tuikie
Well, this is actually bad beyond the telling of it.One would think that, with ending series as Firefly, SciFi would take a good hard look at anything they would spend money on. But really, after watching only 15 or 20 minutes of it, it's kind of obvious that this is really, really BAD. The fact that there's actually businesses that have payed for (some) of this cr*pfest, is a shock.I'm really glad that I don't usually nitpick on movies; the amount of factual errors and goofs is beyond belief.This movie deserves its 1 (out of ten), and that's actually pretty generous.
Vic_max
This made-for-TV movie was slightly better than average. The variety of locations, story lines, visual effects and characters were 'ok'. Nothing made the 2-part movie particularly suspenseful or interesting, but the constantly moving pace kept if from degenerating into boredom.The movie is about two asteroids that are on a collision course for earth. A big problem is that there's not enough time to do very much to eliminate the threat. Part 1 of the movie deals with this situation. Part 2 deals with the negative aftermath of the what happens in the US.As mentioned, the saving grace of this movie is that there's a lot of action, visual effects and scale. It's not quite enough to make it a good movie, but it keeps it afloat.While this movie is innocent enough for any age group to watch, I don't really recommend seeing it because it's 4 hours (with commercials) of a forgettable story.
ianreds
One of the cheapist TV movies ever.The plot is virtually nothing to do with an Asteroid - might as well be an episode of a soap opera thrown in with abit of thrown about debris of a small grenade going off in a kebab shop.Script is appalling - lines likeIf it's any comfort, your not alone -(yeah - supposedly - the crate is going to be around 100K)the big asteroid has just hit - following comment from a news presenter - "a small impact in an apartment block in cologne" - do Americans know where Cologne is??the fireman has to go back to work to help the incoming Asteroid - the wife says - "is it just about the job or the thrills"2 big men huging - "We'll get through it buddy, we'll get through it"the fireman's wife comes up from the basement after the major blast and her comments on seeing her place are: "o my god, get me a broom and rubbish bag" - I think ??Continuity errors: - they get blasted by water from a broken dam on a bridge but next minute, the main male character was dry, clean clothes, etc, he looks peachywhen they come up from the basement after being torched, they all have breath that show that the site in is minus degrees One of the worst movies I have 2/3 watched - am writing this while the last 1/3 is playing.to much to mention - this movie must have been made as a spoof
noelcox
This is a disaster of a movie. Basically yet another asteroid/meteorite impact film, it departs from the formula in the behaviour of one of the leads, FEMA Director Jack Wallach.*** spoiler ***FEMA Director Jack Wallach abandons his responsibility to the public and launches on an entirely selfish private rescue mission. Let us hope that his character does not reflect that of the real people in similar positions. As it was, he should have been prosecuted for criminal dereliction of duty, or some such crime. I have some sympathies for his predicament - a family member is facing death - but he had a wider responsibility for the hundreds of thousands of people who were looking to him for their survival. Really, this single point destroyed what might have been a moderately successful film.
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