Posts tagged Independence Day
Review: Twister (1996)
Review: Twister (1996)

Twister illustrates much of what has changed, improved, and been lost in the evolution of Hollywood blockbusters since 1996.

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Reviews, Flash BackAnton BergstromTwister, 1990s, blockbusters, disaster movie, man vs. nature, suspense, Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg, The Wizard of Oz, The Shining, self-reflexivity, Independence Day, Godzilla, Jan de Bont, Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Lois Smith, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Jeremy Davies, Scott Thomson, Todd Field, Zach Grenier, Jake Busey, Cary Elwes, action Comment
The First 45 Minutes of Independence Day (1996) Epitomize Its Brilliance
The First 45 Minutes of Independence Day (1996) Epitomize Its Brilliance

The opening of Roland Emmerich’s 1996 disaster extravaganza ranks among the most effective blockbuster openings of all time.

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Essays, Yesterday's CinemaAren BergstromIndependence Day, Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Collin, Randy Quaid, Vivica A. Fox, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein, Adam Baldwin, Brent SpinerComment