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Summary: Great movie!
Review: This is a great movie that both my husband and I really enjoy. Yes it has a couple mildly cheesy parts, but who cares it is still a very entertaining movie which we have watched several times over.
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Summary: The Premise is Horrible - Beyond Words!
Review: I have not seen this movie. I do not intend to see this movie. All I have to say is that the premise, science behind the premise, and the previews that I've seen are all just BAD. Not just bad, but bad beyond all reason and articulation!Bottom line: Avoid this movie like the Plague!
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Summary: A GUILTY PLEASURE !!!!
Review: I watched this fun b-movie without high expectations and enjoyed it for what it is.It's not some high-brow art film or giant SF epic.It's like a old fashioned 50's space opera.Yes,it's cheesy and even some of the science is dubious,but I enjoyed it!The actors are a first rate bunch.I always look forward to anything Stanley Tucci does.This film has cult possabilities.This film is like JOY RIDE and SERRENDIPITY.films not blessed with first rate scripts,the film critics hated that win you over with energy and likable casts.I don't know if buying this dvd is a wise investment.I rented it out of my public libary.I responded to this by the many negetive posts this fun film generated.I feel its unfair to unload on this little gem.I see many edgy and provocative films,its nice to see a tongue in cheek popcorn escapist flick once in a while.I'm also fond of 'KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTTER SPACE'.
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Summary: A good popcorn flick
Review: The movie and its premise are far fetched but if you want to be taken away from reality for a few hours then this is a decent enough movie.I wont give it more then 3 stars simply because the science they based the movie on was way over the top.
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Summary: Very Entertaining.
Review: Aaron Eckhart (Dr. Josh Keyes), Hilary Swank (Rebecca Childs), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Conrad Zimsky) star in this very entertaining apocolyptic end of the world type thriller! (phew). It seems that the earth's core has reached dangerous levels of heat and threatens to destroy all life on this rock, it's up to a specialized team of experts to drill to the earth's core and save the day! I found the Core to be far better than similar movies such as the overblown "Armageddon", and the interesting characters and sometimes witty dialogue kept me entertained. I especially enjoyed Stanley Tucci in his role, he's an excellent and underated actor who truly knows his craft. Hiliary Swank was also good as was Aaron Eckhart. It's certainly leave your brain at the door sort of stuff but thorougly enjoyable. Interesting to think about the end of the world to, as we all know, everything that has a beginning must have an end, (and i've been saying this for years before Matrix Revolutions stole one of my catch phrases!), of course, we already know how life will end here on earth, it will be destroyed by fire as the apostle Peter has prophesied. Enjoy this film and make sure your one the right side of things come the real judgement day!!
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Summary: Good Grief....
Review: At least Armageddon had a loose basis in real science. This movie has a complete and utter lack of any real scientific understanding at ALL. That's SHAMEFUL for a film made in the 21st century!
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Summary: An adolescent's Movie
Review: My 11 year old bought this DVD and asked me to watch it with him. How could I say no? Actually, the movie starts with a rather engrossing beginning. Strange things begin happening and affecting living creatures seemingly at random. If we didn't know the name of the movie we were watching, the possibilities could be limitless. However, the story-line continues on in a challenging but somewhat believable evolving theory. Top scientists and struggling scientists team together, analyze the problem, and go warp speed on creating a "Fantastic Voyage" on a global scale. The special affects to this point are really fairly decent. It's the voyage itself that taxes the imagination to bankrupcy. I may have missed a scientific explanation or two but I could never figure out how the vehicle was actually able to sustain its' journey. My 11 year old doesn't worry about such technicalities but I do. The acting is fair to middling. Everybody chosen for the journey seems to know each other which is, I guess, in keeping with the theme that it's a small world. On the other hand, I shouldn't be too rough on a film that the whole family can watch together with at least some of them enjoying it. If you have an 11 year old son who wants a DVD for his birthday, this is probably a reasonable choice. After all, I could never get mine to watch "Old Yeller".
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Summary: The Core is Shallow
Review: I love Sci fi movies and I truly appreciate how the digital and technological advances have served movie making in the last few years, helping to take the viewer to a level, that was in itself in the realm of science fiction..But one thing I love in a movie, is to forget that I am watching one, and be totally engaged in it regardless of the genre.
The Core, put simply, was unable to achieve this most basic requirement.
The problem with the film revolves mainly around two reasons,
The first are the digital effects.
Primarily their purpose is to take the viewer into a world of make believe,and dazzle and entertain him/her in the process.In the Core, I was constantly AWARE of these effects, time and time again, which tended to be overwhelming without being impressive. The ship looked like a cigar case, while the earth's insides looked like a computer generated goo.
Sci fi films of the past, and the first Star Wars is one very good example, became such hits by using comparatively speaking primitive effects (miniatures..), but their success was due to the fact that the viewer was so engaged in the film that he/she were either not aware of the technicalities of the sets/action or did not really care..This alas was absent from the Core.
The second reason behind The Core's failure in my opinion, was the emphasis on character.Let me explain..
If you watch the making of, the director and producer stress over and over again that their film is not merely effects but is character based as well,and much deeper than its genre would suggest.
I have a problem with that..Because on one hand there is nothing wrong with films (Sci fi/horror/action) who do not pretend to be deeper than they really are, but offer sheer escapist entertainment..There are countless excellent films that are actors based and are zillion years better.
On the other hand, watching the Core, and with lines like 'the world is destiny and the destiny is the world' you really wonder where on earth is this character based angle of the film? There are such similar lines in the film that gives you that nauseous feeling you have after eating too much cheese!
The actors who signed for the film are very good, especially Hilary Swank and Stanley Tucci(but his character came out more like a dandy bon vivant than the genius scientist he is supposed to be).
To be fair, and to give credit where credit is due, some of the effects, especially the crazed pigeons in Trafalgar Square were well done, but they seem so much like isolated scenes that do not make one whole movie.
The film could have been much better, with its simple story of a group of scientists trying to restart the rotation of earth electromagnetic field, and save the world, had digital effects been less in 'your face' and had the filmmakers not troubled themselves too much with their emphasis on characters,a nd taken themselves and their film less seriously ..but alas they did not, and as a result that Core is very shallow.
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Summary: Great entertainment
Review: This movie gave me the same feeling as Independence Day. Yes it is far fetched! But that is entertainment. There are neat effects and a decent story line. The difference between this and other "successes" is a lesser known cast. This movie is worth a watch!
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Summary: HORRIBLE
Review: THE STORY LINE TO THIS MOVIE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CHEESY I COULDN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT. PLUS THE ACTING SUX!
REALLY BAD BAD BAD MOVIE
DONT BUY IT.
DONT EVEN RENT IT.
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