Oh the Humanity: Blockbuster Disaster Flicks You Can"t Miss on Satellite TV
A good disaster movie is like a Greek tragedy on steroids. You get the catharsis, plus a whole lot more. Each high def blow-up scene packs a 100 pound wallop. Watching a disaster flick is at once reeling, thrilling and deeply satisfying. The special effects boggle the mind, when done correctly. Of course, while the plotlines may be thinly spread out based on some vaguely plausible hunch, we don't watch these movies for the veracity or cohesiveness of the story.
These aren't chic movies, but rather testosterone pumped, high octane, diesel drenched motion pictures, in the fullest sense of the term. You watch them on large and glossy, HD flat screens, nothing less. Check out these overblown disaster action flicks on satellite tv.
The Day After Tomorrow: A series of freak storms destroys the world in matter of hours. Now if that doesn't convince you that global warming is a bad thing, then Roland Emmerich's epic disaster flick may have gone over your head. Although, the director does have a pretty direct point to make, that's not what most people go to see the film for, it's for the amazing effects. New York is drenched by snow and massive floods. Gigantic hurricane type storms develop over all of the Northern hemisphere. In the end, the developed first world nations have to depend on their warmer cousins down south.
Outbreak: This movie is somewhat older, but it's still a goodie. It's about the Ebola virus which wreaks bloody havoc on the nation. Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo helm the film and do a fine job at it, although again, you're not watching this movie to judge the acting chops of the main characters. This movie isn't so much about huge explosions as it's about utter chaos; unlike latter day action disaster flicks, there's not a whole lot of CGI to look at; but this does spin a taut psychological tale. Definitely worth a second look via satellite TV, especially to catch a young Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kevin Spacey before their careers took off.
28 Days Later: This Danny Boyle film deals with zombies in a fresh and invigorating light. Oh there's still blood and guts, plenty of it, but the movie also has a heart. It's got a great story and great actors. The cinematography is smashing-you have to watch it in HD-and the soundtrack really gets you pumped.
Twister: Weather makes another fine showing in this FX laden popcorn thriller of an action-disaster flick. This is the type of movie where audiences emerge dazed and impressed by all the incredible images they've just experienced. Of course, the premise is thin as a piece of spinach stuck behind your two front teeth, but that doesn't matter. What does matter is that things get torn to pieces. Trucks and homes and cows are uprooted and taken into swirling masses of pure energy. And Cary Elwes plays a bad guy.
These aren't chic movies, but rather testosterone pumped, high octane, diesel drenched motion pictures, in the fullest sense of the term. You watch them on large and glossy, HD flat screens, nothing less. Check out these overblown disaster action flicks on satellite tv.
The Day After Tomorrow: A series of freak storms destroys the world in matter of hours. Now if that doesn't convince you that global warming is a bad thing, then Roland Emmerich's epic disaster flick may have gone over your head. Although, the director does have a pretty direct point to make, that's not what most people go to see the film for, it's for the amazing effects. New York is drenched by snow and massive floods. Gigantic hurricane type storms develop over all of the Northern hemisphere. In the end, the developed first world nations have to depend on their warmer cousins down south.
Outbreak: This movie is somewhat older, but it's still a goodie. It's about the Ebola virus which wreaks bloody havoc on the nation. Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo helm the film and do a fine job at it, although again, you're not watching this movie to judge the acting chops of the main characters. This movie isn't so much about huge explosions as it's about utter chaos; unlike latter day action disaster flicks, there's not a whole lot of CGI to look at; but this does spin a taut psychological tale. Definitely worth a second look via satellite TV, especially to catch a young Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kevin Spacey before their careers took off.
28 Days Later: This Danny Boyle film deals with zombies in a fresh and invigorating light. Oh there's still blood and guts, plenty of it, but the movie also has a heart. It's got a great story and great actors. The cinematography is smashing-you have to watch it in HD-and the soundtrack really gets you pumped.
Twister: Weather makes another fine showing in this FX laden popcorn thriller of an action-disaster flick. This is the type of movie where audiences emerge dazed and impressed by all the incredible images they've just experienced. Of course, the premise is thin as a piece of spinach stuck behind your two front teeth, but that doesn't matter. What does matter is that things get torn to pieces. Trucks and homes and cows are uprooted and taken into swirling masses of pure energy. And Cary Elwes plays a bad guy.
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