"The Movie" sucks. The only rush will be to the 7-11 to buy beer to drive away the pain resulting from the movie.

Worse than most "regular" disaster movies IMHO.

Todd

PS and to think I spent time getting it on our big dish.

-- Todd Detzel (detzel@jps.net), November 21, 1999

Answers

Thank you, Todd, we were not "permitted" to see the movie, where I live.

-- Common Sense (Thunder Thighs@reason.com), November 21, 1999.

The movie does suck, and I fear, it gives the impression, that people whom have been responsible preparing, are idiots.

-- otis (otis@sprynet.com), November 21, 1999.

You're dead wrong. The movie is not absolutely great but it does a good job of showing some things that can go wrong.

-- cody (cody@y2ksurvive.com), November 21, 1999.

It is so surreal to watch and listen to these characters on TV having some of the same exact conversations I have had on here and with some people.

-- preparing (preparing@home.com), November 21, 1999.

Horrible movie! Absolutely worthless......

NBC should be ashamed.

-- Vernon Hale (create@premiernet.net), November 21, 1999.

Bad to those who GI, decent in the respect that it might finally wake up Joe Sixpack. (mu8ch like how a sledgehamer to the head would awaken someone.)

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasn@Yahoo.com), November 21, 1999.

What did you expect? It's a TV adventure movie. Don't be so picky.

-- cody (cody@y2ksurvive.com), November 21, 1999.

The movie IMO was awful. Reporters at the front gate of a nuclear plant melt down? Nurses and staff standing around the tv watching their neighborhood being evacutated? Store shelves will still be full tomorrow night.

-- Carol (glear@usa.net), November 21, 1999.

I really enjoyed it. Of course, I was eating a really ripe pomegranate during the first half hour. Yum!

Raise hands all who cheered when the lights went out in NYC. Come on, don't be shy.

Cudos to David Israel. Not bad for a made-for-TV movie.

-- Bingo1 (howe9@pop.shentel.net), November 21, 1999.

It was doing pretty good until it turned into a Nuclear plant crises at the expenses of what was going on elsewhere in the world. But, if the sheeple were paying attention to the first 30 minutes, it just MIGHT help them connect the dots. However, I suspect business will be as usual tomorrow. Taz

-- Taz (Tassie123@aol.com), November 21, 1999.

I live in Chicago and the news following the movie is doing a piece on airplane safety. 10:05PM CST No worries for Mayor Daley. He is glutting neighborhood media with information downplaying any Y2K problems. Officially a non event!

-- Sheila P (Sheilamars@aol.com), November 21, 1999.

Stan was just saying in chat that his news gave a list of y2k sites on the web, and included GARY NORTH. (but not, uh..well..us) Still, imagine happening on him at this late date....

-- kritter (kritter@adelphia.net), November 21, 1999.

I laughed in incredulity throughout the whole thing.

It sucked! Serious possible concerns were dusted over with idiotic scenarios. This thing was like Y2K Gumbo. Any and all worries were thrown in here with the exceptions of Martial Law, looting, JIT disruptions and gas shortages.

The only realistic part of the whole movie was when Olin's daughter complained "I'm sick of Y2K!".

My daughter said the same thing.

But we made it enjoyable by ad-libbing over the dialog and making the situation room to be filled with the characters from StarTrek and Voyager.

Amazing how Olin's character was EVERYWHERE.

Still trying to figure out how they were able to tap into the video from the security cameras at the Swiss nuke plant that killed absolutely everybody.

Must be those Y2K compliant Eschelon sattelites.

-- INVAR (gundark@sw.net), November 21, 1999.

INVAR: I kept having the same questions: how could they do that? how could they do THAT? And if the power truly went out in all those cities, there would be WAAAAAAAY more panic than depicted.

First half: pretty good (tho I like the description of Y2K Gumbo) Second half: laughable!

I am not sensing any panic is going to happen here.

Excuse me while all of Texas goes back to sleep....

ZzzzzZzzzzzZZzzzz

(not sure many of us even watched it here)

-- preparing (preparing@home.com), November 21, 1999.

I thought the segue from Revlon Liquid Lips to Chalupas was masterful.

-- Lars (lars@indy.net), November 21, 1999.

Invar & Texas, I agree with you 100%, what a disappointment, I also live in Texas, no special news cast or even a "EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD SHAPE" we also laughed all the way

-- Marli (can'tget@it.duh), November 22, 1999.

And the Great Snooze-a-Thon continues.....

-- Sammie (sammiex0@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.

The movie was what I expected. It should make those totally in the dark start to ask some questions. Let's get real for a second though, if you thought it was going to raise the awareness levels up considerably, it would never have been shown. IMHO, it was a calculated gamble to let it be shown, as it has a happy ending. Had the nuc plant blown up, and had there been rioting, we would never have seen it on TV.

Now, watch the oil markets.......the movie wasn't the trigger, but now oil prices are not fiction.

-- Bill (bill@tinfoil.com), November 22, 1999.

A cross between two or three episodes of McGyver and the Waltons. Oh, and a bunch of Swedes died.

-- Nathan (nospam@all.com), November 22, 1999.

Think about if you were viewing this movie from a standpoint of knowing very little except spin. There will be a percentage of people who saw this movie and suddenly start to prepare. Yes, the movie was unrealistic but it was a little more doomer than what the news reports.

My favorite line was at the end..."There's something wrong in LA."

Mike (who lives in LA)

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-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), November 22, 1999.

With the exception of the main guy and one or two others, the actors were weak, which pretty much destroyed the credibility. They should have casted some heavyweights and made it a 3 night miniseries, but then the gubmint wouldn't have let them show it. Oh well, ain't nothin like the real thing!

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), November 22, 1999.

One hour in -I fell asleep during a commercial - you know -just resting my eyes. Next thing I know -it's over and there's a live broadcast from the Atlanta NBC newsroom about the y2k hotline you can call to calm any fears. Then they interview a guy who showed us how to prepare for y2k. Seems we can prep for about $50. All we need is a little water filter, a camp cook stove, some candles....Then Mayor Campbell announces that Atlanta - the essential services at least- are all fixed. Whew! now am I all relieved are what???!!!!

-- April (Alwzapril@home.com), November 22, 1999.

I didn't watch it. My husband tried to, but it was so corny, even HE couldn't stand it. We went to Bible study, instead. From the looks of the posts above, we didn't miss too much. The Wizard of Oz was on, too. Shoulda watched that.

-- Liz Pavek (lizpavek@hotmail.com), November 22, 1999.