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Rating:  - Good Movie to supplement Geology unit in Middle School!!!
I bought this product to show to my 8th grade science class. They were learning information about the Earth's layers and the Earth's magnetic field. The movie gave them a lot of information and it was interesting to them. After the movie I had them discuss whether this all could actually happen which connected the information and the movie to real life nicely. Movie takes about 4 40 minute periods to complete.
Rating:  - Jules Verne Revisited
The subject is interesting. The topic is fascinating. The treatment is quite reassuring. But the ideology is hateful. Imagine some natural, geological or cosmic catastrophe meaning the end of the earth, hence of humanity. The loss of the magnetic field of the earth is one possibility since it has been going down for a few decades and no one can explain. If such a phenomenon were truly happening, the normal reaction would be to bring all scientists around the world together to find a solution. There cannot be any moral and acceptable salvation for humanity, or even a little part of humanity if it does not mobilize everyone, every country, every nation. The film is unluckily hijacked by the military that imposes the vision of some aggressive attack from an enemy. They seem to listen to the scientists and politicians for a while, but at the same time they have their own Plan B ready which is purely military. That is why the military should have no power whatsoever and their finances should be scrutinized constantly, for them not to be able to have their own plans. That's why the finances of the military are supposed to be voted by Congress, but is what Congress votes always clear? Certainly not and that is true in every country. There are some blind or invisible lines hidden in some other budgets. That is revealing about a lack of democracy in our countries: the armed forces are not 100% open to public scrutiny and they do things they have never been allowed to do. The film though takes a clear stand against this and manages to defeat Plan B, thanks to a hacker in the place. We could of course wonder why they brought that hacker into the sanctuary. But for the film he was needed and was able to fulfill his promise. I must say I did not like his nose. Too visible, too outstanding. A hacker is supposed to be absolutely invisible, hence just plain normal, average, banal, in no way conspicuous. Then the treatment of the volunteers in that last chance mission is quite flat after all. A little bit of rage but a lot of positive tension. A situation in which one must sacrifice after the other should create a real tension that could be and become negative, including the absolute loss of all reactivity in an individual who knows there is no way out. But It was a pleasant film after all.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne & University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines
Rating: - Interesting movie
First saw this movie on TV, it was an interesting movie and was enjoyable, could this ever happen? who knows but some of the scenes
were really good.
Rating: - The Core
The Core is an excellent Movie. I was happy with the quickness in which I received my order, and the wonderful condition it was in. Thank you.
Rating:  - Excellent film & Superb transfer to DVD
Why would anyone expect a film like this to be scientically sound? I am an engineer/scientist and I love films like this! This is science FICTION, already--a little bit of science and lots of fiction. 'The Core' is no less scientific than the Star Wars or Star Trek sagas.
Anyway, it is puzzling why this film did not do better at the box office. It has most of the right elements: Great acting--good casting (especially that cyber-nerd hacker (he was perfect!) and Hillary Swank (who is always good)--first-rate special effects--fantastic machines and gadgets--apparently a big budget--and an interesting plot (military vs academia, competing egos in the scientific world, saving the planet earth) with just enough twists to keep you engaged. The result is a very entertaining, engaging and highly imaginative science fiction gem.
The only thing missing (perhaps, depending on your point of view) is romance--there is no soap opera going on in the background--but who has time for romance when you are trying to save the world? There are, however, rivalries between the scientists and between military officers and subordinates to keep things interesting.
The DVD: Superb transfer to DVD of this 2003 film--one of the best I have ever seen. Anamorphic widescreen, enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs. I viewed this on a large-screen, high-definition LCD TV, played on a Toshiba 1080p HD DVD player--and the picture and sound were stunning--as good as any of my HD DVDs. Highly recommended!
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