Absolute Zero

Well goodness, it's my favorite cheesy movie.

First, you have to go into these direct-to-video flicks with a certain mindset, my wife calls it 'dumbing down'. But insults aside, taking a laid back approach with a bowl of popcorn and an easy chair works - especially after a hectic day, nothing beats a good B-movie.Absolute Zero was clearly attempting to ride the coattails of it's more famous predecessor, but on a shoestring budget. Still, for all it's shortcomings, this is a decent example from the Saturday SciFi fare. Believe me, they can be MUCH worse. (laughing) And sometimes a really good one actually gets made. i.e. Maximum Velocity.It was really nice to see beautiful Erika Eleniak - she's aging well. I suspect she'll continue to look stunning even in her sixties - ala Jaclyn Smith/Jane Seymour. And this is one of the better Jeff Fahey vehicles. Believe me, the man can act if given proper direction as this film proves - and fans of tv's 'Lost' can attest to as well.My only serious complaint, and this is to all these B-grade directors: If you're going to show an animal in distress, especially a dog, show it being 'saved'. Nothing po's the general public more than hurting man's best friend. Don't believe me? Ask Vick his thoughts on the subject. Take a few seconds of film to show the dog being saved - you'll win legions of fans, even if they hate your film.Bored and looking for some lite fare to pass away a night? Check this flick out.

"Absolute Zero" needs to be lifted up and massively redistributed because it is the BEST movie I have ever sat down to watch at home.There are scenes that I marvel at such as the palm tree riding in the back of a distressed car because of some rather unusual weather. Snow has blocked love affairs never so well and has never torn apart families and "research" scientists so well. It'll melt the cold lump in your heart that you secretly carry against "the cold".If you need a laugh. A belly aching series of doubled over laughter and you have booze in the house and friends and family then you, too, can have code words in your family like I have in mine. Just saying, "Absolute Zero", "palm tree" can get me rolling.I'd travel to the states for a convention of lampooning this movie. I'd be the 30th palm tree within the back of a convertible and have sound effects of wind and snow to awe my fellow AZers.Why haven't they made a video game? Where are the tie-ins to come and win a trip to Miami where even the newest ice age fears to totally demolish, or was that just pitiful sound effects, lighting, casting, and scenery.Really. I mean. I herald this movie. I want it remastered and to become what it always should of been, "a classic, timeless tale of how to live when there is nothing but fierce weather problems in the lower 40."

"Absolute Zero" is one of the stupidest disaster epics of the last few years. In what is probably the least scientifically accurate film since Ed Wood described the particles of sunlight in "Plan Nine From Outer Space," we are treated to a very confusing plot that involves a convergence of global warming (of course), a violent shift in the polarity of the earth's magnetic field, and an ancient cave painting found in Antarctica. Who knew that a polarity shift would not only entomb Miami in ice, but simultaneously make Alaska tropical, all the while making all of equatorial earth dark? I clearly need to brush up on my physics.Sprinkle in a bit of corporate greed, a pointless anti-military screed, and good looking ex-lovers who (obviously) are still in love; ladle in a good helping of inane script, terrible acting and direction (note especially the complete lack of reaction from the mother and daughter duo who have just lost their husband and father, respectively); stir with a heaping helping of unbelievably bogus special effects (I like the windstorm best), and you have the recipe for "Absolute Zero."This film is utterly detestable as a conventional movie, however, if you are a diehard fan of movies so bad they're fun to mock, this is a sure winner. I gave it three stars: as a quality motion picture it is way off the low end of the rating scale; as trash cinema it has some wonderful moments of eye rolling, but is recommended only for experienced bad movie fans.

I love disaster movies so I enjoyed this!

Absolute Zero isn't the worst disaster movie I've seen (although it is a hobby to dig out all the disaster films I can find) but its towards the bottom. From the dodgy "I've been frozen so I turn completely blue" effects to the "I'm a news reporter who does a quick 30 second round up news report that the world has ended" script, it all wiffs of low budget silliness.What it can't be excused for is the sheer copy cat intro/exit scenes from The Day After Tomorrow (only low budget) and the fact the science of what's killing everyone isn't really explained at all. Neither can the timer count down which is so inconsistent we played "guess the count down time" each time before it popped up.But if you see it for £1 its not the complete shambles like the movie they made after was ("Volcano in New York") but you'll need to dig at the bottom of the bargain bin before getting this.

Absolute Zero is exactly the right title - it has Absolute Zero entertainment and deserves an Absolute Zero rating.This really has got to be the worst film I have ever seen, and if even one as aesthetically pleasing as Erika Eleniak cannot hold one's attention, then it must be bad.I kept waiting for it to improve and eventually it did - it finished. It really is gruelling. There is one scene in particular where Jeff Fahey answers a mobile phone and he begins the conversation when the phone has barely reached his shoulder !Personally, I would give this as wide a berth as possble, but if you are tempted, then at least rent, don't buy.

Yup. Shakespeare it is not. Oscar material? Nope. If you have standards as low as me and enjoy a great B-movie, then buy it!!

This film was not what I thought it was going to be. The acting is okay but there is not enough tension. I have put it in my chucked out pile of dvds. I found the film quite weak.

It was not as good as I had hoped it would be but all in all it was done pretty good although the special effects could have been better.