I found Mint Imperials were the ideal accompanyment....


More than a classic - a lifestyle   September 30, 2003
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I agree whole heartedly with mr mottram on this one, easily sean's greatest role after james bond. The film has everything, a disgruntled NASA employee, his boss who shouts with passion a lot, a pessimistic general with complete distrust for the russians, the pretty young russian love interest and, of course, the evil menacing meteor whose only goal is to annihilate the human race.

The special effects make the movie, as do the classic scenes - watch out for the parrot during the tidal wave!

I can only think that tango2000p was not eating mints whilst watching the film...


Meteor - The best movie in the world!!   September 18, 2003
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

To be honest you will not see Sean Connery perform better than he does in this film! This forgotten B movie is an absolute classic! The mighty Connery plays the leading role in a suspense master piece where the Earth is doomed to another ice age by a fierce meteor hurtling its way toward us at terrifying speeds. This time the human race does not rely on a team of ageing oil riggers to save us, just good old fashioned nuclear weapons. Look out for the menacing meteor music and the uplifting missile theme as the two speed toward one another (also the classic English actor who appears on the monitor "Right about........NOW"). This movie is best watched while eating mints. Enjoy


They never even tried ! ! !   December 7, 2000
 1 out of 3 found this review helpful

Out of all the disaster movies, this has to be the worst and most unrealistic one I have ever seen! The major letdowns are the special effects, most of which look truly cardboard. Other disaster movies like The Towering Inferno (1974); Earthquake (1974) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972) did much, much better.

It starts with a 'manned' satellite heading all the way for the asteroid belt (note how bad it looks) and is hit by a rogue asteroid. Various asteroids hit the earth, one of which hits a mountaintop and causes an avalanche -the avalanche looking very fake. The 'doomsday' asteroid, which looks more like a chipped breezeblock, approaches the earth; half is destroyed by a combination of 'toy looking' American and Russian missiles. The close up of the explosion is in fact a bird's eye view of waves put trough a red filter. The rest of it hits New York City, brushes past the Statue Of Liberty, with the sound of a cartoon bomb falling! Followed by stock footage.

Despite the efforts of Sean Connery and an all-star cast this movie was a pure disaster and tacky (in the making).