If one thinks of disaster movies more modern, the one related to The Poseidon Adventure (1972) or the burning colossus (1974), the only name that will come to mind is that of Roland Emmerich. And this despite the fact that the disasters in his films are much more disproportionate than those of most of his predecessors, whose stories are set in a specific place. Nothing of titanica (1997) or The impossible (2012); he prefers the hecatomb of don’t look up (2021).
In any case, this German filmmaker is not considered particularly talented. Competent if things go well at most. But this circumstance does not prevent certain images or moments of some of his films have remained in the memory of the spectators. New York City shadowed by an alien spacecraft independence day and certain actions to destroy buildings, for example, have not been forgotten by many of us.
Thus, the awards have not often wanted to knock on the door of Roland Emmerich. Of the important festivals, only the one in Berlin nominated for the Golden Bear in its entirety 1997: The Beginning of Noah’s Ark and, for some incomprehensible reason, the public awarded him the one that corresponds to him for Godzilla. Fantasporto, on the other hand, has decided to single out this latest film, joey’s secret and star gateand the Razzie, the Anti-Oscars, have weighed him also for independence day, Godzilla and Independence Day: Counterattack.
The opinion of specialized critics on the work of Roland Emmerich
This is the ranking of Roland Emmerich’s films according to the information consulted in the area of Rotten Tomatoes for critics:
- independence day (1996): average grade of 6.6 out of 10 in 77 reviews.
- The patriot (2000): mean of 6.1 in 137 reviews.
- Stargate, door to the stars (1994): mean of 5.4 in 47 reviews.
- Assault to power (2013): mean of 5.4 in 203 reviews.
- Tomorrow (2004): mean of 5.3 in 221 reviews.
- Midway (2019): mean of 5.2 in 169 reviews.
- 2012 (2009): mean of 5.2 in 246 reviews.
- anonymous (2011): mean of 5.1 in 177 reviews.
- moon fall (2022): mean of 4.5 in 196 reviews.
- Universal Soldier (1992): mean of 4.4 in 34 reviews.
- Independence Day: Counterattack (2016): mean of 4.3 in 230 reviews.
- Godzilla (1998): mean of 4 in 79 reviews.
- stone wall (2015): mean of 3.6 in 77 reviews.
- 10,000 BC c. (2008): mean of 3.4 in 151 reviews.
- moon station 44 (1990): mean of 3.2 in 5 reviews.
No data from 1997: The Beginning of Noah’s Ark (1984), joey’s secret (1985) and The secret of the ghosts (1987).
Rotten Tomatoes moviegoers’ opinion
Anonymous users who vote on Rotten Tomatoes leave us this result of Roland Emmerich:
- Midway: half of 4.5 with more than 10,000 votes.
- The patriot: half of 4 with more than 250,000 votes.
- independence day: average mark of 3.8 out of 5 with more than 250,000 votes.
- Stargate, door to the stars: half of 3.8 with more than 100,000 votes.
- moon fall: half of 3.8 with more than 1,000 votes.
- 10,000 BC c.: half of 3.8 with more than 250,000 votes.
- Assault to power: half of 3.6 with more than 100,000 votes.
- anonymous: half of 3.3 with more than 10,000 votes.
- Tomorrow: half of 3.2 with more than 250,000 votes.
- Universal Soldier: half of 3.2 with more than 50,000 votes.
- stone wall: half of 3.1 with more than 1,000 votes.
- 2012: half of 3.1 with more than 250,000 votes.
- moon station 44: half of 2.6 with more than 500 votes.
- Independence Day: Counterattack: half of 2.6 with more than 50,000 votes.
- The secret of the ghosts: half of 2.6 with more than 250 votes.
- Godzilla: half of 2.5 with more than 250,000 votes.
- joey’s secret: half of 2.4 with more than 250 votes.
- 1997: The Beginning of Noah’s Ark: half of 2.2 with more than 100 votes.
IMDb moviegoers’ opinion on Roland Emmerich’s cinema
On the other hand, here are the numbers that he gives us IMDb on what the public thinks of Roland Emmerich’s films:
- The patriot: average mark of 7.2 out of 10 with 268,910 votes.
- independence day: half of 7 with 560,511 votes.
- Stargate, door to the stars: half of 7 with 186,992 votes.
- anonymous: half of 6.8 with 40,616 votes.
- Midway: half of 6.7 with 81,064 votes.
- Tomorrow: half of 6.4 with 438,810 votes.
- Assault to power: half of 6.3 with 217,761 votes.
- Universal Soldier: half of 6.1 with 88,200 votes.
- 2012: half of 5.8 with 370,937 votes.
- Godzilla: half of 5.4 with 191,182 votes.
- stone wall: half of 5.3 with 4,109 votes.
- moon fall: half of 5.2 with 18,602 votes.
- Independence Day: Counterattack: half of 5.2 with 176,375 votes.
- 10,000 BC c.: half of 5.1 with 129,803 votes.
- 1997: The Beginning of Noah’s Ark: half of 5 with 974 votes.
- moon station 44: half of 5 with 5,000 votes.
- joey’s secret: half of 4.7 with 1,564 votes.
- The secret of the ghosts: half of 4.2 with 831 votes.
FilmAffinity moviegoers’ opinion
And finally, this is the information about Roland Emmerich that he gives us FilmAffinity:
- The patriot: half of 6.4 with 39,660 votes.
- Stargate, door to the stars: half of 6.3 with 59,232 votes.
- anonymous: half of 6.2 with 5,529 votes.
- Midway: half of 5.8 with 6,349 votes.
- Tomorrow: half of 5.6 with 44,986 votes.
- independence day: half of 5.3 with 105,655 votes.
- Assault to power: half of 5.2 with 11,900 votes.
- stone wall: half of 5.1 with 307 votes.
- joey’s secret: half of 5 with 893 votes.
- The secret of the ghosts: half of 5 with 628 votes.
- Universal Soldier: half of 4.8 with 16,093 votes.
- 2012: half of 4.8 with 53,254 votes.
- 10,000 BC c.: half of 4.6 with 27,820 votes.
- 1997: The Beginning of Noah’s Ark: half of 4.5 with 134 votes.
- moon fall: half of 4.5 with 977 votes.
- Godzilla: half of 4.3 with 29,816 votes.
- moon station 44: half of 4.2 with 439 votes.
- Independence Day: Counterattack: half of 4.2 with 12,267 votes.
Conclusions on the best and the worst of Roland Emmerich
It should not surprise us that, for professional criticism, Roland Emmerich’s best film be independence day. However, it should seem strange to us that the voters of Rotten Tomatoes have chosen Midway instead; and maybe not so much that IMDb and FilmAffinity opt for The patriot.
On the other hand, not only is there not unanimity to choose The worst of Roland Emmerich, but there are not even coincidences between the information of the three platforms. critics look like this moon station 44; Rotten Tomatoes users prefer 1997: The Beginning of Noah’s Ark; those of IMDb, for The secret of the ghosts; and those of FilmAffinity, for Independence Day: Counterattack.