I had seen the original in 1996, when the whole theatre cheered the alien deathray  that blew up the White House. In the sequel, the imperial mansion is spared. The heroic Hillaryesque president–albeit good-looking and thin–is also president of the planet. She announces that earthlings must again triumph over the aliens because of what we’ve achieved in the last 20 years: world government. She’s killed and replaced by a man, but it’s OK: he’s a general. The handsome Bill Clintonesque ex-president sacrifices himself to blow up the alien ship. Whatagal, whataguy. BTW, the reviews are right. This is a very bad movie. One doesn’t care about … Continue reading ‘Independence Day Resurgence’ Is Awful