Film: The Day After Tomorrow

[onetwothreefour]

it was okay. i never expected it to be anything less than typical hollywood fare - heroic characters, dull, predictable narrative etc. but it still didn't really live up to expectations for me - their was virtually zero character development, and those we saw weren't even all that appealing. tbh, the effects weren't enough to get this film through: it needed a little more.

 

[mariacallas]

thanks to all who have posted here, i am NOT spending my money to watch this on the bigscreen Oh and one more thing: i am starting to find "subtly haunting female moaning" that starts and recaps most of the movies(Troy anyone?Van Helsing? aaaack) soundstracks today VERY annoying. Please!

 

[MynameisnotDeja]

^*LMAO* I know exactly what you mean about that kind of music..but I like it actually. It reminds me of Enya..pretty and spiritual. Deeper than this movie, actually.

 

[jj27xx]

I saw this on Monday. It was ok. I wasn't expecting much, since the previews looked a tad cheezy. The acting wasn't good, but I've definitely seen worse movies.

 

[PixieLu]

I saw this movie a few days ago.. and I thought it wasn't that bad. Although I went into it with a pretty good grasp of what type of movie it was going to be - I wasn't there for the amazing acting and storyline - I just wanted to see the special effects.

The ending was just like...uhhh..okay what now? Everyone goes to mexico and lives happily ever after or what?

I honestly don't think they could have ended the movie any other way. And the whole scene where there were people coming out on the rooftops -- I think it was to instill in people a sense of hope... that there could be a huge natural disaster like that, and mankind would still be able to perservere and continue on.

Just my thoughts.

 

[Mystic Styles]

I just love movies like this when the world is coming to an end or whatnot. It ALWAYS hits LA and New York. There is never a movie that they are like "Oh no! It's going to wipe out Minnesota!"

 

[mariacallas]

^*LMAO* I know exactly what you mean about that kind of music..but I like it actually. It reminds me of Enya..pretty and spiritual. Deeper than this movie, actually.

yupyup i actually like those Enya like sounding vocals and music in general...thats why im afraid if i hear one of those vocals in another movie again (i just did with Day AfterTommorow...oh man! ) i might just get permanently turned off it.

 

[LapDawg]

Roland Emmerich just loves destroying New York, doesn't he? LA is a close second.

SPOILERS

I loved how the President negotiated with the Latin American countries. Oh...and once again, the brother man has been slighted by the white man! Where was the european cry of appreciation for African nations allowing them to come into their country? Maybe they just let all the Euros die? :D

I just couldn't help but laugh at this popcorn flick. I can't figure out which is worse, this or Godzilla? Really though, this movie makes Independence Day seem Oscar-worthy.

 

[*=Regulator=*]

MINOR SPOILER



What really pissed me off about the film were the token wolves... It was just so.... token. Every 15 minutes or so they had a tiny scene showing the big bad wolves just so they could run a ridiculous action scene with wild animals, as if 50 metres of snow and ice wasn't enough.

 

[phishEcLOVEr]

I loved it. I was tripped out by the Gigantic tidal wave as it comes crashing right into the building i work at...it's like the first building to go

 

[RareForm]

I went to watch it and ended up not watching it because of being occupied by someone else....

 

[Kub]

*minor spoilers*

I enjoyed the movie for it's cheesy entertainment value, and as far as disaster movies go, I thought it was quite original. However, one thing about it bothered me. The Northern Hemisphere gets covered in ice and snow, so because North America and Europe are now gone, the movie makes out as though it's the end of Western civilisation. But what about Australia and New Zealand? These are both western countries, and they are untouched by the storm.

I'm a bit annoyed that the movie totally ignored these two countries. That guy in the library insists on saving the bible because he thinks the world of English literature is coming to an end. And the vice president says something like: "The 1st world countries are now taking refuge in 3rd world countries." So according to this movie, Australia and NZ are both 3rd world countries without a trace of English literature. Eh, that pissed me off.

 

[onetwothreefour]

^^^ well, our government is pretty backwards. it wouldn't surprise me if they start burning books or something sometime soon

but nah, you're right: (i didn't particularly like the film, but) one thing which can be said for it is that it was a fairly original story in terms of disaster films, and it mostly got its facts pretty right, and even explained them -a little- instead of just glossing them over. so, to see something so silly like that is a bit dissapointing.

 

[obsolete]

I saw this film 2 weeks ago and I loved it. I loved the effects, the story and the acting. I came out of the movie on a high. I guess one of the reasons why i loved it was because visually it blew me away and its so realistic... dunno if thats really a good reason to like this movie lol seeing as it could therefore happen.

It certainly does make you think, as is the idea. I Hope plenty of people *cough* the government *cough* take notice of it.

 

[skywise]

i thought the whole conversation about nietzsche was really funny.

i also think the film would have been a lot cooler if they had spent the screen time that was used getting pennicilin and fighting cheeseily cg wolves on amputating that girls leg.

 

[obsolete]

OK so after reading more replies to this thread i realise that it wasnt really that good a film. Films are meant to be entertainment, and i was very entertained. If thats all you want to get out of it, you will certainly get that. The effects, for one thing, are amazing!

Its good to hear that nothing like that will happen.

I think they should make a sequal for a laugh :D

 

[dyscotopia]

the day after the day after tomorrow?

apparently this is loosely based on a non-fiction book by art bell.

 

[PassMeTheVicks]

Ive only seen the previews. Am I wrong saying its like a decent replica of the stoopid movie The Perfect Storm?

 

[BA]

BIG LET DOWN!

I made my usual trip to the dollar theatre on Sunday and saw this piece of crap.

Aside from the amazing effects, this movie was horrible. "Super cheese" doesn't even cut it. With the outside slowly coming to a seemingly end, the characters don't seem too concerned. If what the movie portrayed was REALLY happening, I think NYC would be a complete cluster fuck and pandemonium would rule. At no point does anyone burst into tears, or question whether they will survive. Hell, one scene Sam's girlfriend declares that she hasn’t “adjusted” yet and then proceedes to make out with him.

It's just odd that ice ages take decades to develop, while this one happened in a few days, does anyone find that flat out ridiculous? It could have done without the whole father-saving-his-son plot, vowing to get his son no matter what! Even if no human being should rightly be able to stand outside for minutes, let alone trek for 40 miles+ out in the snow.

I think the cheesiest clip was the "freeze" chasing people down the road and library hallways ( 8( x 50 ) And why was damn near every other scene of Gyllenhaal and his Steve Urkel buddy showing them shivering? I just wanted to scream Okay! Okay! I know you're freezing! Enough already!

Recommending this would be tough, but for the effects it's worth watching.

 

[alasdairm]

film: The Day After Tomorrow

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