Shattered Earth aka Cloudy Mountain [DVD]

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Benson, Sheila (18 October 1985). "Movie Review: 'Earth,' Star Are Out of This World". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 16 June 2015. Prieto and Loughery do make an effort, as does their cast. Lilly Krug gets a juicy femme fatale role as Sky, a mysterious seductress who claims to be a former model as she worms her way into the life of Chris ( Cameron Monaghan), a reclusive, recently divorced tech mogul. After Chris has an accident that lands him in a wheelchair, Sky becomes his live-in nurse — earning his trust for reasons that may not be so noble. Isn’t it always the case…you spend 10 years building an expensive new tunnel, then just when you think all the hard work is done, along comes a series of natural disasters that threaten the lives of everyone trapped in there. Shattered Earth (AKA Cloudy Mountain) delivers on all of those…not always as well as in other disaster movies I’ve watched, but well enough to keep me fully engaged throughout its (slightly overlong) 114 minutes running time. I have a soft spot for the disaster films of the 70s; I grew up watching them with my father. Who doesn`t remember the emotional journey in The Poseidon Adventure, when Shelly Winters is diving from one platform to the other. You know what the outcome will be for her character. I like to see people overcome impossible odds, having to band together for survival. This for me is what makes a disaster action movie. Shattered Earth has all these layers, for the journey you take with these ordinary people, that has to dig deep for courage to overcome natural disaster.

Although “Shattered” is a relatively short movie, it takes too long for Prieto and Loughery to put all these pieces into play — at which point the story belatedly does develop some tension, as we learn more about who these people are and how far they’re willing to go to get what they want. In its first hour, too much of the picture is centered on Chris, who despite the problems in his personal life (like how much he misses his ex-wife and their daughter) just isn’t that compelling a hero. The visual effects for the most part of very effective with only a few scenes which took me out of the moment for a bit, while the English language dubbing is questionable at times, raising the odd giggle when a character was saying something dramatic…but in a voice that really didn’t seem natural. Always try to watch movies in their original language (with subtitles of course) if you can. Film: 'The Quiet Earth' ". The New York Times. 28 March 1986. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018 . Retrieved 13 October 2018. The personal relationship between a Father and Son keeps you emotionally invested, while many scenes of bombastic destruction are the eye candy that everyone looks forward to when sitting down to one of these movies. The cinematography complemented some glorious scenery…before it was wiped out of course, and the soundscape enveloped me in all of the action playing out before me.Kane, Joe (2000), The Phantom of the Movies' videoscope, p.292, ISBN 9780812931495, Murphy's New Zealand–set reworking of The World, the Flesh and the Devil, replete with racial angle… When it comes to the grand-scale action and set pieces, the film delivers on silly, over-the-top, and explosive visuals. Funnily enough, the relatively low stakes mean that the large-scale destruction never wanders into the territory of being excessive, with CGI-dominated sequences used sparingly. Barring the frankly terribly edited opening scene, during which one area of the tunnel is hit by surprise flooding, the scenes of natural disaster are restrained in their presentation, exciting to watch, and oddly grounded, despite more than a few scientific liberties being taken. Intentional or not, the geologically caused carnage leads to moments of hilarity, notably a passenger car fiercely colliding with a derailed train in mid-air – standard disaster film stuff. The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because moviegoing carries risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials. Zhu Yilong and Huang Zhizhong played a father and son in the movie, through the storyline, they completed the transmission of the spirit of the times. Their acting brought many surprises in the rivalry scenes with each other. In particular, Zhu Yilong, who has completed many difficult action scenes, also showed a richer character charisma in the scenes with Huang Zhizhong. It is both heart-warming and affectionate, and it collides with many wonderful sparks, which makes me both excited and moved.

The Quiet Earth is a 1985 New Zealand post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Geoff Murphy and starring Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge and Peter Smith as three survivors of a cataclysmic disaster. It is loosely based on the 1981 science fiction novel of the same name by Craig Harrison. [2] [3] Other sources of inspiration have been suggested: the 1954 novel I Am Legend, Dawn of the Dead, and especially the 1959 film The World, the Flesh and the Devil, of which it has been called an unofficial remake. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Plot [ edit ] July 5 begins as a normal winter morning near Hamilton, New Zealand. At 6:12a.m., the sun darkens for a moment, and a red light surrounded by darkness is briefly seen. The first thing you think about when you read Shattered Earth, is this is a disaster film from China, and it is, but it is also a tribute to the ‘Railway Soldiers’ who since 1948 have built the major infrastructure of China. Written and directed by ( Li Jun ( Jun Lee), Hunt Down) which pits a Father and Son against a series of natural disasters, and do they throw the book at it, it’s a fast and frantic race to save 160,000 souls.Jerome Franklin Shapiro (2002), Atomic bomb cinema: the apocalyptic imagination on film, p.79, ISBN 9780415936606, …it was remade, sans bomb, by a New Zealand filmmaker as The Quiet Earth (Geoff Murphy, 1985). The Quiet Earth", Cineforum, 29: 19, 1989, Infatti, The Quiet Earth è quasi il remake del classico The World, the Flesh and the Devil… Tyson, Neil deGrasse (6 June 2014). " '2001' and beyond: Neil deGrasse Tyson names his top 10 sci-fi films". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 16 June 2015. Immerse yourself into an alternate reality, in which climate change becomes world breaking, and war looms on the not so distant horizon...