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The Day After Tomorrow
From the director of Independence Day comes a "spectacular" (ABC-TV) roller-coaster ride that boasts pulse-pounding action and "sensational, mind-blowing special effects" (New York Observer). When global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age, tornadoes flatten Los Angeles, a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid. Now, climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid), his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a small band of survivors must ride out the growing superstorm and stay alive in the face of an enemy more powerful and relentless than any they’ve ever encountered: Mother Nature!
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ludicrous, but fun - Amadeus
I was leery of a heavy propaganda piece on "global warming," but I still saw this and found that, yeah that's what it was but it was really more of just a straight adventure story than anything else.....and not a bad one, at that. The first 50 minutes of this two-hour film have the "fun parts" where the special-effects dominate. We see all kinds of radical weather disasters that are extremely dramatic and entertaining to watch, even if they don't make a bit of sense.
After the blizzard and sub-zero, unlivable weather conditions arrive the movie settles down to a young romance and survival story with Jake Gyllenhaal, Emily Rossum and other people trapped in a library in New York City and Jake's father, played by Dennis Quaid, walking all the way from Philadelphia to rescue him. Yes, it's very, very far-fetched - the whole thing - but it's a fun adventure story with nice people. It's especially refreshing to see Hollywood portray a father as being so loving and selfless. The romance wasn't overdone and the young people were not profane and/or annoying, as so often is the case.
Except for the over-exaggerated and extremely erroneous scare tactics of this movie, and a ridiculous portrayal of the Vice Preseint of the United States, the movie works strictly as an entertaining fantasy-adventure story.Eye Candy - PowerPipes
This zip rental was a must re-watch for me.
It clearly had some of the best special effects running in its day. I’d content that even by today’s standards for those who haven’t seen it; you’ll be blown away (no pun intended). Personally I didn’t find the acting overly deep nor the character development but the general end of world concept and the portrayal of that was pretty spectacular.Interesting - Wentai
Average story but great special effects. Normally I hate CG and only like storyline, but in this case it was the opposite.
The world freezes and these guys have to survive the cold. Nice...
Still the special effects and beautiful city-scapes, covered in ice and water, were amazing. Worth watching just for the incredible richness of detail.
Watch as if it was an art movie, as I did, and you can enjoy it.
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ludicrous, but fun - Amadeus
I was leery of a heavy propaganda piece on "global warming," but I still saw this and found that, yeah that's what it was but it was really more of just a straight adventure story than anything else.....and not a bad one, at that. The first 50 minutes of this ...Eye Candy - PowerPipes
This zip rental was a must re-watch for me.
It clearly had some of the best special effects running in its day. I’d content that even by today’s standards for those who haven’t seen it; you’ll be blown away (no pun intended). Personally I didn’t ...Interesting - Wentai
Average story but great special effects. Normally I hate CG and only like storyline, but in this case it was the opposite.
The world freezes and these guys have to survive the cold. Nice...
Still the special effects and beautiful city-scapes, ...