this part of the movie legit terrified me the first time I saw it as a kid... the mood was so eerie and even though you knew it was gonna be bad, it was somehow still shocking when the lasers shoot. They nailed the suspense buildup.
I truly feel like the 90's was a "golden age" for effects driven films that still hold up well. Because the effects were a blend of miniatures and CGI, and it was still very costly. So studios also heavily invested not only in casting, but the screenplay, music, and making sure it was a true "Blockbuster" that would draw people to the theaters, and keep them coming all summer long. Those days are LONG gone in Hollywood, oh how I miss the 90's.
practical effects are nice, but thats not the problem here its all about stories, CGI could make the movie a whole lot better but without good stories, eventually it just straight up trash comparing practical effects and CGI just like ded boomer comparing voiceless movie such as charlie chaplin and movie with voice
@@3takoyakis Ok but watch any modern disaster movie that has more gteenscreen than one of those indian yt videos and watch a movie that uses well made practical effects, like this one, wich one looks better?
Goes to show that tried and true techniques like models and puppetry ages better and feels more realistic then CGI, becuase cutting edge CGI just looks dated six months later, while stuff that exists in the real world is just more convincing. They should be using CGI to enhance traditional special effects instead of abandoning them. Pacific Rim would be ten times better if they just made the Jaegers an update of the kind of techniques they used in Stingray or Thunderbirds and then used CGI to harmonise everything.
Blockbuster movies like Independence Day and Twister, both from 1996 generated a real sense of enthusiasm that I haven't noted for other movies over the past quarter-century. I was privileged to be a part of a focus group/survey for the VHS release of Independence Day back in early-September 1996. I got a decent check for my 90 minutes and received an advance copy of Independence Day one day before everyone else delivered by FedEx. Thanksgiving Eve 1996 (biggest party night of the year) my wife and I went to a nightclub and Independence Day was being screened on several TVs in the place with the volume down of course but half the patrons in the place were doing the dialogue and sound-effects from the film.
@@Katracho-ot3uk Mission: Impossible, The Rock, Ransom, Happy Gilmore, Scream, From Dusk Till Dawn, Star Trek First Contact and Fear to name a few more. Some of those are my favorites. One hell of a year for film.
That's pretty much everyone's last words when death is imminent. They think their last words will be prayers. But when the time comes, all they say is "OH SHIT!"
Well the aliens were broadcasting an intergalactic TV show so they need the best possible destruction...but why weren't more people trying to take cover in the subways or sewers...SOMETHING underground I mean it's New York of course...
Max Massa Their choice made sense with the us bank tower and the Empire State Building because they are in the heart of the cities they are in and they are really big. The issue is with the White House.
My heart was legit pounding in my chest when I watched this in the cinema. I was pushing myself back into the seat when the dog nearly got it. Even now as a 36 year old I get goosebumps at the destruction scenes. We had it good in the 90s.
+atombot89 Why do you hate CGI? I can't even tell if CGI is actually fake most of the time. There aren't a lot of movies with bad CGI these days, so why are you complaining?
You had an awesome mum. My parents didn't take me cinema ever, not once. I was in secondary school before I saw my first movie at cinema with a friend at a local flea-pit, saw Jurassic Park.
Still some of the best miniature effects I've ever seen. This move worked in the same way Terminator 2 did - Roland Emmerich and his team used every trick in the book - animatronics, minitures, cgi all seamlessly working together. Real movie magic
Fun fact; the effect of the huge wall of fire ripping through the cities was achieved by building detailed miniatures, then simply standing the base vertically. The explosion was then set off at the base of the miniature set and the camera aligned so that you get this still- impressive effect of a huge fireball consuming the city.
@@miguelgarces8946 Perhaps it served as an inspiration for the end of Knowing, except everything completely disintegrates into the fire, whereas for this film, the alien laser fires do damage on structures.
@@NazriB Well, in the case of this movie, the aliens ventured all the way to Earth simply to harvest all of its (practical and practically useful) natural resources.
I remember watching these scenes many times over and over because of their coolness as a kid... on VHS! Roland Emmerich sure nows how to sell popcorn. :p
+Skroot I saw this first time in a movies .. big loud theatre and it was mind blowing, expecially these scenes, it felt like your every bones been crashed, but in a awesome way :D
They love Hollywood garbage like star wars the last jedi and Captain marvel. They dont understand what good classic 1990s entertainment was like, even though I wasnt born in the 1990s.
I was 12 when this came out, my mom finally took me to the theater to see it and it was an amazing experience. We were both blown away by the special effects which still look better than many CGI movies today. I remember a lot of good movies came out in 1996: Twister, The Rock, Star Trek First Contact among many others...but Independence Day was the movie everyone talked about that year. Any poor sap who didn't see it in the theaters was considered a sucker. This remains one of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen.
I was 12 as well. the perfect age to appreciate the effects and be mentally scarred by the reanimated scientist pressed against the smokey glass by the alien in Area 51.
Fun fact the man in the office building as the city is exploding is Volker Engel the man that did all of the effects for the movie. He won best visual effects for the movie and he deserved it, all the effects still hold up so well especially when the cities are exploding
A SCOUT MADE IT TO MY ROOM LAST NIGHT. I SLEPT. EVEN THOUGH THE CROSSING OF THE DOOR WAY WAS KINDA LIKE TYPICAL HOMIES COMING IN... IT WAS A MATTER OF ACCESS AND MAYBE INSPECTION. TIME WAS UP LONG AGO AND AKATSUKI KILLATRON THE ANNIHILATOR IMPERATOR XIII JAMIII USIZWE HAS GOVERNANCE PROGRAMMING SINCE SIMANT AND ANTUALLY ADAPTATION TO SYNTHETICS'BIOMECHANOID LIFE. PEACE. JUST AN INSPECTION.
I remember watching this with a good friend of mine in the middle of the day on some random tv channel and we were so fixated by this movie, that to this day it remains one of my all time favourites. It has also aged very nicely
I know the shot of the White House being destroyed was very expensive to make but it was worth it. The shot of it blowing up is an optical effect NOT a DIGITAL effect. They built a model of the White House and made it right down to the very last detail because it had to look EXACTLY like the White House. Then they carefully rigged explosives inside it and blew it up but played it in super slow motion. IT WAS PERFECT! It just goes to show that we don't need to use CGI for every single effect when optical effects to the job nicely. Plus, they make the scene look more real. When all special effects in a movie are done with CGI, it makes them look cheap and there are a lot of people who don't like cheaply made movies. Some people prefer to use CGI because they believe it to be cheaper and quicker. But there are a lot of people who enjoy getting their hands dirty to make a spectacular movie effect happen because when it's finished, it's hard work to be proud of. And they were very proud of that White House destruction scene.
I remember seeing this when it premiered in theaters (I was definitely too young at the time but hey, it was the 90’s). I’m sure my brother and I saw this movie 3x in theaters. for one viewing, it was so packed that people sat on the staircase in the theater. This is one of those scenes you’ll always remember seeing for the first time.
This movie was so incredible for its time in terms of pushing the envelope for special effects and over the top yet enjoyable action. While Emmerich may not make the most incredible films, there's no doubt that he paved the way for the modern summer blockbuster with movies like this, Godzilla, Eight Legged Freaks and the Day after Tomorrow.
+Robert Lee That's because the explosions shown here are predominantly concentrated, burning and destructive. Bay's explosions might as well be fireworks.
The problem with Bay and Snyder is that their action scenes are so shaky and chaotic. You see explosions and action everywhere, but you don't get a clear shot of what's happening. At least Emmerich knows how to actually show something being destroyed and make it enjoyable. I hope he'll keep this movie's action direction for Independece Day: Resurgence.
The people on the building weren't hippies. They were conspiracy theorists just like Trumptards who listen to Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones but still get screwed in the end.
Independence Day came out in 1996 and was one of the biggest movies of all time Titanic came out only one year later to beat Independence Day at the BO these two movies are extremely iconic
Resurgence was disappointing at best, but the original Independence Day film is a goddamn timeless classic film that deserves to be placed into the United States National Film Registry for its impact and legacy of giving birth to pretty much every modern CGI-filled science-fiction blockbuster film that came after it. Genuinely surprised it hasn't already been placed into the United States National Film Registry.
This scene is great because of the build-up to this moment. It didn't feel rushed or fake. The viewer was taken through the events leading up to this specific scene. Nowadays we as the viewers are just thrown into the action with no attachment towards it.
On the one hand, I agree completely with you that movies are written crappily these days. On the other hand, let's not forget that movies are usually made to cater to the widest audience as possible based on pre-screening focus group surveys, so it's less "They can't write deeply nuanced movies" and more "The modern cinema goer has the attention span of a hyperactive dog".
1:53 that scream sound effect would later be used by Allicia Botti when she sees a mouse inside Clarabel in the Thomas and Friends sixth series episode Thomas, Percy and The Squeak.
The problem with Independence Day is that nothing that follows reaches the heights of this scene. It is still an enormously entertaining blockbuster, but the arrival of the aliens and the attack are masterpieces of editing (how the scene jumps from place to place ratcheting up the tension), soundtrack and sheer awe. They are still unparalleled to this day.
They should probably re-release all beloved classic films, like this, the original Star Wars movies, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Armageddon, the first two Alien and Terminator movies respectively, and Gladiator; and maybe show them in IMAX and 3D.
Just the sound of the Laser powering up before it fires gives me goosebumps. One of the best scenes in movie history & David Arnold composed one of the best scores which made this film for me.
Some of my favorite moments in childhood was seeing this few times in the theater with the parents. One of the few movies we were hooked when this came out!
+Alex Patt They still hold up really well today because they were models mixed with some CGI looks better than all the way CGI like in 2012 or other disaster movies.
+Master Penguin its funny cuz that's one of the many movies where I think the CGi looks great. Especially the LA destruction scene and volcano explosion.
But not much else. It was like most every modern CGI movie: great during the first view if you don't try to delve too deep, but just more white noise after that.
Dude everything is CGI nowadays. What hasnt been CGI for the last 10yrs? Fuck, you act if it's something new. It will always be CGI, give it a fucking rest.
Ever notice how there's no background music whatsoever during the entire scene? Only roaring fire and panicked people. It's what makes it so gripping, just like the whole T-Rex attack scene in Jurassic Park 1
As a kid, this scene always excited me. I found it cool how massive destruction came from a single building used as a starting point, my favorite scene in the film But ive always wondered what the guy at 1:25 was doing
Grabbing whatever he could on his way out. By the way, it's Volker Engel, the VFX supervisor of ID4. Nice guy, worked with him in the (now very distant) past.
A couple of idiots briskly walked into the Capitol and took selfies, and that, in your mind= total conquering and destruction. You really aren't living on planet Earth dude. Yeah, tell your grandkids your incredible war stories about the time that one dude stole a senator's podium and instagrammed it.
I’m glad one day, when I was a little kid, I saw this movie sitting on my parents shelf having no clue what it was . Probably one of the coolest movies I’ve ever discovered on my own
Roland Emmerich just took elements of every film and TV alien invasion classic and molded into one huge blockbuster extravaganza. War of the Worlds and V would be so proud. 👍🏻
I always love the fact that with an alien ship above the city this one guy is so dedicated to his job he’s at the office filing papers and gets blown up lmao
One of the things that gets lost in this is like....we live in a post 9/11 world now. It's really hard to get people to understand how indestructible we felt like some of these huge skyscrapers were. They seemed like nothing could take them down.
Miniatures rock! Stand the test of time much better than crappy CGI. Fun notation: Because the helicopter was not in the shot when the white house exploded, to have it blend in better with the fireball, you can see the helicopter itself explode and has its own miniature fireball to seamlessly blend in better. Brilliant work by the miniature team. Have to freeze frame it of course.
this part of the movie legit terrified me the first time I saw it as a kid... the mood was so eerie and even though you knew it was gonna be bad, it was somehow still shocking when the lasers shoot. They nailed the suspense buildup.
0:54-0:59 me too.
@@nathancruz9172 Every Z sublimed with legendary knowledge of f*ckery of past 1:07- 1:09
@@Star9789-y8e who died independence day
0:49 0:51
I had nightmares about being trapped in an exploding city for months after seeing the movie at age 12...
I truly feel like the 90's was a "golden age" for effects driven films that still hold up well. Because the effects were a blend of miniatures and CGI, and it was still very costly. So studios also heavily invested not only in casting, but the screenplay, music, and making sure it was a true "Blockbuster" that would draw people to the theaters, and keep them coming all summer long. Those days are LONG gone in Hollywood, oh how I miss the 90's.
practical effects are nice, but thats not the problem here
its all about stories, CGI could make the movie a whole lot better
but without good stories, eventually it just straight up trash
comparing practical effects and CGI just like ded boomer comparing voiceless movie such as charlie chaplin and movie with voice
@@3takoyakis Ok but watch any modern disaster movie that has more gteenscreen than one of those indian yt videos and watch a movie that uses well made practical effects, like this one, wich one looks better?
This looks awful
@@sonny7194 Get some glasses
@@sonny7194 yeah right says the guy who has no idea how this scene was made
The effects in this nearly 20 year old clip look more realistic than those in the Resurgence trailer.
Yeah, it's because they used practical effects in this film.
Goes to show that tried and true techniques like models and puppetry ages better and feels more realistic then CGI, becuase cutting edge CGI just looks dated six months later, while stuff that exists in the real world is just more convincing. They should be using CGI to enhance traditional special effects instead of abandoning them. Pacific Rim would be ten times better if they just made the Jaegers an update of the kind of techniques they used in Stingray or Thunderbirds and then used CGI to harmonise everything.
because it was more realistic lol. we already reached peak hollywood..... it was an actual artform and yes it can be lost forever lol
That’s because they were real.
@@violetvalentine5040 hipster
1:25 the guy who's boss told him that morning "UFO invasion?..yeah but you're still coming in right?"
LOL,i never thought about that .
He's also one of the vfx effect artists of this movie too
Volkel engel is his name
Oh my god lol! I always thought that was so funny he was at work still. “Why not work some overtime!” Lol
Thanks a lot... i'm never gonna be able to not think of that when watching this scene.
Blockbuster movies like Independence Day and Twister, both from 1996 generated a real sense of enthusiasm that I haven't noted for other movies over the past quarter-century. I was privileged to be a part of a focus group/survey for the VHS release of Independence Day back in early-September 1996. I got a decent check for my 90 minutes and received an advance copy of Independence Day one day before everyone else delivered by FedEx.
Thanksgiving Eve 1996 (biggest party night of the year) my wife and I went to a nightclub and Independence Day was being screened on several TVs in the place with the volume down of course but half the patrons in the place were doing the dialogue and sound-effects from the film.
1996 overall was a good year for movies. Twister, Independence Day, Eraser, Romeo and Juliet.
@@Katracho-ot3uk Mission: Impossible, The Rock, Ransom, Happy Gilmore, Scream, From Dusk Till Dawn, Star Trek First Contact and Fear to name a few more. Some of those are my favorites. One hell of a year for film.
@@jdxsr85 Most Definitely
Not to forget, Broken Arrow.
Travolta rocked the bad guy badass act in the movie.
@@kartikkay4729 the 90's in general: Terminator 2, jurassic park, armageddon...
After 24 years this is STILL one of The examples of a summer blockbusters.
One of the true timeless classics.
I remember wanting to see Con Air first which seems a bit strange in comparison but both were incredibly enjoyable in the theaters.
And Jaws
I miss none woke movies....
it does have a meaning to be in the same city it happened
❤
I love the "Oh crap" line. That would probably be anyone's reaction in that situation lol.
I think he knew he was done!
Well, down goes Marty.
Sounds like he took a shit while saying it.
Since i was a little boy (im dutch) i always wondered what he said but ofcourse.... i could have know he said "CRAP"...Thanks :)
That's pretty much everyone's last words when death is imminent. They think their last words will be prayers. But when the time comes, all they say is "OH SHIT!"
Aliens: "Shall we fire my lord?"
Alien commander: "Yes, but only target the important looking buildings. It looks better in movies."
Well the aliens were broadcasting an intergalactic TV show so they need the best possible destruction...but why weren't more people trying to take cover in the subways or sewers...SOMETHING underground I mean it's New York of course...
Max Massa
Their choice made sense with the us bank tower and the Empire State Building because they are in the heart of the cities they are in and they are really big. The issue is with the White House.
The collector They were probably trying to kill the president, but they failed
Komodo Magi
Maybe.
"They like to get the landmarks"
My heart was legit pounding in my chest when I watched this in the cinema. I was pushing myself back into the seat when the dog nearly got it. Even now as a 36 year old I get goosebumps at the destruction scenes. We had it good in the 90s.
What dog
@@symphinitystugiii3476 Boomer, the dog
Will Smiths dog in the film. Neither of them are in this clip
Yes we did the 90s was like the last good decade
I’m 32 and I still get goosebumps too
Admit it the excitement and effects has aged better than films of today
and this scene right here is why they should never stop using miniatures/models
+Rish Fish Yes, these days they just CGI the crap out of everything.
+atombot89 Why do you hate CGI? I can't even tell if CGI is actually fake most of the time. There aren't a lot of movies with bad CGI these days, so why are you complaining?
+░KenLinx░ Lol, then you need to get your eyes checked.
atombot89 Give me one example of modern day CGI that sucks shit and actually affects the overall plot.
░KenLinx░ Gods of Egypt
My mum snuck me in to the cinema when I was 8 so I could see this jaw dropping awesomeness.
BEST! MUM! EVER!!!
My mom did the same. She took us to see this movie in the theater. I love her
In my case my aunt took me and my cousin ... and that too skipping school..
This is one of my all time favourite movie
That's cool!
That sounds EPIC good times.
You had an awesome mum. My parents didn't take me cinema ever, not once. I was in secondary school before I saw my first movie at cinema with a friend at a local flea-pit, saw Jurassic Park.
1:24 - Just a typical late night at the office.
Well actually, he was packing up to leave.
I always found that scene stupid.
His girlfriend/wife probably told him he spent to much time at the office, this was a day he should've LISTENED to her & STAYED HOME!
@metalgearhead99 Volker Engel
He was looting. Look at the money in his hand.
Still some of the best miniature effects I've ever seen.
This move worked in the same way Terminator 2 did - Roland Emmerich and his team used every trick in the book - animatronics, minitures, cgi all seamlessly working together. Real movie magic
Fun fact; the effect of the huge wall of fire ripping through the cities was achieved by building detailed miniatures, then simply standing the base vertically. The explosion was then set off at the base of the miniature set and the camera aligned so that you get this still- impressive effect of a huge fireball consuming the city.
Cool 🤩
One of the most breathtaking scenes in cinema history
Scientists got to find out what made us so attractive to aliens
This scene is a lot like the superflare scene from Knowing.
@@miguelgarces8946 Perhaps it served as an inspiration for the end of Knowing, except everything completely disintegrates into the fire, whereas for this film, the alien laser fires do damage on structures.
@@NazriB Well, in the case of this movie, the aliens ventured all the way to Earth simply to harvest all of its (practical and practically useful) natural resources.
@@NazriB they go from planet to planet, and after they have consumed all natural resources they move on. And we are next
I remember watching these scenes many times over and over because of their coolness as a kid... on VHS!
Roland Emmerich sure nows how to sell popcorn. :p
Me too the same and i still do it.
+Joacim Rivera Any of you guys remember the ID toys that would come with real computer floppy disks?
+PHANTOM “SIG” yes
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+Skroot I saw this first time in a movies .. big loud theatre and it was mind blowing, expecially these scenes, it felt like your every bones been crashed, but in a awesome way :D
I don't care what critics say, this movie was fantastic. ^_^
Movie critics are professional complainers
They love Hollywood garbage like star wars the last jedi and Captain marvel. They dont understand what good classic 1990s entertainment was like, even though I wasnt born in the 1990s.
@@SaurianStudios1207 exactly another good one like this is war of the worlds 2005 it's pretty good
Critics were crazy giving Independence Day: Resurgence a 30% rating, I think it should be way higher
@@TrickyPJM752 i dont like the story and how the alien landed on earth....it make no sense.....
I was 12 when this came out, my mom finally took me to the theater to see it and it was an amazing experience. We were both blown away by the special effects which still look better than many CGI movies today. I remember a lot of good movies came out in 1996: Twister, The Rock, Star Trek First Contact among many others...but Independence Day was the movie everyone talked about that year. Any poor sap who didn't see it in the theaters was considered a sucker. This remains one of the most entertaining movies I've ever seen.
I was 12 as well. the perfect age to appreciate the effects and be mentally scarred by the reanimated scientist pressed against the smokey glass by the alien in Area 51.
I love the guy at 1:23 that's just filing papers, oblivious to the alien invasion going on outside.
He was stealing money.
Fun fact the man in the office building as the city is exploding is Volker Engel the man that did all of the effects for the movie. He won best visual effects for the movie and he deserved it, all the effects still hold up so well especially when the cities are exploding
R.I.P U.S Bank Tower
R.I.P Empire State Building
R.I.P White House
Rip who on tops of U.S BANK TOWER LOL
And it fits the scene independents day 2 I'm good no thanks
R.I.P word trade center
Total of 70,234,879 Deaths
RIP Statue of Liberty?
1:57 Minature buildings hanging from the wall while whole thing is blazed with a flamethrower. They did some cool tricks back then
That’s how they did it? That’s impressive
A SCOUT MADE IT TO MY ROOM LAST NIGHT. I SLEPT. EVEN THOUGH THE CROSSING OF THE DOOR WAY WAS KINDA LIKE TYPICAL HOMIES COMING IN... IT WAS A MATTER OF ACCESS AND MAYBE INSPECTION. TIME WAS UP LONG AGO AND AKATSUKI KILLATRON THE ANNIHILATOR IMPERATOR XIII JAMIII USIZWE HAS GOVERNANCE PROGRAMMING SINCE SIMANT AND ANTUALLY ADAPTATION TO SYNTHETICS'BIOMECHANOID LIFE. PEACE. JUST AN INSPECTION.
@@公民保护与反腐败部太 No.
That moment when you're about to die and your final words are: "Aw, crap."
They would be
Best one should be
*"You could say it was the greatest-"*
When Your Sitting ! On ! It !
he didnt die tho i thought
@@Spazticspaz yeah, he did
The more I see of humanity these days, the more I think it deserves things like this.
Especially these days
And we deserve to fight back
I remember watching this with a good friend of mine in the middle of the day on some random tv channel and we were so fixated by this movie, that to this day it remains one of my all time favourites. It has also aged very nicely
I know the shot of the White House being destroyed was very expensive to make but it was worth it. The shot of it blowing up is an optical effect NOT a DIGITAL effect. They built a model of the White House and made it right down to the very last detail because it had to look EXACTLY like the White House. Then they carefully rigged explosives inside it and blew it up but played it in super slow motion. IT WAS PERFECT!
It just goes to show that we don't need to use CGI for every single effect when optical effects to the job nicely. Plus, they make the scene look more real. When all special effects in a movie are done with CGI, it makes them look cheap and there are a lot of people who don't like cheaply made movies. Some people prefer to use CGI because they believe it to be cheaper and quicker. But there are a lot of people who enjoy getting their hands dirty to make a spectacular movie effect happen because when it's finished, it's hard work to be proud of. And they were very proud of that White House destruction scene.
So were the aliens.
@philglassfan the explosion was slowed down in the movie, that's why they stay on for so long.
The same thing for the Empire State Building. Those were miniature models superimposed.
Your wrong, cgi works on so many levels and cgi was used in this movie.
Well said, today's movies could definitely take some tips from movies of the 80's and 90's
Missed this movie! This had everything, suspense, humor, great cast, and awesome blow up scenes!
It's definitely one of the best 90s blockbusters, alongside Jurassic Park, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Toy Story and The Matrix.
Everything Resurgence lacked.
wow...same feel as like me.....i found a parallel thinker
24 years later, after watching countless times, this scene is still a classic.
One of the best and most exciting blockbusters of the 1990s. The build-up to this scene was a masterstroke in suspense and editing.
I agree
I remember seeing this when it premiered in theaters (I was definitely too young at the time but hey, it was the 90’s).
I’m sure my brother and I saw this movie 3x in theaters. for one viewing, it was so packed that people sat on the staircase in the theater.
This is one of those scenes you’ll always remember seeing for the first time.
This movie was so incredible for its time in terms of pushing the envelope for special effects and over the top yet enjoyable action. While Emmerich may not make the most incredible films, there's no doubt that he paved the way for the modern summer blockbuster with movies like this, Godzilla, Eight Legged Freaks and the Day after Tomorrow.
Except his Godzilla flick sucked though.
@@masterpenguin8472 oh it wasn't "bad" bad, it was ok for hoot...the acting sucked a bit...Jean Reno saved the movie for me...
@@masterpenguin8472 it was an alright monster movie; it just wasn't Godzilla
Michael Bay take notes
+somemysteriousguy Michael Bay and Zack Snyder's success in the 2000s was basically paved by Emmerich's special effect blockbusters.
+Robert Lee That's because the explosions shown here are predominantly concentrated, burning and destructive. Bay's explosions might as well be fireworks.
The problem with Bay and Snyder is that their action scenes are so shaky and chaotic. You see explosions and action everywhere, but you don't get a clear shot of what's happening. At least Emmerich knows how to actually show something being destroyed and make it enjoyable.
I hope he'll keep this movie's action direction for Independece Day: Resurgence.
explosions ? check!
more explosions ? check!
super explosions ? check!
final verdict : explosions/10, mykel bye
Maybe the Aliens could destroy Downtown Mount Clemens Michigan
The people who disliked this video were the hippies on the building
The people on the building weren't hippies. They were conspiracy theorists just like Trumptards who listen to Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones but still get screwed in the end.
These suckers deserved to be betrayed by aliens.
@@reespace rent free
@Blake Pariseau it wasnt a protest though. What movie were you watching? Not that I'm surprised. You Fox viewers never have your facts straight.
@@reespace they were pibtards trying to make peace as u pibtards today do
Independence Day came out in 1996 and was one of the biggest movies of all time
Titanic came out only one year later to beat Independence Day at the BO
these two movies are extremely iconic
And the lost world Jurassic park
@@PoppinPsinceAD33 TLW was a good one. It gets hate but it's better than any of the later sequels.
@@jdxsr85 Jurassic world is watchable in my opinion, but all the others are bad
and Avatar at the end
And "Thats my boy" came out 16 year later
What I love most about this movie is no use of cgi. Nothing beats the real thing.
1:44 As a kid, this was the first time special effects disturbed me. Miniatures with CGI polish is the way to go.
Even after 20 years this still gives you the chills
This scene scared me as a child when it first came out
+Lord Art me too
+Jason Big ok haha why just why
+Lord Art yeah, same. Saw it in theaters when I was 5
CyborgSword lol that's a lie
and how exactly is that? did you know me when I was 5? I can remember stuff from when I was that age
25 Years later and the FX in this are better than Avengers end game.
It's crazy how much work went into the special effects for this movie.
This is a movie that needs to be seen on a big screen. This was insane in the theater!
Let's hope its re-released in the summer of 2026 on its 30th anniversary.
Resurgence was disappointing at best, but the original Independence Day film is a goddamn timeless classic film that deserves to be placed into the United States National Film Registry for its impact and legacy of giving birth to pretty much every modern CGI-filled science-fiction blockbuster film that came after it. Genuinely surprised it hasn't already been placed into the United States National Film Registry.
Liked the movie for no reason to like I hope it was good.
Yeah it's one of the best films ever, and I'm not even American
This scene is great because of the build-up to this moment. It didn't feel rushed or fake. The viewer was taken through the events leading up to this specific scene. Nowadays we as the viewers are just thrown into the action with no attachment towards it.
On the one hand, I agree completely with you that movies are written crappily these days.
On the other hand, let's not forget that movies are usually made to cater to the widest audience as possible based on pre-screening focus group surveys, so it's less "They can't write deeply nuanced movies" and more "The modern cinema goer has the attention span of a hyperactive dog".
1:53 that scream sound effect would later be used by Allicia Botti when she sees a mouse inside Clarabel in the Thomas and Friends sixth series episode Thomas, Percy and The Squeak.
A children’s show has a sound effect from a giant fireball laying waste to New York lol
But there was also another scream sound effect in that episode. Is the other scream also from something else?
1:25 "Work overtime" they said, "It will be fun" they said...
He was stealing money.
2:08 "Mr. President, allow me to demonstrate the awesome lethality of the Alan Parsons Project. FIRE THE LASER!"
Well actually that was just footage from the movie independence Day. The real laser is going to be a lot like that.
Ya scary
Ahh I see you are a man of culture.
"Well actually, that was just footage from the movie Independence Day, but the real laser would be a lot like that, ya.... Scary"
Good one Mr. Evil
Muahahha .....m muahahahah . Muahha. Haha . ..hahaha ....ha ..........ha....h
@@legothoron1 Dr. Evil I did not spend 6 years at evil medical school to be called Mr. Thank you very much.
If this happened in real life people wouldn't run they would pull out their i phones and take pictures.
+Markeem Jones ...but not in 1996.
Universe Oh no not 96 too early like 2014.
HAHA! That would be true now.
So true. So true.
and posting it on FB
Watching these kind of movies makes you realize how hopeless we are as humans if this ever did happen
Exactly. That's why these people need to stop messing around in deep space before they unintentionally invite these guys to destroy us.
@@cameron_0496 we have nukes
@@Jermain-cz4bh nuclear weapons did not work against their energy shields.
@@Jermain-cz4bh I stand by my original statement. Nothing further.
@@cameron_0496 I love this comment for some reason. Just the boldness of it.
The problem with Independence Day is that nothing that follows reaches the heights of this scene. It is still an enormously entertaining blockbuster, but the arrival of the aliens and the attack are masterpieces of editing (how the scene jumps from place to place ratcheting up the tension), soundtrack and sheer awe. They are still unparalleled to this day.
Oh man this scene was so woah on the big screen I remembered. Never gets old. They really should put it back on the big screen on this.
Some places are showing 1 and 2 :)
+Johnathan Alvarez 5PM on Thursday most theaters are showing the first one!
They should probably re-release all beloved classic films, like this, the original Star Wars movies, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Armageddon, the first two Alien and Terminator movies respectively, and Gladiator; and maybe show them in IMAX and 3D.
Second film I saw at the cinema (and much more wow than the first film I saw; Beethoven)
Do you remember the alien dissection scene? My sister saw it in theaters and said everyone jumped.
Watch this scene in a big screen, w dolby surround, subwoofer effects in 1996 was...priceless!!!!
Just the sound of the Laser powering up before it fires gives me goosebumps. One of the best scenes in movie history & David Arnold composed one of the best scores which made this film for me.
The du-du-duh du-du-duh was also used in the sequel when the aliens were about to blow up the moon base with one of those lazers.
Some of my favorite moments in childhood was seeing this few times in the theater with the parents. One of the few movies we were hooked when this came out!
This will be us soon....prayers 🙏🏼
I hope not!
LOL what are you guys fearful for? 😂
Best destruction scenes!
Alex Patt I know right?
+Alex Patt They still hold up really well today because they were models mixed with some CGI looks better than all the way CGI like in 2012 or other disaster movies.
Eh, I personally think 2012 holds a candle to this in terms of destruction.
+Master Penguin its funny cuz that's one of the many movies where I think the CGi looks great. Especially the LA destruction scene and volcano explosion.
Alex Patt tv
Groundbreaking 90s effects, this along with Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park showed just how great effects were back then
this movie was a real thing back there... the new movie is just mewww...
The new movie was great lots of killing and violence
But not much else. It was like most every modern CGI movie: great during the first view if you don't try to delve too deep, but just more white noise after that.
+Saiman Quazi That's what Wikipedia said.
Dude everything is CGI nowadays. What hasnt been CGI for the last 10yrs? Fuck, you act if it's something new. It will always be CGI, give it a fucking rest.
the new movie is crap.
This movie was a damn masterpiece ! I never get tired of watching it it's so good.
Hello kitty
12 year old me literally had my mind blown, stunning vfx then, and still hold up now!
I love watching this with DTS, the sound is amazing!
I had to come back and watch the original to remind myself that Independence Day 2 never existed and that the first one will forever be #epic
That's ridiculous.
You are absolutely CORRECT! The second one was crap!
I think the destruction and sound design still holds up to this day.
Yep, and (perhaps unsurprisingly) the movie snagged the Best Visual Effects Oscar (which, let's face it, was *very* well-deserved).
Ever notice how there's no background music whatsoever during the entire scene? Only roaring fire and panicked people. It's what makes it so gripping, just like the whole T-Rex attack scene in Jurassic Park 1
This scene is genius. It's slowed down on purpose, there's no background music and sets the tone for how powerful that weapon system is.
2:01 best quote ever.
Что за дерьмо
watched this on laser disc with that huge disc, looks fantastic back then and now
As a kid, this scene always excited me. I found it cool how massive destruction came from a single building used as a starting point, my favorite scene in the film
But ive always wondered what the guy at 1:25 was doing
Getting rid of evidence of accounting fraud....
i use to say he was robbing the place. but now i say he was working. despite aliens invading.
I think there could be a whole movie about this guy
@@banderas2000 he doesn't look like a thief at all
Grabbing whatever he could on his way out.
By the way, it's Volker Engel, the VFX supervisor of ID4. Nice guy, worked with him in the (now very distant) past.
Special effects in this film were amazing. It still looks believable now. Seamless world-building.
And then 2021 showed us that you don't need a big fancy mothership to besiege, conquer and destroy Washington D.C.
Only the white house
Only Biden and Harris ;)
Ouch.
A couple of idiots briskly walked into the Capitol and took selfies, and that, in your mind= total conquering and destruction. You really aren't living on planet Earth dude. Yeah, tell your grandkids your incredible war stories about the time that one dude stole a senator's podium and instagrammed it.
@@Sam_50210 uncalled for lol
Iconic! Still just as good as the year it was released ❤️
This movie is really way ahead of its time....too cool that u can't believe its from 1996
And it was filmed in Fall 1995
At 11 years old, watch this masterpiece 3 times in the cinema, best time ever
When I was a kid I showed my 80yo grandma this scene and she thought it was real war footage. 😂 r.i.p. grandma
These are some of the best special effects in cinema history. Possibly THE best.
That's partially because they used practical effects like models
The way empire states building blows up looks so real
1:01 the face you make when you knew you screwed up
The sound of the helicopter grinding itself up is extremely satisfying
Great alien movies like these just don’t exist anymore. One of my top 10 favorite movies ever.
Man, they really build the suspense leading to the attack incredibly well in this film, one of the best guilty pleasures ever.
I’m glad one day, when I was a little kid, I saw this movie sitting on my parents shelf having no clue what it was . Probably one of the coolest movies I’ve ever discovered on my own
Roland Emmerich just took elements of every film and TV alien invasion classic and molded into one huge blockbuster extravaganza. War of the Worlds and V would be so proud. 👍🏻
Earth: *Exists*
Aliens: “It’s free real estate.”
Julius Eriksson Nice
This was one of my favorite childhood destruction scenes
Saw this when i was 8 years old i was blown away and i think this movie really got me into sci fi
I still love it to this day
0:55 When you don't have complete in time a test in school.
Lol 90s action films threw alot of cars in slow motion.
I know right
"oh crap"
Yea that is the whole of 2020 in a nutshell.
I always love the fact that with an alien ship above the city this one guy is so dedicated to his job he’s at the office filing papers and gets blown up lmao
One of the things that gets lost in this is like....we live in a post 9/11 world now. It's really hard to get people to understand how indestructible we felt like some of these huge skyscrapers were. They seemed like nothing could take them down.
Hint: It wasn't the Arabs who did it
A movie that never needed a sequel....
I walked out of the cinema during the sequel
This movie will NEVER get old!
1:24 this guys really dedicated to his job
I remember the preview for this in the movie theater. Everyone started cheering when they showed the White House getting blown up. 😄
LOL americans hated their lying politicians back in the day
Miniatures rock! Stand the test of time much better than crappy CGI.
Fun notation: Because the helicopter was not in the shot when the white house exploded, to have it blend in better with the fireball, you can see the helicopter itself explode and has its own miniature fireball to seamlessly blend in better. Brilliant work by the miniature team. Have to freeze frame it of course.
0:09 oh look guys, it’s John Connor from Terminator Genysis
Where?
@@zacharyxavier2227 A tie guy
Back in the day saw this movie in theatre..amazing movie
As a kid this was the most epic scene of all time and is a damn classic man. So many great memories watching this movie
You know the best part?
There's no music or soundtrack during destruction phase. Just people screaming, and explosions and death.
It really hits
This film was revolutionary, as a blockbuster in the 90’s.