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By 1979, the disaster movie genre was almost dead thanks to The Swarm, Beyond The Poseidon Adventure, and Meteor being complete flops. This movie's premise is kind of ridiculous, but is it any more ridiculous than Airport 1975, or Concorde: Airport '79?

I am surprised to see so many negative reviews slamming this film for it's lack of realism. Compared to Armageddon, where the head of a drilling crew strong-arms the US government into training drillers to be astronauts instead of the US Gov just using ICBMs to knock the big scary space rock off it's course, this film can get a pass.

If you see here for fire and explosions, the film is more than happy to deliver! Before the big city gets set on fire, we're treated to a building fire caused by a chucked cigarette. Certain ChromaKey effects aren't too good, but the suspense and action are very well done, as are the majority of the practical effects. This movie does have several moments which may frighten younger viewers so take that into consideration.

Over all, if you've already seen the MAJOR disaster movies of the '70s and are looking for something good amongst the lesser-known disaster movies, this one will definitely scratch your itch. Great popcorn fun!