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Deep Impact (Blu-ray)
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Genre | Action |
Format | Blu-ray |
Contributor | Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Mimi Leder, Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell See more |
Runtime | 1 hour and 56 minutes |
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A year after a comet is discovered by 14-year-old amateur astronomer Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood), it is announced that the object's trajectory is leading it on a collision course with Earth. American President Tom Beck (Morgan Freeman) calls for calm while experienced astronaut Spurgeon Tanner (Robert Duvall) heads into space in an attempt to destroy the comet before it hits. The mission is covered on television by reporter Jenny Lerner (Téa Leoni), who discovers that astronomer Marcus Wolf knew the comet was a threat a year earlier, but died in mysterious circumstances before he could make his findings known.
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- Product dimensions : 522.6 x 54.6 x 663 cm; 33.11 Kilograms
- Director : Mimi Leder
- Media Format : Blu-ray
- Run time : 1 hour and 56 minutes
- Release date : 26 November 2009
- Actors : Tea Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Elijah Wood, Robert Duvall
- Studio : Paramount
- ASIN : B01A9LM8AY
- Country of origin : Australia
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: 4,429 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Reviewed in Australia on 1 April 2021
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Love this movie, and love the quick delivery i have had over the years
Reviewed in Australia on 29 July 2018
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Delivered as advertised
Reviewed in Australia on 15 September 2019
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I adore this movie.... the part where tea Leonie AMD her dad on the beach... god it really got my heart going ..... I bawled.....
Reviewed in Australia on 16 January 2022
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Great film and product lm very happy with the seller
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FeedMyReads
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deep Impact gets to the heart of the disaster that looms
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2017Verified Purchase
Deep Impact is a great film which came out at the same time as Armageddon. The two films offer up the same idea but with a completely different feel...Deep Impact very much focuses on the human aspect as we see the goings on of the people on Earth as disaster looms and for many people this makes this film feel very slow but for me this is the heart of this film and makes it stand out as a strong film.
Great special effects and excellent acting all add together to create a film I have watched a number of times over the years.
Great special effects and excellent acting all add together to create a film I have watched a number of times over the years.
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Alan G
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thinking mans Armaggedon
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2013Verified Purchase
If you're after high octane smash bang action then look elsewhere. If you're after a movie that at least attempts to base itself a little more in a possible reality then this is the movie for you.
This movie isn't without its plot flaws or technical errors and some of the acting could be better. There is a mix of strong believable actors (Morgan Freeman, Robert Duval, Vanessa Redgrave, James Cromwell) and less convincing ones (Elijah Wood, Tea Leoni, Maximilian Schell, Leelee Sobieski)
Sadly the emotional component of the film and the part for me that it is supposed to create the greated sense of fear, resignation and connection with the characters focuses on the actors that to me were less convincing.
Tea Leoni is convincing as Jenny Learner, the upcoming reporter who stumbles across E.L.E and is thrust into the limelight much to the chagrin of her boss Beth (Laura Innes) but as a feeling human wrestling with the personal consequences and possibilities of the impending disaster I just couldn't connect with her. Likewise the start contrast between her Mum Robin (Vanessa Redgrave) and father Jason (Maximilian Schell) was palpable. Vanessa shows her classic acting talent conveying a mixture of emotions allowing me to believe she was real woman torn apart by Jason's remarriage and the impending doom. Yet Schell to me was stilted and devoid of emotion, however I will admit I'm not a fan of his.
In a similar way the other emotional theme of the film centering around Leo and Sarah fails to me due to their acting skills.
I feel that Elijah succeeds a little more due to that he seems to have a natural face that looks permanently worried when not smiling. However Leelee has a spectacular fail to convey the deep distress she is feeling as her parents save her by sending her off with her baby brother/sister with Leo to avoid the onrushing tsunami.
This is in complete opposition to the deep personal trauma that is etched across Morgan Freemans face as the president addressing the nation when the last attempts to avert cataclysm fail and how the amazing James Cromwell as former secretary of state Alan Rittenhouse conveys a deep sense of hopelessness and resignation in his brief but powerful interview with Jenny Lerner.
It may seem by now that I've torn the film apart but somehow as a whole the movie works well especially the tear jearking end where the brave crew of the Messiah bid fairwell to their loved ones as they make the ultimate sacrifice to save them and the planet.
Thankfully to me there is not so much of the chest puffing adoration seeking US patriotism as they selflessly wade in to save the world once more. Yes the USA is instrumental in the effort to save the world, but there is non of the cringe worthy dialogue and unnecessary shots of the rest of the world gratefully celebrating the USA's benevolence.
Instead there are shots of the US bearing its share of the devastation and recognition of how the rest of the planet has suffered in the heartwarming motivational speach by the President (Freeman).
And this is key difference between Deep Impact and Armageddon, this film has attempted to base itself in humility not chest beating bravado and to me that is where it beats its blockbuster brother hands down.
The transfer for the bluray is good but not one of the best of seen for a film of this age with some noticeable grain in the film that I can only assume are artifacts as I can see no reason why artistically they would be present.
Sound wise is where my disappointment is, while its Dolby TrueHD the centre vocals were strangely muffled and for a first on my system with either DTS HD or TrueHD I had to up the volume to make them clear.
Also I never really felt enveloped in the sound stage, it felt strangely flat and all at the front except for odd occasions such as the Messiah around the comet and the onrush of the tsunami.
However despite the niggles of the transfer, weaker actors and flat sound stage this is a film that I love watching time and time again.
This movie isn't without its plot flaws or technical errors and some of the acting could be better. There is a mix of strong believable actors (Morgan Freeman, Robert Duval, Vanessa Redgrave, James Cromwell) and less convincing ones (Elijah Wood, Tea Leoni, Maximilian Schell, Leelee Sobieski)
Sadly the emotional component of the film and the part for me that it is supposed to create the greated sense of fear, resignation and connection with the characters focuses on the actors that to me were less convincing.
Tea Leoni is convincing as Jenny Learner, the upcoming reporter who stumbles across E.L.E and is thrust into the limelight much to the chagrin of her boss Beth (Laura Innes) but as a feeling human wrestling with the personal consequences and possibilities of the impending disaster I just couldn't connect with her. Likewise the start contrast between her Mum Robin (Vanessa Redgrave) and father Jason (Maximilian Schell) was palpable. Vanessa shows her classic acting talent conveying a mixture of emotions allowing me to believe she was real woman torn apart by Jason's remarriage and the impending doom. Yet Schell to me was stilted and devoid of emotion, however I will admit I'm not a fan of his.
In a similar way the other emotional theme of the film centering around Leo and Sarah fails to me due to their acting skills.
I feel that Elijah succeeds a little more due to that he seems to have a natural face that looks permanently worried when not smiling. However Leelee has a spectacular fail to convey the deep distress she is feeling as her parents save her by sending her off with her baby brother/sister with Leo to avoid the onrushing tsunami.
This is in complete opposition to the deep personal trauma that is etched across Morgan Freemans face as the president addressing the nation when the last attempts to avert cataclysm fail and how the amazing James Cromwell as former secretary of state Alan Rittenhouse conveys a deep sense of hopelessness and resignation in his brief but powerful interview with Jenny Lerner.
It may seem by now that I've torn the film apart but somehow as a whole the movie works well especially the tear jearking end where the brave crew of the Messiah bid fairwell to their loved ones as they make the ultimate sacrifice to save them and the planet.
Thankfully to me there is not so much of the chest puffing adoration seeking US patriotism as they selflessly wade in to save the world once more. Yes the USA is instrumental in the effort to save the world, but there is non of the cringe worthy dialogue and unnecessary shots of the rest of the world gratefully celebrating the USA's benevolence.
Instead there are shots of the US bearing its share of the devastation and recognition of how the rest of the planet has suffered in the heartwarming motivational speach by the President (Freeman).
And this is key difference between Deep Impact and Armageddon, this film has attempted to base itself in humility not chest beating bravado and to me that is where it beats its blockbuster brother hands down.
The transfer for the bluray is good but not one of the best of seen for a film of this age with some noticeable grain in the film that I can only assume are artifacts as I can see no reason why artistically they would be present.
Sound wise is where my disappointment is, while its Dolby TrueHD the centre vocals were strangely muffled and for a first on my system with either DTS HD or TrueHD I had to up the volume to make them clear.
Also I never really felt enveloped in the sound stage, it felt strangely flat and all at the front except for odd occasions such as the Messiah around the comet and the onrush of the tsunami.
However despite the niggles of the transfer, weaker actors and flat sound stage this is a film that I love watching time and time again.
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Spike Owen
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cities fall but they are rebuilt. Heroes die but they are remembered.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2011Verified Purchase
I gigantic comet is heading towards Earth, if it hits then life as we know it is doomed. Enter the president of the United States who launches a desperate plan to have NASA's finest blow up the comet before it gets here. In the meantime, all on the Earth prepare for the worst case scenario.
Deep Impact was always going to be a tough sell to the movie watching world. In spite of its best intentions to blend epic disaster with a great big human heart, Deep Impact neither appeased the sci-fi crowd or fulfilled the effects hungry popcorn brigade's gargantuan appetites. "Too talky" said one side of the cinema, "that's just ridiculous" said the other, "hey isn't this supposed to be a corny disaster film" asked the balcony, here in lays the problem. Director Mimi Leder and her writing team of Bruce Rubin and Michael Tolkin are guilty of not taking a side from which to launch their picture out of the mundane atmosphere. Or perhaps maybe, it was just a bold gamble that didn't pay off? but i'm sure nobody involved in the picture would have wanted the viewers to be hankering for the effects laden finale, and that's what happens, ultimately it's the so-so carnage that most end up remembering. Worst still is that outside of Téa Leoni's news lady central character, Jenny Lerner, no characters are fully formed to make us even care if they and the Earth actually survives. Which in a film pro porting to be an intimate study of relationships and how mankind copes with impending doom, is nearly unforgivable.
It's odd that in the same year as Bruce Willis and Michael Bay firmly went for the popcorn crowd with Armageddon, that Deep Impact was offered up as the thinking mans opposite side of the coin. Yet the reality is that Deep Impact got confused about its worth, and sadly falls some way short of being the fine movie that it obviously looked like being down on the page. A good cast is wasted and a brave move is sadly unrealised. 5/10 because deep down it does in fact pose some rather interesting questions, questions that at least make Deep Impact worth a revisit on a quiet and boring Sunday evening by the fire, but it's definitely a case of so near and yet so far far away.
Deep Impact was always going to be a tough sell to the movie watching world. In spite of its best intentions to blend epic disaster with a great big human heart, Deep Impact neither appeased the sci-fi crowd or fulfilled the effects hungry popcorn brigade's gargantuan appetites. "Too talky" said one side of the cinema, "that's just ridiculous" said the other, "hey isn't this supposed to be a corny disaster film" asked the balcony, here in lays the problem. Director Mimi Leder and her writing team of Bruce Rubin and Michael Tolkin are guilty of not taking a side from which to launch their picture out of the mundane atmosphere. Or perhaps maybe, it was just a bold gamble that didn't pay off? but i'm sure nobody involved in the picture would have wanted the viewers to be hankering for the effects laden finale, and that's what happens, ultimately it's the so-so carnage that most end up remembering. Worst still is that outside of Téa Leoni's news lady central character, Jenny Lerner, no characters are fully formed to make us even care if they and the Earth actually survives. Which in a film pro porting to be an intimate study of relationships and how mankind copes with impending doom, is nearly unforgivable.
It's odd that in the same year as Bruce Willis and Michael Bay firmly went for the popcorn crowd with Armageddon, that Deep Impact was offered up as the thinking mans opposite side of the coin. Yet the reality is that Deep Impact got confused about its worth, and sadly falls some way short of being the fine movie that it obviously looked like being down on the page. A good cast is wasted and a brave move is sadly unrealised. 5/10 because deep down it does in fact pose some rather interesting questions, questions that at least make Deep Impact worth a revisit on a quiet and boring Sunday evening by the fire, but it's definitely a case of so near and yet so far far away.
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ふにゃっしー
5.0 out of 5 stars
派手さはないですが、名作です
Reviewed in Japan on 24 January 2019Verified Purchase
この映画、隕石が確実に地球に落下するという状況で、
人間がどのように振る舞うかを描いた人間ドラマが魅力的です。
シェルターに入る権利があるのに、父親と最後の瞬間を過ごそうとするニュースキャスター、
同じくシェルターに入る権利があるのに、なんとか幼馴染を救おうと奔走する高校生、
そしてもう助からないと吹っ切れて、終活をするニュースキャスターの母親等、
人間ドラマが丁寧に描写されています。特に宇宙飛行士たちの最後の通信シーンは感動しました。
人間ドラマ中心の映画は、悠長で体感時間が遅く感じることも多いですが、
この映画はストーリーが面白くて、2時間があっという間に過ぎてしまいます。
同時期に制作・公開されたアルマゲドンと比較したら、
正直派手さはなく地味ですが、災害パニック映画の中でも、かなりの名作だと思うのでおすすめです。
人間がどのように振る舞うかを描いた人間ドラマが魅力的です。
シェルターに入る権利があるのに、父親と最後の瞬間を過ごそうとするニュースキャスター、
同じくシェルターに入る権利があるのに、なんとか幼馴染を救おうと奔走する高校生、
そしてもう助からないと吹っ切れて、終活をするニュースキャスターの母親等、
人間ドラマが丁寧に描写されています。特に宇宙飛行士たちの最後の通信シーンは感動しました。
人間ドラマ中心の映画は、悠長で体感時間が遅く感じることも多いですが、
この映画はストーリーが面白くて、2時間があっという間に過ぎてしまいます。
同時期に制作・公開されたアルマゲドンと比較したら、
正直派手さはなく地味ですが、災害パニック映画の中でも、かなりの名作だと思うのでおすすめです。

Ray
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thoughtful film
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2019Verified Purchase
Unlike other films on the subject this does to some extent focus on the effect of such on families rather than only on the 'action'. However, it perhaps dampens down the likelihood of the fear, panic and likely revolt that would happen, especially the closer the asteroid comes in the film; and the landing of a piece of it.
Also, the spacecraft entering the cometery tail might not encounter such huge boulders - just ice and dust.
Overall though well acted with a likable cast.
Also, the spacecraft entering the cometery tail might not encounter such huge boulders - just ice and dust.
Overall though well acted with a likable cast.
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