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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:27 pm
Can you say "eye candy"? Plot? Who gives a rats bum? Just getting ready for tomorrow. 
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:32 pm
I'm really looking forward to hearing if this one is any good. I love a good disaster flick.
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Blacksheep
Member
10-18-2003
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 7:50 am
Plan on seeing this after the weekend...I also enjoy a good disaster flick, esp. when there is some reality to the earth changing as this film examines...(pulling out the ole' tin foil hat) - I came across an article about 4 months ago covering a study requested by the Pentagon, sponsored by Andrew Marshall of the DOD re: global warming, it discussed the possible consequence of abrupt changes in our climate (siberia climates in northern america/europe, massive flooding etc). The thought was that this could happen in a short time period (say 10-20 years) - mother nature's kick a$$ approach. Anyhow, thought it was interesting now seeing a film focusing on natural disasters that rings similar to the study. (FORTUNE also ran the story in Feb. '04 issue I believe) /putting tin foil hat back into the closet It's such a beautiful day out today!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 8:17 pm
Effects are very good. Rest is ok. Grade B
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 8:30 pm
I saw it tonight - enjoyed it!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 10:39 am
Saw it yesterday. It was an okay made-for-TV grade B movie. Not quite as exciting as some of the disaster movies of the 70's and 80's, but if you are too young to have seen those, and want to see a 21st century disaster movie, this could be the one for you. In my opinion, the special effects were not special enough that you have to see it in a theater. You can definitely wait for it to come to your video store on 88 cent day.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 2:01 pm
OK from ds, "parts of it was ok, come on - world wide disaster, and someone calls for an ambulance and it comes? Whos' going to respond to that?" But overall, I really liked it, it was much better than I thought, the reviews made it sound like I wouldnt like it, but I did really like it!" (he's 18 and one year of college)
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 4:51 pm
I thought I would hate it, but it wasnt that bad. Some very funny bits. When the president asked the VP what should I do, I did laugh out loud. It was what it was, a 1970s type disaster movie. Very good special effects I thought.
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 6:01 am
I'd like to see this movie not just for the special effects, which seem awesome, but to find out if it will make an impact on how I'll think about our planet after seeing the movie. If I come out of the theatre feeling like "what nonsense", then the movie failed, but if I feel that it's exactly what's going to happen then we should all take it as a great warning. The only thing that may not make it too credible is the fact that those terrible disasters happen in a 3 weeks time. If the movie covered a 10 year span during which the weather's dramatic changes occurred (I mean they make movie covering a lifetime, then what's the hurry with the 3 weeks) could have been more realistic, and we could have seen humans adapting slowly to the next ice age. I envisioned the creation of an underground world.... okay, okay, maybe in another movie...
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 6:10 am
Spunky if you are looking for truth, then save your money. It is a disaster movie, implausible but fun to watch.
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Jen
Member
07-27-2003
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 9:47 am
This was one of the worst movies I have seen in a long time. I hated it! The dialogue was mind-numbingly terrible ("Tell her how you feel about her." from the rival???), the implossiblness of the events (not the disaster, but the reactions), and the wolves????? Oh dear. I am all up for a disaster movie, but this one could have been improved tremendously. The best part was the deal with Mexico. Living in Texas, it made me and everyone in the theatre laugh at the audacity of the Mexican officials and the irony of the whole situation.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 11:57 am
Spunky, I agree with Maris and Jen. The implausibility factor was very, very high.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 12:22 pm
But was it entertaining? I'd kind of like to see it for the nostalgia factor (resemblance to the big disaster movies of the '70s). Or maybe we should just wait till it comes out on DVD and rent it? 
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 12:57 pm
I enjoyed it Baby, there were moments when I just laughed. The dialogue is almost campy. The script was boilerplate 1970s disaster movie, right down to the kid with cancer. It was fun and I thought the special effects were pretty good.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 2:55 pm
Oh crapola, Maris, I forgot all about the kid with cancer! How could I forget that!? Babyjaxmom, yeah it was entertaining, especially if you like disaster movies. But it is not a must-see-on-the-big-screen movie. Waiting for the DVD would be just fine.
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Jen
Member
07-27-2003
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 11:07 am
I would recommend it for a rental if there was nothing else. Sorry, I seem to be in the minority here, but I would rather read an awful book than watch this movie! At least in the book I could skip the cheese-ola parts!
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 12:28 pm
The movie wasn't bad ... but I was HORRIFIED after the movie ... we were walking out and the couple ahead of us were in their early twenties ... the girl looked at her date and said "you know they have been advertising Global warming for a couple of years" Her date assured her it had been a few more than that. OMG I wanted/still want to scream!
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 12:33 pm
Let me ask something? If it is cold enough to create a new ice age, then could a gas burner work? Wouldn't gas lines freeze? Or am I just dumb? I saw it, and it was a little silly. I especially liked him walking from Philadelphia to NYC on snow shoes - cause he made a promise. Jeez
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Lancecrossfire
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 1:04 pm
Ginger, to put things in perspective about fuel gases, propane turns to a gas at -44F (-42C). It turns to a solid as -310F (-190C). In cold enough weather, it would turn to a liquid when not under pressure. (under pressure it becomes a liquid and will freeze at a higher temp) Methane is a gas at -260F (-162C) and doesn't turn to a solid until -297F (-183C). It would have to be pretty cold before methane would not burn. Well, to me -260F is pretty cold.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 1:12 pm
LOL,that sounds rather chilly to me too!
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Faerygdds
Member
08-29-2000
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 1:36 pm
OK... a little perspective here... Reality is that everyone seems to agree that what happened in the movie would take a heck of a lot longer than 3 weeks. Heck.. even the climatologist in the movie was thinking about 100 years! But the other reality is that, as pointed out in the film, no one really knows what will happen if a major climate shift occurs. It may take it 100 years naturally, but we are not talking about a natural situation as we, the humans, are already intervening. I was trying to explain this to a medical person... let's see if it translates to the average person (read that as NON medical)... In the human body there is the same delicate balance that happens in the ocean. There is a certain amount of NaCL (Sodium Chloride or SALT) in the cells. If there is too much salt, then we retain water, which means that there is too much water in our cells. If we get too little, then the natural transportation of water, minerals, etc is greatly decreased or stops in the body. Electrolytes go haywire, the body starts doing some weird things and in severe cases, death occurs. The point being that as some point we reach that critical moment when the transportation of water to the cells stops. Same thing goes in the ocean... no one knows when that critical moment will happen when there is too little salt. And moreover, no one really knows how long the "fixing process" will take. All I know is that Nature will always try to remain in harmony. If we throw that harmony too far out of whack... She will find a way to right herself -- humanity be d*mned! THAT is the lesson of the movie. Now having said all that... Thought it was a good movie -- had some terrific lines and loved the kid from Donnie Darko! Yes... there were some incredibly CHEESY moments... but it was still, overall, a good movie.
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 9:52 pm
>insert clapping< for MsFaerygdds & Lance!
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Honey51
Member
10-08-2001
| Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 8:52 am
I loved it. At times it's a little cheesy, but so what. The visuals are wonderful, the plot line is a little campy, and I love Dennis Quaid. All in all I really enjoyed it.
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Puttergirl
Member
08-11-2000
| Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 3:05 pm
I really enjoyed it. The secret to this type of movie is to remember that its just a movie. Don't try to overanalyze or critique it- just enjoy the awesome megasunami!!!
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 5:14 pm
I loved this movie. I did not go expecting an Academy Award quality so I was not disappointed. The special effects were spectacular. The tornados in LA were great. Yeah some of the plot was corny, but it worked for me. There was a lot of irony in the dialogue, that is why I think a lot of critics just did not get it. The turnabout in the Mexico situation was funny. (I also live in Texas and that did not bother me a bit). I loved when they were burning the books in the library and one of the characters yells out that they had a whole set of tax code books they could use. The audience cheered and laughed out loud. This happened several times during the movie and when was the last time you saw that happen. Some of the lines were just very funny. But I loved the part where the agnostic goes to a great deal of trouble to protect the Gutenburg bible. As to the science involved, who knows if it is possible, but who cares? Do we question the magic in The Lord of the Rings? Remember, there is evidence of sudden castrophic weather changes in the past, even before human generated global warming. Who says it can't happen again? It is a movie. Just enjoy it for what it is, an escapism movie with a bit of a lesson thrown in for good measure.
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