DEEP IMPACT (1998) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@bobblebardsley]

Armageddon had Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler and an Aerosmith theme tune and always felt like the bigger blockbuster, but Deep Impact has such an amazing cast, it doesn't pull its punches, and Tea Leoni saying "Daddy..." as the tsunami hits has its own place in my memory for life.

[@CortexNewsService]

That's why I like Deep Impact more. Big booms are always good. But this movie had the big booms and characters you actually cared about. And that last line of Leoni's... chills, every time.

[@Drawkcabi]

To me, *Armageddon* feels like the "Con Air" of disaster movies...which is a good thing! But in comparison, *Deep Impact* feels like the "The Godfather" of disaster films.

[@gregcorwin8316]

Plus Armageddon was one of the dumbest movies to ever get put on film.

[@moeball740]

Besides Deep Impact has God! Isn't this the comet section?

[@jeffthompson9622]

​@@gregcorwin8316The "science" of "Armageddon" is on par with that of "The Core."

[@robchuk4136]

Audiences usually want the spectacle, but Deep Impact puts that in the backseat. It's very rare for a disaster movie to focus on being a character drama first, and that's what makes this movie special.

[@davidhuggan6315]

Agreed, great movie. By the way, in the same year, the wonderful Canadian movie "Last Night" also focused on the human element of the last 6 hours of Earth. In fact, its free to watch on KZbin. Also there are no attempts to save the world - everyone has accepted their fate.

[@ChadSimpson-ft7yz]

I mean it makes sense as a disaster effects the characters.

[@PhilipMaldonado-kx9cb]

Could have made it a little darker,as the comet drew closer it would have been an unimaginable mad house.

[@johnnyboy7144]

The part where she says goodbye to her parents and they give her the little baby to take with her ALWAYS breaks me down..

[@HorribleGamingFun]

same, it hits so hard

[@TheBigJD100]

Also when Tea Leoni gives up her seat for her mentor and her daughter.... that always gets me.

[@jumpingmanatee]

Me too, and she keeps repeating I'll see you soon

[@johnnyboy7144]

@@jumpingmanatee yes 😢😢

[@fayesouthall6604]

Awful moment but sensible

[@jimslancio]

Armageddon was a cartoon. Deep Impact took the plot seriously. That's why the latter couldn't help but be better. I liked the way Leo, a backyard astronomer, was the first to find the comet, and the way Jenny, a junior-level, Woodward-Bernstein type reporter, first broke the story.

[@jasonolson3133]

True

[@goldilox369]

Yeah... That's a great way to put it. I saw both in theaters when they came out. This one made me cry so much more. ❤

[@Weegie_Huddle_Cuddle]

When you think about it it's actually Mr Perry the astronomy teacher that finds it for he picks it out and asks Leo the name of it and Leo obviously doesn't know because of what it is. Mr Perry should be pissed that it wasn't his name on there along with Wolf.

[@capsizebrian]

absolutely

[@klass_1221]

"1998". Luv both movies. Armageddon is burger, bbq, and beer/soda. Deep Impact is fine-dining with a good wine.

[@GRIGA01]

The score by James Horner in this movie is a HUGE part of why its such an emotional rollercoaster. He tapped into the humanity of the situation rather than focusing on the action and terror. This is why hes one of the greatest to ever do it

[@HpArtcraft]

Couldn't agree more. A forever legend he will always be.

[@JohnBullard]

Horner's score elevates this movie in dramatic fashion. "Emotional rollercoaster", you're spot on. He's on the short list of the greatest movie composers.

[@gregcorwin8316]

The score was truly great

[@jcp1984again]

I can't disagree with that! The only thing that bothers me in Horner's scores a bit is his tendency to use similar melodic or instrumental mannerisms pretty shamelessly over and over. Especially his so-called "danger jingle": kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGmuqal7a7V_gdU

[@TheFreshTrumpet]

@@jcp1984againthat’s so funny one of my random core life memories i have is sitting in a theatre watching Avatar 09 for the first time and hearing that little lick in the music after the tree fell, and thinking “ooo i like that sound hope they do it again.” Little did i know versions of it had been done for decades lol. i could tell you where my seat was, that moment was so vivid for me

[@Serai3]

Hey, I'm in this one! In the late 90's, I did some background work for a couple of years, and this was one of the most fun ones I did. It was the going to the caves scene, where there was the big crowd. I got to see Elijah Wood act, since we kept doing the scene over and over. He was so focused, it was cool to see. Great movie, too. I really love how it came out. :)

[@jdj830]

That’s great! I was an extra on Howard the Duck (which was a blast despite its being a colossal failure) and Summer of Sam (not so fun), neither of which I expect will show up on this channel…

[@Serai3]

@@jdj830 Fun, wasn't it? I kinda miss it, even though it was so boring most of the time. Getting paid for doing almost nothing all day was pretty sweet! (Even if it was minimum wage.)

[@UtopiaBlue68]

I just love how sisters are still discovering different interests out from each other like stargazing.

[@jjkhawaiian]

But, yet remembers the other's intricacies like when Carly said to Cassie NOT to watch the part where the blind guy dove into the hole to retrieve the bit because she knew she was claustrophobic.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

Thats because it seems that they have both been very sheltered when it comes to movies.

[@devilkyn1]

I originally saw this movie as part of a friend's birthday celebration in 1998. It was supposed to be a movie and then to the bar for drinks. However once we got to the bar the mood was so sombre all we wanted to do was call our Mums and tell them we loved them. Lol 😂

[@powerbadpowerbad]

Ahhhhh,that's so-SWEET.Sometimes you have to tell your-MUMS-you love'em.

[@dazediss6629]

The bit where Robert Duvall says he’s coming home to the picture of his wife was so romantic; you get the impression that he’s pretty content to die anyway & he’s just waiting for a good reason to do so. He clearly believes that there’s an afterlife where he gets to be with Mary again ❤

[@luketimewalker]

dead right!

[@RidgeR5]

The people saying goodbye to their families and loved ones by far make this the hardest disaster movie to watch, IMO. It really drives home the humanity of it. I don't think any other disaster movie really catches that aspect of it, and that makes all of them easier to watch.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

The problem in this movie is that its incredibly forced. At the end she goes back to her dad and commits suicide when she didnt even need too, and then her dad just accepts that his daughter has decided to kill herself, as though its a good thing. A real father would be angry.

[@YeOldeLord]

In the face of their own death and not being able to do anything about it, due to being unable to act or refusing to act to save themselves and have time to say goodbye like that always gets me, I blabber like a baby

[@deanroddey2881]

@@BasketCase-rr7tx You very much missed the point. She was making up for her utter lack of restraint for the year leading up to that, where she had put herself and her career ahead of everything and everyone. She finally became fully human, and she redeemed herself by making that ultimate sacrifice to save a friend and a child. There was only so much room on the chopper, so she couldn't be on it if she gave up her seat to her friend and her daughter. And what would be the point of being angry? You are going to waste the last hour you will ever have with your daughter arguing?

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

@@deanroddey2881 So she made up for everything by killing herself and her dad was happy about that... and that makes sense to you? WTF? Do you have kids?

[@markmorningstar5374]

@@deanroddey2881 Exactly! She turned from a 'Reporter' back into a Human Being showing compassion towards her co-worker and her child!

[@hughjorg4008]

I liked DEEP IMPACT (1998) a lot more than ARMAGEDDON (1998). Deep Impact has a more human story, while Armageddon is over-the-top, campy action.

[@andromidius]

I like them both for different reasons. Deep Impact is objectively a better movie though - its just Armageddon is a lot of fun.

[@Huntress59]

I agree

[@hughjorg4008]

@@Huntress59 Hello Huntress, do you agree with me? or you agree with the others who are saying Armageddon's characters are more "caring"?

[@joelwillems4081]

@@spanishprisoner I also prefer Armageddon. The astronauts in this one have almost no backstory except Robert Duvall's character. They spend a bunch of time with Elijah but I never really care if he lives or not. Most of the time is with the media but it is impossible to think that they have lives worth believing in because they are just media. I WANT Harry Stamper to live and am proud that he helps his daughter, Chick to see his little boy, the Russian Lev to finally get home and Bear to ride his Harley again. And I can't quote a singe line from this but Armageddon are full of great ones. Finally, the world won with Armageddon while in Deep Impact, USA was the place most affected by the one that hit. That doesn't seem like awin.

[@DataCab1e]

I still think both movies got greenlit because the world saw Shoemaker-Levy 9 smack into Jupiter in '94.

[@stephenridolfi6464]

This is probably my favorite disaster movie. Tea Leoni is amazing and it was her part in this movie that made my wife and I want to watch Madam Secretary. Morgan Freeman was outstanding as usual and I would have voted him for president in a heartbeat. Hard to talk about his movie without comparing it to Armageddon. While I enjoyed Armageddon with its action and big name starts, Deep Impact is still my favorite.

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

I became a fan of hers after this movie too. Loved Madam Secretary.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Well they came out not to far apart, probably driven by the development of the other film. It's not uncommon for scripts to be passed abound before they are picked up, then someone basically steals the synopsis after reading the original and develops a film with the same theme. Everyone knows about the others film and then one group tries to release their film first to appear "original"

[@loupgarou-dj3tm]

Don't ever vote for Morgan Freeman. The world always ends when he's president.

[@Ebhen1]

Armageddon was witty and action packed and had a very big budget but you never got that emotionally involved that you get in this movie. This is more plausible and true to reality and that is the big reason this is the better of those two movies. Both had great casts for the purpose of the movie but in my opinion Deep Impact wins in the end. A fantastic movie that have it all and makes you think!

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*No joke: when this came out, the Boomers I worked with said that the ridiculous part of this movie was that it had a black President.*

[@free..to..air..]

Ive always considered this to be a deeply thoughtful science fiction movie...beautifully conceived...impeccably acted..with a memorably simple thematic sound track that stays with you long after the film is over...deserves to be better publicised..a gem

[@tannhauser5399]

@terencecolings486 - true, expecially considering ELE. Good approach there. For example, we know exactly what has happened 12K years ago, that most likley wiped out pretty much the whole planet (after all, this is why it is called ELE, extinction for most of us, plants, animals, whole ecosystems, humans and so on). The astronomical data is out there. And it pretty much wiped out whatever civilization that was there at that time (global or not), and plenty of data suggest that we had a high level civilization back then. In a way after that, we (as a civilization) had to start from s scratch. Go back to the "stone age". And that, the rise of civilization is not like a simple curve going just up all the time, but more like a weave (due to the external astronomical events). And that is not even going into legends/myths of the time before the "Flood", the first King after the Flood who could actually read the writing from before, old myths from Babylonia, Akkad, Epic of Atrahasis, and so on, Sumer and other around the world, and that would include Golden Age, the age of "gods" and myths regarding that... So yeah, most likely we have been wiped out few times before. Kind of: civilization as we know would have been gone (or is gone at this point), wiped out completely, but humans/humanity as such would survive here and there, and some of that can be cyclical type of event too (and that is actually scary part). Note: more info about paleolitic extinction - from the official sources can be found by reading something like: "Paleolitic Extinction and the Taurid Complex", by W.M Napier from Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology, Cardiff University (2010). But there is plenty of more data out there. Note that this is pretty much a scientific abstract, hence quite "academic" to read.

[@vincentdesjardins1354]

So true, this movie got nothing but depth and subtility. Yet to this day it's still often wrongly overlooked as an over the top blockbuster, just a rip off Armageddon (which I like as well for completely diferent reasons, just a very fun ride). But you said it very well, Deep Impact does stay with you long after the credits. I saw it in theater, it stayed with me for 25 years and I still rewatch it with pleasure and emotions every now and then.

[@BigAl53750]

I LOVE this movie! I still cry at the same places that you two did and I’m a 66 year old man. There are so many scenes that bring tears. Great reaction from you two.

[@christopheryochum3602]

Thanks, Cassie. NO ONE is reacting to this. There have been one or two the last few years...that's it. This movie touches my heart every time I see it, and that's the type of movie I like to see. But the bonus is now that I get to see you and Carly watch it, which is even better. Kudos, guys!! :)

[@SC457A]

I still to this day, love the line about naming high schools after them. It just makes me smile a bit. Gotta find the positive in everything I guess.

[@thejenmath]

This came out at the same time as Armageddon, but Deep Impact is the superior of the two for me. It handles the situation so seriously and so realistically, and it leaves you so emotional. I've seen this -- I don't even know how many times I've seen it, but watching you two react to Sara and Leo being given the baby and the astronauts saying goodbye to their families, it made me cry. You'll have an easier time with Volcano, I promise (even if I like Dante's Peak more).

[@retropyro]

Deep Impact is so much better 100% And most definitely Dante's Peak >>>> Volcano

[@Joel-hr1uw]

Hallelujah!!! A fellow moviegoer with good tastes 😁

[@Staffros]

I had no idea this movie was so similar to armageddon. I dont know if teen me would of like sobieski or liv tyler more.

[@koolguy6601]

Armegeddon > deep impact. Dantes Peak > 2012> Volcano

[@xyber52]

Deep Impact and Dante’s Peak are definitely the superior of each pair of disaster films.

[@JoePlett]

I saw this film in theaters when it came out and was always annoyed that it got overshadowed by the more 'spectacular' Armageddon. This film works on so many more levels, has more nuance.... is such a richer experience. Thanks for watching this and maybe intriguing others into giving it a watch. It's a great film in the classic Hollywood sense in so many ways. (And yeah - I would vote for President Morgan Freeman in a heartbeat!) Thanks for watching this & giving it some visibility. I've always felt is was a forgotten/underrated gem.

[@josevelajr]

Aramageddon was more fun, but this was a better film.

[@heatherryan3969]

​@@josevelajrArmageddon was better on all counts.

[@jamiepeterson1981]

Until watching this I'd forgotten what a good film this was. So underrated. Should be considered a 90s classic.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Hard agree

[@kimghanson]

The effects and the animation of the tidal wave are pretty accurate. And that's the small piece of the comet. The big one hitting in western Canada would be so much worse and would probably set off the Yellowstone caldera just to add a little excitement to the otherwise dull two year long, totally black night. For a more detailed story read "Lucifer's Hammer" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.

[@JefferyTheriault]

Yeah, Lucifer's Hammer was a great read. The surfer.

[@matheusemd]

We get so involved in the story that we don't realize how big Jenny's sacrifice was: she could have taken the helicopter all the way to the caves and survived even the second impact, but she traded the rest of her life just to reconcile with her father in life and nothing more (plus saving beth and her kid)

[@Chad-n5x]

The tension in the end is what makes this great. So many characters made drastic last minute self sacrifices.

[@bigjoeofthe707]

But man that ending with the team on their way to sacrifice themselves to save the planet. My feels! Especially as the leader’s wife and baby son are coming in the last second and he can’t see them in the screen cause his sight gone. It just hits you hard.

[@dijax7863]

back when movies had dialog and emotion, not just FX and body counts.

[@wembleyford]

So, you didn't see Armageddon then?

[@marcuslandry]

@@wembleyford Unfortunately, I did. Cringeworthy.

[@Serai3]

@@marcuslandry Thank you. Waste of celluloid. This one is way better.

[@Serai3]

@@OutsideLookingInSports LOL, a buthurt Armageddon fan, I see.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

​@@OutsideLookingInSportsthat makes a kid of little life experience. People are entitled to express themselves without name calling and be belittled

[@cliffendicott7832]

Of all the "disaster films" ever made, this is the one with the biggest emotional impact. The script does such a nice job of making you love the characters and feel their pain. There was a race between this and Armageddon to get into the theaters first, and I believe Armageddon was a bigger money maker, but for me there's no contest - this is easily the better movie.

[@postmastersgt1670]

This movie scares me more then any horror movie ever could. The fact that its a very strong possibility of this happening in real time is frightening. The moon comes out every night as a reminder of just how fortunate we have been thus far but I fear sooner or later our luck gonna run out.

[@johncee853]

100% chance this will absolutely happen again one day. It's not if, it's when. We just might not be here to see it. But you are correct. This is definitely more scary than any horror movie.

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

The moon doesn't come out every night. In fact, half the time it comes out during the day.

[@JayToGo]

It is much more likely though to not getting hit by a big one but rather by a much smaller body devastating just a city. This might happen once in a couple of hundred years statistically.

[@luketimewalker]

thank the stars for Jupiter eating 90% of those with its gravity... it's our shield in the sky

[@JefferyTheriault]

When you think about it, we're here because the dinosaurs luck ran out. Here's another little thought, objects bigger than the dinosaur killer, far larger, are out in the oort cloud. And we have no idea of what goes on out there. That's a long fall, out of the cloud.

[@mayorjimmy]

when they drive off on the motorbike and the mom breaks down, that's just an emotional kick in the balls. I'm sure both parents had kinda figured at that point they weren't going to outrun the wave in traffic and had made peace with it and then suddenly in the space of a few seconds they realize their children can live and they have to say goodbye to them both. it's a stacked cast, but it wasn't at the time. Duvall and Freeman were the only real big names. This was pre-LOTR and pre-MCU and pre-Mandalorian, so Elijah and Jon weren't big names. Pretty sure Favreau's biggest thing at that point was Swingers (which you really need to watch).

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

Rudy and PCU.. LOL

[@kathyastrom1315]

Elijah Wood wasn’t yet a huge name, but he was an experienced actor, so he was a solid get. He had a great reputation in Hollywood as an extremely professional child actor, and he was mid-way through his teen film phase, after The Ice Storm and before The Faculty. (I love how he burnished that reputation-he stepped in at the last minute for the 1994 Oscars when Kit Culkin started throwing a diva fit that Macaulay had to get more than the scale pay all of the presenters got. The producers called EW’s mom/manager, he nailed the line reading on stage, and the story got around Hollywood in less than 12 hours of the ceremony.) Getting cast as Frodo at the age of 18 was the perfect timing to move him from teen actor to adult actor. When I saw the cast list for LOTR, my first reaction to his name as Frodo was, “Isn’t that the kid from Deep Impact?” This was really the only film of his I had seen at that point. It was only after seeing FOTR that I started obsessively watching all of the cast members’ previous films. (Which is how I discovered great Viggo performances like Lucifer in The Prophecy, but that’s another post…)

[@kathyastrom1315]

Oh, and also, the other two big names here are Omar Sharif and Vanessa Redgrave as Tea Leoni’s character’s parents. Those two lent big time cred to the film.

[@MarcKnight]

@@kathyastrom1315 Maximilian Schell, not Omar Sharif.

[@kathyastrom1315]

@@MarcKnight you’re right! Sorry about that, but he is just as big of a name, imo.

[@Roninredstone27]

The Director of this movie, Mimi Leder, was a top-tier director on the TV show "ER" during it's early seasons and earned great acclaim and won an Emmy. Her first theatrical movie was "The Peacemaker" with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. After that, came "Deep Impact." It was released the same year as "Armageddon", also about an asteroid hitting earth, and "Deep Impact" was overshadowed by it, despite, in my opinion, being the far superior movie. It always bothered me that she never got another shot at directing a big budget action-adventure movie after this. It's very clear from "The Peacemaker" and especially "Deep Impact" that she possessed a rare skill to make tense, well constructed action while balancing it with great character work. Great reaction!

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

I was so impressed by both Peacemaker and Deep Impact, I thought she would become a much better name in Cinema. I remember she did "Pay if Forward" and it bombed and she seemed to disappear afterwards. What I liked is that she balanced so well the action in her movies with genuine emotion. Peacemaker was in my opinion a prototype to the Bourne movies and the action movies that will come afterwards with the way the action scenes were shot, very raw.

[@wbrouilette]

Mimi did one of the best single season shows I've ever seen in John Doe. It was a shame that FOX did not renew that one.

[@Divamarja_CA]

I’d never seen this movie before but I immediately recognized Ron Eldard (the blind one) from “ER”! He played Shep, who dated Carol Hathaway for a time. Always liked the cut of his jib, and wished a bigger career for him. Good movie!

[@Johnny_Socko]

@@Divamarja_CA He's a great actor and has done a lot of solid work. I especially liked him in "Super 8", which if you haven't seen it, is essentially the movie version of "Stranger Things". Highly recommend.

[@Embur12]

​@@Divamarja_CATea Leoni's female protégé was also on ER, playing a doc. Forgot about Ron being on there.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Not just a disaster movie. A quite good movie, even without the disaster.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Agreed! it was in my top movies of the year it came out.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

It's a rare feature film with no antagonist, and that's not easy to do well and keep the audience invested.

[@AthanImmortal]

I don't think Cassie and Carly could have watched this 2 years ago. It's taken time pushing boundaries and confidence. This is an emotional movie and to see they came out of it feeling they'd been a part of the world was just perfect.

[@markmorningstar5374]

Rightly so! I suggested another 5 Emmy Awarded made-for-TV movie "Brian's Song" (James Caan, Billy Dee Williams - 1971): kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWW2d2aebtmpqs0 to another channel, because he coaches football. He never heard of it, and by the end, he and his wife were both crying. Every time I hear that theme song, it gets me too. Great friendship movie.

[@micaylarollerson5599]

This is truly one of my favorite movies. It is so human and heartfelt rather than being all about the action and destruction.

[@Otokichi786]

What got my attention in "Deep Impact" (1998) was Morgan Freeman as "President Tom Beck." What and how he said to a nation/world threatened by a nearly unstoppable natural disaster was just right. Another "short-but-memorable-screen-time" role. The "Ellie/E.L.E." thing showed that the End Of The World could happen when we least expect it.

[@monacaravetta]

I love this film. I cry every time I see it. Mimi Leder did a brilliant job directing this film. It’s beautiful.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Superb film.

[@paulcochran1721]

Any movie that has Robert Duvall in it is always a favorite with me. Great cast.

[@kurtfrancis4621]

Play Ball !

[@geeebuttersnap2433]

I don’t know much, but I do know one thing. Charley don’t surf.

[@TrashPandaActual]

We get Robert Duvall AND Morgan Freeman!

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*He's in 3 episodes of the Route 66 TV series. One episode he plays a heroin addict and he is awesome.*

[@mr.2cents.846]

I love Gone In 60 Seconds. Because of the Mustang.

[@odinsahn7648]

Half of the natural disaster movies are small scale (Volcano, Dante's Peak) and the other half are world ending (Armageddon, The Core). However, Deep Impact is definitely the best of them all. The casting, the acting, the not so happy ending. These elements make this movie more realistic and enjoyable. Great reaction and I hope you start a creature feature series soon. I recommend The Relic, Nope, Jeeper Creepers, Attack The Block, Mimic, Cloverfield, The Thing and Pitch Black. Most of theses are horror thrillers but a great experience to have under your belt.

[@jimglenn6972]

I agree about the quality of Deep Impact vs. Armageddon and the other, also, very good. Don’t forget about The Day After Tomorrow. I know it’s a bit cheesy but it is fun and it is climate-related, one of the few at is and, given the world today, it is topical.

[@jp3813]

This was part of the 90s disaster genre revival: Twister, Independence Day, Daylight, Dante's Peak, Volcano, Titanic, Hard Rain, Armageddon, etc... Before 09/11/2001 ended the trend.

[@jz55859]

Finally! Deep Impact is reacted to! This is the thinking man's Armageddon. So well scripted, acted and edited, it is more about the people than the mission. All these years later and I cried right along with you. Thank you!!!!

[@Cinerary]

I mean it’s not exactly scientifically accurate. It’s more human than Armageddon but both Jenny & her dad would have been burnt to a crisp and blown away from the shockwave well before the tsunami hit the coast. It’s still a Hollywood movie in the end.

[@jz55859]

@@Cinerary Yeah, that's why they call it fiction. Could I maybe suggest a documentary would be more to your liking?

[@Cinerary]

@@jz55859 just saying it’s not even a “thinking man’s Armageddon”. They’re both fantastic pseudoscience BS, film hipsters just love to jock this one because it’s by a comparatively unknown female director rather than a over the top guy like Michael Bay. FTR I like deep impact, but I laughed when you said it was so much smarter than Armageddon. Someone in this vid even said it was the democrat disaster movie and Armageddon was the republican one. Abject pretentious stupidity from commenters here. Reddit tier dreck

[@jz55859]

@@Cinerary See above comment from me since you obviously haven't yet. It's just a movie.

[@Cinerary]

@@jz55859 I have, nice back pedal

[@Cadinho93]

I prefer this one over "Armageddon". Standing on the shore while a giant wave comes in is both horrifying and badass at the same time. This movie connects more with me on that level because it makes the movie very different from the much more typical Armageddon type of movie focused more on the actual disaster and heroes. Also, for me, it's the magnificent James Horner score that makes the movie. One of his finest scores.

[@jefffisher1949]

Wrong

[@jatticusfinch9015]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@xellestar]

This one delivers a real sense of existential dread, not to mention the fact that it has the balls to actually have the thing hit! I rate it higher than Armageddon too by a long shot

[@kingscorpion7346]

Armageddon was a good action movie, but this one has characters you actually care about.

[@K.dot9]

Its more realistic and more suspenseful than armageddon. Less star power and less explosions than a Michael Bay film.

[@Emily-tb1cp]

I wanted to ask when we can expect reactions to Star Trek on Your channel? 🖖😊

[@jdj830]

I mean…that’s such a huge rabbit hole that Star Wars and James Bond pale in comparison. They’d have to start by watching a few episodes of the original series and we’d all be arguing over which ones she should watch, then which movies to watch, and which other series to watch, etc. I do think Cassie would appreciate ST but it’s a mammoth undertaking that almost requires its own channel.

[@sinisterintelligence3568]

That scene of Jenny reconciling with her father has been burned into my memory for the rest of my life. Such an amazing movie. I own both the VHS and Blu-Ray version. (Yes, I have BOTH a VHS and Blu-Ray player.)

[@Jerome616]

same here, its literally the only scene i remember vividly from this movie. It's so haunting.

[@jaives]

this movie is such an underrated classic (because of Armageddon). i watched it alone in the cinema when i was a freshman and i was bawling my eyes out by the end. this predates the Interstellar crying meme and is more tragic.

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

It was odd. You had those two, then volcano and Dante's Peak, Bugs Life and Antz. Just odd how similar movies came out at the same time

[@stoneyp3748]

I was just going to write this

[@echoesofmalachor3700]

@@OneArmedRetroGamerTombstone/Wyatt Earp. There are more I just can’t think of off the top of my head

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

White House Down and Olympus Has Fallen

[@johnlone207]

Beat me to it. Armageddon came out before this, and it totally overshadowed this movie. People made Armageddon as the measuring tool when this came out, and it pretty much flopped this movie.

[@ryanelogan5540]

The Twin Towers getting destroyed by the tsunami scene hits even harder watching it in 2023. What a powerful film! Another great movie reaction video, ladies.

[@JayToGo]

Actually the Twin Towers seemed to withstand the wave, where other skyscrapers tumbled. Quite a wicked irony thinking of what happened in real life.

[@SamJackson-xu1py]

​@@JayToGoThey're shown moments later laying horizontally on the ground.

[@SamJackson-xu1py]

Somehow, people miss this seconds later.

[@JamesASharp]

This film is filled with heart and soul. Great reaction! 👍🏿

[@merlin9943]

The Success of any movie is the Emotion that it leans into. Excellent Job Ladies.

[@technofilejr3401]

29:00, I love how Leo's dad support his son. He knows his boy just grew up right in front of him. It's a beautiful scene.

[@johnmcternan4157]

That scene is so real.

[@torontomame]

I love that scene. As much as he loves his son, and would obviously prefer to keep him safe, he doesn't try to talk him out of going. Because he is a family man himself, and knows his son needs to do what he can to save the person he loves. You're absolutely correct. His son grew up right in front of him. ❤

[@GundamNerd-oo8io]

The blonde mom with the baby also played Tasha Yar on star trek TNG. When i first saw this movie as a kid, i knew the emotional family scenes were sad but they didnt really bother me. Now that im a father, they hit WAY different and i found myself tearing up watching this.

[@loupgarou-dj3tm]

She was Scary Mary on The Walking Dead, the den mother of a group of cannibals. She killed it, then they killed her.

[@donjackson5522]

And her daughter was played by Leelee Sobieski, a very underrated young actress who is probably who you mistook for Helen Hunt in the beginning. They look very much alike.

[@donlatt]

The mother is Denise Crosby,. One of singer Bing's daughters. Had a small role in 48hrs (Eddie Murphy/NickNolte) and yes, Star Trek.

[@GeneralZodFDNY77]

One of the few movies to make me cry. The scene when Orin's family arrives and he speaks to his son? I can never dying without having ever seen my son. That gets me every time. Waterworks. And that alone is why I put this above Armageddon. Both were good to me. But Armageddon was fun, this was heartbreaking. My opinion, anyway.

[@BigB0ss00]

I was expecting Everything Everywhere All At Once since all the movies from that graphic that showed the upcoming movies was already uploaded onto here except EEAAO

[@MsMelanto]

Same... Maybe that one was only meant for Patreon

[@alexcroft1486]

Seeking a friend for the end of the world is like an alternate version of this story. The mission fails and its about how everyone copes. Great film

[@Orcagirl78]

One of my favorite disaster movies. Just the humanity of the story. I LIKE that it focuses on many characters. It shows that something like this would affect everyone, not just a select few. Love your reactions, Cassie & Carly. ❤❤

[@MrPerthglory]

This one really hits you in the feels. It packs an emotional punch with a top cast. Had a feeling it would pull you girls into it emotionally. I def prefer it to Armageddon. Even tho Armageddon is a rip roaring good time. This one was more emotional and realistic in what would really happen if we were faced with this sort of situation. Great reactions girls

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Another movie with the same theme that never got any attention was “Greenland.” It was well worth seeing also!

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

That was even better than I thought it would be.

[@odiumgeneris729]

Greenland is underrated, I agree. I almost never bothered to watch it, because usually movies like this are so stupid.

[@W0NK042]

The film that made me ask: How can we be in 2020 & tv/films still can't get Diabetes right. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@kurtjk01]

Not only more scientifically accurate than Armageddon; just better made all-around. A really good movie, that happens to have an incredibly powerful disaster in it.

[@CortexNewsService]

Exactly. Here, the asteroid is part of the background, influencing the story and establishing the setting, but it's not the whole story.

[@OneTrueVikingbard]

Sorry, but I’m gonna have to disagree *hard* The last few years have shown us that mainstream media (ie. MSNBC) absolutely will hide information from the public if they believe it’s in their best interest (!). So surprisingly enough, NASA keeping their meteor under wraps in Armageddon is more plausible than this movie simping for the purveyors of fake news.

[@RootinrPootine]

Lol no.. Armageddon 1000x better made movie who cares if it makes sense

[@W0NK042]

@@RootinrPootine - To you, maybe. Just because somebody likes something more than you do, doesn't make them wrong. To each their own. ✌🏼

[@The_Invisible_Hand]

The science was terrible in both. But oh well, that's not the point. :)

[@Kolchaktns]

Deep Impact is my favorite disaster movie of all time. I’ve seen it close to 100 times and it still gets to me. I was hoping Cassie and Carly liked it as much as I do, looks like they did. Love the cast, the music, Freeman is the best movie President. I love this movie😄

[@JT-kr2ds]

I watched this when I was 16 years old at the theater and it’s the only movie that made me literally cry like a baby. My friends made fun of me but I don’t care. It seems real. Also James Horner score really elevates the emotional scenes.

[@jpjordan90]

After this you should watch Contact, that's a really good movie!

[@52BLUE]

I was 15 when this came out and I remember enjoying Armageddon more, however with age I’ve come to love this film more for being a lot more grounded, and character focused. Lots of heart.

[@randycliff4045]

I think your feeling about Deep Impact are valid, however with Armageddon being more fun, it's much easier to watch again and again.

[@dr7660]

I was older, watched this and REALLY liked it. Then I watched Armageddon and I after about the third eye roll, I walked out. Not that it was bad but after watching this a movie about cooky roughnecks, running from the cops, making crazy demands, an angry dad/boss disapproving his daughter’s relationship from a guy……JUST LIKE HIM! Yeah, I walked out.

[@52BLUE]

@@dr7660 Michael bay replacing astronauts for drillers is something he would do. Brainless fun. Good soundtrack and sound design like a lot of his films, but he’s a master at making those flicks where you turn off your brain and watch things go boom

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

@@randycliff4045 Like arguing over two different flavors of cheese. Armageddon being pepper jack and Deep Impact being monterey jack. I liked Deep Impact when it came out. Armageddon I think wins on rewatching it over and over.

[@brom00]

Thankfully none of the astronauts caught Space Dementia in this movie. I too am in the camp that prefers this one over Armageddon. Great reaction ladies, glad you liked it.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I think Morgan Freeman got cast as the POTUS in at least 5 different movies over the years. He just has this huge presence on screen that is almost beyond charisma. This movie is a prime example of why you’d want a man like him to address the nation in dire times. This is one of my favourite movies but I was surprised it still makes me cry my eyes out even though I know what’s coming.

[@thormelsted]

This movie hit me like a ton of bricks when it came out. It was so emotional and so well crafted as a story. At its heart it was about people, not spectacle. This film has sat with me for 25 years now. There are so many moments in it that will stick with me for the rest of my life because they had such an effect on me. You might say it had a deep impact, if you'll pardon the pun.

[@jaybling6687]

When it comes to disaster flicks, another one that's alternative to the norm to consider is Seeking a Friend for the End of the World with Steve Carell and Keira Knightley.

[@eltorrente1021]

I think both of them would really like that a lot.

[@jaybling6687]

@@eltorrente1021 It has an ending that will crush them like moments in this film did.

[@jeffrym9625]

that one is definitely is one people miss out on, think I only watch it once but remember it well

[@clauden780]

Yea, that was good. I liked Knowing with Nicholas Cage better though.

[@jerrypeacock2234]

You should check out the Miracle Mile

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Armageddon is the fun comic-book one. This is the dramatic and deeply emotional one that's more realistic. Both are good in different ways.

[@AneudiD78]

I always tear up when Sarah's parents hand over their baby to her.

[@ShockL0ver]

You picked probably the best disaster movie to watch. This movie always leaves me in a puddle of tears.

[@ban1sh3d63]

Lots of gut wrench moment in this movie but the one that always got me was right before the wave hits you can hear her say "daddy" and you know shes his little girl and scared.

[@rxlxviii]

I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I preferred Armageddon.

[@CaptainRetroStation]

I saw "Deep Impact" when it hit theaters. This movie WRECKS me. It literally makes me sore. My throat and head hurts after watching it because I cry SO MUCH. Like, there are so many emotional triggers in this film that impacts me deeply every time. Yeah, I know... it left a "Deep Impact" on me.

[@donjackson5522]

If something like this were to ever happen in reality, I would much rather be standing on the beach at peace with my daughter.

[@melme82]

Ooof yeah I remember sobbing my eyes out in the theater. The 90s had such good tearjerkers

[@lrjetmech83]

Old Marine Corps vet here, and yes, I cried with you. I've always loved this movie, and always more than "Armageddon", even though the stories were similar. More of the human story to me in this one. I even have it on DVD. Great reaction, as always! ❤

[@CYB3R2K]

Honestly this movie is really meh for me, the teen romance and bad effects kill it. Armageddon ending and defusing bomb always get me on the other hand.

[@RootinrPootine]

Armageddon for the win Michael bay movie magic

[@cassolmedia]

ARMAGEDDON!! omg, this whole video I've been sitting here like... "I'm pretty sure i've seen this movie with different actors" haha

[@JackRabbitSlim]

@@CYB3R2K I think the effects actually held up pretty well with the exception of a few shots of the water rushing down the streets of NY. The shots of the asteroid flying through the sky as everyone looks up are, to me, some of the best around, it feels real. besides, this is a film grounded in people & the reactions of those on Earth, not blockbuster whambam unlike Armageddon which has better effects but focuses entirely on the drillers in space.

[@Embur12]

​@CYB3R2K Effects never hold up over time, but this had decent effects for its time. I agree the teen heart throb aspect is a little much, but the overall story has more heart. I enjoy Armageddon also , it's just more of a comedy. I was half way waiting for John McLain to give us his yippee kiyaa yell as the nuke went off...

[@ThePuschkin1986]

from reading the comments I conclude that, compared to Armageddon, this movie made a deeper impact

[@DFW031470]

Gosh...53 years old, I've seen this movie a dozen times...and I'm sobbing with you two. Sheesh 😢

[@robertvasquez1826]

Cassie and Carly, I adore you both so much. I knew this film would hit you both emotionally. Only because you both are so sincere ladies and obviously have beautiful souls. Much love ❤ Bob PS. Keep doing what you are doing and I'll keep watching. BTW: "The Legend of 1900" if you like romantic films.

[@logann7942]

Watch “Falling Down”

[@riverman83]

The scene when the daugther leaves with the baby on the dirt bike is rough. Gets me every time.

[@cobaltplasma]

I was an astronomy major when this and Armageddon came out, my professor (head of our department) absolutely *hated* Armageddon lol but said that Deep Impact was pretty close to what we'd do in this situation and portrayed the events leading up to the comet's impact and destruction pretty well; he said instead of flying the nukes up we'd fire them out since our accuracy with them would be very high, even at great distances, and we already have a plan in place for this. I haven't watched this since I became a parent and the movie just hits different now. As hard as it was, thanks for watching this one.

[@jovanisanfemio7641]

You guys annoy me so much at times ! Its like watching a movie with my sisters. That's why you're my favorite reaction channel !! Thank you!

[@shawnluther7755]

Deep Impact and Armageddon came out just a few months apart. For me , Deep Impact is the superior asteroid disaster movie because it's more realistic , and packs a bigger emotional punch.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

I never agreed with this take. The Dialogue in Deep impact is even cheesier and even less realistic than Armageddon and the characters are actually more one note.

[@haissem8]

Poor man's Armageddon. lol This feels like a low budget TV movie like Asteroid (1997). Funny how the petty fans of this crap always smack talk Armageddon even though its FAR better, both in spectacle and emotion.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

@@BasketCase-rr7tx Some people don't like the extra that Armageddon has. It's like a pizza where they only want pepperoni, maybe extra cheese. You know which one is the meat lovers. Six different kinds of meats? Even I would get the slice with the least amount of sausage or pick them out. When it came out I liked Deep Impact more but easily see how people can enjoy Armageddon more. People like to have fun at the movies. Armageddon does that better and will probably last longer for it. Deep Impact is basic with melodrama you call "one note" like pepperoni thrown on top. Back then it was fancy enough competing with Armageddon. Add time where 'ooh and aah' wears off, then ya can only wish it held up like Jaws or Jurassic Park.

[@datoxgaming]

It is heartwarming every time to see how much you two ladies get immersed in a movie, that is what movies are made for. But the both of you get regularly reeled in deeper than many I know. This one got you in the feels more than some others because all of the characters had to face incredible losses and you were there with them. Great reactions from you, as always.

[@JoePlett]

heh heh.... 'reeled in' to movies. Nice. 😏 (Whether intentional or not)

[@LD10101]

Meteor (1979) 108 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi - Stars: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith

[@harryhowl2141]

Hope you watch The Poseidon Adventure. (1972) with Gene Hackman in one of the first block buster disaster movies of the 70's

[@ChrisReise]

Thank you, ladies for making me cry. THIS is why I love watching this channel. You are REAL, and you have a lot of heart...BOTH of you. Everyone needs a good cry every now and then just to "wash out the poisons" as I like to say. ❤

[@randycliff4045]

Our daughter would watch a movie and be just balling, and then the next day watch it all over again. I'd look at my wife and say, "your" daughter is nuts ... and my wife would just smile back :)

[@ChrisReise]

@@randycliff4045 My Mom and I would watch something like this, I'd have tears streaming down my cheeks, I'd look at my Mom, so would she, and call her a wimp. LOL

[@cjextreme]

WOW! This, I think has been the most emotional review I've been privileged in watching the two of you! Wouldn't have missed it for the world 👍👍👍👍👍. Dantes peak is one of my favorite all time!

[@CarloCarrasco]

I saw that movie in cinema here in the Philippines way back in 1998. The cinema was full and I noticed there were moviegoers who shed tears as they got emotionally touched. In my view, Deep Impact was a modernized take on the Hollywood disaster film genre and its formula.

[@RedIron914]

If you like Robert Duval you should watch him in Lonesome Dove and in Broken Trail. Two of his finest peices of work.

[@alberthaust4542]

If you like Robert Duvall, I'd be surprised if you didn't like Lonesome Dove, probably his best role ever. I believe he considers it his favorite role.

[@wickamo]

Still one of my favorite movies of all time. Not only that but you just mentioned Dante's Peak...one of my other favorites. You're going to love that one...because you love the love story too and Dante's Peak has a very cool romance in the middle of it.

[@continuallyblessed44]

Probably my favorite disaster movie. I prefer this over Armageddon.

[@smavtmb2196]

Thanks for the heartfelt reactions Cassie and Carly. This is a good movie and I get emotional everytime. Cassie I couldn't help but feel sad to hear you have nightmares about school shootings.Thats awful Sadly/unfortunately living in the US you need to worry about that. Its very disturbing. I also grow up in Canada. In Vancouver and growing up in the 80's-90's fortunately school shootings wasn't an issue I had even heard of until the tragedy at Columbine in 1999. Sorry for getting serious. On a much happier note I hope you and Carly have an incredible time at the Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning premiere. Take care

[@boardmandave]

You guys should watch 2012 for some reason it received mixed reviews but for me it is the best disaster movie of all time, the special effects are amazing and it is really a story of fathers fighting for Survival and Redemption plus a great comical performance from Woody Harrelson

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

21:01 - It's all cool. Favreau flew into another galaxy and just started directing the Mandalorian when he landed safely.

[@charmawow]

Absolutely love this movie and with Robert Duvall and Morgan Freeman, it’s a total slam dunk for me……..oh and when my now adult son was a baby, I also once dropped him on his head!😂

[@hafor2846]

Ah, the interesting one. Armageddon is the fun one, this one is the interesting...

[@Markus117d]

Armageddon is the way over the top Hollywood with style over all else, Don't remind me. I lost brain cells watching that one lol... It's not like I've got an infinite number to spare either 🤣

[@MrBlue3rd]

Deep Impact was the Drama, Armageddon was the action movie.

[@hafor2846]

@@Markus117d The trick is to lose brain cells via alcohol immediately before. Then it's fun.

[@Markus117d]

​@@MrBlue3rdAgreed, But there's action and there's action. Ie Michael Bay action. Which will have a minigun on a moon rover for no other reason than to give someone with "Space dementia" an opportunity to unleash a hail of lead.. 🤣🙄 For example..

[@waynezimmerman1950]

If you don't mind older films, you ladies might watch the 1951 disaster movie: When Worlds Collide. One of my favorites growing up.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

That's the first time I've seen this since I was a kid, and it hits so different now, crying like a baby.

[@pluck8913]

The astronauts said they couldn't do anything about the little one, but they could finish off the big one. The little one was still devastating, but survivable. As to why NASA didn't know about the comet, space is big. We only have the ability to see about 3% of it at a time. Even with all the astronomers looking at the sky.

[@mandrinaneela]

Theres an actual network of people looking at parts of the sky over the computer, looking for asteroids. My dad has found two from the comfort of his office.

[@bitfenix90]

Twenty five years ago. It's still my favorite disaster film.

[@mr.2cents.846]

I remember this came out before Armageddon. I was cab driver back then. The week after the weekend I watched Armageddon I had customers in the cab and asked me how I liked it. I said remember Deep Impact? They said "Yes". I said the amount of special effects in that movie are in the first third of Armageddon. They said "Wow"..

[@jaredmulconry]

This movie is the more emotional for me of the two asteroid disaster movies of this time. Love it. I can't wait for you to see Dante's Peak. It holds a soft spot in my heart, even though it's nothing special from a narrative perspective.

[@bryce253]

You guys should do John Q. Not many reactors have done it yet and it will be one you will like. It stars Denzel.

[@chainreactions5807]

This is one of my favorite movies, disaster or otherwise, b/c it was gripping, a very real scenario. When the mother gave her daughter the baby to save her, that is the one scene that hit home...the disaster created a young family to move on...

[@fleason771]

I've always preferred this to Armageddon. It's slow moving but has so many supporting stories. The performances are fantastic, Morgan Freeman is just superbly cast & the SFX are mind blowing for the time 🤯

[@MrDevintcoleman]

I consider this to be Armageddon’s much more mature, and scientifically accurate cousin. It’s funny when two movies come out that are sort of two sides of the same coin. I feel similarly about The Illusionist and The Prestige but I need to say that both of those are excellent. Armageddon… fun but… not so much.

[@MattsMovieReviews]

I remember when Deep Impact came out right in the midst of the 90s disaster movie era. There was nothing like that tsunami scene at the time.