Combine the above with the fact that the special effects were also very, very bad and you understand why I found this such an awful movie. I managed to sit through it without cringing, so I think the present rating which is below 2. Sudden tidal waves in the desert, women on a helicopter not strapped in while navigating through a major storm front, then jumping onto a train and then off of it, all the while not stumbling around People aboard the arc while navigating storm fronts had a perfectly calm and stable interior while doing those scenes. I wonder why actors do these movies. But this film is something else. Terrible green screen, inconsistent lighting and storm effects have actors standing in the sun whilst all around there is tempest. My favourite scenes in the movie were the ones where it was showing heavy rain, but you can see the clear shadow of lamp-posts and other objects, even the shadow of the actresses hair on their faces.
It's a film to watch when it's not yet bed time but you've already seen a decent film and now need a no brainer to see you through the penultimate minutes of your day. If this movie was to be a modern day version of that biblical story, then the movie failed miserably. We will fix the issue in 2 days; in the mean time, we ask for your understanding and you can find other backup links on the website to watch those. The oversights on this are hilarious. For those who can't see this type of humour it is a 2 and not worth the time it took you to read this far. The story is about a period of incessant rain which causes the Earth to flood, so various technical types decide to build a modern-day ark to house survivors. Science Fiction is my favorite genre, but any more movies like this one and I will give up on Sci Fi, speaking of which this was so cliched and poorly done that I thought it was a SyFy original!!! There is 0 story, the movie just starts with a flood beginning.
Many movies cast out seemingly unconnected segments which are brought together to form something coherent at, near, or just after, the end of the movie. At the 21 minute mark there is a boat scene that you can use as a benchmark. I'm just thankful that this movie was in the bargain bin at my retailer. It may be to pander to the faith based audience in America that wants epic tales without sex, coarse language or violence. Many movies cast out seemingly unconnected segments which are brought together to form something coherent at, near, or just after, the end of the movie. They must have handed the actors random lines, given the effects department random props from bankrupt studios, and a pile of cgi rejects from Irwin Allen's basement.
And if anybody is fussy about continuity I guarantee that you will have a field day spotting all of the numerous errors scattered throughout 40 Days and Nights. To be honest even with plots, especially in regards to science fiction if the roles are well portrayed, I can overlook plots that are somewhat ridiculous such as Stargate. This is not just bad, it is funny-bad. A global storm of biblical proportions hits the Earth, and the survival of mankind rests in the hands of just a few Americans. This is not one of them but trying to keep track definitely fills out the literal lol moments, which, if you are looking, are everywhere. There was an opportunity, even in this film, to address issues of Divine will and providence. Naturally if you build an ark for the survival of the human race you use never before used engines which have very rare parts.
What resulted was a boring disaster movie. I am not sure what happened to her training and skill sets in this movie - she looked hung over most of the movie. I've sat through many a bad movie but only managed 20 minutes on this one before moving on. If you want to be entertained you need to be able to suspend disbelief. Even the camera work is bad, even when the ship was on turbulent sea I never got that sense as it was all too stable. Hell, Nick Zedd blows Richard Kern out of the water over and over. Sudden tidal waves in the desert, women on a helicopter not strapped in while navigating through a major storm front, then jumping onto a train and then off of it, all the while not stumbling around People aboard the arc while navigating storm fronts had a perfectly calm and stable interior while doing those scenes.
Best of all the special effects rival those of Gilligan's Island - but with better graphics! To sum up: I plan to see it again. Shots of Monica Keena's cleavage fared a little better, but this idea feels like a low-budget film and Asylum cliché and feels very thrown in. There are so many components that are impossible. I have seen some train wrecks of movies in my time, but this has got to be the worst. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. Trying to figure out what is going on, why, and what it has to do with the dialogue creates suspense and the closer attention you pay to anything dialogue, characters, plot, you name it the more improbable it becomes. But the worst tragedy here is that I'll never get those 86 minutes back.
The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit. This is one of the greatest insults to movie watchers' intelligence that has ever been unleashed, and it should rather have stayed unmade. . This is dumb stuff indeed, loaded with wooden acting from the supporting players and a seen-it-all-before feel. Laugh at the ropey effects and guffaw at the script. Despite there being actors in this movie I've truly enjoyed in other movies, you can tell immediately everybody is in this one is only there for a paycheck.
And of course the sails. No amount of booze or weed can help. Trying to figure out what is going on, why, and what it has to do with the dialogue creates suspense and the closer attention you pay to anything dialogue, characters, plot, you name it the more improbable it becomes. I'm afraid I have to agree with all three reviews here, 40 Days and Nights is dreadful and quite possibly the worst movie I've seen in a while. There is no real explanation of how the disaster began, no reference to faith in the film, except perhaps the captain's salute to the sunset God at film's end.
This blatant rip-off of 2012 is simply atrocious. If that scene isn't making you laugh then give up. After a bit, I concluded that this was improvisational film making. After i reached this conclusion, about 12 feet of cleavage into it, the rest of the movie was much more fun. Plus, you can tell that one of the buildings was a computer image.