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  • Actors: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave, Morgan Freeman, Elijah Wood
  • Directors: Mimi Leder
  • Format: PAL, Special Edition
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Dreamworks Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 4 April 2005
  • Run Time: 116 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002Z9WM0
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,441 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
A reporter believes that she has discovered a Congressman's affair. But as it turns out, Elle isn't a mistress, but something used to describe an event so cataclysmic that it could destroy the planet...
When it is discovered that an enormous comet is on a collision course with Earth, a handful of Americans make different preparations for the end of the world. While Leo Biederman (played by Elijah Wood), the fourteen-year-old amateur astronomer who discovered the comet, deals with the pangs of first love, an ambitious newswoman (played by Tea Leoni) attempts to reconcile with her estranged parents. A former astronaut (played by Robert Duvall) finds himself in the stars once again in an attempt to prevent the catastrophe from occurring. Mimi Leder directs from a script by Bruce Joel Rubin and Michael Tolkin.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best disaster movies, 5 Sep 2007
By KM (England) - See all my reviews
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In 'Deep Impact" a meteor the size of New York is discovered heading straight towards Earth and civilization has one year to prepare for the collision which will most likely make the every living thing on Earth extinct unless it can be stopped.
The film is from America's perspective, lead by the US President (Morgan Freeman) who has set up a team of the best astronauts (including a fantastic performance by Robert Duvall) to drill some nuclear warheads into the meteor to hopefully break it up or change is course. The lead character (Tia Leoni) plays the news reporter who gives America the details of the mission as it happened.

The story is very similar to Armageddon which also came out in 1998, but instead of going for the macho, USA save the world (again) approach that Jerry Bruckhiemer gave his film, Deep Impact goes for a more emotional and realistic image, focussing more on everyday people and how this is going to affect their lives, rather than just following the "heroes".

I am a huge fan of disaster films (like The Day After Tomorrow, War of the Worlds, Independance Day, Twister etc) and although I did really like Armageddon I did feel that Deep Impact is definitely the superior film of the two. The acting is brilliant and believeable, the story is full of shocks and surprises, the special effects are extremely good for it's time and overall this is a hugely enjoyable film which I think will be still very re-watchable in years to come.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Fantastic., 13 Mar 2006
By Steven Stewart "Critic Extraordinaire" (steveo.stewart@hotmail.co.uk) - See all my reviews
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Starring a young Elijah Wood as Leo Beiderman he descovers an asteroid heading on a collision course towards earth, the Asteroid is 4 miles wide and is set to destroy mankind so the Americans join together with Russia to build a rocket that is to be sent to the Asteroid to plant an nuclear weapon inside it and destroy it but not all goes to plan.
I will say no more but i will tell you what i thought about the film, i thought it was incredibly intelligent and was more about the political and emotional side that an event like this would bring to the world.
Starring simply 3 of my favourite actors in Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall & Elijah Wood, this movie is really a tremendous acheivement although not for everyone i would suggest that even though you may be sceptical seriously check it out.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's the end of the world!!! - Or is it???, 1 Jun 2005
By steveyorkkei "steveyorkkei" (UK) - See all my reviews
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One of the other reviewers has hit the nail on the head by using the analogy of an old Sunday matinee. This film is absolutely all about a handful of characters just going about their everyday business, with a bit of romance, a bit of family drama...

Then along comes a reality check that stops everyone dead in their tracks.

It's a brilliant attempt at showing how both governments and everyday people would repsond to an event which could literally snuff out all life on earth.

At the time this was made, CGI was still in it's early days. Consequently, whilst the special effects are both dramatic and effective, they are relatively short-lived. Considering how long the film is, more time should have been focused on the destruction at the end.

One of my top 10 films.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Just be aware of the heavy Christian subtext
A well-told and human science-fiction film. Or is it? Just be aware of the heavy Christian subtexts here. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D'log

3.0 out of 5 stars so-so disaster movie
Deep Impact begins well, focussing on the ordinary concerns of the characters we will get to know as the movie progresses. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kraftwerker

5.0 out of 5 stars An intelligent disaster movie
Its rather interesting that both Deep Impact and Armageddon were released around the same time because the two films deal with the same subject matter but in vastly different... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Frank antz

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite films !!
This is such a fantastic film, unfortunately with a semi identical plot to armageddon, but far more the superior of the two! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Amyyyyyyy

4.0 out of 5 stars Could have been perfect if ...
I love space stories, disaster movies and comet impact. I believe it is a man's tretory. The producers usually blend in some love story, sex scandal, and other feminine issues to... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Michael M. Ordoukhani

5.0 out of 5 stars A disaster movie that's not macho!
Taking several parallel threads that do not all meet at the end, 'Deep Impact' gives a very human feel to a very big, and very possible, disaster scenario. Read more
Published 15 months ago by AnOldGoat

4.0 out of 5 stars It could and probably has happened, but not to us, yet!
This film has got everything that a suspense film needs, if you has seen and liked films like, The day after tommorow and The core then I am sure that you will like this as well... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2007 by Dazman

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
This is one of the best films from 1998 and I had to get it on DVD to go with Armageddon and although the best film from that year is ultimately Saving Private Ryan both... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2006 by Michael Birch

3.0 out of 5 stars it gets more boring every time you watch it
there really is no point in buying this film as it comes on tv every month, its worth watchin though. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2006 by Amo, UK

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun - even if it is lame and cheesy
I feel when watching Deep Impact, the only source of inspiration was from Armageddon. Its not exactly hard to see they were both made right after one another, and the story line's... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2006 by Mr Cheese

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