When Worlds Collide
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Actor: Barbara Rush, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Peter Hansen, Richard DerrBrand: DERR,RICHARD
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 83 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-25
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of When Worlds Collide
Movie Review: EEEE! THE SKY IS FALLING!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had always wanted to see this flick as a kid after seeing numerous stills from it in the Sci-fi & monster magazines. Now, 20 some odd years later I finally picked it up sight unseen and definitely was not dissappointed. I'll try my best to not drop a spoiler here, but I was pretty satisfied with the ending of this flick....well.....for the most part. Anyone who's seen this can likely tell you it's not a happy, happy, joy, joy ending overall, but then again it kinda is....and ..uh....isn't......well, you need to watch this and see what I mean and decide for yourself.In WWC, the suspense is structured pretty darn good. It's the (what is now) usual, Scientists discover something headed towards earth and they proceed to warn the world scenario that kicks this flick off. In this case, to the ridicules of the United Nations and the world at large. The premise that independent money funds the enormous "Arks" that the mocking nations initially refuse to build is an interesting one that still, even today, doesn't seem that far fetched. Obviously due to this films age, some of it comes off rather dated (heck, it *IS* from the 50's!). Another reviewer had mentioned that there were only Caucasians picked for the Ark, and it's true. A sign of the times, but if you can overlook that bit as well as some of the other holes in the story, the film is otherwise quite an enjoyable ride. But it probably will work its magic best with those of us with them back in the day 50's movie fetishes;-)
The special effects are pretty cool considering this film's age. But despite the Oscar it had gotten for the SPFX, this film WILL look rather cheesy to some of the hard core digital FX junkies. The effects aren't awful, in fact they are state of the art 50's style.....but they cannot be compared to modern films. So keep that in mind. But put yourself in the seat as a 50's audience member and you'll likely be dazzled by the experience. The scenes of destruction still felt pretty intense within the context of this movie.
THE PRINT ON THIS DVD: I was quite happy with this transfer considering this is the first time I'd ever seen this flick. I couldn't tell you if it was the worse of others that might be available, but it DEFINITELY outshines the DVD transfer used in Pal's other flick WAR OF THE WORLDS, which was grainy throughout. There were parts here that were beautifully crisp, intermingled with some grainy parts of the film, but overall, I found it quite vivid and quite acceptable. This FELT & LOOKED like Technicolor to me. The "Special Features" suck, considering the price. I mean, there's gotta be a George Pal documentary or short that they could've stuck in here. In this, we are treated to the theatrical trailer....woohoo! There's also "Scene Selection" which is no more a special feature than the table of contents in a book. Don't stretch yerself there Paramount, we'd hate for ya took look like you care about your films or understand why the DVD format is supposed to be fun to collect.
Luckily, I was able to overlook this lacking DVD package thanks to the film being quite enjoyable.
Summary of When Worlds Collide
Earth is threatened by a collision with a runaway star. Private industry builds a space ship to take colonists to a new planet to start a new civilization.Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: G
Release Date: 28-MAR-2006
Media Type: DVD
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