The Day After Tomorrow

[Ravi]

I don't normally see these summer blockbusters, but I thought this one was alright.  It had its flaws, such as the lukewarm "romance" and some leaps of logic, but the SFX were good enough that I generally liked the film.  It isn't anything I want to see again, though.  I think Ebert gave this film 3 stars because of the political message  

[Finn]

figures

[grand theft sparrow]

They should've rewrote the whole screenplay! This is a disaster movie where the movie is the biggest disaster of all. The dialogue is hysterically bad with one contrived situation after the other. It has a likable ensemble but Jake's the only guy giving a good performance.

Please avoid at all cost!

Amen.  Off the top of my head, one of the top 5 worst screenplays I've ever seen in a movie.  This is prime MST3K material.




***SPOILERS (minor ones but still)***


The whole thing with Sela Ward and the kid with cancer was the most ridiculous and useless subplot since Elisha Cuthbert got her leg caught in a bear trap in season 2 of 24.  As much money as this movie cost, you'd think one executive at 20th Century Fox would have said, "Um, Roland? The wife? We don't need her. The movie gets shorter. BAM! More cash. And this homeless guy isn't much of a help either."

So here's to Jake Gyllenhaal not completely pulling an Affleck, even though it's not looking too good so far. "Earth in peril" movie? Check.  Actress girlfriend? Check. Superhero movie in the works? Check. Kevin Smith movie in the works? Check.  Let's just hope Kirsten Dunst doesn't try for a singing career.

[MacGuffin]

Off the top of my head, one of the top 5 worst screenplays I've ever seen in a movie.

What are the other four?

[El Duderino]

also, another terrible subplot: the wolves

[Ravi]

In these movies there is always a scene where people don't listen to the one person who knows what he's talking about.  In this movie it was the scene where the cop tells everyone to leave, even though Jake tells everyone that his climatologist dad said not to.

[Alethia]

also, another terrible subplot: the wolves

i totally guessed that by the way.  ask my girlfriend.

[Ravi]

also, another terrible subplot: the wolves

i totally guessed that by the way.  ask my girlfriend.

It's not surprising that the wolves came back.  In most mainstream movies, nothing that is lingered on for even a second doesn't come back later in the film.

[Alethia]

errrr....well.....ummmm......they lingered on the bears too!!  i didnt see any fuckin bears comin back, did you?   i thought not.


i wasn't that proud of it, i swear

[MacGuffin]

Overall, I got what I wanted. I was entertained. I wasn't looking for logic or seriousness. I like the Irwin Allen disaster films, and while this might be on the same scale as Posideon Adventure or Towering Inferno, it was good at it's 'disaster'. The FX were top notch, especially the waves pouring through the streets of New York, and I love my city of Los Angeles so much, I was very giddy about seeing it torn apart. It lagged a bit in parts, and the crescendo of destruction scenes weren't as suspenseful or tense as Emerich built with Independence Day, but I was still satisfied.

[coffeebeetle]

This movie was entertaining for one reason only: to laugh.

Who knew frost could chase you through a hallway?!?

[Just Withnail]

First half. Nature destroys the world/ America. Grand scale destruction. =  

Second half. "NOBODY go outside. You'll FREEEEZE to death!" =

[rustinglass]

Wasn't it stupid that they burned books, when they had plenty of furniture that would make even better fuel? and , in the ship he takes a fire axe, goes out the window, breaks back in in the other room and opens the door from the inside. why didn't he use the axe to break the door down?

It was a pretty funny film. nice FX, cept for the cg dogs. I liked it very much because these are really hot days, where I live. It was nice to go into the cinema and cool down a bit. Or it could have been the air conditioner.

[AntiDumbFrogQuestion]

Jokes made during film:

French woman in Taxi can't get out; character Laura comes to the rescue.
My Friend Darren:
     "Let me through! I speak Hysterical Black Woman!"

NYC floods over
Comments made:
       "Then there's a guy rowing a gondala remarking 'ahh! She's a just like home!'
       "They told me the Boat-car was a bad investment, but I showed them!!!! (shakes fist) I SHOWED THEM!!!!!!!!"

and your basic 'wolves are a natural disaster?' nonsense