Geostorm
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 20, 2017
4.2
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6
tiparJul 19, 2018
Not only is not boring, besides it adds some awesome FX and half of the movie is set in space... do you want more? then watch Tar's "Satantango".
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6
brendan_jwhiteOct 20, 2017
Go in with low expectations and you'll have fun - it's a typical popcorn-filled disaster movie. Do the visual effects look cheap and is there a lot of exposition? Yes. Did I enjoy it for what it was having fun with the political twists, dramaGo in with low expectations and you'll have fun - it's a typical popcorn-filled disaster movie. Do the visual effects look cheap and is there a lot of exposition? Yes. Did I enjoy it for what it was having fun with the political twists, drama and space-action scenes? Yes. Do I feel bad for liking it? A little bit.… Expand
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6
Jarek98Oct 21, 2017
Don’t believe reviews ;-)
Is it stupid? Surely it is! Is it more stupid than “Argameddon” or “San Andreas”? Hell no - this is exactly the same level of “stupidity” ;-), so I don’t understand why it is scored so low. Don’t expect this film toDon’t believe reviews ;-)
Is it stupid? Surely it is! Is it more stupid than “Argameddon” or “San Andreas”? Hell no - this is exactly the same level of “stupidity” ;-), so I don’t understand why it is scored so low. Don’t expect this film to have any lasting effect on you, forget about science part in “science-fiction”, don’t worry too much about logic, and you just may have some fun watching it.… Expand
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6
OnlyAGreatOnlyOct 21, 2017
Geostorm is not so good, it might be a perfect disaster movie but it's actually a movie disaster as Geostorm is totally not cool, not funny but nice, I know Geostorm is bad.
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5
TryASummersaultJul 17, 2018
You can tell that this was made my Roland Emmerich's partner Dean Devlin because this has all The ridiculous signature traits of disaster drivel dismay that made Emmerich's career. The characters are mediocre at best with inane intent andYou can tell that this was made my Roland Emmerich's partner Dean Devlin because this has all The ridiculous signature traits of disaster drivel dismay that made Emmerich's career. The characters are mediocre at best with inane intent and idiotic dialogue. This weather as a weapon plot was a decent concept at first and then goes into a dumb direction that really isn't properly explained well. The disaster scenes are really the only semi entertaining aspect of the film just because it's on such a massive scale and it's actually done well for the most part. While this is still better than San Andreas or day after tomorrow slightly, it's still a very dull film overall.… Expand
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4
GinaKOct 25, 2017
Maybe because I don’t go to see movies like this very often (what the audience reviewers are calling “popcorn movies”), I actually enjoyed this film. Yes, it was hokey and sentimental and the special effects were not especially interesting,Maybe because I don’t go to see movies like this very often (what the audience reviewers are calling “popcorn movies”), I actually enjoyed this film. Yes, it was hokey and sentimental and the special effects were not especially interesting, but the actors were personable (if not very good) as the film moved along from disaster to disaster. It was fun on a rainy afternoon when nothing better was playing that I hadn't already seen.… Expand
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4
mijxeroFeb 7, 2018
I think the problem with this movie and these types, in general, is that they all just feel like carbon copies of the same movie. I feel like if this came out in 1990, it might have fared better. I honestly don't remember hardly anythingI think the problem with this movie and these types, in general, is that they all just feel like carbon copies of the same movie. I feel like if this came out in 1990, it might have fared better. I honestly don't remember hardly anything from it, global disaster, stop disaster, yay credit roll. Its not terrible, its just sooo mediocre it hurts.… Expand
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6
KaxcerDec 15, 2017
I liked the movie, it wasnt best but it wasnt worst. Pros
Characters
Story
Good ideas
Acting

Cons
Not enough, and not long enough disaster sequences.
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6
HealingToolbox1Oct 25, 2017
At least they got the poster right. At least I found the brother-brother relationship engaging and convincing. On the other hand, the care and creativity put into the arc of each disaster scene of Roland Emmerich's movies is almostAt least they got the poster right. At least I found the brother-brother relationship engaging and convincing. On the other hand, the care and creativity put into the arc of each disaster scene of Roland Emmerich's movies is almost completely absent. Here it's imitated only recipe-style.… Expand
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5
juliankennedy23Mar 22, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Geostorm: In Geostorm the earth has suffered massive disasters due to global warming. The countries all get together to create a vast spiderweb of satellites that all have magical powers to control the weather. Our hero Gerald Butler, who single handily invented and constructed all the satellites, is fired cause he tells it like it is and now the United States is ready to turn the satellites over to the world at large, but someone has taken control of the satellites and are making then do bad weather instead of good. Can our disgraced hero find out who is behind this and save the world in time?

The Good: Well it's better than The Core. Abbie Cornish is pretty good as the fiance of the brother of the hero who is also the head secret service agent protecting the President who might be the traitor and who is the only person who can reboot the satellites. She easily has the best action scene in the movie.

The Bad: Good lord where does one start. Well, let's start with one scene. Gerald Butler our Mary Sue inventor/action hero/tell it like it is the guy is going back to the space station he designed (and apparently built… with scraps… he found in a cave.) Keep in mind he is going back to the station he was fired from very publicly only four years ago. He meets with all the department heads of the station. None of them know who he is. Not one. He is the most famous man on the planet, he built the station they are sitting in, he only left four years ago, he flew up to the station in Space Shuttle like five minutes ago, he called this meeting, and he is wearing one of those Mr. Goodwrench shirts with his freakin name on it and the movie tries to do one of those OMG it’s you moments.

Geostorm has the trying to prevent the disaster plot rather than the much easier to script trying to survive the disaster plot. It takes a tight script and a skilled filmmaker to make a preventing a disaster film work. (God help us but Armageddon is a good example of the former while 2012 is a good example of the latter.) Geostorm doesn’t have a clue. The science makes zero sense, The space station has a self-destruct button you can’t turn off, the satellites are basically magical shooting heat death rays at Moscow and causing earthquakes so severe there is an 800-foot tsunami in the Arabian Gulf. Heck one of the satellites opens up to a luxurious two-person escape pod in a grown worthy moment that stands out in a movie chock full of them.

Gerald Butler is awful and simply acts as if we would rather be anywhere else. Since he is in almost every scene that proves problematic. The rest of the cast, outside of the excellent Abbie Cornish, are well… there. The disaster scenes are decent (better than The Core but nowhere near the level of say 2012) but they don’t really produce any tension since it is people you have never met before running away from admittedly decent video game graphics.

In Conclusion: Geostorm is almost more famous for the endless bumping of its release date, the expensive re-shoots and budget overruns. I expect a movie about the making of this film would be more exciting than the movie itself. Heck, even a movie about one of the two disasters at the beginning of the film that prompt this whole satellite building scheme would have worked better. I am a softy when it comes to disaster films. Some Syfy movie where a school bus full of kids falls into a sinkhole can keep me entertained for ninety minutes. I also genuinely enjoy Gerald Butler movies more than most. This, however, failed to win me over. Still better than The Core though (Seriously who puts a windshield on a drill?.… Expand
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5
SpiRoJan 20, 2018
Hollywood strikes again with a yet another politically correct women-empowering cringefest.
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5
eva3si0nFeb 2, 2018
Very mediocre movie which is selected only with special effects. Very much reminds the movie 2012, only without sense and a plot. From most important - the main avtogonist is allocated from all heroes at once, and the screenwriter disclosureVery mediocre movie which is selected only with special effects. Very much reminds the movie 2012, only without sense and a plot. From most important - the main avtogonist is allocated from all heroes at once, and the screenwriter disclosure brings him as a subject twist. It is better to look 2012 once again, than it… Expand
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5
KevinChau5Apr 21, 2018
Wasn't bad of a Disaster film but could have been a lot of better tho! Would kinda recommend
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5
CoKronakanNov 14, 2018
This felt like a reboot of 50 movies combined, and while the basics of the plot is fresh and new, every single thing that builds up the plot and story is reused. Honestly don't know how Gerard Butler got to such a low profile movie, butThis felt like a reboot of 50 movies combined, and while the basics of the plot is fresh and new, every single thing that builds up the plot and story is reused. Honestly don't know how Gerard Butler got to such a low profile movie, but despite his (or his agent's) choice he does a great job at delivering his character, I think that it fit him perfectly. The directors style in cinematography was just the usual stuff, nothing new. Despite the two protagonists the rest of the characters writing was painfully average, and the script was cliche. The visual looked very weird in some instances when it was CGI, because of the poor way it was generated. The pacing issue is present here as well, although it can keep the audience engaged the whole way through the movie. The plot is simple, and the base of it was recycled so many times that is painful in movie since we learned about global warming. This is the message as well of the movie, but there are just so many that deliver the message in a better fashion. The movie although it was entertaining for most of the part, it wasn't as much fun to watch it.
Overall it's a slightly below average, because of the fact that this is nothing new and does every single mistake an average movie does, plus some other elements lack as well.… Expand
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6
Aladdin718Apr 1, 2018
The story arc is a bit cliche, but the technology and effects were a cool way to kill some time.
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6
Vulf001Jun 14, 2018
While the plot is kinda stupid and the characters are uninteresting, Geostorm takes a person who is looking for a disaster movie into a ride with endless tsunamis, tornadoes and good CGI effects.
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5
RohaldMar 6, 2023
It's dumb and all over the top but it's fun if you don't take it seriously.
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