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When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I first saw this movie when I was a child. I loved it then and now I have it on DVD I watch it when I want a good story rather than wall to wall cgi. It is one of the best for its time. It is well thought out, well written, well acted and well directed. Even the Express editor was good as he isn't an actor at all. He added authentication to the story. There is not to much in the way of personal love story and what there is does not interfere with the main story to much. No sad "I love you" lines. No hysterical kids or women. It is a wonderful look at the sudden and total collapse of society and how people deal with the high possibility of the end of the world. The end of movie was made with two endings of the possible outcome of the solution to the problem. only one was used. I leave to those wanting to see to find out which end it is.

This movie showed man's foolishness sending the Earth to a fiery doom. That's so similar to global warming it's scary. Like this movie, global warming is a fiction.The story is awful, simplistic, ridiculous.Everything else about the movie is terrific. The sets are fantastic. The acting is top notch. The music is engaging. It was a tremendous production of a concept that belongs in a children's coloring book rather than in a serious movie.Nah, that's an insult to children.The Cold War aspect of the movie is also good. America's fear of the almighty USSR kept America sitting by as the USSR ran wild around the world. The story in this film expresses a ridiculous fear.Story: -100 Acting, Sets, Music, Direction: 10

This is an interesting old British movie from the 60's about the effects on the Earth after two simultaneous nuclear test explosions by the U.S. and Russia. The planet gets knocked out of its normal orbit and starts heading toward the Sun, heating up as it gets closer to it. The film is an examination of the ways that the populous tries to cope with the discomfort, and the effects on the world's weather as it heads for a doomsday rendezvous with our burning star. Unfortunately for the writers of this picture, in the real world the immutable laws of physics make it absolutely impossible for a nuclear explosion to occur in more than one location on the Earth's surface at any one time, which is why there has never been, and could never be, a nuclear war - at least in the way in which we would imagine it to be, each side exchanging ICBM launches within minutes of each other; it's simply impossible and cannot happen that way. However, irrespective of that fact, the movie is entertaining but dramatic and not comical at all. It is a "serious" look at what might happen in such a situation. The picture is told from the point of view of the journalists of the local newspaper, and how they try to find out the facts and then report these to the public. Leo McKern makes a good effort as the editor. It is an o.k. film, somewhat entertaining in a serious way, touching on the sci-fi genre, but it's not my favourite sci-fi film. I give this one only 5/10, partly because of its serious, dramatic angle, the implausibility of the story and also because it was shot in black and white, probably to add to the gloomy subject matter. This picture looks and feels old and might actually benefit from a remake effort. See what you think.

Gosh - remember when Britain produced really great movies? 'The Day The Earth Caught Fire' is without question a classic of the sci-fi genre. If you can get your head around the scientifically preposterous lead that mighty Earth can be knocked over by 2 piddling little nuclear bombs, when the Chixulub asteroid of 65 million years ago didn't even make it flinch; then the rest is plain-sailing.The central character, Stenning, is played with amazing panache by Edward Judd for his first starring role. He's a big, handsome bloke in the classic British way, and brings a commanding, masculine presence that's not unlike youthful Richard Burton. But Stenning is a mess. He's an almost-washed-up good guy fractured by divorce and separation from a son who (as is so often the case) is being used as revenge collateral by his ex-wife. Evidently an established bruiser as a journalist, he is also a very talented writer, but who's talents are almost eclipsed by bitterness and frustration. He is teetering on the edge of alcoholism and dismissal. Actually he reminds me of the Mike Hammer portrayal in 'Kiss Me Deadly' - very much the anti-hero, but with just enough virtue left for redemption. Being big and obnoxious, like so many bad guys, he is irresistible to real women.Stenning is just about kept from falling over by Leo McKern's science correspondent. McKern surely needs no introduction, and brings a solid lump of gravitas to any role he plays. Here, he's a kind of indulgent pre-Rumpole uncle figure and a joy to watch and hear.Third of the central triumvirate is 'the girl' played with feisty zeal by Janet Munro. She will be Stenning's redeemer - if they survive.These three are core to many sound British character players that include cameos from Bernard Braden and a juvenile Micheal Caine.Climate effects are kept simple, which makes them all the more stark and harrowing. Production hasn't been dumbed-down by the usual miniature-work, buckets or water thrown over dolls' houses. At the same time, stock newsreel of equal quality has been seamlessly grafted in. The spell is never broken by crass editing.But the real topper here is the script. Val Guest has brought us a sharp and witty dialogue that never lets up. It is surely the cleverest script of any sci-fi movie ever, and compares with those of the very best film-noir.Also unusual, and more plausible, is the fact that the story unfolds from the standpoint of the media. Traditionally, Movies of this kind are presented from the view of political, scientific or military experts - who, in truth, and as the movie makes clear, would actually tell us nothing if they could.This movie is what 'The Day After Tomorrow' should have been if Hollywood hadn't sold out to blockbuster special-effects and schmaltz. As it stands, despite its modest budget and lack of jaw-dropping CGI, 'The Day The Earth Caught Fire' is superior in every way.Perhaps the most telling aspect of the adult content in this production is the fact that, despite its vintage, and despite an absence of any explicit sex, or graphic violence, it still carries the same '15' rating as the Coens' much more recent and far more bloodthirsty 'No Country For Old Men'. Very highly recommended both as a thriller and human drama.