Comments on: The Day After Tomorrow (2004) http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/ Sweet & Salty Movie Reviews! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:48:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bj http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-43501 bj Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:35:37 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-43501 cool movie! cool movie!

]]> By: arjan http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-2637 arjan Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:28:59 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-2637 I also think the CGI wolves were atrocious

the tornadoes were über-cool!

]]> By: suzero http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-2636 suzero Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-2636 I hated the CGI wolves. Why couldn't they just use real ones? They were so fake. But the rest was cool, I agree. I hated the CGI wolves. Why couldn’t they just use real ones? They were so fake. But the rest was cool, I agree.

]]> By: arjan http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 arjan Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:44:48 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-2635 You are right Suz, but... the special effect were amazing. Hence the 3.5 star rating... You are right Suz, but… the special effect were amazing. Hence the 3.5 star rating…

]]> By: suzero http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-2614 suzero Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:45:50 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-2614 Finally saw this and had expected a little more to be honest. I am now completetly convinced that Dennis Quaid can't act to save his life, but that wasn't my main reason for being disappoointed. The storyline just didn't do it for me. I agree with just about everything in your review Arjan, especially the major plot holes and loose ends, I wouldn't have given it such a high rating though. Of course it's a formula disaster-movie plot, but I felt cheated out of some originality and humour (which Independence Day does have) and numerous characters were never to be seen or heard of again despite having enjoyed a relatively high number of on-screen minutes. The moral message and born-again-nice-guy Vice President were just a little too sweet for me. RATING5 Finally saw this and had expected a little more to be honest. I am now completetly convinced that Dennis Quaid can’t act to save his life, but that wasn’t my main reason for being disappoointed. The storyline just didn’t do it for me.

I agree with just about everything in your review Arjan, especially the major plot holes and loose ends, I wouldn’t have given it such a high rating though. Of course it’s a formula disaster-movie plot, but I felt cheated out of some originality and humour (which Independence Day does have) and numerous characters were never to be seen or heard of again despite having enjoyed a relatively high number of on-screen minutes.

The moral message and born-again-nice-guy Vice President were just a little too sweet for me.

rating: 5

]]> By: arjan http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 arjan Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:04:25 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-1759 well I have changed it now... but I am not American you must know... thanks anyway for making me aware... ...besides: it's been a while since I have seen The Patriot... well I have changed it now… but I am not American you must know… thanks anyway for making me aware… …besides: it’s been a while since I have seen The Patriot…

]]> By: Rex Dart http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-1758 Rex Dart Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:08:22 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-1758 Umm.... minor quibble. Patriot was about the American War of Independence, not the Civil War. It concerns me when such an obvious fact is mis-stated. Umm…. minor quibble. Patriot was about the American War of Independence, not the Civil War. It concerns me when such an obvious fact is mis-stated.

]]> By: Paco http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Paco Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-1741 Yeah, this looked the business! I must say that CGI is getting better and better because I couldn't see a lot wrong with it (funny it is to see, that they have the most difficulty with something seemingly simple as making convincing vapour-breath). The twister attack of LA and the flooding scene of NY are just amazing. It litteraly blows you away. I was a bit dissapointed that the extreme weather was solely confined to that particular part of the Northern hemisphere: North America, the USA in particular. Contrary to what you see on the different posters you don't get to see Europe or Canada. A bit strange, since the director is a German. Maybe Emmerich had to compensate for the criticism he put in the movie by showing his usual patriotic drivel. These kind of movies don't pass so easily nowadays. Very good fun, though. Yeah, this looked the business! I must say that CGI is getting better and better because I couldn’t see a lot wrong with it (funny it is to see, that they have the most difficulty with something seemingly simple as making convincing vapour-breath).

The twister attack of LA and the flooding scene of NY are just amazing. It litteraly blows you away. I was a bit dissapointed that the extreme weather was solely confined to that particular part of the Northern hemisphere: North America, the USA in particular. Contrary to what you see on the different posters you don’t get to see Europe or Canada. A bit strange, since the director is a German.

Maybe Emmerich had to compensate for the criticism he put in the movie by showing his usual patriotic drivel. These kind of movies don’t pass so easily nowadays.

Very good fun, though.

]]> By: arjan http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 arjan Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-1742 Just bought the new version of Independence Day on DVD. Same concept: just fun! BTW: I noticed a goof in the movie, which I later on read at IMDB.com as well... When you see the aerial views of New York and the water comes flushing in in the bottom right of the screen you see cars washed away before the water actually hits them... Just bought the new version of Independence Day on DVD. Same concept: just fun!

BTW: I noticed a goof in the movie, which I later on read at IMDB.com as well… When you see the aerial views of New York and the water comes flushing in in the bottom right of the screen you see cars washed away before the water actually hits them…

]]> By: Paco http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Paco Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=306#comment-1743 I saw that too, but don't consider that a goof for two possible reasons: 1. water flows more ahead down than on top; meaning that a horizontal column of water will be like the side of a pyramid: more water-mass flowing ahead on ground-level than above. So it could've been the water that flowed on the ground that surged ahead. 2. a massive amount of water that is pressed through a narrow cul-the-sac (a street with high buildings on the side) will create an enormous airflow by pushing ahead the air that is in front of it, causing everything in its path to be blown away by the air-pressure. A principle that they didn't apply consequently everytime (for example when the water-mass surged towards the library). You shouldn't forget that this isn't real water but CGI-water, meaning that they put that effect in there purposely. Mystery solved :) I saw that too, but don’t consider that a goof for two possible reasons:

1. water flows more ahead down than on top; meaning that a horizontal column of water will be like the side of a pyramid: more water-mass flowing ahead on ground-level than above. So it could’ve been the water that flowed on the ground that surged ahead.

2. a massive amount of water that is pressed through a narrow cul-the-sac (a street with high buildings on the side) will create an enormous airflow by pushing ahead the air that is in front of it, causing everything in its path to be blown away by the air-pressure.
A principle that they didn’t apply consequently everytime (for example when the water-mass surged towards the library).

You shouldn’t forget that this isn’t real water but CGI-water, meaning that they put that effect in there purposely.

Mystery solved :)

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