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Have you ever wonder what makes seemingly rational people find fun and excitement in watching science fiction movies about killer meteors and giant monsters and the potential destruction of earth. Tonight the cable channel, Syfy televised two movies that fit the genre described. I watched both along with reading my textbook, The Modern Middle East. What else to do on a Saturday night after spending the afternoon by the pool and getting a little too much sun.
Meteor Storm starring Michael Trucco and Kari Matchett was the typical formula disaster movie with a dramatic ending with possible extinction of man but stopped in the nick of time. Never a believer in re-creating the wheel, I can share brief plot summary from imdb.com, “San Francisco becomes a target for waves of destructive meteors after a rogue comet orbits around the earth… For astronomer, Michelle Young, what was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event, soon turns into her worst nightmare as thousands of meteors break the surface of the atmosphere and bombard the city of San Francisco. Written by The Meteor” (1)
As a subscriber to happy endings and or positive resolutions, Meteor Storm accomplishes both. If you did not see the movie tonight, you probably get another chance because Syfy is good about replaying their movies periodically.
I also watched Behemoth starring Ed Quinn, Pascale Hutton and others is a movie whose basic plot can be best described by imdb.com “Scientists discover a giant creature under the Earth that is wrapped around the entire planet. When the creature wakes all grumpy, it causes worldwide destruction.” (2) After watching the movie, I think the description was a gross understatement. The monster awakens more than grumpy and a little hungry and pretty much destroyed the town of Ascension.
Also, the summary from imdb.com did not mention the interpersonal dynamics between main characters along with the shadowy government agent, plus the fright night monster. My comment to my husband was that the monster acted like he enjoyed lunch when he snacked on Grace’s fiancé. I have a twisted sense of humor.
The most amazing part of the movie was that the film was shot on location in Squamish, British Columbia which my husband really liked because he reminisced about a region where he used to fish, hunt and log.
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