"The Core": A Damn Fine, Fun Underrated Flick
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Are you kidding?
The Towering Inferno: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Fred Astaire, Faye Dunaway, Robert Wagner, Richard Chamberlain.
Meteor: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Martin Landau, Henry Fonda.
Airport: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy.
Earthquake: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Walter Matthau, Richard Roundtree, Geneviève Bujold.
^^ Well, there I was just making the point that as far as disaster movies go, I don't know of any credible quality competition. As I indicated up front, I think it's a very good flick on its own pulp terms.
Didn't mean to come across so harsh there, sorry about that. I do understand your point, though. I, for one, liked Deep Impact, and thought it was much better than Armageddon, even though it is another one of those movies with junk science. Sometimes, with a core group of fine actors, it can elevate a movie to something better. On the other hand, a movie like Meteor also had a fine cast, but they were largely wasted, so the actors in that movie just left a "I'm just in it for a paycheck" feeling with me.
Great Scott, The Mirrorball Man's bringing up some ancient history! 
I'll be honest, I haven't seen any of those, nor have I heard of Meteor, though it seems that there's good reason for that. Okay, so I may have to amend my assertion to The Core having the best cast of any CG-era disaster movie, and I'd be pretty surprised if the performances weren't collectively stronger than any of those older movies also, but that's just a guess.
I'll be honest, I haven't seen any of those, nor have I heard of Meteor, though it seems that there's good reason for that. Okay, so I may have to amend my assertion to The Core having the best cast of any CG-era disaster movie, and I'd be pretty surprised if the performances weren't collectively stronger than any of those older movies also, but that's just a guess.
Great Scott, The Mirrorball Man's bringing up some ancient history!
I'll be honest, I haven't seen any of those, nor have I heard of Meteor, though it seems that there's good reason for that. Okay, so I may have to amend my assertion to The Core having the best cast of any CG-era disaster movie, and I'd be pretty surprised if the performances weren't collectively stronger than any of those older movies also, but that's just a guess.
I dunno, I'd say that Deep Impact gives it a fair run for its money. Granted you have Tea Leoni there as the week link, but I find she's not too bad in it, and you've also got Robert Duvall, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa Redgrave, James Cromwell, Elijah Wood, Leelee Sobieski, and Jon Favreau. I've always found that to be a damned impressive lineup.
^^ Well, it certainly ain't bad. But I've never seen Deep Impact, and from the reviews I've read have little interest in doing so. The Core is goofy and funny before it turns serious, and then it's suspenseful and well-acted. My impression of Deep Impact is that it's kinda solemn and borderline dull throughout. At least The Core's characters are all deeply involved in combating the danger; no high schoolers, politicians or vapid tv reporters need apply.
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No offense, but if you haven't seen any movie from the golden age of Hollywood disaster movies, I'm not quite sure you're qualified to express an informed opinion about the genre.Great Scott, The Mirrorball Man's bringing up some ancient history!
I'll be honest, I haven't seen any of those, nor have I heard of Meteor, though it seems that there's good reason for that. Okay, so I may have to amend my assertion to The Core having the best cast of any CG-era disaster movie, and I'd be pretty surprised if the performances weren't collectively stronger than any of those older movies also, but that's just a guess.
Are you kidding?
The Towering Inferno: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Fred Astaire, Faye Dunaway, Robert Wagner, Richard Chamberlain.
Meteor: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Martin Landau, Henry Fonda.
Airport: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy.
Earthquake: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Walter Matthau, Richard Roundtree, Geneviève Bujold.
And to this list I shall add:
The Poseiden Adventure: Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters, Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowell, Pamela Sue Martin, Red Buttons (Gene Hackman's final scene dusts anything in The Core)
Gray Lady Down: Charlton Heston, Ronny Cox, Stacy Keach, David Carradine, Ned Beatty
And flame or not, I'm sticking to what I said, Gaith. It's stupid to proclaim a movie like the Core "the best" if you refuse to even consider watching anything made before 1990.
It can be a little slow, but it's probably my favourite modern disaster movie. It's got the blockbuster budget, but it lacks most of the blockbuster stupidity. And personally, I find it really helps that most of the characters are average folks, not action heroes.
A very good movie. It even had a pre-Superman Chris Reeve and Stephen "It's a faaaake" McHattie in it. (DS9 fans will know who this is).
FYI, McHattie is currently playing a creepy ex-con on HAPPY TOWN . . . although not for much longer!
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Great Scott, The Mirrorball Man's bringing up some ancient history!
I'll be honest, I haven't seen any of those, nor have I heard of Meteor, though it seems that there's good reason for that. Okay, so I may have to amend my assertion to The Core having the best cast of any CG-era disaster movie, and I'd be pretty surprised if the performances weren't collectively stronger than any of those older movies also, but that's just a guess.
I have seen and loved all of the titles Mirrorball Man listed. As for Meteor, I was surprised of it's poorer quality because one of the scriptwriters was Edmund H. North, who wrote the script for the classic, The Day The Earth Stood Still.
RobertScorpio
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it was by the numbers, formulatic...and it was, as you said, fun. My family got a kick out of it (one day after we got a kick out of Journey to the Center of the Earth). And if the
"entire" family can enjoy a movie, then it has done its job. Some reviewers, and even some of our BBS friends, seem to miss that part of the equation far to frequently.
Rob
"entire" family can enjoy a movie, then it has done its job. Some reviewers, and even some of our BBS friends, seem to miss that part of the equation far to frequently.
Rob
