Independence Day
Of the two commentaries, the most interesting is the one with the special effects supervisors, who engagingly demonstrate how the film’s illusions ran the gamut from traditional “model & string” effects to the most sophisticated CGI applications.
iRobot
Inspired by Isaac Asimov’s work, this techno-thriller stars Will Smith as Del Spooner, a technology-wary cop investigating the murder of a scientist in mid-21st century Chicago, who isn’t the perfect man for the job … but he takes it on anyway. Aided by expert Dr. Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), Spooner discovers that an android (Alan Tudyk) might be the culprit — and realizes the entire human race could be at the mercy of machines.
Hitman
Based on the top-selling, award-winning video game franchise, the HITMAN is a genetically-engineered, elite assassin known only as Agent 47. Timothy Olyphant stars in the title role, a mysterious and complex man of profound contradictions: He was bred from the world’s deadliest criminals, but raised by an exiled brotherhood of the Church. His very existence seems to be a sin, but he wages a quiet war to rid the world of evil. He’s brilliant, charismatic and charming – yet reveals little about himself, has no name, and is known only by the last two digits of a barcode tattooed on the back of his head..
