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Deep Impact (Special Collector's Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Mimi Leder
Actors: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa Redgrave
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  375 reviews
Sales Rank: 4874
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD053374D
ISBN: 141570323X
UPC: 097360533743
EAN: 9781415703236
ASIN: B0002V7OI8
Theatrical Release Date: May 8, 1998
Release Date: October 5, 2004
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A great big rock hits the earth, and lots of people die. That's pretty much all there is to it, and most of that was in the trailer. Can a major Hollywood movie really squeak by with such a slender excuse for a premise? The old disaster-movie king, cheese-meister Irwin Allen (The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake), would have made a kitsch classic out of this, with Charlton Heston, rather than a resigned and mumbly Robert Duvall, as the veteran astronaut who risks several lives trying to blow up the comet that's headed right this way! As stiffly directed by Mimi Leder, this thick slice of ham errs on the side of solemnity. It may the be most earnest end-of-the-world picture since Stanley Kramer's atomic-doom drama On the Beach. There are a couple of classic melodramatic flourishes: an estranged father and daughter who share a tearful reconciliation as a Godzilla-sized tidal wave looms on the horizon; and an astronaut, communicating on video with his loved ones back on Earth, who follows whispered instructions from a buddy lurking just off camera--so that his little boy won't realize that he's been struck blind. With Morgan Freeman as the president of the United States. --David Chute
Product Description
Deep impact is the story of the worlds reaction to a death sentence. For all its epic sweep and stunning images it is above all a human story as each individual struggles in the face of extinction to find what most matters to him or hir. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Robert Duvall Morgan Freeman Run time: 120 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Mimi Leder
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 4.5 stars December 22, 2008
Phil S. (USA)
I feel as if I may have watched a different movie, or at least a different cut, from what some other Amazon Reviewers watched. With the exception of Robert Duvall driving his ship into the tail of the comet where there's enough space debris to scare off E.T. (or Bo and Luke Duke) - why not pull up alongside let 'em rip? - and some unnecessary orchestration to support some mawkish personal stories, this film holds up very well as Science Fiction, with a great story, great characters, and action very tastefully programmed - there is absolutely no violence in any scene: through carefully constructed plotting and expert editing, we watch the tidal wave from a distance.
Morgan Freeman as The President is superb; so is Robert Duvall, as the "Old-Timer" who has a bit of a struggle unifying his team of astronauts, who want their *own* glory. Tea Leoni is perfect as the aggressive Cable News Anchor. Her reaction is memorable when her Boss admonishes her not to withhold a story from him - little did he know.
 Special Effects Good December 21, 2008
Greg (Pittsburgh)
This movie had a few good actors in it but it wasn't enough to make up for the bad. Téa Leoni is terrible as the news caster and her father in the movie was down right bad. Only watch it for the special effects only because other wise, it is just plain bad. The only reason I give it 2 stars is because I got a good laugh out of it
Deep Impact vs. Armageddon November 21, 2008
Greg Frediani (San Mateo, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Deep Impact is way WAY better than Armageddon. The writing is better. The acting is better. It is smarter, more real, more thoughtful, more effective.
 I'm hugging you right now, I'm holding you. August 12, 2008
Dumb Blonde Reviewing (In my bed)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This film is sad. Not sad as in pathetic. Sad. I didn't cry as much as the first (and subsequent) times I saw Armageddon, which gets me no matter how many times I watch it. Ben Affleck cries - that's me. Can't handle seeing a man cry.
The difference between Armageddon and Deep Impact is that Deep Impact is a comet, and also that there's a year and a half between finding out about the comet, before something is sent up to destroy the comet. Armageddon is based over a period of 18 days? Something like that. I did feel that Deep Impact was a lot slower paced than Armageddon, and the first half of the movie is deliberately slow it seems, but then it seems all rushed towards the end.
The cast do mostly well, but not Elijah Wood. Another of my least favourite actors. He just cannot act in my opinion.
There's quite a few sad scenes in this including the estranged and his daughter, coming together and admitting some truths to each other, along the lines of "I stole $32 from your wallet" and "I dropped you on your head as a child". Which prompted my dad to tell me that it put me on his shoulders (when I was still small enough to do that) and smacked my head off the bus stop sign. That explains all my problems. The simple scenes with Morgan Freeman (playing the president) and his moving words.
These kind of movies always get to me. I mean, what would you do if extinction was just around the corner? I think when Armageddon first came out at the cinema, I cracked up for a couple of days afterwards, thinking that something like that was going to happen for real. These films always have the same effect (Day After Tomorrow was another memorable one), although I try to push it out of my head as quickly as possible, cos I think I would go stir crazy.
I didn't really feel for any of the characters in the first half of the movie. I was basically ticking off the different ways they could die. But it's the second half the film really comes into its own. There's all the sob stories, the underage marriage, the estranged dad, etc. The marriage between Elijah and Leelee Sobieski's characters nearly broke my heart, as I felt that something was going to happen to them. But their story did feel slightly rushed, and apparently some of their scenes were left on the cutting room floor, due to poor response from test audience. How? I think the film would have benefited from more of their story.
Armageddon will probably always overshadow Deep Impact in terms of storyline, effects and big name stars. And although I love Armageddon (I've seen it so many times), Deep Impact, apart from the very slow start, was still good. I'll heartily disagree with all the bad reviews. Switch your brain off and watch.
Awesome movie and effects! June 18, 2008
#1 Cardinal Fan (Pennsylvania, USA)
Basically the plot is about 2 meteors that are about to strike earth. Everyone panics. I especially enjoyed watching this movie. I have seen both Deep Impact and Armaggedon. I can honestly say that Deep Impact is much better than Armaggedon. Armaggedon just has people landing on a meteor then blowing it up. There's much more to Deep Impact than just that. Both movies have great effects, but Deep Impact still passes it up. The special effects are just amazing! (especially where the meteor hits the water and makes a big tidal wave) It's simply an outstanding movie. If you saw Armeggedon and liked it, then you will be even more impressed with Deep Impact!
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