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The Day After Tomorrow - Single Disc Edition [2004]


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Amazon.co.uk Review

Supreme silliness doesn't stop The Day After Tomorrow from being lots of fun for connoisseurs of epic-scale disaster flicks. After the blockbuster profits of Independence Day and Godzilla, you can't blame director Roland Emmerich for using global warming as a politically correct excuse for destroying most of the northern hemisphere. Like most of Emmerich's films, this one emphasises special effects over such lesser priorities as well-drawn characters and plausible plotting, and his dialogue (cowritten by Jeffrey Nachmanoff) is so laughably trite that it could be entirely eliminated without harming the movie. It's the spectacle that's important here, not the lame, recycled plot about father and son (Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal) who endure an end-of-the-world scenario caused by the effects of global warming. So sit back, relax and enjoy the awesome visions of tornado-ravaged Los Angeles, blizzards in New Delhi, Japan pummelled by grapefruit-sized hailstones, and Manhattan flooded by swelling oceans and then frozen by the onset of a modern ice age. It's all wildly impressive, and Emmerich obviously doesn't care if the science is flimsy, so why should you? --Jeff Shannon

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Special Features

Two Film Commentaries: #1 by Roland Emmerich and Howard Gordan #2 Co-writer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Ueli Steiger, Editor David Brenner, and Production Designer Barry Chiusid

DTS and 5.1 Audio

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Synopsis

With THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, director Roland Emmerich (INDEPENDENCE DAY, GODZILLA) trades evil aliens and radioactive lizards in for some seriously bad weather. When a radical change in the temperature of the world's oceans causes deadly storms and sets a new Ice Age in motion, climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) must race from Washington D.C. to save his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), in the subzero climes of New York City. Elsewhere, tornadoes and hail menace the globe, leading to international disasters on an extraordinary level. Emmerich, who has proven to be a master of big-budget cinematic destruction on numerous occasions, aims to outdo himself with THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. Here entire cities are ripped apart, flooded, and/or frozen, adding up to one of the biggest disaster movies ever filmed. Although astonishingly rendered special effects rule the movie, adept actors such as Quaid and Gyllenhaal (along with Sela Ward, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, and others) turn in solid performances that help to balance out the meteorological mayhem. Surprisingly, Emmerich also uses the film as a vehicle for clever moments of social and political commentary, making THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW admirably smarter and considerably more entertaining than typical Hollywood blockbusters.

pointless
Review date: 2008-06-07 Rating: 2 out of 10

roland emmerich has crawed up his back side since makin godzilla and spurned out drivel like this since.this is pointless rubbish that has some good effects in it

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even Turner dosnt like it
Review date: 2008-05-20 Rating: 2 out of 10

This film is so stooopid its sily and wrong im gonna tell my mummy and my daddy and russell hoyle just how much this film really smells this film is stinky even Russells glasses couldn't handle it and Turners tennis shoes ran a mile.

Hilarious!
Review date: 2008-04-09 Rating: 2 out of 10

An attempt at a big budget, zeitgeist film that'll have `em queuing around the block.

I can just imagine the production meetings:

"Hey, I've got an idea. A disaster movie about man made global warming."

"But how do we pad the middle out with exiting stuff?"

"I know, let's get some wolves to chase some kids."

"Wolves, in New York when it's all under water?"

"Hmmm, hang on... I've got it! We'll have the wolves caged up on a ship that's floated into Manhattan."

"Why are the kids on the ship?"

"To get some prescription drugs. Everyone knows ships are full of prescription drugs!"

"Errrr, ok...but if the wolves are caged, why are they running about?"

"But the ships deserted because of the global warming, the wolves have got out by themselves.."

"...ok....."

I'm not exaggerating. This actually happens in the film just to provide some "Hollywood" diversion, just in case the tabloid audience were getting bored!

And at the end, we get the PC message: it's not too late to stop this if we just DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

Utter garbage.



ace!
Review date: 2008-03-27 Rating: 8 out of 10

an excellent achievement!i watched this with my family on a saturday night and it gripped me so much that i was actually freezing by the middle and needed extra blankets!(you'll understand if you see the film) i'd really recommend this, the only reason i didnt give it 5 stars was because it lasted for a really long time and i dont like really long films!!

questionnable but exciting thriller
Review date: 2008-03-19 Rating: 8 out of 10

Dennis Quaid (Any given Sunday) stars as Jack Hall, a scientist who discovers that the world is becoming even more vulnerable to global warming and as the weather takes dramatic turns over the world, he is in a rush against time to think of a solution, and to rescue his son Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko) from New York.

The whole ideology about global warming becoming as devastating as this has been questioned by many critics, I for one was a bit unsure that the world could suffer as badly as this. However this 2004 disaster film does hit on a fair enough point.

The film basis itself on an idea focused upon in today's media but doesn't really dive deep within the causes of global warming, its more of a case of its happening so deal with it kind of concept. The film also runs on a few somewhat corny conventions such as saving the day and love.

Also it is slightly confusing as a lot of cast is talking in specific scientist lexis for majority of the time. There are also too many characters to focus upon and not enough consistency regarding their personal issues.

Despite these flaws, it is still a remarkable film. Its fast and tense throughout with great CGI and the acting and characters are acceptable enough to carry the film right to the very end where some viewers might feel slightly let down because it is a bit of an anticlimax. Many scenes are exciting and grab and surprise you.

The plot is fairly consistent and focuses on the family who all have their own personal issues to revolve which are good little sub stories. Many scenes are quite dramatic especially with the water and the wolves later on.

The use of the library was really significant and effective but most importantly claustrophobic. The settings were well established.
The film is perhaps one of the best disaster films ever directed and justifies the genre beautifully.

watch it any day of the week

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Actor(s):
Jay O. Sanders
Emmy Rossum
Jake Gyllenhaal
Dash Mihok
Dennis Quaid

Creators:
Dennis Quaid (Primary Contributor)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Primary Contributor)

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Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5050053011954
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2004-10-18
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 119 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2004-05-28
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Italian (Original Language)
Language: Japanese (Original Language)

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