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Every copy of this movie...

posted 17 years ago by junkavalanche
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...should be sent to the moon and buried in a crater! Better yet, fire them into the sun!

This movie was an avalanche of absurdity. Each development was increasingly outrageous and implausible. You might as well sit back and laugh at the ridiculous plot, and the parade of fools responsible for "saving the Earth".

Earthstorm should've been a comedy. For a movie made this cheaply, and so wildly inaccurate, why not
pile on the cheesiness and make it a comedy? They could give the space shuttle a giant steering wheel
and a gas pedal. And repair the moon with giant rubber bands or cosmic duct tape.

Avoid this movie unless you want to laugh at how terrible it is.

2 out of 10.

[–] guyatherton 17 years ago

The film was better than you suggested, implausible and sometimes outrageous can still make a semi-decent film. I think you are being too hard. I say 5 out of 10. The earth was saved after all. They were right after all about the weather effects the moon being out of alignment can cause.

[–] junkavalanche 17 years ago

I can forgive the bad science. I've enjoyed movies that were logically flawed. And they did get some things right. But this movie was bad beyond the scientific stuff. The whole space agency, the way they had their meetings, made their decisions, and tried to be serious--- for me it was bad.

I've seen plenty of TV movies about volcanos/asteroids etc. and would give some of them 5/10 or maybe 6. But this one totally failed for me.

[–] TheEmulator23 17 years ago

5 out of 10, man you are easy, this is the definition of G-A-R-B-A-G-E! To each his own though, but seriously try watching some real movies, like Stephen Baldwins best role to date in "The Usual Suspects." Trust me you will be glad you did. Then you will score this what it deserves, a 2 at the most.

"Ignorance is Bliss"

[–] ShizaMinelli 17 years ago

Yup, b/c having a different opinion than you jsut means a person hasn't watched enough movies.

Don't forget your roots but also don't rot, just move on, move on, move one

[–] neuromonkey 16 years ago

> The earth was saved after all.

Oh, well. That redeems it.

[–] anakinbester 17 years ago

I gotta agree. I mean I love cheesy bad sci-fi generally, but this was jsut not convincing.

I ID4 as some sucktastic science in it, but the actors make you care beyond the bad science.
And anything from the 50's has laughable FX but again the actors can get me involved if they're good.

I'd say *MAYBE* three actors in this had talent.
Dirk, Richard Leackock, and the balding mathmatic guy.
Everyone else was so stiff I couldn't believe they were actuall professional actors. There was notihng in this movie to get past the bad science -_-
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Umm excuse me sir, but there's a unicorn in my sci-fi.

[–] stumpmee77 17 years ago

I'll take ID4 a dozen times over this mess as danger posed and the crisis defeated was more cut and dry.

The solution to this didn't take into account of possibilities that could skewer the whole situation.

[–] cano12 17 years ago

You know... I would really love to watch this movie on Mystery Science Theater 3000. :)

[–] jeff-reding 17 years ago

Oh hell. If cheese were the main criteria for what's watchable and what isn't then science fiction would be nonexistent. Some of the most successful and fun sci-fi films of all time are cheesy beyond belief. Ever hear of a TV show called 'Star Trek'? Thought so. That being said, I still enjoyed this film, bad special effects notwithstanding. And there IS something true-to-life in here - the president has GOT to be George Bush. He doesn't believe anything scientists say and his man in Houston reminds me so much of Bush's yes-men!!!!

[–] EmperorE 17 years ago

You've underlined the main point of why this was atrocious. It was packed with clichés and cheesiness, but it tried to pass it off seriously. And failed utterly. Then you get films which are made with intended/unintended cheesiness to such a large extent that you know it wasn't made to be serious, and thus becomes enjoyable. Karate Kid being my favourite example.

[–] mrakator-1 17 years ago

when 2 soldiers hand over nukes and say: you need to put your signiture... lol
like postman gives you mail...

[–] MystMoonstruck 16 years ago

I was born in 1951, the year science fiction made rather a big comeback. I grew up with the greats and the definitely not-so-greats. Know what? I LOVE every one of them! I never got uppity and thought, "That's not up to MY expectations!" Back then, you likely would find very few that would please today's picky people. But, if you love science fiction, sometimes you have to be willing to embrace the ones that miss the mark along with the ones that show genius.

I saw this on the Sci Fi Channel, and it entertained me! I could smile at some of the outrageous stuff and laugh at the improbable moments. It was FUN! I had a very entertaining two hours with commercials. If this was shown again, I'd tune in for a repeat two hours. What an outrageous notion: a crack in the moon and an expedition to mend it! I was reminded of "Crack in the World", a movie I always catch when I can.

So, before you dump all of the copies, let me get one first, OK? If I could have a commercial-free one, I'd like that.

If people can laud a stinky sci fi film such as "Independence Day" and turn it into one of the biggest successes ever, I can like this one! What is so great about "ID" with Will Smith punching out an alien and shooting his mouth off; Randy Quaid as a total idiot; Bill Pullman as the president Judd Nelson doing a painfully awful accent; and more forgettables?!?! Oh, I see, there are lots of cool explosions! I saw "Daylight" not long after "ID", and IT has better explosions than "ID"! Then, "ID"'s creator claims on that talk show that he suddenly has this idea for his next film: giant spaceships over major cities. At which point, every SF fan had to be yelling, "Yeah! 'V'!" THEN, he says he's the first to blow up Washington, D.C.! And, he's wrong again, ripping off "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers"! So, you keep that dud, and I'll keep all of those orphaned sci fi "stinkers". I'LL adopt them! I even re-watch "Damnation Alley" occasionally, and I'm only semi-ashamed to admit that.

I'm an oldtimer when it comes to sci fi, so maybe I had my sights set lower early on. What if I had snubbed anything that wasn't up to the level of "The Day the Earth Stood Still"? I would have missed so much entertainment. And, I certainly would have turned up my nose at "Godzilla" and the ones that followed if I compared them to Ray Harryhausen's "Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" or even "King Kong". Instead, I watched them all and enjoyed them all. Too many people are getting awfully snobby and picky about movies. If every one was a gem, they'd soon be picking apart those with not quite enough facets to suit them I suppose. So, if you toss them away, throw them in my direction.

~~MystMoonstruck~~

[–] pschifferle 16 years ago

I agree. Ok, as for the special effects, not everybody can rent a super special effect company. Ok for some scientific flaws, they are present in every sci-fi movie. But have you seen the size of the fracture? It should be at least 100 miles large and the space shuttle is in a so thin fracture that it is a 100 yard large. Not even visible from the Earth! It is not a question of money available to do the movie. There are so many goofs that even a young wannabe scenarist or director could improve this movie a great deal.

[–] jayanxiety 16 years ago

Act-ually, the acting wasn't too bad. I thought it was as good as your typical made-for-TV acting. And hey, I just can't diss the great Dirk Benedict!
However, the really cheap CGI effects looked like someone's college project which received a "C-". The effects looked so cartoony. Couldn't they have got some actual Shuttle footage instead of cheaply recreating it? Still, I did sit through the entire film, even though I knew exactly what was going to happen.

[–] herbertanchovy-897-618118 8 years ago

Ive just gone to bed halfway through watching it, got bored. Sorry, I think this movie is a stinker. Redeeming qualities? Hmmm, Dirk Benedict was in it, and the demolition guy's female assistant had a great ass.