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Deep Impact (1998)
Released By: Paramount Home Video   Rating: PG-13   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Paramount Home Video
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mimi Leder
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Elijah Wood, Maximillian Schell, Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave, Tea Leoni
Published ID: 7501
UPC: 097363308270, 097360533743, 097360533729, 097361433240,
Plot: Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker) directed this science-fiction disaster drama about the possible extinction of human life after a comet is discovered headed toward Earth with the collision only one year away. Ambitious MSNBC reporter Jenny Lerner (Tea Leoni) stumbles onto the story, prompting a White House press conference. United States President Beck (Morgan Freeman) announces the government's solution: a team of astronauts will travel to the comet and destroy it. The team leader aboard the spaceship Messiah is Spurgeon Tanner (Robert Duvall), who was once the last man to walk on the moon. However, the mission fails, splitting off a chunk of the comet, now due to land in the Atlantic with the impact sending a 350-foot tidal wave flooding 650 miles inland, destroying New York and other cities. The larger part of the comet, hitting in Canada, will trigger an E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event), not unlike a nuclear winter as dust clouds block out the sun and bring life to an end. President Beck reveals Plan B: a cavernous underground retreat constructed to hold one million Americans, with most to be selected through a national lottery. Since teenage amateur astronomer Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood) discovered the comet, his family gets a pass to enter the cave, but his girlfriend Sarah (Leelee Sobieski) and her parents will be left behind. Meanwhile, still in space, Spurgeon Tanner devises a plan for a kamikaze-styled operation that could possibly save the Earth. Special visual effects by Scott Farrar and Industrial Light & Magic. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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Deep Impact
Added 1/7/2010

Hello, Great Movie ordered through amazon. had movie in no time at all. Three Days. Thankyou. jamestedg2@aol.com
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Deep Impact....a sci fi chick flick
Added 1/3/2010

This is a morose maudlin end of the world movie, made by a woman, for women. Lots of tears and hugs...pure treakle.

It does not entertain...and as stupid as the premise of Armageddon was...at least Armageddon had ENTERTAINMENT...pass up 'Deep Impact' and go be entertained by 'Armageddon'.

0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
To Ulf from Sweden
Added 1/1/2010

I'll help you out. It's tricky, you may get dizzy and need to nap a while. The movies you mention that are all region, state "All Region" in the description. I'm no Sherlock Holmes, but I'm figuring that if it doesn't say "All Region", it's going to be US region encoded as you're on amazon.com. Buy from amazon.co.uk if you're worried because, and it's obvious you don't know this, Blu-Ray regions are NOT designated 1, 2, 3 etc, but are split into only 3 regions labeled A, B and C. B being Europe.

In future, don't rate a movie lower simply because you have no idea what you're talking about.

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Great Blu-ray transfer! Still holds up!
Added 10/8/2009

Although this movie is now over 10 years old, it still is as captivating as ever. Deep Impact premiered in theatres along the same time as Armageddon with a similar premise. This film, however, has more heart and feels less like a summer blockbuster. Add to that Morgan Freeman portraying the President, and you have a total package! The transfer looks perfect and the acting is superb. Only a few onscreen moments date this film: specifically the technology the characters use. Check it out to see Elijah in his pre-The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray] career!
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Best movie of this type - hands down
Added 10/7/2009

This movie is definitely character driven. You can become any of the characters and identify with them. It is great. It is a movie of great sacrifice and emotions.
The Sci-Fi part of the film is very well done and for the most part realistic. I am a science teacher and they did leave out a few problems but they are easily overlooked.
I rarely watch a movie repeatedly; but this one I do. What else can I say? I am tired of blood and gore in Sci-Fi and this is a very welcomed relief!!!
James S.
Georgia

0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Deep Impact
Added 1/7/2010

Hello, Great Movie ordered through amazon. had movie in no time at all. Three Days. Thankyou. jamestedg2@aol.com
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Deep Impact....a sci fi chick flick
Added 1/3/2010

This is a morose maudlin end of the world movie, made by a woman, for women. Lots of tears and hugs...pure treakle.

It does not entertain...and as stupid as the premise of Armageddon was...at least Armageddon had ENTERTAINMENT...pass up 'Deep Impact' and go be entertained by 'Armageddon'.

0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
To Ulf from Sweden
Added 1/1/2010

I'll help you out. It's tricky, you may get dizzy and need to nap a while. The movies you mention that are all region, state "All Region" in the description. I'm no Sherlock Holmes, but I'm figuring that if it doesn't say "All Region", it's going to be US region encoded as you're on amazon.com. Buy from amazon.co.uk if you're worried because, and it's obvious you don't know this, Blu-Ray regions are NOT designated 1, 2, 3 etc, but are split into only 3 regions labeled A, B and C. B being Europe.

In future, don't rate a movie lower simply because you have no idea what you're talking about.

1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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