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WillWong101's rating
As other reviewers have noted, this is just clumsy, rightwing US military propaganda. It's so blatant and so bad it's almost amusing. Almost.
Premise: US warship is at sea when global pandemic begins to spread and kill billions of people. Onboard the ship is humanity's only chance - female British doctor eye candy. Yawn.
Every American is made from pure mom's apple pie. They are all stoic, honorable, fearless, professional, loyal, defenders of FREEDOM, yadda, yadda. Conversely, the Russians are devious and evil, as are a handful of Muslims encountered at Gitmo.
Action! Fire fights usually involve each side hid behind some barrels about 5 metres apart. The Baddies can hit nothing. The Americans shoot 'em dead. Yawn.
If you're the sort of person who likes US fascist propaganda being shoved down your throat, you will enjoy this show. If you're an uninformed boy under 12 years old, you will enjoy this show. For everyone else you will marvel at the wooden acting and ludicrous storyline, while grimacing at the nasty, jingoistic message this show delivers while wrapped up in the flag of US Patriotism and Military Might.
I gave it 2 out of 10 because it made me laugh a couple of times at how atrocious it is.
Premise: US warship is at sea when global pandemic begins to spread and kill billions of people. Onboard the ship is humanity's only chance - female British doctor eye candy. Yawn.
Every American is made from pure mom's apple pie. They are all stoic, honorable, fearless, professional, loyal, defenders of FREEDOM, yadda, yadda. Conversely, the Russians are devious and evil, as are a handful of Muslims encountered at Gitmo.
Action! Fire fights usually involve each side hid behind some barrels about 5 metres apart. The Baddies can hit nothing. The Americans shoot 'em dead. Yawn.
If you're the sort of person who likes US fascist propaganda being shoved down your throat, you will enjoy this show. If you're an uninformed boy under 12 years old, you will enjoy this show. For everyone else you will marvel at the wooden acting and ludicrous storyline, while grimacing at the nasty, jingoistic message this show delivers while wrapped up in the flag of US Patriotism and Military Might.
I gave it 2 out of 10 because it made me laugh a couple of times at how atrocious it is.
This movie seems like it was written and directed by a couple of 12-year old boys. It's an awful pile of steaming cheese.
What was De Niro thinking? Travolta doesn't surprise me - he has a knack for picking stinkers.
It was excruciating from start to finish - filled with clichés, bad acting, ridiculous fight scenes, laughable plot, Travolta droning on in some pseudo-Serbian accent, and old man De Niro hobbling through the forest. Not sure how it could have been any worse.
Do not pay money to see this movie. In fact, just don't watch it at all. Life is too short to waste on this kind of dung.
What was De Niro thinking? Travolta doesn't surprise me - he has a knack for picking stinkers.
It was excruciating from start to finish - filled with clichés, bad acting, ridiculous fight scenes, laughable plot, Travolta droning on in some pseudo-Serbian accent, and old man De Niro hobbling through the forest. Not sure how it could have been any worse.
Do not pay money to see this movie. In fact, just don't watch it at all. Life is too short to waste on this kind of dung.
This is not a serious documentary. It's simply a collection of non-experts who wrap themselves in the "I'm an environmentalist" cloak, telling the camera how much they love nuclear energy.
It is stuffed with false or highly misleading claims. For example, from just the trailer: > Mark Lynas: "no increase in cancer amongst Chernobyl liquidators" ... World Health Organisation: "a doubling of the incidence of leukaemia among the most highly exposed Chernobyl liquidators." > Mark Lynas: "no children born deformed as a result of Chernobyl" ... Peer reviewed science: "the frequency of both congenital and fetal abnormalities in the Republic of Belarus has apparently increased." > Michael Shellenberger: "Greenpeace claims 1 million deaths from Chernobyl" ... Greenpeace: "93,000 cancer deaths, possibly up to 160,000 deaths from all other causes." Reviews from credible sources are damning: > The New York Times: "You need to make an argument. A parade of like-minded nuclear-power advocates who assure us that everything will be all right just doesn't cut it." > Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: "In the end, by dismissing the protesters and failing to engage them in significant debate about the pros and cons of nuclear energy, the film undermined its own message." > Seattle Weekly: "But the doc's bigger flaw is that no one is allowed to make a reasoned anti-nuclear argument. To the well-made film's many statistics, graphics, and common-sense assertions, the lack of a rebuttal is deafening." You will enjoy this documentary if you are one of the nuke faithful who ignores uncomfortable facts like cost, waste, and what ionising radiation does to life. For everyone else it's really just a tedious and manipulative vehicle for nuke lobby propaganda.
It is stuffed with false or highly misleading claims. For example, from just the trailer: > Mark Lynas: "no increase in cancer amongst Chernobyl liquidators" ... World Health Organisation: "a doubling of the incidence of leukaemia among the most highly exposed Chernobyl liquidators." > Mark Lynas: "no children born deformed as a result of Chernobyl" ... Peer reviewed science: "the frequency of both congenital and fetal abnormalities in the Republic of Belarus has apparently increased." > Michael Shellenberger: "Greenpeace claims 1 million deaths from Chernobyl" ... Greenpeace: "93,000 cancer deaths, possibly up to 160,000 deaths from all other causes." Reviews from credible sources are damning: > The New York Times: "You need to make an argument. A parade of like-minded nuclear-power advocates who assure us that everything will be all right just doesn't cut it." > Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: "In the end, by dismissing the protesters and failing to engage them in significant debate about the pros and cons of nuclear energy, the film undermined its own message." > Seattle Weekly: "But the doc's bigger flaw is that no one is allowed to make a reasoned anti-nuclear argument. To the well-made film's many statistics, graphics, and common-sense assertions, the lack of a rebuttal is deafening." You will enjoy this documentary if you are one of the nuke faithful who ignores uncomfortable facts like cost, waste, and what ionising radiation does to life. For everyone else it's really just a tedious and manipulative vehicle for nuke lobby propaganda.