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Category 7: The End of the World
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Product Description The Ultimate Superstorm is Back -- And This Time it's Deadler...The hair-raising sequel to the highly-rated TV event, "Category 6: Day of Destruction". .com Who doesn't enjoy watching big things fall to pieces? Category 7: The End of the World wreaks havoc on the Eiffel Tower, Mt. Rushmore, the Pyramids, and a midwestern trailer park, among other things. More or less a sequel to Category 6: Day of Destruction (presumably the latest in a series that began with Category 1: Don't Forget Your Umbrella), Category 7 offers the reassuring sight of Gina Gershon, skilled with disasters like Showgirls, taking control of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Confronted with city-destroying weather, she calls in rebel meteorologist Ross Duffy (Cameron Daddo, star of such classics as Pterodactyl and Anthrax), who runs the Extreme Weather Lab and harbors theories that threaten the political status quo. Ross brings in Tommy Tornado (Randy Quaid, the sole returning actor from Category 6), Faith Clavell (Shannen Doherty, Charmed), and Col. Mike Davis (Tom Skerritt, Alien) to gather data...which isn't the most dramatic of activities (even when it involves souped-up cars and superjets), so the movie adds a subplot about a religious zealot (Nicholas Lea, The X-Files) who wants to unleash the plagues of Egypt so that everyone will realize it's the End of Days. What does it all add up to? A lot of over-the-top hooey (and that's not including the assorted family turmoils), but pretty entertaining nonetheless. It's like a lesser Michael Crichton novel: Take an inflammatory vaguely scientific premise, add two-dimensional characters, cheesy but spectacular effects, and a full-throttle if nonsensical plot, and presto! Over three hours of silly yet utterly watchable television. For added fun, drink a shot every time one character tells another "You're the most important person on the planet right now." --Bret Fetzer
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K**R
Not Up There With The Big Ones, But Watchable
First off, don't worry about the subtitle: The World Does Not Come To An End. The means by which this is achieved, I must keep secret, but it is shown in the film.Second, a good many people, going by the Amazon reviews, didn't much like this TV film. I found it reasonably entertaining, given the limitations of the 'made for television' product. Admittedly, I did watch the two separate parts on different nights; I would recommend you do the same. Given the time spent on the various subplots, common to all disaster movies. that is the best way to reduce or eliminate the lack of really superfilmic (to coin a term) content. Now if they had shown the world coming to an end......Key characters, contrary to some of the review comments, perform to the level one expects from made for television productions (admitting that there are exceptions who can deliver first class performances); Gina Gershon's looks raise her a notch above the rest, with Swoozie Kurtz doing well as an evangelical's wife, although holding her superior talent in check as the role demanded. The plot has a good deal more padding than it needs, presumably to extend the length as television time-demands probably required. Tightening up the script (blue penciling a good deal) would have helped the presentation but there is that need for two episodes. I rerun a number of his older TV series, so I haven't seen Robert Wagner in anything new since his work of the early 80's. In this one, dating from 2005, he sure did well-preserved and very authoritative as a Senator. He didn't have much to do, but did add class to the production.With reservations, I do recommend this film as a successor to the Category 6 by the same producers. Randy Quaid's character has come back to life in this one, not very credibly if you saw the last one; he gets another chance to do his "follow them anywhere" storm hunter once more.At any rate, I missed the super storms that can be made with super budgets, but found this one sufficiently entertaining to warrant watching it.
K**R
I love disaster movies
My own enjoyment
O**L
Frenetic
Catastrophic weather events are devastating the world and it's up to a small team of experts, some with the power to act and some discredited, to work out what is going on and stop two storms combining and destroying Washington DC.A mid 2000s disaster film sporting quite a few well known names, this is a surprising watchable if predictable outing. Having lots of recognisable actors was a big plus for this film which is actually a two-part mini series. As you would expect, the first half shows you lots of storm action and the accompanying devastation. There is also reasonable introduction to the large cast and a decent job is made to link them all together. The second part continues with lots more storm activity but the cast know what it is they need to do and work to defuse the storms. There are quite a number of sub-plots ongoing which actually increase the watchability of the production rather than getting in the way.The biggest issue I found (if this really is an issue) is that the whole thing is exhausting to watch - the pace never lets up and there always seems to be some new disaster just around the corner. In this respect it's probably best to watch it in two sittings, and the production is nicely split to let you know when to give yourself a break.There are loads of digital and practical special effects on display and for a made-for-TV production they're not bad.The Blu-ray disk is a big of an oddball. The picture gyrates from fairly clear to horribly grainy but it is usually quite bright and there is intense colour. The sound has loads of options. While the box says there are Dolby Stereo and PCM 2.0 tracks there is also a stock-standard Dolby Digital 5.1 and a DTS 5.1 (not uncompressed). I ended up choosing the DTS option - even though it is compressed it gave me the surround effects that were not available with the PCM 2.0.For a made-for-TV production this is a pretty good effort and reasonable entertainment.
A**.
Doom's day averted that isn't doom's day to watch...
The mini-series, while predictable in the characters (a scientist whose work has been ignored/minimized/whatever; an x-lover/wife/girlfriend; some kids; a politician that isn't doing his job; the villan/s; etc etc etc) and in progression (things go from bad to worse, the world's at a predicted end, things blow up, cities smashed but the main characters remain mostly unharmed but heroically scratched, the misunderstood scientist and his trusted friends/family/co-workers save the world; happy ending and the world becoming a better place for lessons learned...), the movie itself is gratifying in a non-original sort of way. The special effects are excellent to my non-professional eye, and the mini-series made for a pleasurable passing by of some not-so-pleasurable days when I was recovering from an illness and didn't have too much brain power for complicated plots but needed enough action to distract from discomfort...Overall, as long as the expectations are approporiate, it is a nice little mini-series I'd probably watch again during some other forced lull in life.
E**C
Good, especially as a follow on to Category 6
I enjoyed this, especially as it was set around 2 weeks after Category 6. I have 2 complaints. 1, This movie did that same thing as Category 6 had done and jumped to the end in mid scene - 3 times (again viewed on a computer) and 2, there were many scenes that were lifted directly from Category 6, or repeated within the movie itself. While most of the time I would not normally notice things like that I happened to view both back to back, so it was more obvious. Still, the idea that we are our own worst enemy is an interesting one and one I would tend to agree with. We are destroying our environment and must expect Mother Nature to retaliate. I would still recommend this as good viewing for Disaster movie fans.
K**T
Disaster movie
I truly enjoyed it!
D**E
Cat 7 rocks
Amazing special effects & some great characters but arty farty camera work spoilt it for me in places.Having said that, still a ruddy good film & well worth watching.
D**O
great disaster movie
For an TV production the effects on this movie are awsome!The Stars & their characters are great.Okay no Hollywood-blockbuster,but nice Entertainment.
N**K
Three Stars
Film of its time
A**O
I don; t know. Really scary if it ...
I don;t know. Really scary if it could happen but really it's only a matter of time that it will happen. The movie is a little light on it's presentation and the effects are a little bland.Antonio
A**R
Great movie
Great movie. Arrived earlier then expected and in good condition. Would recommend.
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I found it reasonably entertaining, given the limitations of the 'made for television' product. Admittedly, I did watch the two separate parts on different nights; I would recommend you do the same. Given the time spent on the various subplots, common to all disaster movies. that is the best way to reduce or eliminate the lack of really superfilmic (to coin a term) content. Now if they had shown the world coming to an end......Key characters, contrary to some of the review comments, perform to the level one expects from made for television productions (admitting that there are exceptions who can deliver first class performances); Gina Gershon's looks raise her a notch above the rest, with Swoozie Kurtz doing well as an evangelical's wife, although holding her superior talent in check as the role demanded. The plot has a good deal more padding than it needs, presumably to extend the length as television time-demands probably required. Tightening up the script (blue penciling a good deal) would have helped the presentation but there is that need for two episodes. I rerun a number of his older TV series, so I haven't seen Robert Wagner in anything new since his work of the early 80's. In this one, dating from 2005, he sure did well-preserved and very authoritative as a Senator. He didn't have much to do, but did add class to the production.With reservations, I do recommend this film as a successor to the Category 6 by the same producers. Randy Quaid's character has come back to life in this one, not very credibly if you saw the last one; he gets another chance to do his \"follow them anywhere\" storm hunter once more.At any rate, I missed the super storms that can be made with super budgets, but found this one sufficiently entertaining to warrant watching it."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"K***R"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n I love disaster movies\n \n","reviewBody":"My own enjoyment"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"O***L"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2016","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Frenetic\n \n","reviewBody":"Catastrophic weather events are devastating the world and it's up to a small team of experts, some with the power to act and some discredited, to work out what is going on and stop two storms combining and destroying Washington DC.A mid 2000s disaster film sporting quite a few well known names, this is a surprising watchable if predictable outing. Having lots of recognisable actors was a big plus for this film which is actually a two-part mini series. As you would expect, the first half shows you lots of storm action and the accompanying devastation. There is also reasonable introduction to the large cast and a decent job is made to link them all together. The second part continues with lots more storm activity but the cast know what it is they need to do and work to defuse the storms. There are quite a number of sub-plots ongoing which actually increase the watchability of the production rather than getting in the way.The biggest issue I found (if this really is an issue) is that the whole thing is exhausting to watch - the pace never lets up and there always seems to be some new disaster just around the corner. In this respect it's probably best to watch it in two sittings, and the production is nicely split to let you know when to give yourself a break.There are loads of digital and practical special effects on display and for a made-for-TV production they're not bad.The Blu-ray disk is a big of an oddball. The picture gyrates from fairly clear to horribly grainy but it is usually quite bright and there is intense colour. The sound has loads of options. While the box says there are Dolby Stereo and PCM 2.0 tracks there is also a stock-standard Dolby Digital 5.1 and a DTS 5.1 (not uncompressed). I ended up choosing the DTS option - even though it is compressed it gave me the surround effects that were not available with the PCM 2.0.For a made-for-TV production this is a pretty good effort and reasonable entertainment."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"A***."},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2007","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Doom's day averted that isn't doom's day to watch...\n \n","reviewBody":"The mini-series, while predictable in the characters (a scientist whose work has been ignored/minimized/whatever; an x-lover/wife/girlfriend; some kids; a politician that isn't doing his job; the villan/s; etc etc etc) and in progression (things go from bad to worse, the world's at a predicted end, things blow up, cities smashed but the main characters remain mostly unharmed but heroically scratched, the misunderstood scientist and his trusted friends/family/co-workers save the world; happy ending and the world becoming a better place for lessons learned...), the movie itself is gratifying in a non-original sort of way. The special effects are excellent to my non-professional eye, and the mini-series made for a pleasurable passing by of some not-so-pleasurable days when I was recovering from an illness and didn't have too much brain power for complicated plots but needed enough action to distract from discomfort...Overall, as long as the expectations are approporiate, it is a nice little mini-series I'd probably watch again during some other forced lull in life."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"E***C"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2006","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Good, especially as a follow on to Category 6\n \n","reviewBody":"I enjoyed this, especially as it was set around 2 weeks after Category 6. I have 2 complaints. 1, This movie did that same thing as Category 6 had done and jumped to the end in mid scene - 3 times (again viewed on a computer) and 2, there were many scenes that were lifted directly from Category 6, or repeated within the movie itself. While most of the time I would not normally notice things like that I happened to view both back to back, so it was more obvious. Still, the idea that we are our own worst enemy is an interesting one and one I would tend to agree with. We are destroying our environment and must expect Mother Nature to retaliate. 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Really scary if it ...\n \n","reviewBody":"I don;t know. Really scary if it could happen but really it's only a matter of time that it will happen. The movie is a little light on it's presentation and the effects are a little bland.Antonio"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"A***R"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2021","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Great movie\n \n","reviewBody":"Great movie. Arrived earlier then expected and in good condition. Would recommend."}],"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":11}}
