Deep Impact

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BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 HEIGHT= 104 ><NOBR><div> <I><B><IMG SRC="b65dc5f0.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFCC00><NOBR><div> <I><B><IMG SRC="066fa5f0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <div> <B>For more screencaps from this movie: </B><A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id39."><U><B>Going Back for Sarah</B></U></A></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> Overall movie:  <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CCFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>***</B></FONT></div> <div> EJW content: Talent mostly wasted, but manages to pull out some good moments; heads up one of three storylines </div> <bR> <div> This movie features good work from many of the actors--and plot holes you could drive a tank through! Tempting as it is, I won't go into those here; there are some decent "thrills" I wouldn't want to ruin for anyone, including some pretty good special effects. After you watch it, just for fun, you can check out <A HREF="http://www.badastronomy.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.badastronomy.com/"><U>http://www.badastronomy.com/</U></A>, the web site of an astronomer with a sense of humor who critiques movies and TV shows based on how correct they get their space science. Despite its "misses," he gives <I>Deep Impact</I> a better grade than most science fiction movies.  </div> <bR> <div> If anything, the acting here can be <I>too </I>real; you don't want to think about this event (i.e., killer comet hurtling toward earth) affecting actual people, especially the nice family next door--which includes Elijah's character. The main lead is played by Téa Leoni, and her character is also very real/human; besides her problems with her divorced parents, she's a talented investigative reporter who's being passed over for promotion, and when she finally makes it to the anchor desk it's to cover the end of the world. Robert Duvall does his usual impeccable job as the senior member of the astronaut crew trying to stop the comet, who has a difficult time gaining acceptance from the younger crew members.</div> <bR> <div> The characters played by these three actors head up three separate-but-related story lines. Each has the opportunity to be personally heroic, and the fact that we've gotten to know them as such "ordinary" people makes the drama that much more affecting.  Some people find the acting in this movie too "flat," but for me the low-key quality of the characters just serves to make them seem more like people I could actually know.</div> <bR> <div> One of Elijah's strongest gifts is his ability to take what seems like a simple line and pack so much meaning into it that you're still thinking about it the next day. When he says, "I have to go back for Sarah," with his character deciding to risk his life for a girl he <I>must </I>realize doesn't love him in the way he does her, my first thought was, "If he can say, 'I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way,' in that same tone of voice--we have a winner." [<I>Later edit:</I> Okay, so he said it <I>better</I>.] </div> <bR> <div> One warning (and gripe) for die-hard EJW fans: someone evidently decided to <I>cap his teeth </I>for this movie, for no understandable reason (maybe it was decided that suburban parents who hadn't had their kid's teeth straightened would be too unbelievable?).  <I>Later edit:</I>  I've just watched the movie on DVD for the first time.  I used to kind of joke about the teeth-capping, but no more!  Check out, especially, the <A HREF="#top_picture" TITLE="Deep Impact"><U>top picture</U></A> above;  it doesn't just make Elijah's teeth look "nice," but changes the shape of his mouth and even his entire face to a certain extent.  I have to imagine that, for someone who relies so much on subtle facial expressions, it must have had some effect on Elijah's acting. Some moviemakers come up with the <I>strangest </I>ideas.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="505" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="121"><div> <I><B>Buy DVD</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="121"><div> <I><B>Buy Collector's Edition DVD</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B>Buy VHS:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Wide screen</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="121"><div> <I><B>Buy VHS:</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Full Screen</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 75 ><NOBR><div>  <iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?o=1&l=as1&f=ifr&t=afewworabo-20&dev-t=D68HUNXKLHS4J&p=8&asins=6305232660&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&fc1=000000&lc1=6373B5&IS2=1&lt1=_blank"><MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/afewworabo-20" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"></iframe>  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=afewworabo-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0002V7OI8&fc1=000000&lc1=0000ff&lt1=_blank&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&f=ifr" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>  </B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?o=1&l=as1&f=ifr&t=afewworabo-20&dev-t=D68HUNXKLHS4J&p=8&asins=0792153294&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&fc1=000000&lc1=6373B5&IS2=1&lt1=_blank"><MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/afewworabo-20" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"></iframe>  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?o=1&l=as1&f=ifr&t=afewworabo-20&dev-t=D68HUNXKLHS4J&p=8&asins=0792153189&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&fc1=000000&lc1=6373B5&IS2=1&lt1=_blank"><MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/afewworabo-20" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"></iframe>  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id11_m.htm" TITLE="Deep Impact"><U><B><IMG SRC="1647d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>