“Independence Day: Resurgence” (**1/2 out of four) was a reasonably entertaining and exciting sequel to the blockbuster 1996 original about a second alien invasion that threatens Earth and all of mankind. Will Smith is M.I.A. but returning from the original are Bill Pullman as the former President, Jeff Goldblum as the worried scientist, and Judd Hirsch as his overbearing dad. New players are Chris Helmsworth as a rookie fighter pilot and a rock-solid William Fichtner as the new President. Full of great effects and features enough good action scenes to give fans of the original and sci/fi junkies their money’s worth. Director Roland Emmerich (“The Day After Tomorrow”, “2012”) may have done one too many disaster movies by now but this is still much better than critics have been saying.