The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

GREAT MOVIE, SPECIAL EFFECTS MASTERPIECE

The Day After Tomorrow is one of my favorite movies. The special effects are incredible and really pull you into the show. I personally like it because it brings attention to the problem of global warming that isn't being taken serious enough. December 3, 2008

Good News MST3K Fans -- Rifftrax Is Here!

Leave your Prius in the garage and cash out your carbon debts! It's time to watch the end of the world, which is our fault of course, as RiffTrax Presents Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy's razor-sharp political analysis of The Day After Tomorrow - which, by my reckoning, at least for today, may also be called Friday (day of the week may vary in your area; check your local calendar).

Director Roland Emmerich lends his usual subtle style to this story of a world in which we should constantly feel guilty for driving to get the pizza instead of walking. Dennis Quaid stars as hard-driven scientist Harrison Ford, who discovers that a humble meteorologist, given enough power, can kill us all. Jake Gyllenhaaaal sizzles as the guy they get when Toby Maguire is busy, and his congenital smirk lights up the screen. Ian Holm adds the weensy bit of English charm that makes the other performances go down like overdone rump roast. An ethnically balanced mob of nobodies rounds out the cast, but a special mention is merited for Kenneth Welsh, who plays a Cheney-esque Vice President so bilious, so bitter and acrid, that his performance actually eats a hole in the floor.

Enjoy safely - and remember that downloading RiffTrax actually helps to save the environment! As soon as we figure out how, we'll get back to you.
November 17, 2008

Quality flick. Kindly disregard reviews complaining...

...about whether we have or have not caused harm to our planet. The movie is not heavy handed nor does it attribute much blame to any one group. It's just a good, quality disaster flick that is fun to watch. Most disaster flicks kind of suck but I've actually watched this several times and I can't say that about many movies. Sit back, relax, and enjoy. Oh, and this is best to watch on a cold day...just adds a certain ambiance that lets you associate with the characters more. October 20, 2008

Excellent movie!

Yahoo!! I love this movie! Like new. Many thanks to a great seller. October 7, 2008

I won't say anything about the environmental message, but it is fun to watch

While I consider myself reasonably environmentally friendly, I never did pay much attention to all the political hulabaloo that surrounded this film. In fact, I never even bothered to see it until it came to DVD.

And I will happily say that this is a movie worth keeping around, assuming you are one of those people that love a good fluffy adventure every now and then. I know I do, and the wild special effects and insane plot twists are enough to keep me happy. Warning or not, it's fun, fairly mindless entertainment that just looks freaking cool. September 27, 2008

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