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| Deep Impact - Special Edition [1998] | ![Deep Impact - Special Edition [1998]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513EJDQMDDL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Mimi Leder
Actors: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave, Morgan Freeman, Elijah Wood
Studio: Dreamworks Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 3063
Format: Pal, Special Edition
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Running Time: 116 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050583008240
ASIN: B0002Z9WM0
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Release Date: April 4, 2005
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 One of my favourite films !! October 3, 2008
This is such a fantastic film, unfortunately with a semi identical plot to armageddon, but far more the superior of the two! It doesn't have the stupid unrealistic hollywood love story and it isn't so comercial. I always bawl my eyes out at this film, it's so touching. And unlike other disaster movies - Day aftr tomorrow, i'm looking at you! It's not ridiculous!
Could have been perfect if ... May 1, 2008
I love space stories, disaster movies and comet impact. I believe it is a man's tretory. The producers usually blend in some love story, sex scandal, and other feminine issues to make it appeal to non-scientific audiances, but they forget that the main reason why most men want to risk their life to go into space and face a baren empty space is to escape from these relational issues. A good producer does this seamlessly, but there were far too much contrasting stories in this one, taking a lot from the main disaster story. I am a real fan of Morag Freeman, he was brilliant here and save the movie. On the other hand Tea Leoni's spoiled it with her cold acting, she was very irritating, not the right person for the role.
Compare to most movies with similar stories that are completely inaccurate, the facts were believable and digestable.
The director did a brilliant job. I think it was the best it could be done with the story. Still gave me a buzz.
As a whole the movie was not too bad. I take one star away for imbalance story line and bad acting by Tea Leoni.
A disaster movie that's not macho! April 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Taking several parallel threads that do not all meet at the end, 'Deep Impact' gives a very human feel to a very big, and very possible, disaster scenario.
I watched this (again) the other day, after watching about 10 minutes of the relatively dreadful 'Meteor'. Yes, DI is centred around the US, but there is nothing macho or gung-ho in there at all, just lots of nice touches - the conversation that Jenny Lerner has with the President, where he thinks she knows what ELE is, and she thinks she knows too - 'It might seem that you have us over a barrel, but it just seems that way' - is brilliant.
A particularly good thing about this film is the careful use of CGI - sparing, so it makes a bigger impact (ha ha) - which helps to concentrate the plot on the important bits - the Beidermans, the Lerners, the shuttle crew, and the passage of time is carefully marked, not just with the time captions, but things like Jenny Lerner's passage from reporter to 'news anchor', and the slow reconciliation with her father. Indeed the most impressive piece of CGI happens when they are on the beach and the tidal wave from the Beiderman meteorite (its hit the ocean, remember) pulls the water back to reveal the continental shelf. Wow!
One of the best disaster movies September 5, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
In 'Deep Impact" a meteor the size of New York is discovered heading straight towards Earth and civilization has one year to prepare for the collision which will most likely make the every living thing on Earth extinct unless it can be stopped.
The film is from America's perspective, lead by the US President (Morgan Freeman) who has set up a team of the best astronauts (including a fantastic performance by Robert Duvall) to drill some nuclear warheads into the meteor to hopefully break it up or change is course. The lead character (Tia Leoni) plays the news reporter who gives America the details of the mission as it happened.
The story is very similar to Armageddon which also came out in 1998, but instead of going for the macho, USA save the world (again) approach that Jerry Bruckhiemer gave his film, Deep Impact goes for a more emotional and realistic image, focussing more on everyday people and how this is going to affect their lives, rather than just following the "heroes".
I am a huge fan of disaster films (like The Day After Tomorrow, War of the Worlds, Independance Day, Twister etc) and although I did really like Armageddon I did feel that Deep Impact is definitely the superior film of the two. The acting is brilliant and believeable, the story is full of shocks and surprises, the special effects are extremely good for it's time and overall this is a hugely enjoyable film which I think will be still very re-watchable in years to come.
It could and probably has happened, but not to us, yet! June 5, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This film has got everything that a suspense film needs, if you has seen and liked films like, The day after tommorow and The core then I am sure that you will like this as well.
It's got a good solid cast with the legendary Robert Duvall as one of the main characters. Ultimately it's a battle for survival (literally) that give's you an insight into what at some point in time could become reality.
You could say it is a scary film, not in a graphic way, but just through the whole experience and situation.
Highly recommended!!!
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