Impact Review

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(More customer reviews)"Impact" was originally a made for TV mini-series so it is lacking the big Hollywood studio "feel". This is actually a good thing if you want the drama and character development that is possible in a movie that is 3 hours and 10 minutes long.
No plot spoilers from me; the movie centers on the events that occur immediately after what is believed to be an asteroid hits the moon (which happens very shortly after the movie starts), the effects it has on the earth, and the efforts of the governments and scientists of the world to set things right... before the world is destroyed.
I am a Sci-Fi and disaster movie junkie, so I likely rated this higher than many movie purists would since there are a lot of scientific faults, implausible events, and has almost every cliché from just about every other disaster movie. The special effects ranged from laughable to outstanding, but the cinematography was actually very good. The acting was right on par for a TV movie and the characters well played and given time to develop.
While all movies of this type require some suspension of disbelief, there were several things that bothered me more than the obvious technical and scientific flaws, and the biggest was the portrayal of the government and military leaders as obstructionist and paranoid to the point where they would risk the lives of every person on the planet. That is a cliché that needs to be let go of.
Overall, this was a watchable and even enjoyable movie if you are a disaster movie fan.


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A rogue asteroid smashes into the moon in a tremendous explosion of rock and debris. Within days, disastrous abnormalities start happening on Earth. What started as the most beautiful and the largest meteor shower in 10,000 years unexpectedly becomes the catalyst for a potential collison between the moon and planet Earth. The world's leading scientists, Alex Kittner (David James Elliott, TV's JAG) and Maddie Rhodes (Natasha Henstridge, Species) have 39 days to stop the moon's course or the Earth - - and all of mankind - - will perish. Also starring James Cromwell (W. and The Green Mile). The countdown is on.

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10. 5 Apocalypse/Category 7: The End of the World Review

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(More customer reviews)These movies are available as individual Blu-Rays. This package is a single Blu-Ray case with both discs. I read the other reviews on the individual pages and on this page before writing my own. On the individual page for 10.5 Apocalypse there are several comments about it not being complete. This was my original impression until I realized what was happening. The movie 10.5 is the original and 10.5 Apocalyse is the sequel. The sequel is completely present. Category 7 The End of the World is also a sequel to Category 6 Day of Destruction. The two original movies are available on Amazon in double feature DVD format. Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LC3IOM But the originals are not yet out on Blu-Ray. I bought the DVD of the originals and have posted a review of them.
10.5 Apocalypse in my opinion is the stronger of the two. It was originally a two part mini-series on NBC. But it takes place just minutes after the original (which was also a two part mini-series)and has many of the same characters. No attempt is made to re-introduce us to the characters and if you don't recall the first movie it will seem like you're missing something. This is not a sequel that can stand alone. But watch them in sequence and you get a seamless 4 part mini-series. Considering the second movie which is on this Blu-Ray, the strong cast and good CGI special effects make the film. The story involves goofy science...worse than even its predecessor. 10.5 Apocalyse is in wide screen (the original 10.0 is not).
Category 7 The End of the World was a two part mini-series on CBS. It is a sequel that can stand on its own two feet. You won't be lost if you missed Category 6 Day of Destruction. The main plot involves some of the worse science ever. It makes Attack of the Crab Monsters seem erudite by comparison. But the focus is on the subplots and there are so many of them that everbody can find something to like. It is also why it stands up to multiple viewings, each time you follow another subplot. I have seen it twice and I still don't know whats going on with those poisonous frogs... maybe I will figure it out on viewing number three. Or maybe not.
Seriously, I have watched both movies several times and I will probably watch them again sometime. And that is my definition of a 3 star movie.

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Blu-Ray Double Feature with Category 7: The End of the World and 10.5 Apocalypse.10.5 Apocalypse: A massive 10.5 quake tears apart the West Coast, triggering an unrelenting series of natural disasters that threaten to turn the American landscape into a hellish wasteland. Seismologist Samantha Hill sees an even greater threat: an ever-widening fault line that's heading for the country's two largest nuclear reactors. As the rumbling fault line continues to grow, Samantha races to find the one scientist who predicted this would happen years ago--and who can save millions from the ultimate nuclear apocalypse.Category 7: The End of the World: Tornadoes, hurricanes, and electrical storms - the effects of global warming - are brewing into a destructive superstorm that threatens to rend the earth with unprecedented power. Beautiful scientist Faith Clavell, storm chaser Tommy Tornado, and Judith Carr, the head of FEMA, can stop the inevitable from happening -- if they have the courage to venture into the rolling blackness of the storm itself.

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Meteor (2009) Review

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(More customer reviews)It's unfortunate that Amazon doesn't allow for negative ratings, as this made-for-TV miniseries doesn't even deserve one star.
It's hard to know where to start with this one. First of all, the writing for this movie is atrocious. There are factual errors, logical errors and plot holes so bad that you'd swear they had to have been put there on purpose, because no one would mistakenly write something so wrong.
Then there's the direction. There are some very talented actors in this movie, and yet they act as if they're making a silent movie-era melodrama -- overacting to the extreme, making bizarre facial expressions, etc. Without revealing any spoilers, let's just say that one of the characters dies in the second half of the miniseries, and as he dies his body is wracked with convulsions that look like a stagehand is poking him with an electric cattle prod. It's actually funny. And what's with those unlabeled maps that seem to show the location of one of the scenarios? It's like the CGI department ran out of money and they left in half-finished interstitials.
I guess the most egregious fault with this miniseries, though, is the fact that it is completely BORING. So much of the narrative has nothing to do with anything else that occurs that it feels as if they took a two-hour TV movie and tried to stretch it to four hours by padding it with random unrelated storylines.
Oh, yeah, and the basic premise of this, a giant piece of space rock hurtling toward the Earth, has been done to death already.
So PLEASE don't waste your money on this piece of garbage. Buy DVDs of quality television. Heck, buy DVDs of mediocre television. Just don't reward the producers of this movie by giving them your money.

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Get ready for heart-pounding action, incredible special effects and edge-of-your-seat suspense! When renowned scientist Dr. Lehman (Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future) makes the terrifying discovery that a meteor three times the size of Mount Everest is plummeting towards Earth, he begins a desperate quest to save humanity. Battling government corruption and racing against the clock, Lehman and his assistant (Marla Sokoloff, "The Practice") strive to uncover the truth and avoid disaster of unparalleled proportions. Featuring a powerhouse cast, including Stacy Keach ("Prison Break"), Billy Campbell ("Once and Again"), Jason Alexander ("Seinfeld") and Michael Rooker (JFK), Meteor is the ultimate adrenaline-charged adventure. Stills from Meteor (Click for larger image)

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