I realize it's kinda dumb, but I always watch this film, well before the fireworks displays in the evening, on The 4th of July. When the film came out originally, I actually saw 'Independence Day' (in a sold-out auditorium), in Seattle on the 4th of July. Made it sort of 'special', I know it's kinda dumb but, there it is.
Jaws is another film that takes place on that day. That's when I watch it.
I watch a number of films on the day they take place. The Poseidon Adventure on New Year's Eve/Day. Titanic on April 14th. Die Hard on Christmas Eve. There are others.
We usually watch ID4 on July 4th, and Die Hard around Christmas. Jaws, I watch once a year so it doesn't have to be July 4th, but I did tell the wife last night it is about that time again...
I watch 1776. Now that I have a Blu-ray hybrid of the film, including the edited portions from the laserdisc, with the great PCM soundtrack, I will be watching it for sure, this year.
I don't think I'll be watching anything that day, as I'm going to be at a gaming convention in Orlando. It'll run a few days, though, and I do anticipate stepping away from the con occasionally to go shopping or whatever, or perhaps even hit a theme park. It's therefore not out of the question that I might go see a movie in a theater, but I don't plan to watch something I'd have to watch on video - no point in wasting a couple hours of time in Orlando doing something I can do at home.
I do sometimes watch seasonally-set movies at those times (Gremlins at Christmas, for example).
I watch 1776. Now that I have a Blu-ray hybrid of the film, including the edited portions from the laserdisc, with the great PCM soundtrack, I will be watching it for sure, this year.
First watch Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson sing in Philly.THEN follow by viewing The American Capitol being blown-up. Great segway!
