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Summary: The Better Asteroid movie.
Review: This is one of those few distaster movies that actually has a plot. As the end of the world is near, we see characters with REAL emotions. There is a little action, but the movie focuses more on the emotional impact and panic that people feel when they know or they think they are about to die. This movie attempts to be a real teer jerker, and it mostly succeds. A well done disaster film and much better than Armageddon. Some people may not like it because it may not be what they were expecting, the movie can get sappy at times trying to drain all the teers from our eyes it can.Overall, a very good movie. The DVD has 2 trailers and is otherwise featureless. Still, highly reccomended.
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Summary: One true human look to the end of the world
Review: When I went to the theater to watch it I wasn't expecting and action film, I expected something dramatic (or boring as some call it), and yeah it was something very touching, I liked that this film treated the subject on common people's point of view, and the human part of each astronaut and reporter who tried to minimize the catastrophe, I liked the fact that you reach a point on the film in which you lose all hope and you say "this is it" I also liked James Horner's soft music for all the touching scenes, and how many of us would react when we lose hope.
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Summary: Interesting nail-biter with a spine.
Review: The constant suspense of this movie is a key factor that kept its audiences coming in during its release in the spring of 1998. One might think that watching the theatrical trailers would ruin the effect of the overall film, as many have said to be the case with Paramount's Double Jeopardy. But the ending will surprise you, and it is not what you would expect it to be. The premise, of course, begins with an astronomy student named Leo Beiderman, played by Elijah Wood, who discovers comet while studying the sky in a class project. However, when his photos of the comets are sent to a scientist, it is soon confirmed that the comets are headed on collision course with Earth. The rest of the movie follows the lives of several different characters as the government of the US tries to stop the impending doom. This is a movie recommended for those looking for a good popcorn and cuddle feature. The special effects have a computer generated feel to them, but the rest of this movie will keep you feeling the reality throughout. The DVD edition of this film is well-mastered, with excellent sound and brilliant color.
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Summary: I have never seen so many varying opinions on one movie...
Review: I'm reading the reviews, and it pretty much goes: one star, five stars, one star, five stars. I've seen this movie a few times, and I really liked it. It did get boring a bit of the time, but how can you fall asleep through it like many of you did? I thought it was great, and had parts that really made you sad, but that's what the movie was supposed to do. It wasn't supposed to be an Armageddon. If you fell asleep through it, then you must not like Drama movies.
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Summary: Turn up the volume for a better experience!
Review: As soon as I saw the previews on tv I just had to see it. Personally, I only really open my eyes in the last 10 - 15 minutes when the fantastic and very realistic effects kick in. For the storyline of a hollywood film based on a comet colliding with earth needs more effects. Some of the scenes where the wave is washing over houses looks a bit poor but all of my attention is focused on the first impact when we see the comet flying over the ocean to create the water to part, for me that gets two stars alone. The build up needed more work, I was sent to sleep for a while, but the 'time to impact countdown' text on the screen kept me awake. The film is great, with a fair DVD to go with it.
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Summary: Yawn. . .
Review: Don't even plan on seeing this movie. I went to go see it in the theater basicly because I wanted to see it so bad and I did. You know what I didn't like this movie at all. I thought it was boring and depressing. The acting was pretty good except the movie was terrible. If I were you don't even plan on renting it or buying it on video you might not like it.
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Summary: Armageddon, take a back seat to this far superior film
Review: Most people who want to see a movie like this are probably interested in the special effects. However allow yourself to get involved with the characters of this film, which are far more developed and real than all those macho men and their busty girlfriends in Armageddon. If you do this, the spectacle of the outstanding effects will make the movie that much more moving. Deep Impact also deals far better with the human emotions involved if such and event were indeed inevitable. When the big rock finally hits the earth, special effects wizards really show off here. The outcome is spectacular, and quite frankly, nothing less than terrifying. Don't waste your time with that other meteor movie. Deep Impact is a much better film--anyway you look at it.
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Summary: Oceans rise. Cities fall. Audiences snore.
Review: A-M-A-T-E-U-R-I-S-H.
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Summary: Deep Imact makes an Emotional Impact...
Review: I can't help but compare this movie to Armageddon because of the similar story of the two films and the time they were released. But the similiarity ends there. Armageddon is an action film that throws reality out the window and virtually ignores the tragedy of the situation. This is where Deep Impact prevails. With a comet screaming toward Earth and humanity fighting for its life, there is a realistic attitude toward the struggle that bypasses any last minute, against all odds, miracles and instead relies upon the human spirit to save the day. Deep Impact manages moments of both hope and despair in ways that nearly brought me to tears. This film is not about a comet. Nor is it about the heroes who save the planet. It is about the people on that planet and how such an event alters the course of their lives forever.
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Summary: The end of the world - emotionally
Review: Hollywood seems to be churning out formulaic, star ridden, mega budget blockbusters that please the crowds, rake in the profits while getting taken to the cleaners by the critics. Disaster movies have seemed the be the "craze" over recent years, the majority high in effects but lacking in solid characters and storylines - the best example being "Armageddon" of the "meteor hits earth/end of the world" genre...a typically average money spinner which the public lapped up. Despite this, it is refreshing once and a while to see an intelligent, emotional "disaster" vehicle come along in the name of the cerebral Deep Impact. Deep Impact, while a blockbuster in it's own right, is deeper, thought provoking and in many ways more intense than Armageddon ever will be. Director Mimi Leder doesn't brush the special effects aside, but merely emphasises its effects on the diverse selection of characters dealing with the potential end of the world. Much more of an emotional roller coaster ride, rather than an explosive one - but effects fans are definitely not left out...and neither are the stars - Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood and Morgan Freeman lead the major roles, while an impressive supporting cast keeps things interesting that includes established actors Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave and the ingénue Leelee Sobieski. Overall, Deep Impact offers something much more than your average run-of-the-mill disaster epic, yet still keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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