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Welcome back to Thursday Movie Picks, the weekly series that really has me struggle every now and then when it features a sub-genre I don't watch a lot. And disaster movies fall into that category. Not only I don't usually watch them, but I don't even understand people's fascination with them. So, since I couldn't come up with three films about natural disasters I enjoyed, I picked the three films fitting the theme I watched more recently.
Armageddon (1998)
A Michael Bay blockbuster, it follows a group of deep-core drillers who are recruited by NASA to save the planet from an asteroid. I snubbed this film for years because of Bay and I ended up watching it only because of my crush on William Fichtner, and it was so enjoyable. It is quite predictable and clichéd, and Ben Affleck is pretty insufferable, but it's entertaining, and Fichtner is so damn dreamy in that NASA suit.
Deep Impact (1998)
In this one, a deadly comet is about to strike Earth and destroy humanity, and the US President devises a strategy to save people. It is thematically very similar to Armageddon, but according to astronomers this one is more scientifically accurate, but I enjoyed it way less. It was probably the already-seen feeling that ruined it for me, as well as the bland characters and the weird romance. And the pacing, I was not a fan of the slow pacing at all.
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Based on a true story, it follows the fishermen on a commercial fishing vessel as cross paths with an intense storm. Another film I watched because of Fichtner, this unfortunately wasn't as enjoyable as Armageddon. It was quite a boring film, I didn't care about almost none of the character (only for Fichtner's obviously), most of the acting was dreadful, and I just couldn't wait for it to end.
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