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Turning pressing environmental issues into the theme of a big summer blockbuster, you can’t say that director Roland Emmerich isn’t willing to take his chances. And while The Day After Tomorrow does ask you to suspend fair chunks of disbelief, it is both a spectacle and a worthwhile blockbuster to expend your time in front of.
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid, The Day After Tomorrow is the silly-but-fun story of a new ice age arriving pretty much overnight. In the midst of it all is a father-saving-son tale, that takes little time to be reduced to the background in favour of an all-out special effects assault.
And what an assault. Criticise the story all you like, but as spectacle, The Day After Tomorrow has few equals. From extreme weather effects to the site of familiar landmarks under mountains of ice, the budget was clearly high, and it’s all there on the screen.
This is, of course, where the joy of high definition kicks in. The Blu-ray-driven, 1080p picture is simply stunning, and The Day After Tomorrow benefits heavily from it. As a film, it still has its flaws, but it’s still good fun, and it’s one mighty workout for your home cinema rig too. --Jon Foster
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Mega-budget, special-effects packed action adventure sci-fi epic directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, Stargate), in which global warming and the greenhouse effect have given rise to abrupt climate change - with cataclysmic consequences for the entire planet. Dennis Quaid stars as Professor Adrian Hall, a paleoclimatologist who is fighting to save the world from a second ice age and all the natural disasters that herald it: floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes to name but a few. But first, Hall must complete a more personal mission: his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal) is stranded in New York City where he was taking part in a school competition when the catastrophe began. As well as facing a perpetual onslaught of natural catastrophes, Hall must fight his way through the mass of humanity fleeing south into warmer climes... but can he reach his son in time to save him?
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49 of 56 people found the following review helpful
By AYC
Format:Blu-ray
Audio:
5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio English
5.1 DTS Italian, Spanish
2.0 commentary
Subtitles:
Italian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Norwegian, English
5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio English
5.1 DTS Italian, Spanish
2.0 commentary
Subtitles:
Italian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Norwegian, English
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
`The Day After Tomorrow' starring Dennis Quaid as and Jake Gyllenhaal is a fantastic movie that really is the kind of film that made me want a Blu Ray player in the first place - the amazing specials effects like the tornados, the floods and natural destruction of New York and Los Angeles has never looked so good!
The storyline is fairly basic with an unexpected and rapid ice age hitting the Earth and although it is very unbelievable with a lot of flaws and plot-holes it is still an extremely enjoyable and visually stunning film that I highly recommend seeing on Blu Ray. The acting is what you'd expect from a Hollywood summer blockbuster - good but would never win any awards, the action is very fast paced for the first half but does slow down considerably in the last half an hour or so, the special effects are stunning - some of the best I've ever seen in a film, and the whole film is just a good fun and well worth checking out. Highly recommended!
The storyline is fairly basic with an unexpected and rapid ice age hitting the Earth and although it is very unbelievable with a lot of flaws and plot-holes it is still an extremely enjoyable and visually stunning film that I highly recommend seeing on Blu Ray. The acting is what you'd expect from a Hollywood summer blockbuster - good but would never win any awards, the action is very fast paced for the first half but does slow down considerably in the last half an hour or so, the special effects are stunning - some of the best I've ever seen in a film, and the whole film is just a good fun and well worth checking out. Highly recommended!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A. Rehm
Format:Blu-ray
The audio and video quality of this Blu-ray disc is excellent, DTS-HD sound, very crisp picture under 1080p.
The only downside of this disc are the extras - The DVD version has a nice set of extras and interviews, whereas the Blu-ray version has only an absolute minimum of extras. Regardless, this is a brilliant Blu-ray for this price.
The only downside of this disc are the extras - The DVD version has a nice set of extras and interviews, whereas the Blu-ray version has only an absolute minimum of extras. Regardless, this is a brilliant Blu-ray for this price.
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great
I love the day after tomorrow for the wonderful special effects and the great storyline which as our weather is rapidly changing and some parts are coming true.
Published 8 hours ago by jane mullins
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Recommended
Good film to buy and a good film to watch throughout which also has a beginning a middle and an end. Recommended viewing.
Published 9 days ago by robert gregson
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great i would recomend this product to a friend, as it was on time and as described. . . :)
Published 24 days ago by L. Simpson
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GREAT MOVIE - GOOD BLU-RAY
Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid), a paleoclimatologist with NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), tries to warn members at a multi-national conference that an ice age... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Valerie J.
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film
this is a fab film lost my old copy of it so now have a new one and enjoying this film evey one should have a copy
Published 1 month ago by A. D. Lewis
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good
Good film. Really good as a teaching tool for KS4 speaking and Listening "How to survive a blizzard" Students enjoying it.
Published 2 months ago by helanvictoria
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie
I bought this for my husband who loves this type of movie. It has Spanish subtitles and audio option which he prefers as it's then easier for him to understand. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jane Brett
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The Day After Tomorrow
I was so looking forward to this dvd but when it arrive i could not play it as my machine keeps saying no disc - and before you even think of blaming my machine this is the only... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Melonie
5.0 out of 5 stars
day after tomorrow... a warning how selfish the human race has become
humans have transformed the earth for their own pleasure . not accounting for all the wildlife that exists,or did exit before we took everything away from them . Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. George J. Fogden
4.0 out of 5 stars
It could happen
An enjoyable film which is not to far fetched, it could happen not as fast as in the film, not to far from reality
Published 4 months ago by Jimbo
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