HighHeat45 Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I just got back from seeing "The Day after Tomarrow" and it was an OK movie. The special effects are AWESOME, probably better than The Lord of the Rings. But the story is so stupid its funny. SPOILER alert For one, there are storms that freeze over everything and the main charecter says that everyone who goes outside in it will freeze, so he decides to WALK from Philly to Manhatten to see if his son is still alive. On their way there they walk inbetween a frozen statue of liberty and a boat and into New York from the ocean. Also the president and vice president are stupid and dont listen to anyone and look strangely similar to Bush and Chaney. Its also funny when everyone is fleeing into mexico, breaking down the fences the US put up to block Mexican immigrants and that when tornados are ripping through LA the people are running around taking pictures and getting hit by cars that were thrown, but strangely no people get picked up. There is alot more stuff that is stupid that i dont feel like typing down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 I did notice some of those stupid things, but overall I really liked it. The special effects were awesome! Plot was a little dry, but the special effects made up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHeat45 Posted May 31, 2004 Author Share Posted May 31, 2004 I did notice some of those stupid things, but overall I really liked it. The special effects were awesome! Plot was a little dry, but the special effects made up for it. Thats what i thought too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I liked it but goddamn people acted like morons. There were like four tornadoes flying around L.A. and the people were just standing and watching. Two feet of water flood New York and people are still driving in it, other people are walking toward the ocean? It takes a tidal wave to get them to turn around. Then when Gyllenhall says his dad is a climatologist for the government, nobody even listens to him. If someone says their dad is a climatologist for the government, I'm gonna at least listen to what he says. And the Vice President was obviously supposed to look like Cheney; his character pissed me off. The president actually looked a lot like Al Gore, maybe it was a little wishful thinking on Hollywood's part. I didn't mind the movie, it was a good popcorn movie. Fun to see the waves carrying buses through cities etc, but it could have been a lot better movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 It was so cliche. But i dont think this movie was meant to be an Academy Award winner in the screenplay category. It was still a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I saw it last night, and could hardly bare to sit through the entire movie. Alot of things were left untold, it was almost like they had planned many more altercations but only had enough time for a few of them... I thought it was by far and wide the worst movie i've seen in the last 5 years, and spending 9 bucks on a ticket doesnt help the cause.. I got a question to.. How do wolves that escape in Los Angeles, make it to New York in the same ship as the main characters son? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHeat45 Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 I saw it last night, and could hardly bare to sit through the entire movie. Alot of things were left untold, it was almost like they had planned many more altercations but only had enough time for a few of them... I thought it was by far and wide the worst movie i've seen in the last 5 years, and spending 9 bucks on a ticket doesnt help the cause.. I got a question to.. How do wolves that escape in Los Angeles, make it to New York in the same ship as the main characters son? im pretty sure they escaped from the new york zoo, but im not sure, it never really did say were the zoo was though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHeat45 Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 And the Vice President was obviously supposed to look like Cheney; his character pissed me off. The president actually looked a lot like Al Gore, maybe it was a little wishful thinking on Hollywood's part. your right here are pics Pres Vice Pres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASHWOUND Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I liked it but goddamn people acted like morons. There were like four tornadoes flying around L.A. and the people were just standing and watching. Two feet of water flood New York and people are still driving in it, other people are walking toward the ocean? It takes a tidal wave to get them to turn around. Then when Gyllenhall says his dad is a climatologist for the government, nobody even listens to him. If someone says their dad is a climatologist for the government, I'm gonna at least listen to what he says. And the Vice President was obviously supposed to look like Cheney; his character pissed me off. The president actually looked a lot like Al Gore, maybe it was a little wishful thinking on Hollywood's part. I didn't mind the movie, it was a good popcorn movie. Fun to see the waves carrying buses through cities etc, but it could have been a lot better movie. I saw it yesterday and was REALLY disappointed.. some good parts...the flooding of NY is exactly like the fireball scene in I4..but with water...although it looks good and all...but come on.. I was bored 90% of the flick..and I never get bored. I give it a C- - - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I saw it Saturday - crap plot, but awesome special effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 im pretty sure they escaped from the new york zoo, but im not sure, it never really did say were the zoo was though. Yeah, the Wolves escaped during the flood from their cages at what appeared to be a zoo, which was in NY IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 By the way, the CGI on those wolves was terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 By the way, the CGI on those wolves was terrible. Spiff... I'll be going for the effects and not the story. Worth it..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Spiff... I'll be going for the effects and not the story. Worth it..? Ah I would say yes. The wolves part, that was the only glaring weakness I saw. It's cool to see all the weather-related stuff happen, and if you just wanna sit back and take in the carnage I think it's worth it. That's how I went into the movie, anyhow, and in that way it followed through. I think people are getting too critical of the plot, it kept me interested, it was just the way people acted within it that distracted me. When the antagonist is the weather, there's not really much you can have the lead characters do as far as resolving the conflicts. I mean, it's weather, there's no panacea to suddenly reverse its effects. It's not even like in Armageddon where they could cook up some wacky excursion to land on an asteroid and blow it up. It also stays pretty linear, not a ton of side-stories, which I thought was good. And there wasn't a new catastrophe every five seconds throughout the whole movie, only in the beginning really, which allows for some good dialogue once in a while. But if you are going soley to see things get destroyed, then you picked the right movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 But if you are going soley to see things get destroyed, then you picked the right movie. Yea!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochpuppy Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Went and saw Raising Helen. I wanted to look at a little more than a CGI tornado. (Kate Hudson ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 By the way, the CGI on those wolves was terrible. Yeah, my friends and I also noticed that. It looked like a PS2 wolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Went and saw Raising Helen. I wanted to look at a little more than a CGI tornado. (Kate Hudson ) wtf the girl in TDAT is hotter than Kate Hudson anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssHatSoxFan Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 wtf the girl in TDAT is hotter than Kate Hudson anyways if you want hot chicks anyways just go see mean girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 if you want hot chicks anyways just go see mean girls that freckled Parenthood girl has really filled out, Mandy Moore-style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I saw the movie today and I was highly entertained. Before seeing the film I had viewed this thread to see everyone’s opinions and I agree with a couple of your statements. There are parts where you just laugh because of how stupid the people are in the film. Such as how the father goes to look for his son (Sam) at a specific location. I mean... how the hell are you going to find one single person when you have to walk thousands of miles before getting there? It’s just impossible. They even mentioned that there’s like 15 feet of snow! But if you ignore all of the fictional events you’ll have a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I saw it last night and thought it was entertaining. I know the critics really ripped the movie, but I enjoyed it. Some cool effects and in general a cool story. Obviously their was some parts you had to look the other way, but entertaining none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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