This is hysterical !!! - Category 7: The End of the World (2005) Discussion

[–] zeusbaby42 18 years ago

Every scene has some sort of ridiculous thing in it, I can hardly stand it. Too funny! The latest thing that had me rolling: Randy Quaid and Shannon Dougherty manage to not only stand upright, but run against winds that are strong enough to carry away an entire mobile home. "Quick! Get to the lee side of this power pole! We'll be safe here!"

Randy Quaid: saving the world, one trailer park at a time.

LOL!!

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[–] brightfamouscucumber 18 years ago

Randy Quaid: saving the world, one trailer park at a time.

Quite the Independence Day reprisal, huh?

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[–] SheltieMom 18 years ago

Oh my...this is absolutely the WORST thing I have attempted to watch. I taped this last night, and tried to watch it this morning (background noise while I cleaned house) and I just couldn't believe how awful this movie was. Sadly, I found myself watching in spite of myself, sort of like watching a train wreck.

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[–] TheAlmightyFrancis 18 years ago

Who else though that the "storm surge" in New York was the worst special effect in any movie? It looked like someone made a replica of NYC out of Legos, poured a bucket of water over it, and played the film in slow-motion. Plus, the Statue of Liberty crumbled as if it was solid; it's NOT! It's a hollow skeleton with a thin skin of copper over it. If it was hit by a wave, it would fall apart like that. I was laughing through the entire movie!

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[–] daquake 18 years ago

"It looked like someone made a replica of NYC out of Legos, poured a bucket of water over it, and played the film in slow-motion."

Actually the shots of NY being flooded are all real shots (no models or CG elements) although the water was only a 2D element that was comp'd onto the plate. (Started these shots, literally, 5-9 days before the air date!

Pretty good, considering :)

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[–] midnightstar76 18 years ago

***** Every scene has some sort of ridiculous thing in it, I can hardly stand it. Too funny! The latest thing that had me rolling: Randy Quaid and Shannon Dougherty manage to not only stand upright, but run against winds that are strong enough to carry away an entire mobile home. "Quick! Get to the lee side of this power pole! We'll be safe here!" *****

That scene reminded me of Twister. But the movie was pretty bad. What's sad I'll watch it next week to see what happens heh!

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[–] pstotts 18 years ago

I love science fiction, and I thought this movie was pure garbage.

Lame dialogue, cheesy special effects, bad stock footage,too many action scenes, and just downright unbelievable. WOW. The predecessor to this movie was soooo much better.

I started taping the series. I don't think I'll be taping next week's ending. The whole movie just seemed like a horrible "Day After Tomorrow" knockoff.

And after 90210, it's hard to believe Shannon Doherty as a PHD. LMAO!

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[–] Human__Being 18 years ago

You love science fiction, and yet seem to lack that which is called:

"suspension of disbelief"

Help me reconcile this apparent paradox, else I'll think less of you.

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[–] brightfamouscucumber 18 years ago

I love science fiction, and I thought this movie was pure garbage.

I'm with H.B. on this one. Perhaps you love SciFiDrama like Star Wars or SciFiFarce like Spaceballs. I don't think they've ever made a SciFiSatire before. At least none comes to mind right away. I don't know that there's ever been a situation to satirize in a SciFi setting before. But this sure fits.

I take that back.. Starship Troopers qualifis as SciFiSatire in my book.

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[–] KenClement 18 years ago

For S.F. satire, Hitchhikers Guide comes to mind.

HumanBeing's complaint about not suspending disbelief is just so much wind (which the movie provides plenty of already).

Science Fiction is not the same genre as fantasy though there is some overlap (especially BAD science fiction). And suspension of disbelief is something that all storytellers strive to attain (it is not unique to S.F.). But SoD is a privilege granted by the audience that the storyteller must earn and not abuse. C7 goes well beyond any goodwill that might be expected by an audience.

Suspension of Disbelief my A**!

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[–] brightfamouscucumber 18 years ago

For S.F. satire, Hitchhikers Guide comes to mind.

Good example. I haven't seen this year's remake yet. I'm thinking about the BBC/PBS miniseries from yesterdecade.

But SoD is a privilege granted by the audience that the storyteller must earn and not abuse.

I agree that unless it happens it won't happen and the story will not be enjoyable, but it is a two-way street.

I was able to see all sorts of flaws in the scientific aspect of this flick, yet I enjoyed the satire quite a bit, mainly because I just plain willed the suspension of my disbelief.

However, during Part I, I was finding it quite difficult to suspend my disbelief, because so much of it was just so very unbelievable, that I first came to these boards to lambaste it.

But as I was reading the other people's posts and recalled the funny things they saw that I didn't see, I was able to put it all back together and see it for the funny story it is.

Even though I was rather dissappointed by the not-nearly-as-funny Part II.

All because I willed the suspension of my disbelief.

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[–] ms3168 18 years ago

Everytime two or more people are having a conversation, the cameraman zooms in on their faces over and over again. It's like they have to inject "action" into every scene, whether we want it or not.

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[–] josta59 18 years ago

Was the screenplay written by a twenty-year-old? It goes without saying: Pure garbage. I'm dumber for having watched it, but like all of you, I couldn't help myself. I may never recover.

Oh, and seeing Randy Quaid kissing that pretty young girl...there aren't words...okay, I'll say some anyway: That was ridiculous and gross. Ridiculous. And gross. See, this movie affected my brain so much that I can't come up with anything better than that. I can only pray that when I wake up in the morning this will have all faded like a bad dream...

"Thank you for a lovely evening."

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[–] lydia_jennings 18 years ago

More like a 12-year-old rewriting Day After Tomorrow. With all their knowledge of...Halo...thrown in for the end sequences with the kidnappers and kids with guns.

Best line EVER:
White House Press Secretary: "I collect Garden gnomes. Actually I just steal them...from people's gardens."
And then he gets blown up. WTF? Just as I was beginning to like him...

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[–] zamwes 18 years ago

It is about time Randy Quaid got the girl at the end dammit! I had already told my mum an hour ago he would die in a blaze of glory, along with Skeritt. So, I was excited for the character.
I enjoyed it, for what it was meant for, pure entertainment value.
Yeesh, not like its Matrix or SW, wasn't meant to be.

"Autistic...because he sees too much, too much yet not enough to understand what he sees..."

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[–] josta59 18 years ago

The Matrix, hmm, yes, that's a fair comparison. I enjoyed it about the same, which was not much at all.

"Thank you for a lovely evening."

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[–] mblum-2 18 years ago

This movie was hilarious. I couldn't believe how ridiculous the first half was, and I think the second half actually surpased it. My favorite parts of the movie were when the tornado would pluck a "bad guy" out of a group of innocents and carry him away. Meanwhile, everybody else would be protected from the wrath of the storm. Also, the way the storm was defeated made me laugh uncontrollably for a good five minutes. The whole time the storm is going crazy, its 79.3 degrees. The second it hits 79.2 the storm goes away. "It's working, the storm is loosing power". Two seconds later, its clear sky and sunshine. Bravo

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[–] unclesamismyman 18 years ago

Don't forget that the kidnappers decided that, since they weren't getting any money, they should kill the kids. Wouldn't it have made more sense for them to get to safety and leave the kids to die in the storm anyway? And besides, when they actually do catch the girl, instead of killing her, they lock her in a room. I guess they were saving her for later? Maybe they thought that it would be more efficient to try and catch ALL of the kids and kill them at the same time.

It was pretty funny how the bad government official (I didn't even catch his position...Secretary of State maybe?) got sucked through the roof by the tornado. He must have weighed at least 40 pounds less than the other two, because they didn't seem to be affected by the "suction".

After last night's episode, I decided to do a review of it for my News Broadcasting class. This is gonna be fun.

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[–] neilharold 18 years ago

I watched this movie by VHS because it was against the ABC Gray's Anatomy TV show with the medical lexicon for dialogue. I was watching ABC and taping CBS.

But notice your post is more about the second episode than the week before?
Could that have something to do with memory retention over the previous week?
I thought the second evening was better but one reason for that was because I knew what to expect.
So some hours on TV I have problems with the plotting I think because of the DVD packaging potential for the shows.
So the plots are more complicated and harder to discern so the audiences will acquire a DVD copy of the series.

I have to end now but another point is that I think the special effects probably make business for CBS.
I do not know why CBS had this type of show, I do not really know a lot about TV industry history, nor can I comment on the timeliness of the four hour disaster pic.

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[–] horserider9067 18 years ago

This movie was like "The Day After Tomorrow" but only for tv. I felt like thats what i was watching the entire time. Did anyone else think it was wrong when Shannen Doherty and that guy that played Tommy started making out? That just seemed wrong to me!

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[–] josta59 18 years ago

Oh, THAT was Shannen Doherty. Don't I feel silly. In that case I take back my comment about it being "ridiculous" that they kissed and replace it with a "What in bloody blazes??!!" Why isn't the entire internet in an uproar over this? Why should we keep putting up with this kind of toilet television? Did they really think that anyone in their right mind would want to see that?

*Deep breath*

Sorry about that.

"Thank you for a lovely evening."

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[–] josta59 18 years ago

Well, now I find this at justshannen.com (Is this a joke?):

Former “Beverly Hills, 90210″ star Shannen Doherty has fallen for her ‘Category 7: The End of the World’ co-star Randy Quaid. The actress accepts the ‘Kingpin’ star is not a typical hunk, but was smitten after they played unlikely lovers in the new TV disaster movie.

She says, “There is something incredibly sexy about Randy and I think it’s that, obviously, he’s gruff and he’s a character and I like a man with character.

“He’s like a teddy bear. I had this kissing scene with him and he’s so much bigger than me and he just grabbed me by the elbows and took me up and, like, planted one on me, and put me down and I’m like, ‘OK.’ We made out and he’s a good kisser.”

Credit: Female First.com (online-edition)

I don't know what to say.

"Thank you for a lovely evening."

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[–] zamwes 18 years ago

Trust me, I've seen worse natural disaster films, and I do try to watch them all! (Can't remember the one I'm thinking of a few years ago, but it was much, much, much, worse.)
Like I said before, it't for entertainment value! You always know by the cast: Randy Quaid. Love him!

"Autistic...because he sees too much, too much yet not enough to understand what he sees..."

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[–] randyw01 18 years ago

The series seemed a bit too well brightly lit; shouldn't huge storms block out more sunlight?

I like the bit where the tech guy mentions that the T1 line becomes occasionally disconnected; how does that happen? The cables have jacks with tabs on them, so the jacks stay in place; are Gremlins disconnecting the jacks?

All those who seek to commit wrongdoing, whether blue collar or white, before a coming disaster, should beware karma. Mother Nature will kill you for your misdeeds!

Guess what! I've got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL! -Bruce Dickinson-

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[–] elKodos 18 years ago

Agree about paying (if necessary) to see the outtakes.

Disagree about Cat 7 achieving Plan 9 status. It won't, because although it was unintentional, Plan 9 is fun.

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[–] donald-vanvliet 11 years ago

I agree with all the examples above...hysterical indeed.

I'd like to add :

- Gina Gershon who, at the end of the movie when they drive to the place where her son is captured in the middle of the raging hurricane, finds the time and need to put on her sunglasses (admittedly she looked hot with them :))

- the panic about the little frogs ("...everybody leave this room NOW !!!...")

- the captured girl saying : "...if the air can get out of this room, so can we !..." WTF ?!?

- the whole idea that they can switch the hurricane off and on like a lightswitch by shutting down the electric grid and that the "...already saved London and (another city)..." by sharing this knowledge.

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