The Others – who arrive by simply parking their spaceships over major cities, exactly like “Independence Day” - take a smart, methodical approach to wiping out humans: first with an EMP, then by drowning the coastal cities, then by unleashing a plague, and then by using infiltrators to pick off the survivors. My biggest worry with this film was that it gave away four of the five waves in the trailer, but that’s not really a problem, because the movie itself works through those waves pretty quickly, too.
In addition to the return of “The X-Files,” we also got “The 5th Wave,” which is perhaps a simpler and smaller tale than we’ll get from “IDR,” although it also has some nice effects.
Later this week, “Independence Day: Resurgence” will likely deliver the biggest alien invasion spectacle in what is turning out to be the year of the alien.
