20th Century Disasters DVD

Advantages: Brilliant Film
Disadvantages: Not too sure

...Tomorrow is always near but never arrives... until now. With all the big talk about Spider-Man II, Harry Potter, Troy and various other summer blockbusters, one film that seems to have silently gone about its hype is Roland Emmerich's The Day After Tomorrow. Obviously confident in the film's capacity to sit audiences in the theatre gallows. 20th Century Fox has preferred to let the trailer do the talking and rely on word of mouth to rattle up the box-office numbers. And why not? Tomorrow is already looking to have monster movie written all over it. Hit UK screens 28 May, the latest big-budget special effects fest from the director of Independence Day and Godzilla has got the substance of some considerable talent with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal starring as a father and son Adrian and Sam Hall. The movie centres on its own... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: The whole thing
Disadvantages: none

...This tale of gambling and extortion is one of the highlights of 20th century moviemaking, Paul Newman and Robert Redford put in brilliant performances which more than equal Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid but the show is stole by Robert Shaw's powerful and very moody Irish-American gangster. The atmosphere of this film flows out of the screen ,especially during the poker scenes. The plot has just the right amount of twists and turns to keep you guessing what is going on until the end. With the added extra of great direction and camerawork this turns into something special. Just a marvellous piece of filmaking I recommend this film to anyone wanting to add a classic film to their library.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great special effects
Disadvantages: Poor plot

...laughable then avoid this like the plague. Cast: Dennis Quaid - Jack Hall Jake Gyllenhaal - Sam Hall Emmy Rossum - Laura Chapman Dash Mihok - Jason Evans Jay O. Sanders - Frank Harris Sela Ward - Dr. Lucy Hall Austin Nichols - J.D. Arjay Smith - Brian Parks Tamlyn Tomita - Janet Tokada Sasha Roiz - Parker Ian Holm - Terry Rapson DVD special features: Commentary By Director And Co Writer Roland Emmerich Commentary By Producer Mark Gordon Commentary By Co Writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff And Cinematographer Ueli Steiger Commentary By Editor David Brenner And Production Designer Barry Chusid Other details: Classification: 12 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment DVD Release Date: October 18, 2004 Run Time: 119 minutes... Read review

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