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The blues brothers

The punk rock fans even applauded and laughed. I felt bad, but it was a mistake. Fortunately, the film is not and whether you have seen 28 Days Later or not, I cannot recommend 28 Weeks Later enough. It might even be a minor classic. A sinister cabal of superior writers. The Day After Tomorrow is supposed to scare you into thinking the world could plunge into a massive, deadly winter sometime around, well, the day after tomorrow. It doesn t. Instead, audiences are given a ridiculous, hilarious, campy tale of a father looking for his son amidst the worst storm mankind the blues brothers ever experienced. Wisely spacing out the key moments of destruction, Day After does a fine job of keeping audiences in their seats for at least 60 minutes. The CGI here is generally unforgettable, producing sights that most of the 70s disaster films tried so hard to produce with their limited resources. Never has worldwide devastation been shown in such a form. Sadly, once everything calms down and Dennis Quaid begins his trek from Pennsylvania to New York on foot to rescue his child, the movie becomes absurd. Swallowing some of the slapped together science is expected, but when this intrepid group comes across body after body frozen to death and they seem to have little trouble surviving, it s flat out stupid. Worse, there is little reason for him to even make the journey. He really has to figure his extremely intelligent kid is smart enough to start a fire. The best the writers could come up with is a meager promise made during a phone call that Quaid swears to keep. This is a ridiculous attempt at adding depth to shallow characters. Logic is also at a premium. In a scene in which Sam Jake Gyllenhaal makes an attempt to secure penicillin from a ship that has rolled into the middle of the street conveniently just outside the library where they are trapped due to the tidal wave, where the water is frozen completely solid, all of the liquid medications are not. It is entirely baffling how Jack manages to contact the president in the end. Considering the president has now evacuated to Mexico, how did Jack get the number? Better yet, how did he even the blues brothers a working phone? Any and all realism is lost thanks to the second half of Day After turning this decent disaster movie into a lackluster version of Cliffhanger. This the blues brothers is admittedly worth an overnight rental; just don t watch the entire thing. You ll come away one point lower. Day After is a typical showcase disc for the Blu-ray format. It s ridiculous contrast looks great on a store set up, but at home, it s hitting the highs and lows too hard. The black levels are incredibly deep, to the point that they begin blocking out details. Likewise, the whites are blistering, causing washed out faces and backgrounds. When it finds the proper medium, the disc does shine featuring beautiful color and a razor sharp transfer.