the day after tomorrow

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

i saw it yesterday...

it has to be seen at the theater just for the special effects, but make sure you go during the matinee so that you don't have to pay full price for the storyline...or lack of.

a summer blockbuster it is not.

it's still good enough to add to my DVD collection.

-demetrius

Post by **PalmerWMD** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

I havent seen it yet but I love postapocalyptic movies.

Fred..

Post by **Jesda** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

I have excellent headphones. I'll get it from Netflix when its on DVD.

Post by **The Mic** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

bah..

just for the record; ice cant spread like wildfire, it just cant...

Post by **NICOmom** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

^LOL.

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

I saw it this weekend too. I thought it was awesome movie, however it still didn't meet my expectations. I was hoping it would be on par with Independence Day, but it's not. ID was much better. Still worth seeing though. I'd even say it's still worth seeing at the theater....just not worth the $8.75 price.

Post by **The Mic** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

and im still wondering why would they close the door when the ice is following them, do they WANT to be sealed in an ice coffin????

::ice chasing them:: boy says "Close the Door, CLOSE THE DOOR!!!"

Post by **silkk** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

i saw it on friday. it was good, i liked it.

Post by **BadMojo** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

I haven't seen it yet, but here is where I see a major flaw.

The Towering Inferno had Steve Mcqueen (cool) and Earthquake had Charlton Heston (inexplicably cool, but in a cheesy way).

The Day After Tomorrow has Dennis Quaid (maybe moderately cool if you really squint at him) and Jake Gyllenhaal (definitely not cool).

So, (Dennis Quaid + Jake Gyllenhaal) < Steve Mcqueen/Charlton Heston.

It's just simple math, really.

Post by **Zydeco** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

Im goin to see it in 2 hours ill post when i get back.

Post by **NICOmom** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

We'll be waiting on pins and needles for your review.

Post by **Sopdadope** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

Meh... Another overblown post-apocalyptic "epic" chock-full with superfluous special effects and your typical disaster-flick cliches, after watching this movie I'm DYING to have my $9.50 and two hours back. Just when you thought he couldn't do any worse than Independence Day (which was half-way decent) and the laughably-bad Godzilla movie, Roland Emmerich - quite possibly the biggest, most shameless hack in Hollywood - brings us The Day After Tomorrow - likely the worst movie in his dreadful career.

The great special effects doesn't save this film from the litany of plot-holes, awkward moments and a glacially-slow storyline that bored me to tears. The acting talents of Quaid, Holm and Jake Gyllenhaal were completely wasted doing one of three things a) reading cheesy one-liners b) staring psychotically bug-eyed into the camera c) shivering seizurously or d) any combination of the above. Though for the most part the special effects were great eye candy, I really had a bone to pick with horrendous cgi wolves that looked like they crawl out of a 32-bit Tomb Raider game...

However, I'll at least give them props for a making a movie with an environmentally-conscious maxim. Other than that, avoid this movie like the plague because at $9.50 a pop, this is some mighty, mighty pricey cheese....

Post by **Jesda** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

Heh, I heard this movie singlehandedly ruined the global warming movement.

Post by **Sopdadope** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

Jesda wrote:Heh, I heard this movie singlehandedly ruined the global warming movement.

Probably. This movie IS a giant bowel movement.

Post by **rydwhite** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

It was an OK movie. Deffinetly not great, but somewhat entertaining.

While there is no way in hell that the movie could really take place in 10 days or whatever it was, it is entirely possible and actual probable that it will occur at some point. However, it will take at least 10 years to take full effect. There is a somewhat interesting article about the movie in Popular Science that discusses the actual science involved in the creation of the next ice age.

Post by **Jesda** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

The next ice age is coming. But umm... like the last 8 or 9 of them it wont happen overnight.

Post by **blacks13ek** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

DO they have it on IMAX?

Post by **240Knightrider** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

I liked it, I guess cause Im a weather Guru. I dont know. It had a typical story line to what was happening. Also to the doors being left open just means that the the door froze leaving the even colder air out of the little room. as for the fire staying lit. yeah its a movie. but I liked it and would see it again, and buy the DVD.

Post by **rousie13** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

A guy I worked with said he liked it. I wanna see it just so I have some opinions for myself.

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

Sopdadope wrote:Meh... Another overblown post-apocalyptic "epic" chock-full with superfluous special effects and your typical disaster-flick cliches, after watching this movie I'm DYING to have my $9.50 and two hours back. Just when you thought he couldn't do any worse than Independence Day (which was half-way decent) and the laughably-bad Godzilla movie, Roland Emmerich - quite possibly the biggest, most shameless hack in Hollywood - brings us The Day After Tomorrow - likely the worst movie in his dreadful career.

The great special effects doesn't save this film from the litany of plot-holes, awkward moments and a glacially-slow storyline that bored me to tears. The acting talents of Quaid, Holm and Jake Gyllenhaal were completely wasted doing one of three things a) reading cheesy one-liners b) staring psychotically bug-eyed into the camera c) shivering seizurously or d) any combination of the above. Though for the most part the special effects were great eye candy, I really had a bone to pick with horrendous cgi wolves that looked like they crawl out of a 32-bit Tomb Raider game...

However, I'll at least give them props for a making a movie with an environmentally-conscious maxim. Other than that, avoid this movie like the plague because at $9.50 a pop, this is some mighty, mighty pricey cheese....

jeezus man. it wasn't THAT bad.

-demetrius

Post by **The Mic** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

240Knightrider wrote: Also to the doors being left open just means that the the door froze leaving the even colder air out of the little room

cold air is the least they would have to worry about, bc they would be trapped with the doors frozen shut. at least in real life???

Post by **Jeff Williams** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

Iwent to the matinee, and got free popcorn & drink. 2 tickets, 2 drinks and popcorn for a total of $12.00

It was still a wast of my time and money.

I liked it the first time, when it was Volcano.

I kept waiting for the message:

"Paid for my the committee to elect Al Gore for president"

The wolves were prety dissapointing.

The story line dragged on.

The best part, was when the helicopters froze, in mid air and crashed.

The best line in the movie, was mine, when Dennis Quaid's character was leaving to find his son: "That thing got a HEMI?" It drew a laugh from my wife.

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Post by **240Knightrider** » Mon May 31, 2004 5:07 am

Good links

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