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My Thoughts on "Independence Day" (1996)

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  (This is the poster for Independence Day (1996).) Hello boys, I'm back! Yes, I'm finally getting around to reviewing Independence Day (1996). I put the 1996 there because apparently, there's more than one movie called Independence Day . Figure that 🤷‍♂️. I figured that I would do this movie, not because the Fourth of July 🇺🇸 was coming, and it's the 250th anniversary of the United States 🇺🇸, but it is also the 30th anniversary of this movie. And also the 10th anniversary of the second movie, Independence Day: Resurgence , which was intentionally released on the 20th anniversary of the first movie, and takes place 20 years after the first movie in real time. Meaning that the first movie takes place in 1996, and the sequel takes place in 2016. An opportunity like this won't come again unless I wait until the 40th anniversary in 2036, but I'm not willing to do that. So, I'm doing it now, against perhaps my better judgment.  I do have a Cowboy Bebop (1...

My Problems with “Lucy” (2014)

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  (This is the poster for Lucy (2014).)       Before I start, I would like to give a not-so-quick update about my Cowboy Bebop (1998) review. I’m almost finished watching the show. I already finished watching the first two discs 💿 on the Blu-Ray 💿, and I already started watching the third. I’ve watched the first two episodes on the third disc 💿, Wild Horses 🐎 and Pierrot La Fou , and I fully intend on watching the others. I intend on seeing this review to the end. Once I finish watching the show, I will begin writing the review, at least the section about the series itself. And then when that part’s done, then I’ll watch the movie, and write the section on that. And then finally, I’ll write the section on the video game, Cowboy Bebop: Serenade of Reminiscence . Hopefully I’ll be done with the longplay at that point. I’m almost done with it, I’ve gotten pretty far in it. It’s only a 4 hour game max, and I’ve gotten to the 2 hour mark, so I’m more than halfway t...