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Independence Day [Blu-ray] [1996] (3 for 2 on selected Blu-ray discs *)

DVD ~ Will Smith
3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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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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Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, Mary McConnell Director: Roland Emmerich

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice one..., 22 Jan 2008
By C. Armstrong "chris_n_armstrong" (Norwich, UK) - See all my reviews
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...for damning the film because of a technical issue. To the chap who gave the film 1 star, you realise everyone will see that, for some reason Independance Day has been rated a surprisingly low score? And you've done this because Amazon didn't tell you it wasn't US-player compatible? Grow up! Post your comments in the forums, and email Amazon. I'm all for the trade descriptions act, but putting people off the film because yours doesn't work?
To balance it out, I think the film is great, it's not the smartest of films, but who cares? It's from that era when everything WIll Smith touch turned to gold, with this, Men In Black and Wild WIld West. Ok, not Wild Wild West, but nevermind. A classic 'Hollywood Blockbuster', re-jigged in Shiny-Hi-Def-Vision (c), which ticks all the right boxes on the basic, bright colours and loud noises film checklist.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Movie: 3.75/5 Picture Quality: 3.5~4.5/5 Sound Quality: 4.75/5 Extras: 2/5, 16 Jul 2008
By LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews
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MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Running time: 2:24:48
Movie size: 37,979,357,184 bytes
Disc size: 43,661,055,901 bytes
Average video bit rate: 27.43 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Audio good. Picture not up to Bluray standards, 19 Mar 2008
By C. P. Dyckes "Colin" (Somerset, UK) - See all my reviews
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Just bought and viewed this release on BluRay (already own it on DVD). Was very disappointed with video quality on this disc unlike all the other BluRay's I own. Quite simply, it couldn't have been filmed in HD quality, and shows noticeable picture noise throughout (Panasonic PF9 65" 1080P 1:1 pixel mapping so can't get better picture chain quality).

Having said that, the Audio in Dolby DTS HD cetainly is better than the ordinary DVD version (again, through a high end home cinema system).

So... I give it only 3 stars because of the picture quality, and would warn people to be wary of old catalogue releases on BluRay
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1.0 out of 5 stars Is this a comedy?
wretched film. basically a modern remake of Wells'"war of the worlds" but the aliens get zapped by a computer virus and not real bugs-oh what a surprise!. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a showcase for blu-ray
Despite the Amazon blurb I was very disappointed by the picture quality.
Not that's it's bad but it's just not as crisp as many of the other films in the blu-ray catalogue... Read more
Published 2 months ago by John Edward Colman

4.0 out of 5 stars independence day on blu-ray.
excellent film a must for anyone who likes will smith and this film is brill on blu-ray faultless supurb film the picture and sound in dts is fantastic what a diffrence in the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by K. Lavender

2.0 out of 5 stars Independence Day
Independence Day [Blu-ray] [1996] [US Import]
Why do Amazon keep sending out US Imports that will not load. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. P. Begley

1.0 out of 5 stars Important - please read
I already owned this film on DVD and loved it. I bought the Blue-ray edition to get even more out of such a great film. Read more
Published 11 months ago by James Mclaughlin

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Impressed...
Very impressed with this blu-ray transfer of Independence Day, the picture is crisp tho has some obvious signs of grain as the film is 12 years old now, but the sound really blew... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Peadar Mcfadden

4.0 out of 5 stars Details
When will Amazon list the proper details for Blue-Ray discs?

Come on, there are no refion 1, 2 3 etc. for Blue-Ray, only A, B, and C. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Leslie Kadar

5.0 out of 5 stars Question before buy
Can you tell me that the disc includes hungarian subtitle or perhaps audio? Thank you for the answer!
Published 17 months ago by Arany Tamás

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great
The Film: Excellent, a timeless classic

The Picture Quality: This film looked so good on DVD I was perhaps expecting too much from Blue-Ray 1080p. Read more
Published 18 months ago by P. Jarman

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