Originally Posted by
Still Servant
Originally Posted by
pathoftheturtle
Well, I don't realy blog or record standardized grades on a consistent basis. I kind of just threw those out as metaphor of a slightly more systemized version of Jean's boredometer. Offhand, I do think I liked MR less, but that one I might be persuaded to watch again.
Actually, quite a few critics enjoyed Independence Day. Using the small sample size of Rotten Tomatoes, Independence Day has 60% fresh reviews. That's not that bad.
I'm not sure how your comment relates to the part of conversation you replied to. Maybe I didn't come across right -- do you think the reason I said that I might be persuaded to watch
MR again is that Mattrick quoted a critic who liked it? It's not that simple. Actually, I remember ideas in that film that I believe I would enjoy discussing further, even though I think that there were some logic problems in how it was carried out dramatically. As for ID4, however, I remember the ideas there, too, only too well; the central moral is that diplomacy is foolish and nuclear bombs are the best and most satisfying way to solve problems, as well as that the U.S. would sure be lucky to have a fighter pilot president in a crisis. So of course it's popular. But all I can say, I guess, is that I myself
despise Independence Day and
The Fifth Element. Two films I watched as a teen that bring back foul memories. I
know many people disagree, but I don't care.