Night of the Comet

[Andrew]

Reader review by Ethan.  A pair of spunky sisters discover that a rogue comet has turned everybody into either red dust or crazy zombies (that will eventually turn into red dust).

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[Andrew]

I must have a soft spot for this film.  It is certainly bad, and takes some liberty with what will protect a person from the comet's harmful effects.  Samantha survives by sleeping in a metal garden shed, but the scientists were in an underground bunker (they just left the vent open).  Heck, Regina is in an old fallout shelter in a movie theater.  By and large, everybody else on the planet is a red-dust-will-become zombie.

The two lab technicians happily telling stories to the kids as they prepared the children to be turned into involuntary red blood cell donors was funny in a black humor sort of way, as was Mary Woronov's character drifting off to death after giving herself a lethal injection, because her last words were to Hector: "She was right.  You are kinda cute." *SMILE* +DEAD+

And it still cracks me up that, after the end of the world, the only thing left would be red dust and Member's Only jackets.

[Valentine Kutter]

Oh, how can you NOT love this movie ??
One of the greats from the "Plot hole you can drive a truck thru" series.
I recommend this one on a triple bill with Solarbabies and The Stuff...... and plenty of beer and buffalo wings.


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[DavidFullam]

My Brother (who isn't the biggest genre fan) absolutely loves this film. I on the other hand, absolutely hate it.

[InformationGeek]

Alright, I just read this read this review and I still don't get it.  That's obviously a sign of a bad movie when I don't even get the plot.

Also, I like to point out the clothing thing the reviewer mention.  How the heck did the people turn to dust while the clothing remain intact?   This reminds me of another stupid movie, The Drifting Classroom.  In that movie, the people in the film discovered that they were sent into the future hundreds or maybe thousands of years and they realize this when the school's janitor discovers his dog's bones and collar.  Despite the fact that everything else in the world turned to dust and sand, the bones and collar did not... Makes as much sense has the clothes not during into red dust while the rest of the body did.

[Sardu]

With all due respect (and I haven't seen this movie in 20 years but correct me if I'm wrong) the decision to go to the radio station made perfect sense- there was a voice till broadcasting over it.  They thought there was a live human there.  It wasn't until they got there that they found out (and of course the audience is one step ahead) the station was automated.  But that was still the best way to try and contact any other live people.  It seems like a solid plan.  Of course, that doesn't change all the other points you bring up.  Good review!  I may have to watch it again myself now, though maybe I shouldn't spoil my own fond memories of it *g*

[Torgo]

I've always liked this movie plot holes and all. Lots of fun to be had watching this one.

[Rictras Shard]

It is obvious from reading this review that you haven't actually watched the movie. For example, only one of the girls was taken to the military complex. Also, Hector is not the hero of the movie, the main characters are the two sisters, primarily the older one.

Perhaps if you really watch the movie, you might like it.

[Jay the Magnificent]

i think this movie is a great study on post apocalyptic denial and acceptance

[Rev. Powell]

I didn't think this was quite as bad as the reviewer did... not good, be any stretch, but kinda fun in a dumb 80s way.  It has a small cult following, partly because of the female action heroine (I'm sure the reviewer knew that Hector was not the hero, but was just making a clever chauvinistic joke...  )

The one question I'd ask the director or screenwriter, if I could, was: why was Regina shown prostituting herself early in the film?  I have no idea what sleeping with a guy for $15 was supposed to add to her character.