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The Day After Tomorrow |
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Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Sela Ward, Emmy Rossum
Director: Roland Emmerich
Rated: PG13
Score: 6/10 |
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If it's one thing that big budget blockbusters have taught us is that they're all looks and no brain. So with that said, leave your mind in the lobby. This is an entertaining film, it is not a kickass film. Even with the new twist of global warming ending the world, the type of cataclysmic events give the audience the feeling that we've "been there...done that". But that's ok, something about disaster flicks draws us to them like a moth to the flame. Maybe it's the fantasy that we all wish this type of excitement on ourselves, even if a few million people have to die and we have to pretty much live in the ice age - that's ok, I won't have to do taxes. |
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Enter Dennis Quaid, a climatologist who is trying to convince the Vice President that hey! the ice age is coming again, you may want to evacuate say...half of north america? Yeah right, well obviously nobody is going to listen to him until it's too late. Meanwhile his son that he's somewhat estranged with is in NY where all hell is about to break loose. |
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Egads! Makes one thing of Planet of the Apes |
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Gyllenhaal is the super smarty son, make that moody and slightly obsessed with a brainiac who doesn't really have any obvious interest in him. It's sort of funny watching him as an action hero when he seems more like he's taken a bunch of valium. A very mellow guy. He even joined this nerdy club to be with her. But good thing all the geeks are united in NY because NY needs a bunch of geeks to save the day. Clearly the only people who we can depend on to save mankind are teens. Quick recap: Ice cap is melting at a rapid pace, global warming is happening right freakin' now! It's snowing in India and hailing in Tokyo and lots of water is headed towards NY where everyone in Manhattan is basically screwed. The teens decide to head on over to the NY public library which has clearly become the safest place for some oddball reason. As the water rises, Quaid vows he will GO GET HIS SON! (come hell or high water?) Lots of cliche's but if you like them you'll like this movie. |
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Once again - a disaster film like no other comes along and reminds us that yes ladies and gents..teenagers really CAN, outrun ...a tidal wave moving at unimaginable speed! In the meantime twisters are taking out hollywood and every single person is standing in the street as tankers are flying by and flattening anyone in it's path. Why you ask? Because they're in shock and they have to take pictures! yes i'm texas so everyone in the audience had a good chukle at that stupidity - altho the part with the newsmen standing out there is completely believable, sadly enough. |
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So anyways, where was I. Oh yes, tidal waves, tornadoes, floods, and yes..this massive land hurricane that basically freezes everything in it's path as it's slowly heading south. once again - our heroes will outrun wind chills that will drop so low it will freeze everything in its path! Exciting eh? And I havent' even gotten to th wolves. Will our hero save the day? Will he get his son? Will all humanity be saved? Well i'm not going to tell you. The effects are CGI of course, and whoever created the Tokyo hail should be tied to a tree and left for dead. There are a few laughs to be had. Overall it was pretty entertaining. It's a little heavy handed on the political front. One also has to wonder what the hell Mexico was thinking when all the illegal aliens from the north began to invade their country. It wasn't great, it wasn't bad, but it was like a very expensive B movie. Because clearly one has to question why extremely high IQ teenagers are burning books for heat in the library vs all the WOOD FURNITURE!
Absolutely brilliant idea! |
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