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Arctic Blast

  • 2010
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
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Arctic Blast (2010)
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When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new ... Read allWhen a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new Ice Age.When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it then sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice and begin a new Ice Age.

  • Director
    • Brian Trenchard-Smith
  • Writer
    • Jason Bourque
  • Stars
    • Michael Shanks
    • Alexandra Davies
    • Saskia Hampele
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.9/10
    4.3K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,297
    9,323
    • Director
      • Brian Trenchard-Smith
    • Writer
      • Jason Bourque
    • Stars
      • Michael Shanks
      • Alexandra Davies
      • Saskia Hampele
    • 66User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Michael Shanks
    Michael Shanks
    • Jack Tate
    Alexandra Davies
    Alexandra Davies
    • Emma Tate
    Saskia Hampele
    Saskia Hampele
    • Zoe
    Indiana Evans
    Indiana Evans
    • Naomi Tate
    Robert Mammone
    Robert Mammone
    • Charlie Barker
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Walter Winslaw
    Judith Baribeau
    Judith Baribeau
    • Tammy
    Nick Falk
    • Brent Durant
    • (as Nicholas Falk)
    Alan Andrews
    • Harold Stuart
    Helen Edwards
    • Margaret Stuart
    Abbey-Rose Leed
    • Young Woman - Sarah
    Jakalyn Gatward
    • Franny
    Bodane Hatton
    • Jarrod
    Jane Longhurst
    Jane Longhurst
    • Lawyer - Susan
    Nathan Spencer
    • Technician #1
    Cinthia Burke
    • Elizabeth
    Andrew Casey
    Andrew Casey
    • Alex
    Sara Ellis Holland
    Sara Ellis Holland
    • Meteorologist
    • (as Sara Cooper)
    • Director
      • Brian Trenchard-Smith
    • Writer
      • Jason Bourque
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    1aaron-973-713741

    My Word!!!!!

    Half way through this film i hoped that the "Arctic Blast" would consume me and put me out of my misery! I watched this movie for amusement entertainment value only! it truly was appalling! the effects and the cast were indeed the worst i have ever seen, I would rate this as a J-K rather than a B movie!!!! I especially loved it around 36 minutes in when the cold front attacks the beach and the lead characters! there is a "fogs eye" view which is sceeearrreeeyyy!!! OK its not but again this film just makes me laugh, laugh, laugh! I would highly recommend it to groups staying in for a slumber party as it would at least encourage you to get drunk to cope!
    siggy_4844

    Very predictable, very similar to Absolute Zero and The Day After Tomorrow

    I found this movie to be very similar to the movies Absolute Zero and The Day After Tomorrow. All three movies have a sudden deep freeze as the main theme. Of course you have the lone scientist who goes against the theories of the main stream scientists and gets ostracized for it. Then of course it turns out that he is the only one who is right and all the others are wrong. They screw things up more by trying to fix it with the wrong approach and in the end it is up to our outsider scientist hero to save the world. And of course you have to have the scientist be a dad who has to go rescue his kid. It's really nothing new, it's the same old story, just told in a slightly different way. An OK movie to watch, but too predictable.
    6NozinAroun81

    The Day After Tomorrow When the Cold Snap Began in Hobart!

    My "Summary" pretty much explains it all and my 6 star review is very generous. I only watched this movie because it was yet-to-be-reviewed on IMDb and because I have a... thing for Indiana Evans (Matilda from Home and Away). It's very similar to The Day After Tomorrow and sadly it's destined to drown in the shadows of Tomorrow When the War Began. Nevertheless it was nice to see a straight-to-DVD Aussie disaster movie that wasn't a total disaster.

    The ozone layer lets us down and suddenly an icy gust manifests itself just south of Tasmania. It soon becomes a global concern when Tazzies turn up looking like a T-1000 drenched in liquid nitrogen. If only they'd listened to the guy who tried to warn them... blah blah... and his daughter is so hot... blah blah... and his boss is that rubber senator dude from X-men and he's not being very helpful... blah blah.

    The acting is very "Home and Away on a Good Day", but I get the feeling that all the actors did the best they could with the wooden script. Sometimes it's hard to tell if they're Aussie's pretending to be American's or vice versa, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. There's a little splash of Kiwi and even Big Ben gets a wee bit nippy at one stage.

    The more you like Aussie films, disaster films, mindless entertainment and/or Indiana Evans, the more you'll like this film. In a nutshell, the acting is okay, the concept is okay, the effects are okay and for all we know it could be the most prophetic movie ever made. If we all instantly freeze to death, I'll give it an extra star or 2. Needless to say that I strongly recommend it to Meteorologists from Hobart or Sydney.

    Check out my IMDb List for some better suggestions. "HORROR/THRILLER: Obscure, Overlooked & Underrated" http://www.imdb.com/list/8QFZ78e4Ar8/
    csheehandoe

    If you love bad movies

    Easily one of the worst movies of all time. I'm understating it. This is the kind of bad that causes you to pause the movie so you can call your friends and tell them you are watching the worst movie in the world! Which is, of course, the very reason I loved it. I couldn't shut it off. The script is shameless, "releasing magnesium payload from high-altitude balloons..." This movie had me the whole way. You couldn't make this movie up. A killer cloud of ice, people freezing to death all over the place. A small fire that keeps the whole house from freezing and killing everybody in it. The fearless refusal to confront the obvious contradictions in the story; such as, the ability to go outside when necessary to get medicine and the ability to outrun the killer cloud by foot, when appropriate. This is a movie for the ages. Its a topical film that is all around brilliant in its ability to make you watch because you can't believe your eyes. You know its getting worse and you can't wait. If you love bad movies you need to see this movie immediately. Right now, today. Arctic Blast is easily one of the worst movies of all time. No question about it. Run out and see it today.
    3SnoopyStyle

    Bad science and computer models

    Solar eclipses are effecting the atmospheric layer causing a gigantic drop in temperatures. Jack Tate (Michael Shanks) leads a climate science team based in Hobart, Australia. Unbeknownst to them, their research ship gets flash frozen when a jet of cold air blast through the atmosphere. Jack is facing a divorce from his wife Emma and his daughter Namoi is not happy. He is shocked to see their ship run aground. Institute head Walter Winslaw (Bruce Davison) is reluctant to alarm the public. Jack can't get a warning out and he has to rescue his kid.

    This is pulling from similar junk-science as "The Day After Tomorrow". The difference is that nobody cared about the science in that movie. It was just an excuse to see NYC get CGI destroyed by a tidal wave. There is no such fun in this movie. The CGI in this one is pretty weak. The other problem is the way the situation is solved. It is basically a lot of computer modeling. I do have to say that this is some of the best fake computer modeling around. :) The action is mostly badly conceived. When Jack gets to the beach, he should grab her kid and yell "RUN!" Instead, he spends time to explain science to the kids and stand around waiting for them. It's an opportunity to amp up the tension. He should be raving mad which would inject some excitement. Worst of all, Jack takes off in the middle of a world wide catastrophe to go to the drug store. It's a pretty bad TV movie.

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    • Trivia
      Due to its filming location, this is the first full length feature film to be filmed in Hobart Tasmania Australia and its surrounds.
    • Goofs
      The premise of the movie is incorrect. The ozone layer blocks harmful UltraViolet C light, which is a very important function to most life on this planet, since UVC destroys DNA (The higher the frequency the worse it is. UVA gives you a tan, UVB gives you melanoma, UVC kills everything), but Ozone is not a barrier preventing the cold of the mesosphere from reaching the ground ... that's mainly Air Pressure and Convection ... Warmer air rises, and air moves from high pressure to low pressure areas.

      Ozone is an oxygen molecule with three single linked oxygen atoms in a triangle rather than two double linked atoms, and the photo-chemical reaction of oxygen to ozone and back is what absorbs the UVC wavelength energy. The ozone layer is between 12 and 19 miles above the earth, but if it were compressed to the atmospheric pressure at sea level, it would only be about 3 millimeters thick. The danger in a "rift" or hole in the ozone layer is rapid sunburn, possible genetic damage/mutation, or death depending on exposure level. for many years there has been a hole in the ozone layer in the southern hemisphere. it expands and contracts yearly, and most years it slowly moves around between Antarctica and the southern ocean and during other years it spans the entire Antarctic continent.
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    • Release date
      • May 30, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tempestad ártica
    • Filming locations
      • Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    • Production companies
      • F.G. Film Productions
      • Premiere Bobine
      • Screen Tasmania
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    • Budget
      • A$5,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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