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| ACTORS: | Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Jon Amiel |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 28 March, 2003 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Science Fiction |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 097363346746 |
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Customer Reviews of The Core (Widescreen Edition)
"We're dodging diamonds the size of Cape Cod!" The above line spoken by Oscar winner Hilary Swank is indicative of the dialog in this special effects driven sci-fi saga. Swank plays an astronaut who along with Bruce Greenwood must pilot Virgil, a craft designed to burrow (with the assistance of one really mean laser beam) to the earth's core in an attempt to correct an imbalance that was doing serious damage to the surface above.
Also along on this unbelievable trip to the earth's center are respectable performers in stereotypical roles: Aaron Eckhart (the voyage's "studly" college professor), Alfre Woodard (mission commander), Delroy Lindo (the ship's inventor and symbol of self-sacrifice), Stanley Tucci (the despicable scientific genius with a hidden agenda), and Richard Jenkins as the mysterious military hardliner.
The film is passable entertainment.
I just kept waiting for the discovery of an underground "civilization" that might have been responsible for all the above ground havoc.
An entertaining science fiction thriller
I enjoyed The Core. In reality, traveling to the Earth's core is something that is almost certainly impossible, so criticizing this movie on scientific grounds is pointless. It is an escapist fable, and on that level it succeeds well. Or to put it another way, this is science fiction, not a documentary.
For me the pseudo-science was fun -- the laser that could vaporize stone, the super-strong metal the earth-craft "Virgil" was made of, the subterranean geology, and so on. I thought the effects were interesting -- very colorful scenery as Virgil is passing through different layers, and the craft itself was pretty cool, like a hardened worm-drill. The characters were all well cast, especially the two leads. Hillary Swank was good as the pilot. The lesser characters were somewhat stereotypical but also well played. Stanley Tucci's self-centered star scientist Dr. Zimsky was sort of like this movie's Dr. Smith from Lost In Space. Actually, Donald Pleasance in Fantastic Voyage is an even better comparison. (The whole movie reminded me a little of Fantastic Voyage.)
This is a movie where suspension of disbelief is a must, especially for real scientists or science teachers. But if you allow yourself to go along with the fantasy you should have fun.
HuH ??
ahhh what did i watch, i felt like i was eating bad takeout? deep impact had a better story than this one , but the wonderful grace that saved this film from being a total bomb is the special effects in it. if you're curious then rent it you'll be glad you save some money then paying dearly. they should've made this into a comedy it would've been better.