Product Details

• Actors: Jack Coleman, Holly Dignard, Tyler Johnston, Terry David Mulligan, Roger R. Cross
• Directors: Paul Ziller
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Unknown (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: FIRST LOOK PICTURES
• DVD Release Date: February 9, 2010
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002TVQ4E4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,304 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Polar Storm" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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POLAR STORM - DVD Movie

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Polar shenanigans, February 15, 2010

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Karl E. Weaver "karlweaver" (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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For a low-budget disaster movie, this is not bad. Jack Coleman plays a geophysicist who lives in Washington state (most of the outdoor stuff seems to be in Washington, and some in Alaska--very beautiful landscapes). He's got a moody adolescent boy who hasn't adjusted to dad's remarrying and having a stepmother (Holly Dignard) who is also a teacher at his high school. Coleman, the hero, is estranged from his father, a general stationed in Washington (which connection helps our hero attract Presidential attention and save the world). Coleman is not exactly a charismatic actor but gives a good working performance.
The movie has an interesting, not so often seen story trick--the very beginning is a flash-forward but NOT to the end of the movie (the usually seen); no, it's a flash-forward to about the MIDDLE of the film, when all hell is popping loose--then after a couple minutes the film goes back to the beginning and stays linear all the rest of the way through from there. Halfway through, you see the beginning sequence again and say "Oh THERE it is! Oh, and this is what happens next..."
What happened was: a large fragment of a big comet hit the earth in Alaska and somehow managed to shift its axis of rotation 10 degrees--without causing planetwide damage (that's about the most difficult part to swallow). This causes the axis of rotation to be significantly mis-aligned with the magnetic axis, which causes the magnetic polarity of the earth to destabilize and start breaking up. Earth-threatening consequences, ensue as cosmic radiation is penetrating down to the earth's surface and also tends to build up and cause huge electromagnetic pulsations, which destroy pretty much all functioning electrical equipment in the area. Eventually, if something isn't done, radiation effects will destroy civilization, and probably most of mankind. Not to worry; Coleman is going to save the day. Can you guess? Yes, with some nuclear weapons strategically-placed.
The computer-generated effects are decent--a little overdone in part, but generally good, and they do not overwhelm the story. It's your typical mixture of family dynamics and concerns, and the threat of worldwide disaster. This is no "Armageddon" or "Deep Impact", but it managed to stay interesting all the way through. Don't expect too much out of it and you may find it enjoyable enough.
Minor point: the subtitling needed more editing-there are some typo mistakes, and occasionally it simply does NOT say what the actors/actresses are saying--just something very close...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lost potential, February 28, 2010

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Rick Plesnik (Vancouver Island, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This movie is fast paced, maybe too fast paced. This could have been worked up into a fairly credible mini series, but as is leaves the viewer wondering about the credibility issues. There are gaps you could drive a tractor trailer through. The actor playing the son of the main protagonist is morose at best or bored. Somebody feed that kid a happy pill. The scene with the Russians had potential that could have borne fruit in a mini series, but is merely glanced over. The Russian captain was a little too ernest. And just where did they get that Type VIIC WWII sub anyway? The west coast had a Russian diesel sub on display for some time, and it did not look like that one.

Good premise, but mediocre movies.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad at all..., February 27, 2010

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Seadreamer "Seadreamer" (Ewing, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

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I was not really sure how this movie was going to play, but it is a thriller and it did keep me on the edge of my seat --- I would probably even watch it a second time --- that's saying a lot for me.

BUT, do yourself a favor and buy it used on amazon marketplace or rent it...