A giant meteor is going to hit Earth in a week. It's so large and coming in so fast it could cause worldwide devastation. The USSR and the USA have nuclear weapons in space--but only the combined power of both could destroy the meteor. For the USA we have Karl Malden and Sean Connery. For the USSR we have Natalie Wood and Brian Keith. Can they come to terms? Well--Henry Fonda is the president. What do you think? Also the Earth is being hit by little pre-meteors that cause an avalanche in Switzerland, a tidal wave to hit Hong Kong and Manhattan is leveled by one.
Silly on every level (with some laughably ridiculous science thrown in) BUT if you can turn off your mind completely this is somewhat enjoyable. The special effects (for an AIP film) are not bad--even though most are taken from other movies. The cast is actually quite good considering how stupid the script is. Wood and Connery actually bring some substance to a totally unnecessary romantic subplot that is shoehorned in. The only acting embarrassment is Martin Landau. He SCREAMS all his lines and when he looses his temper it was almost painful to watch. Most of the cast has to fight through a gigantic mudslide to get to safety at the end. It's stupid and dumb but never dull. Also it's good to see Wood in her third to last theatrical film (she looks stunning I might add) and Keith fakes a Russian accent convincingly.
This was a big budget movie for AIP. Unfortunately it bombed. It came far too late to cash into the disaster movie craze of the 1970s and it was torn apart by the critics. Still it's not all THAT bad! I give it a 7. Turn off your mind and enjoy!
Silly on every level (with some laughably ridiculous science thrown in) BUT if you can turn off your mind completely this is somewhat enjoyable. The special effects (for an AIP film) are not bad--even though most are taken from other movies. The cast is actually quite good considering how stupid the script is. Wood and Connery actually bring some substance to a totally unnecessary romantic subplot that is shoehorned in. The only acting embarrassment is Martin Landau. He SCREAMS all his lines and when he looses his temper it was almost painful to watch. Most of the cast has to fight through a gigantic mudslide to get to safety at the end. It's stupid and dumb but never dull. Also it's good to see Wood in her third to last theatrical film (she looks stunning I might add) and Keith fakes a Russian accent convincingly.
This was a big budget movie for AIP. Unfortunately it bombed. It came far too late to cash into the disaster movie craze of the 1970s and it was torn apart by the critics. Still it's not all THAT bad! I give it a 7. Turn off your mind and enjoy!