Independence Day [Blu-ray] [1996]

RRP £22.99 Lowest New Price £14.44

Suitable for 12 years and over 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Release date: Monday 24th of December 2007 Starring: Vivica A. Fox, Harry Connick Jr., Will Smith, Harvey Fierstein, James Rebhorn, Director(s): Format: Widescreen, Region code: 2 Running time: 139 minutes Language: English (Original Language)

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Editorial
Product Description

Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, Mary McConnell

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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

If you’ve got your high definition television set up, and your Blu-ray player or Playstation 3 at the ready, then surely home cinema demo material rarely comes in better shape than Independence Day.

The spectacular 1996 blockbuster stars Will Smith in the early part of his movie career and, of course, tells the tale of invaders from other worlds bringing mighty ships to the Earth. And particularly in the first half, Independence Day wrings so much tension and style from their arrival that few films have equalled it since. The sheer spectacle of set pieces such as the blowing up of the White House, or the massive battle in the skies, simply deserves to be seen and enjoyed in high definition.

Independence Day, of course, does go a bit daft as it goes about wrapping up its simple-yet-compelling premise, but it’s really very hard not to forgive it. So ambitious were the effects at the time that they still stand up now, and as far as science fiction blockbusters go, this remains one of the finest in recent memory.

Of course, high definition does it wonders. The film looks razor-sharp, and coupled with a punchy sound mix, Independence Day is quite superb demo material. That it’s also a fun blockbuster too is an added, and very welcome treat. --Jon Foster

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Independence Day
Review date: 2008-10-31 Rating: 4 out of 10

Independence Day [Blu-ray] [1996] [US Import]
Why do Amazon keep sending out US Imports that will not load. I have tried a number of copies hoping they would solve the problem. The last copy again would not load even tried a Sony shop to see if it was my system that was wrong......

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