Not the usual type of disastermovie
Added 1/3/2010
Supernova is not just another disaster- or `end of the world'-story which of so many have been released during the past decade, following in the footsteps of Deep Impact and Armageddon. Many of these pictures usually go with a top-notch cast of some washed-up actors (here it is: Luke Perry, Peter Fonda, Tia Carrere and - as always - Lance Henriksen). Most of these films have the typical disaster-plotline. Scientist discovers there is something cataclysmic to happen, be it regional or worldwide. No one believes him and together with an unexpected and first reluctant sidekick help (always an ex-wife or estranged colleague) he has to work out a plan to save the world. Most of the time it works and the former disengaged twosome reunite. End of story. Together with some spectacular views of fire, quakes, storms or lava another disaster flick is ready for distribution.
Supernova differs from this path. There is of course the scientist (Peter Fonda) who discovered that the sun is about to explode, which will burn the entire planet. But no-one questions his outcomings. Fonda flees to the Maldives while his colleague (Perry) desperately wants to find him. Soon afterwards a journalist who finds out about this Solar Apocalypse is faced with the question to publicize this story or not. Her boss insists not to publish the story, yet unfortunately her footage is leaked on the internet, and many who have seen this are running wild. The government is also in search of Fonda and send agent Carrere to work with Perry. In the meantime Henriksen is working on a plan to bring humanity in shelters.
Apart from this main plot there is a subplot. A convicted serial killer is after Perry's wife and child. This story is an interesting thriller, it does not add anything to the Supernova story. It was better to cut this from the movie.
Some other critical remarks: Fonda should have been given a much larger role than he has here. We only see him in the beginning and when he flies to the Maldives, which in fact are a flat archipelago and have no mountains, unlike shown here. The outcomings of the Supernova are very disappointing, I won't spoil anything here...but you'll see what I mean.
In short, Supernova is an above average disaster movie, because it dwells much less on the usual special effects. The viewer is asked questions on what he would do. Should society be warned that the end is near, while risking a people going crazy? How should you spend your last days on this planet, going nuts and doing everything God has forbidden or partying till you drop?
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Fast service
Added 11/4/2009
Very fast service. Excellent condition. Only problem I have is my dvd player won't play this with remote controller for some reason and therefore can't see part 2. Have to play part 1 using manual control. Have several dvd's that have this problem. I don't know what the matter is. My player is a magnavox and is only a year old.
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Huge stinker.
Added 9/20/2009
Horrible, horrible, horrible! Bad acting combined with bad special effects, terrible science and a pathetic script make this impossible to watch.
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Beyond Bad...
Added 9/18/2009
Wow. I am still in awe of just how bad this film was. The screenplay was a confused jumble of intersecting sub-plots, most of which made little, if any, sense. The entire scientific premise of the movie is so ridiculous that it would have to assume that the viewer has an IQ of a geranium in order to believe it. The acting is bad enough to almost be funny. The characters are inept, unlikable and overdramatized. There is a stereotypical, psycho-villain thrown into the plot that is played like something out of a bad 1950's comic book. The effects are... well, like something I could have created myself in a few seconds using Photoshop and a cheap, digital camcorder. The music score is just a bunch of recycled background trash that sounds like something from the cutting room floor of an adult movie. If this film had a director, he should rethink his choice of careers. Any director with a sense of decency would have burned this film before it had a chance to be developed. Even Ed Wood's movies are more realistic and certainly more enjoyable by comparison. I've seen a lot of bad films in my day, and I can usually find at least one thing about each of them that I enjoyed, or at least believed. Not so, with Supernova. A more fitting title would have been "Black Hole", since that's where it seemed like my time had gone after watching this trainwreck of a movie.
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Earth Thriller
Added 6/17/2009
As with all the movies I like to deem earth thrillers, along with other such titles, I highly recommend this movie, as they give us a fresh, new look at how our fragile, taken-for-granted eco-system could come to a screeching halt. I'm not a tree hugger, or any other title people like to call themselves, but just one who is open to new ideas on the demise of mankind, and life on earth. To take this concept to the level of natural correction, or celestial control adds the excitement of being out of man's control to make things right. This movie does a great job of that, and I think the only anticlimax in the whole movie, is the discovery of a wrong formula, which, oddly enough calls the forces of our solar giant into rein. The possibilities for an alternative ending are few, but this one would have never ocurred. Beside that, I thought it was a fantastic story.
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Hallmark does it again....drag out drama
Added 12/11/2009
The standard Hallmark background music plays for hours on end. The world seems to be coming to an end due to a super nova. This mini-series will never come to an end.
Do we tell?
Who do we tell?
Is there an evil plot to the end?
Will Dr. Austin Sheppard (Peter Fonda) find time enough for love?
Will an evil being abduct Brooke and Haley?
Do we really care?
We get to watch some great acting by Tia Carrere, born on 1967 as Althea Janairo, 11 years after she gained acknowledgement in the blockbuster film "True Lies" (1994). And let's not forget Peter Fonda who played Frank in "The Passion of Ayn Rand" (1999).
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1080 quality picture
Added 7/29/2009
it's an ok movie/serie. the quality of the picture is really good in blu ray.For les than five bucks it worth to buy it!!!!
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Good movie and good price
Added 5/10/2009
I'm writing this mostly to correct the impression given by a reviewer that this blu ray disc does not contain the entire miniseries. It certainly does contain both parts in their entirety. After watching part one the credits role and then part two starts automatically. It can also be accessed from the pop up menu at any time. The film itself is pretty good although a bit slow. There are too many characters to keep track of and the film would have been better if half an hour were edited out. IT also suffers a bit of an identity crisis. Is it science fiction or a serial killer stalker movie? It trys to be both with mixed results. Nice to see Luke Perry in the lead role. He does a fine job with this. Visual effects are fairly impressive CGI stuff. The transfer looks excellent and often almost three dimmensional. Colors are beautiul and vivid. There is some minor dirt on the print in two scenes but other than that it looks awesome. Sound is excellent uncompressed 5.1 There are interviews with the director, John Harrison and all of the cast. A trailer is also included. For such a bargain basement price, they did a very nice job with this Blu ray release. And once again, THE DISC DOES CONTAIN THE COMPLETE FILM.
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