Customer Reviews

Asteroid

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

Yes, it's no Deep Impact or Armeggedon. The only similiarity is the asteroid. And if were not for two little things, this would've been a four star movie. First, there is a water-crashing-over-land scene that is reminiscent of the old days (the 60's) when we saw frothy bathwater being tossed over miniature model towns. It's an eyesore in the movie and that's when you start to notice the acting aint all that great either. There are alot of really good effects mixed in though, which is puzzling. There is no spaceship that attempts to make a landing on the asteroid, and their defensive ideas all revolve around lasers instead of nukes. There is a movie here, but they mixed in some pretty bad effects with the good ones and spent too much TIME focusing on the drama of the doctor's lost child and the grandpa. You know what happens, she spends at least a half hour of the movie looking through a wasteland, and then there's another 30 minutes spent on totally irrelevant action sequences while rescuing a boy from his own stupidity (he wanders into an asteroid crater - that is on fire).
Reviewers seem to like this movie, and it wasn't all that bad. Deep Impact is one of my favorite movies, so I had to check this out. I can only watch Armeggedon if I'm alone and allowed to fast-forward through all the drama scenes. And Asteroid will never be watched twice - i.e. rent.

I liked this movie. It was thought provoking and insightful with the action taking place in a location not usually seen before. Dallas, Texas was a good choice as it is highly populated, but not typical like New York, or Los Angeles. Being a Colorado girl, I liked that the NOAA facility in Boulder was used. The FEMA aspect was something new not usually included in these types of movies, and gave a more human element to the story instead of focusing on the impending disaster.

I originally watched this movie on television. It had a lot of good action scenes but some, as another reviewer had indicated, were like watching a class B movie from the 60s. They could of done a much better job especially with the water scenes in Kansas City. However, the big part that I hate was the removal of parts on the DVD versus the television production of the same movie. Usually you get extras on a DVD but this one removed portions. I would assume that was done to restrict it to 2 hours but some of the scenes removed actually made the movie better. In addition, even though I can't really prove it, it looks like the editors of this DVD sped up the movie. If they just left the movie exactly the way it was when it played on NBC (I believe) or added additional scenes cut from the original movie, it would of made this one DVD purchase much more worth the money. I would recommend renting it versus buying it.

This is a pretty good movie, and a pretty good disaster movie, and suffers chiefly in comparison with Armageddon and Deep Impact, which had the advantages of higher budgets and vastly advanced special effects. For its time, though, it is pretty good!

As is the case with most of the disaster genre of film, the story focuses on a few individuals, families with victims in the main disaster zones. The movie spends as much time following them and their interrelationships as it does on the disasters.

The Asteroid chunks come in two main clusters, the first of which is a virtual non-event (a dam is burst, and sections of Kansas City are flooded). But the second asteroid-fall is a doozy, demolishing most of Dallas with some reasonable special effects and some very well done rubble.

As is so often the case with disaster films, though, the movie misses out on wider aspects of the disaster. We here cursory reports of a Peruvian apartment building and what not which are impacted, but the movie concentrates exclusively on events in Missouri, Colorado, and ultimately Texas. By anything the movie shows, the disaster is local rather than worldwide in impact. A broader view would definitely increase its effectiveness.

Still, recommended for watching, particularly if you like the genre.

I watched this movie once, and it made me feel stupid just for buying it. It's horribly innacurate, and terribly made. The characters have about as much depth as poetry by Homer Simpson. Rent it, then do the video store a favor, and burn the tape.

What I thought would be a another B movie turned out to be a good action flick. Good actors Annabella Sciorra, Michael Biehn and quite a few other good tv actors. Worth the money and time to see it. Characters were developed and you knew who they were and what purpose they served. Good plot, even kept the interest of my grandchildren. Can't find too many directors or producers that can make an interesting plot and keep it moving. Dr. Lily McKee played by Annabelle Sciorra discovers a massive asteriod hurtling towards the earth and tries to get Feds to help and believe her. She notifies FEMA in comes Jack Wallach (Michael Biehn) he plays his role well -- better than Annablle Sciorra, sometimes she looks like she is confused...but carries her role well. Good flick I think you'll enjoy. Good special effects.

After reading all the reviews I was really disapointed when I saw the rating some of these people gave this movie. This movie was great. There are lots of special effects and explosions. At the beginning of the movie a man is driving a truck in Billings, Montana when meteor hits the road and the truck explodes. The next day a chopper flies over Montana and see's that there is a house on fire with people on the roof. The people in the Chopper rescue them and then a Propane Tank explodes! My favourite part in this movie is when an Asteroid hits a dam in Kansas City and sends water tearing through the city. Then the grand final happens when two planes blow up the earth threatening asteroid. After everyone celebrates the lady who found the asteroid finds out that the lasers blew the asteroid into tiny pieces. Several small pieces and a large one are heading straight for earth. As the discoverer of the rock went to NASA in Houston she left her Dad and her Son back in Dallas. Soon a couple of asteroids hit Dallas and then the big one hits. It blows up Dallas and obliterates it. The rest of the movie is pretty much finding a lsot boy and his grandpa. So all in all I thought that this movie was C O O L !!

This is a really good movie! It has lots of action and yet a great deal of warmth and depth are developed in the main characters. Good special effects. I've seen this movie several times and I enjoy it more each time I see it.

FACT: This is a science FICTION movie.
FACT: The thought of asteroids hitting the earth is frightening.
FACT: Considering this is a TV movie, it's a remarkable feat to make this overall so good.
FACT: Michael Biehn is like Kurt Russell and Kiefer Sutherland, a good actor who hasn't quite got the right role yet.
FACT; Annabella Sciorra is so lethargic, one can doubt she's feeling anything at all.
FACT: Anthony Zerbe is still a great character actor.
FACT; The demolition of Dallas is devastating.
FACT: For what it is, this is a very enjoyable and mind-boggling movie.

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ASTEROID FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND COULD NOT BUY IT
FROM AROUND WHERE I LIVE AT. AMAZON SEEMS TO HAVE THE HARD TO FIND MOVIES,
AND THAT IS GREAT FOR ME. EVEN THOUGHT THIS MOVIE IS QUITE LONG IT IS NICE TO WATCH ONCE AND AWHILE AND I COLLECT DESASTER MOVIES.