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Friday Fun Thread for May 29, 2026

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Just finished Independence Day on Netflix.

I loved it. Despite its two and a half hour runtime, the pacing is great, and the movie goes by very quickly; it only feels like it drags at a couple of points, such as the first alien dogfight over the desert, which lasts a little too long, or the ending, which goes on for about fifteen minutes after the climax.

The movie is a model of 90's racial colorblindness; you have the white hero (President Whitmore), the black hero (Captain Hiller), and the jewish hero (David Levinson) working together to save the Earth, with nobody ever noticing or remarking upon this fact.

Despite the scale of destruction (dozens of cities wiped out, millions dead), the film has a fun, swashbuckly atmosphere. I particularly enjoyed the president's speech, and the way he personally leads the counterattack against the aliens.

Negatives? The Will Smith dialogue can get annoying ("I got to get me one of these!", "Elvis has left the building!", etc.), but thankfully he only gets a third of the screen time. I'm not sure the little boy or (especially) the dog contributed anything to the movie. And why the hell is that officer waving a gun around while looking at a map?

An excellent summer blockbuster. Highly recommended.

You should watch I Am Legend next.

I was once exploring a new (to us) state park with my wife, just hiking around at random. Asked the ranger at the entry booth where we could go that wouldn't be too bad for ticks. He recommended the 'Bobcat Trail', so we did that.

When we encountered a second ranger later and related the story he laughed and said "Well, that wasn't nice." And yeah, I don't think I've ever seen so many ticks per linear foot of trail before or since. Not by half, or maybe even a tenth.

Anyway @erwgv3g34 I haven't seen I Am Legend but suspect it is that kind of recommendation.

Lmao. It’s just a good will smith movie bro chill!!!!

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