Deep Impact Any good?

[Rz_Samurai]

never seen deep impact, is it any good? what can you compare it to?

[skatalite]

It came out around the same time "Armageddon" did. I enjoy "Deep Impact" more because it's a sturdier sci-fi. "Armageddon" was way too cheesy for me. "Deep Impact" takes a more scientific look at the end of the world via a giant meteor.

I recommend a rental, though.

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by skatalite

It came out around the same time "Armageddon" did. I enjoy "Deep Impact" more because it's a sturdier sci-fi. "Armageddon" was way too cheesy for me. "Deep Impact" takes a more scientific look at the end of the world via a giant meteor.

I recommend a rental, though.

What's odd is that Deep Impact seems far more farfetched than Armageddon... and Armageddon is about a bunch of oil drillers being hired to destroy an asteroid in space...

I think the problem with Deep Impact is that they didn't have NASA's support IMO. Or the miliatary... So basically, we have the Tea Leoni stuff, which is excelent. The Morgan Freeman stuff which is excelent. But then we have the Space Stuff being cheesy, Leelee Sobieski and Elijah Wood being unbelievable, and the score featuring a lesser used theme from Titanic.

I'd say it's about a 6/10. So it's worth a rental. You might like it. I didn't dislike it. Like I said, there are elements that are great, and then some stuff that's really not so great.

[Jeff Kleist]

But then we have the Space Stuff being cheesy, Leelee Sobieski and Elijah Wood being unbelievable, and the score featuring a lesser used theme from Titanic.

James Horner recycle his scores? That NEVER happens!

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

James Horner recycle his scores? That NEVER happens!

That would never ever happen! You should check out all the talk in the thread for The New World. Fun stuff in there if you like Horner.

I did really enjoy one cue from Deep Impact though, Drawing Straws. I felt it really captured the chaos of that part of the movie... until the Elijah Wood/Leelee Sobieski part started back up.

On a side note, I had to look up the name of the track because I couldn't remember if it's "Short Straw" or "Drawing Straws." Turns out "Short Straw" is from Armageddon.

[Mobe1969]

Originally Posted by ClaytonMG

What's odd is that Deep Impact seems far more farfetched than Armageddon... and Armageddon is about a bunch of oil drillers being hired to destroy an asteroid in space...

I think the problem with Deep Impact is that they didn't have NASA's support IMO. Or the miliatary... So basically, we have the Tea Leoni stuff, which is excelent. The Morgan Freeman stuff which is excelent. But then we have the Space Stuff being cheesy, Leelee Sobieski and Elijah Wood being unbelievable, and the score featuring a lesser used theme from Titanic.

I'd say it's about a 6/10. So it's worth a rental. You might like it. I didn't dislike it. Like I said, there are elements that are great, and then some stuff that's really not so great.

That is a pretty good analysis there.

The comet landing made the asteroid landing in Armageddon look pure Arthur C Clark by comparison...

That said, I like both movies a lot and will definitely get this on blu ray.

[TheForce8686]

The one time I saw it was more than enough for me. I wont lose any sleep if I never see it again. It is not in the same league as Armageddon as that is an amazing movie.

[solarrdadd]

deep impact is a very good movie, i'll get it day one!

[GLaDOS]

Highly recommended. I loved the movie, and so far it's one of the best disaster movies ever since Godzilla (1954 version) and I Am Legend.

[Blu-Runner]

Deep Impact is much better than Armageddon, and is a lot more realistic. I mean c'mon, sending up a team of oil rig drillers, with mini-gun mounted vehicles, to save the world? Please.

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by Blu-Runner

Deep Impact is much better than Armageddon, and is a lot more realistic. I mean c'mon, sending up a team of oil rig drillers, with mini-gun mounted vehicles, to save the world? Please.

And I'll say it again... Armageddon felt more real to me because they had the support of NASA and the military when making the film. All the scenes from Deep Impact that take place in space seem much more unrealistic to me.

[fdm]

Not really even worth a rental...

[Blu-Runner]

Originally Posted by ClaytonMG

And I'll say it again... Armageddon felt more real to me because they had the support of NASA and the military when making the film. All the scenes from Deep Impact that take place in space seem much more unrealistic to me.

Oh, ok. Well, since you said it a second time, I now believe that Armageddon is much more realistic than Deep Impact.

[JRS03]

Gotta go with Deep Impact on this one....that other film was a bunch of tripe! Lets send some fat oil workers up there to drill........silly silly silly....

[skatalite]

Here's a bit from Wikipedia on the scientific criticisms of "Armageddon":

Armageddon is noted for its large number of scientific inaccuracies. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Michael Bay said that the solution for the asteroid situation was great for the movie but not possible in real life, while adding that real-life "anti-gravity" systems for such a situation were being worked on by NASA. Bay also said that people who might think that it was possible to deal with an asteroid in the manner depicted in the movie would be mistaken.

The physics and scientific approach of Armageddon was criticized for its poor adherence to the laws of physics, such as the asteroid having gravity similar to Earth. This has led NASA to show the film as part of its management training program. Prospective managers are asked to find as many inaccuracies in the movie as they can. At least 168 impossible things have been found during these screenings of the film. For example, Shuttles could not be landed on an asteroid. And even if they could, they would not subsequently be able to leave. It also wouldn't be possible to build the shuttles fast enough, whether building from scratch or modifying existing shuttles. (Although an earlier scene alludes to the fact that the shuttles had already been built, and were being kept secret by the military, until such time that they were needed.) The movie also adheres to standard Hollywood conventions when it comes to science, such as depicting there being noise in space. Explosions were also shown to be sustained in the vacuum of space.

Not trying to sway anyone's opinion, just pointing it out as good reading.

[borninusa]

I was never a fan of Deep Impact....I would say 'rental'

[borninusa]

Man..its hard to ask if ppl like a specific movie..then you get all these different responses. Should I get it or shouldnt I?

Tough decisions in the world of blu

[skatalite]

Originally Posted by borninusa

Man..its hard to ask if ppl like a specific movie..then you get all these different responses. Should I get it or shouldnt I?

Tough decisions in the world of blu

I personally wouldn't buy it. It's a good one-timer, maybe twice if it's on TV at some point. But it's not a particularly strong film, and it definitely would collect dust on my shelf.

[Steve]

I thought it was a pretty good movie, but I prefer Armageddon. I recommend you rent it before you buy it.