Judgment Day (1999) (V)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

John Terlesky

Writer:

William Carson (writer)

Release Date:

22 May 2000 (Iceland)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Prepare For Impact.

Plot:

Cultists with an enigmatic leader (Mario Van Peebles) seize the only man capable of devising a way to stop a giant meteor from hitting the Earth...

Plot Keywords:

Desert Eagle | Militia | Los Angeles California | Violence | Secret Headquarters

Cast

Ice-T	...	Matthew Reese
Suzy Amis	...	Jeanine Tyrell
Mario Van Peebles	...	Thomas Payne
Coolio	...	Luther / 'Lucifer'
Linden Ashby	...	Dr. David Corbett
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Brother Clarence
Max Gail	...	General William 'Bill' Meech
Mark Deakins	...	Captain Douglas 'Doug' McNally
James Eckhouse	...	Colonel Thomas 'Tom' Keller
David Wells	...	Dr. Richard 'Dick' Secor
Shireen Crutchfield	...	Rachael Payne
Dartanyan Edmonds	...	Damon
Larry Poindexter	...	Jeff
Craig Watkinson	...	Tim
Devika Parikh	...	Rhonda Reese

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic violence and strong language.

Runtime:

95 min | Germany:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Australia:M | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Cinetel Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: The chunk which hits San Francisco was reported to be traveling at about 32,000 miles per hour. That's very credible for an orbital collision. However, the firey blob we see impact with the city was clearly traveling at about 500 miles per hour. Something traveling at 32,000 will not be seen before it hits. There certainly won't be any time for someone to hear a rumble (speed of sound is only about 700 miles per hour - anything faster than that you won't hear before it arrives).

Movie Connections:

References 48 Hrs. (1982)

Alright movie

This movie is alright! I've seen it a number of times. It's one of those movies that you can see a number of times and not get bored of it.

Mario van Peebles and tommy Lister jr. gave good performances in my opinion. I like the idea of a religious activist believing that God had decided the world's fate and that it should be interfered with. Good special effects.

I don't know why this movie didn't come out at the cinema because I like the movie. Good story. Coolio's gangster character was a brief but interesting part of the film. A few things could have been done a little better, but a good movie on the whole. Worth watching.