW servers are destroyed there should be some of the Telnet infrastructure left for back-up communications.
Perfect blend of irony and profanity. This movie is like fine wine.
the reason as to why the ships where on fire is because that is what happens when things enter the atmosphere
Friction
No. Fiction. Nothing gets in, nothing gets out. Earth is a closed system. Any Alien invasion will be faked by holograms and Nasa. People have been so brainwashed by the education system that they deny the truth right in front of them. There was never an outerspace, for above the firmament there is water. The Bible does not lie and neither does God. @@MJA-0330
Fire around the ships as they flew in was the friction of passing down through our atmosphere, they were that big.
Congratulations on finding *the* most quotable, one-liner-est movie of all time. This is a work of art.
Happy 4th of July 2024 Stef 🎆🇺🇲🥳 I enjoyed your reaction to Independence Day movie on a day of the 4th of July🛸👽🛸👽
48:51 One of the best inspirational speeches in movies, second to Captain America’s speeches in the MCU and Mikey’s “it’s our time” speech from The Goonies.
I appreciate your opinion when it was decided to try a nuke. They really had no choice. The mistake was later when they brought the shields down, and then did not try Newks.
What I really appreciate about Stef's reactions, beyond her stunning beauty, is how she focuses on the story itself. She doesn't get sidetracked talking about the cinematography or the score. A lot of reactors miss the plot because they're busy analyzing the technical aspects like blocking, music, and effects. Stef's genuine engagement with the story makes the viewing experience much more enjoyable.
Wow. You have some high quality reactors tbh. Most of the ones I see barely to reactions except to just go "wow" and "damn." It's really boring lol.
@@IshtarNike If they are silent the entire time because they are engrossed in the story, I appreciate that. When they are saying WOW and WHOA every 5 seconds, I'm out.
Anyone ever notice the movie has three love stories in it, follows three families throughout until they all meet up, and takes place over three days?
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇲 You're the best Stef!
European here. The most patriotic American film I know - and which I love - and also the most positive I know, since it lets us glimpse the power of transcended cooperation if we really wanted it. Imagine what we could achieve.
A fifteen mile wide spaceship traveling at airliner speeds plus would do some remarkable sh*t to the atmosphere. The special effects guys did a good job guessing what that would be.
Hiya sweetheart - happy 4th July from the UK, congrats on going it alone - although given how obsessed you are with our royal family, I think you still miss us... :)
The funny thing is, if you pick up a shortwave radio and tune through the band, you can come across several frequencies which sound similar. I'm guessing they're just background "space noise" but they do sound kind of ominous.
Happy 4th stef
Now you have to watch "The Faculty"
You really like the word differentiate, I've seen you use it in other reactions too.
All of them getting on the elevator at Area 51: They were going downward into a bunker. There may not be a lot of stairwells down. That’s the problem with a bunker. To make it so they can offer the necessary protection, the entrance and exit points. Have to be few and small. It’s like a cave. When we were fighting Taliban in Afghanistan, we had a saying about them: A cave is a grave.
When an object reenters an atmosphere, it burns up from the friction against the air. Thats what all the fire is surrounding the ships. From entering our atmosphere.
I love 90s films ❤😊
For suspense, I'd recommend these films called Prisoners, End of Watch, or Drive.
Stef, that tiny moment when you were about to speak spanish. Got me like 😻
Some suggestions Battle: LA, Stargate, Hardcore Henry, The Man from Earth. Some good movies to entertain you.
Congratulations on 100k Stef 🎉
@Stef
You gotta watch Contact ( 1997 I think) girl. It will blow your mind. 😊
Never seen that one. Heard it's good. I'll have to check it out.
@@danieln6700 It's one of those movies where you don't see much action but it will continuously catch yourself just sitting and go :"daaamn" . Really good stuff.
Another good Alien movie with suspense. War of the Worlds
Perfect day to release this movie Stef💯👍 Happy 4th of July
I forgot Men in Black a really funny alien movie.
Not really important, but the fire around the ships is accurate. It's the reason our spacecraft have special heat shields for reentry. Anything entering an atmosphere as thick as ours is going to cause a lot of friction and heat and fire like that, but those ships are much larger, thus larger fireballs. That's why meteors falling to earth look like shooting stars, because they are being incinerated on the way down through the atmosphere.
He will use the Schwartz! 🤣🤣🤣
They jammed the radar!
have you seen our own ships re-entering earth's atmosphere from space before? lots of heat everywhere. now multiply that by many magnitudes. that's why they were covered in "fire" and why there was, what they thought, an earthquake near the beginning.
When an object hits the atmosphere of the planet, it creates a fire ball effect, similar to how bullet collides to fire from a gun.
Awesome reaction loved it you were great 🌹😎👍
Maybe Stef should watch spaced invaders 🤣🤣🤣
This movie was competing against "Twister" in 1996 for "Best Special Effects" at the Óscars.
"Independence day" won. I really love both movies: "Independende day" and "Twister".
I never thought i would ever see a Beautiful Girl crying at this movie.