I came across Earthfall as part of my
movie research on IMDB. From the plot it looked like a TV movie, based on
elements from disaster movies such as 2012, and Armageddon.
Notwithstanding its low rating, I decided to get my hands on it and check out
it. As someone who loves sci-fi movies, I was hopeful; budget constraints may
hamper a star cast and expensive special effects, but could still yield a
refreshing sci-fi flick.
Boy was I let down! Earthfall ended up
being a very draggy, low budget TV movie, with poor special effects, and even
the scientific rationale provided in dialog, made no sense. The narrative was
disconnected, and though under 1 and a half hours long, it felt slow, long, and
I found myself nodding off on multiple occasions. In terms of the
characterization, there are obvious stereotypes; some immature teenage kids, some bad
elements, a funny side kick to the lead, a family with little time for each
other, owing to busy demanding work life's. As with bigger disaster movies,
there is a government defense initiative, but how the planned solution was to
work, was not clear. Overall, Earthfall was very un-engaging. The copy I
sampled was a 3 gig HD rip, from a Digital Web source. Video was good, with
picture being clear with good definition. The sound-mix was a Dolby Digital AC3
6 channel track, though there was no memorable use of surround or positional
sound.
My Recommendation: Skip It (A disastrous, poorly
thought through low budget disaster movie)
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