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40 Days and Nights (2012)
This turkey laid a large goose egg!
The system won't let me rate it for what it is actually worth. The special effects, however, somewhat made up for a very thin plot line.
I find it very difficult to swallow that cities at very high elevations would get flooded out by oceans.
The acting is horrid, the "interior" shots are too stable for a ship on the high "seas." Even battle damage on the Starship Enterprise (NCC-1701) show more motion.
There is no continuity between scenes. The sails appear and disappear at random.
In a somewhat tragic scene, one "crew member" smiles and laughs insipidly.
I'm just thankful that this movie was in the bargain bin at my retailer. I shudder to think that some people actually paid to get into a movie theatre to see this dreck.
They should color code movies that are this bad.
Turbulent Skies (2010)
Flashback Time
This film is strangely reminiscent of "Executive Decision." The first film, improbable as it was, was actually a good film, but not worth re-watching. This film, however, was a complete waste, not even worthy of the bargain bin at Wally World.
In "Executive Decision," the improbability was using an F-117, a single seat fighter/bomber, as a transport for far too many men. This film uses an SR-71 in approximately the same role, that of a personnel transport. Couple that with the passengers (?) of the SR-71 not being suited up for high speed, high altitude flight, and your disgust level rises quickly. And why send an aircraft capable of Mach 3 flight speeds after an aircraft that doesn't exceed Mach 1?
Then, there's the issue of people passing out from lack of oxygen -- AT 10,000 FEET! The air may be thin at that elevation, but not non-supportive of human life.
Finally, there's a remote connection with "Die Hard 2," where the wife smacks the antagonist at the end of the film.
This DVD would make a dandy coaster, albeit an expensive one.
In Enemy Hands (2004)
Hollywood Hokum
This film came out long after Das Boot, one of the best, if not the penultimate, submarine movies ever made. Yet, this one ranks with Pearl Harbor for lack of any semblance of accuracy or credibility.
Pristine white shirts and covers in a greasy environment makes you wonder what the director was thinking. Nothing remains that clean on a submarine -- EVER! The boats of both sides continuously operate submerged. Who are they trying to kid? The atmosphere inside would become lethal after 24 hours. The batteries would begin to go flat and the boat would begin to die.
When at the rendezvous point with the Milchkuh, the Kaleun raises the periscope to look for the Milchkuh. Upon sighting the destroyer, the Kaleun left the periscope up, a fatal mistake. He kept it up even as he ordered a deep dive! The man has a death wish.
The American destroyer must have a hold the size of Texas in order to accommodate all the depth charges it manages to drop ineffectively against this boat.
The factual errors continue to mount as the film goes on.
If you have a choice, avoid this film like the plague. If someone sends it to you as a gift, turn the DVD into a coaster or a flying disc toy.