Penny Thoughts ‘13—Independence Day (1996) *

PG-13, 145 min.

Director: Roland Emmerich

Writers: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich

Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pulman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Vivica A. Fox, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstien, Adam Baldwin, Brent Spiner

I hated, hated, hated, hated, hated “Independence Day”.

I’m sure Roger Ebert would forgive my use of his “hated” reference, since he hated this movie too.