Independence Day 3: New Beginning (2025) reignites 30 years after Resurgence, with alien harvesters launching queen-ship armadas against Earth’s ESD forces. Dylan Hiller (Liam Hemsworth), son of Steven Hiller (Will Smith, in flashbacks), leads alongside David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) and ex-President Whitmore (Bill Pullman) in a desperate counterstrike through wormhole wars and global cataclysms. Hemsworth’s vengeful pilot soars through laser-laced dogfights, his grief-fueled arc echoing Smith’s iconic hero. Goldblum’s sardonic scientist delivers quippy levity, while Pullman’s weary leader adds gravitas. Roland Emmerich’s direction unleashes towering CGI fleets and city-razing explosions, with a bombastic score amplifying the apocalyptic stakes. Yet, the film recycles invasion tropes from its predecessors, diluting the dread with familiar beats—alien motherships, human defiance. The script’s sprawling ensemble and wormhole lore overwhelm character depth, and some CGI swarms lack menace.

The climactic battle, a cosmic clash of hybrid tech and alien fury, thrills but feels formulaic, leaning on spectacle over innovation. X posts invade for a 2029 quartet, with fans praising Hemsworth’s grit but lamenting sequel stasis. Independence Day 3 is a cosmic blockbuster for fans of Emmerich’s disaster porn, exploding with nostalgia and visual boom, yet cratered by repetitive invasions. It’s a loud, proud return to Earth’s defiance, but struggles to reclaim the original’s fresh terror.

Overall: 6.5/10

Hemsworth’s fury and alien onslaughts detonate, but stasis craters the boom. Earthlings, launch the nukes—stellar spectacle or recycled rubble?