Every July 4th, my wife insists that we watch the movie Independence Day (Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum; Aliens come to Earth and blow up the White House. Later we find out they’re hostile.)
My preference is for Men In Black (Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones as Federal Alien Police). The reason I prefer Men In Black is that we were in Roswell, New Mexico for the 50th anniversary (1997) of the big UFO crash and cover-up and that was when MIB premiered. So I associate July 4th with that movie more than I do Independence Day.
I’ve only recently learned that Will Smith has signed for both Independence Day 2 and Independence Day 3. Meanwhile, MIB 3 has stopped filming while they do re-writes.
The city puts on a fireworks show each year and we used to sit on our deck to watch but the neighbor’s tree has grown so much that the best viewing is from the roof. Or, we can walk out to the 14th green of the golf course behind our home and watch from there. No guarantees that the sprinklers won’t come on during the show though; they have in the past.