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The Core
2003
Weird phenomena lead a brilliant geophysics professor, Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart), to the discovery that the Earth's core has stopped revolving, ultimately resulting in severe natural disasters and radiation akin to that of a microwave--and the end of the world. Keyes' worst fears are confirmed by superstar scientist Dr. .. Read more
| Starring | Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo |
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| Director | Jon Amiel |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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The Core
Weird phenomena lead a brilliant geophysics professor, Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart), to the discovery that the Earth's core has stopped revolving, ultimately resulting in severe natural disasters and radiation akin to that of a microwave--and the end of the world. Keyes' worst fears are confirmed by superstar scientist Dr. Conrad Zimsky (Stanley Tucci), who turns to his former partner, Dr. Ed Brazzleton (Delroy Lindo), who has devoted twenty years to creating a ship that can journey to the center of the Earth. The U.S. government, whose secret experiments, unbeknownst to all of the team but Zimzky, may have caused the problem, builds the ship at record speed and sends a team in to set off nuclear bombs that will restart the core. Astronauts Colonel Robert Iverson (Bruce Greenwood) and Major Rebecca Childs (Hilary Swank), and a nuclear weapons specialist, Dr. Serge Leveque (Tcheky Karyo) are also assigned to the mission, which promises both spectacular discoveries and tremendous danger. Witty one-liners save the film from taking itself too seriously while the special effects keep the action exciting. Directed by Jon Amiel (COPYCAT, ENTRAPMENT), THE CORE also stars Alfre Woodard, DJ Qualls, and Richard Jenkins.
| Starring | Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, DJ Qualls, D.J. Qualls, Richard Jenkins, Tch?ky Karyo, Bruce Greenwood, Alfre Woodard, Tom Schilte |
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| Director | Jon Amiel |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins Watch now: 2 hrs 15 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 13 Oct 2003 Watch now: 12 Aug 2009 Production year: 2003 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
| Format | DVD |
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Having exhausted the more traditional threats to human existence (asteroids, volcanos, large boats sinking), the Hollywood disaster movie now moves on to positively esoteric cataclysms: in this case the Earth's core ceasing — for reasons just barely explained — to rotate. While international landmarks explode and surface-dwellers face terminal sunburn, a secret team of top scientists builds a burrowing machine designed to penetrate the core and set it spinning again. Best described as Journey to the Center of the Earth meets Armageddon, this is by-the-numbers movie-making, but it has enough excitingly staged set pieces to offset the daft plot. Aaron Eckhart — on sabbatical from the more sober likes of In the Company of Men — puts in a pleasing turn as a boffin recruited to save the planet, while the excellent Stanley Tucci is amusingly slimy as his duplicitous colleague.
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14 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Mother Earth gets her own back!
This film is not all about the special effects - spectacular as they are! They were so good that I was squirming in my seat because I could almost feel the heat! This is all about the characters - the heroes and heroines who you can identify and sympathise with. There is always the one character who really makes you want to reach into your screen and pop him one on the chin and Stanley Tucci plays him with gusto - so much that he really irritated me (but don't you just love it! ) Delroy Lindo plays a strong role with bite - the down-trodden genius scientist with heart - more for him and less of the gangster/cop type roles he usually picks. Each character gets their moment in the light so you get to know and empathise with them a little. In this action packed adventure a group of odd-balls try to save the world, when Mother Earth lets us knows she's had enough of us, so there is the underlying Eco-Warrior aspect. The technology employed to persuade you of this fact is so believable, you can just imagine a 'Virgil' is locked up in some government facility somewhere in the world waiting for the day...
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14 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Mother Earth gets her own back!
This film is not all about the special effects - spectacular as they are! They were so good that I was squirming in my seat because I could almost feel the heat! This is all about the characters - the heroes and heroines who you can identify and sympathise with. There is always the one character who really makes you want to reach into your screen and pop him one on the chin and Stanley Tucci plays him with gusto - so much that he really irritated me (but don't you just love it! ) Delroy Lindo plays a strong role with bite - the down-trodden genius scientist with heart - more for him and less of the gangster/cop type roles he usually picks. Each character gets their moment in the light so you get to know and empathise with them a little. In this action packed adventure a group of odd-balls try to save the world, when Mother Earth lets us knows she's had enough of us, so there is the underlying Eco-Warrior aspect. The technology employed to persuade you of this fact is so believable, you can just imagine a 'Virgil' is locked up in some government facility somewhere in the world waiting for the day...
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Ericson Core is set to direct a new crime thriller Conrail, based on the true story of a gang of New Jersey train-jackers. Based on the Robin Hood-style exploits of Eddie Mongon and the Conrail Boyz Gang, the New Line movie will have Core at its helm according to reports. Core was the cinematographer on the Ben Affleck superhero adaptation Daredevil and action flick The Fast and the Furious and has recently finished Invincible, starring Mark Wahlberg. He is also set to be on directorial duty... Read more
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Weird phenomena lead a brilliant geophysics professor, Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart), to the discovery that the Earth's core has stopped revolving, ultimately resulting in severe natural disasters ... -