The Day After Tommorow a must see movie (special effects A+)

[Stormsfury]

Saw it tonight and am posting this before I read the other responses. I liked it and more to my surprise my wife liked it, she said on par with Independence Day. I am a big believer in the de-salinization of the north atlantic as being a weather havoc maker. I think the LA tornados were unrealistic, the flooding of New York Ok, the intense cold and storminess impressive. I wonder what is this buiness about -150F temps being pulled down to the surface in a matter of seconds. The dialogue and non-weather plot was ok but I had anticipated it being worse. Overall, on a scale of 4, a 3 star movie. Would be interested in other's feedback on the technical merits or aspects of some of the resultant weather portrayed in the movie. Thanks

The "supercooled" air bit with a 50 mile wide vortex plunging straight down and temperatures dropping 10º per second or minute (can't remember now) is a bit far fetched ... even in the coldest of outbreaks in the winter time, I can't fathom that ... the movie did quantify with a scientist asking, "Wouldn't that air warm as it sinks?", and then Dennis Quaid offering some unusual explanation for it... (kind of an attempt to explain why woolly mammoths were frozen and preserved, still with undigested food in its stomach ...

[Winnipesaukee]

I wonder how long it will take for this to show up on TNT. I'm not much of a movie theater, rental, or pay pay view person.

[HurricaneGirl]

George and I finally went and saw it last night. We especially enjoyed the special effects. We both really liked it!

[Stormsfury]

I wonder how long it will take for this to show up on TNT. I'm not much of a movie theater, rental, or pay pay view person.

About 2 years on TNT, 1 year for HBO, Showtime, TMC ...

[Corona]

It was a fun flick anyway - lots of action.

[Miss Mary]

I agree - lots of action. I tend to dose off at my kids' movies sometimes, e.g.: Sky Kids! That movie held no interest for me at all. TDAT keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Something is happening minute by minute. Which some are criticizing, how can this happen so quickly - hey it's a movie. Once you get past that, it's a fun ride.

Mary

[StormCrazyIowan]

I said I would see it the day it came out............ and still haven't!! Of course, not having transportation would be the reason why, followed by always being at work! I WILL see it in the theatre though, so I'll just have to ask someone who has a car to go with me!

[j]

I hope to go this weekend....brand new cinemas with spacious seating...reclining seat...hopefull state of the art sound.

My wife owes me this one as we have seen a run of chick flicks of late.

She says I still owe HER, due to Baseball every night.

[wx247]

Well, I avoided this thread until I saw it for myself. I went last night... and laughed.

There were some very good parts and the special effects were A+++, but I personally found some of the acting subpar.

I wanted to shoot the Vice President, and I wish the Sec. of State (I am assuming) would have had more of a dominant role (and the President, too) in the movie.

[Stormsfury]

I said I would see it the day it came out............ and still haven't!! Of course, not having transportation would be the reason why, followed by always being at work! I WILL see it in the theatre though, so I'll just have to ask someone who has a car to go with me!

Shame on you!!

[j]

I saw the movie in a brand new stadium style reclining seat theater.

Awesome effects...terrible PC movie...but I knew it was going to be like that.

The "cleanest air" comment was the icing on the cake.

THe VP was made out to be an idiot...the whole bumbling mean spirited conservative leadership theme was so transparent.

Anyway.....what else do we expect out of Hollywood these days?