Independence Day: No Family Edition

To be honest, the original film was not that enjoyable to me (just not my genre). So, I watched this edit in order to find if the changes would make it, at least, entertaining. And they did. It’s still a guilty pleasure, way-over-the top action film, but it’s now streamlined and focused and doesn’t overstay its welcome.

All the character removals actually fix a lot of annoyances and moments that didn’t age well. And good riddance Randy Quaid.
The edit does what the author intended and the film is better because of it.
Cheers

Ah, the cheesy, '90s time capsule that is Roland Emmerich's Independence Day. I know it's ludicrous, stupid and cliche but I still love this movie for it's upbeat/fun atmosphere that's celebrated throughout. That said, there are instances of pointless scenes and characters, as well as moments that just drag down the movie in 180 degree somber tone. For anyone who agrees with me on this, thecuddlyninja's edit deals with all of those problems, giving us the un interrupted theme park ride we all wanted. Overall, the source file works pretty well aside from occasional artifacting say in the background, though thankfully it never ruins the quality or detail. Visual editing is smooth and seamless as it should, as if it were always that way. Audio editing overall is good, albeit several small cases of abruptness or sfx/music bleeding into the next scene. It's not a deal breaker, because again the goal here is achieved and is a very good example of how a proper ID4 edit should be like.