What did you think of the movie "Outbreak"?!
Question: Its a good yarn but those air bombs are very scary and nasty.
Answers: Its a good yarn but those air bombs are very scary and nasty.
When I started to watch this movie I was expecting a movie about a virus and it started out as one, but then it turned into another military movie. By all means a good one though.
A highly deadly and contagious virus breaks loose in a little town. The government will do anything in it's hands to stop it from spreading, but some certain ranking officers sees the potential for a biologic weapon.
The story starts out all right with the thrilling search for answers by doctors and I was hoping it would stay that way. But, as time went by they military theme of the story got more and more involved and at the end it turned out to be "just another military movie" and that had me a bit disappointed. While it started out as something that could be original and different it turned out to be something we've all seen before. The characters are good. They go well together and you get to know them. There are a nice mix of different types of characters and relationships so they can add humor, dramatic elements and everything they want and make it work.
Dustin Hoffman, Renee Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Cuba Gooding Jr. This movie features a bunch of good actors and none of them are having a bad day. They fit their characters and portrays them well. There are nothing else to say about the cast other than excellent. The supporting actors delivers as well. The acting is the best thing about this movie.
The cinematography is OK. It's pretty casual, nothing too daring or out of the ordinary. Simply good shots, with good composition and lightning. It captures this movie well and that's what it does.
When it comes to effects, the make-up is very good. They don't overdo it, it's believable and it looks good. There are some other CGI explosions that don't quite meet today's standards, but it's good for 1995 and then there are the real explosions that looks good. There are some pretty nice chopper flying in here. It's quite impressive, tense and well captured.
The score by James Newton Howard is good. It's really tense in the action scenes and really moody in other scenes. It supports the story and works quite well.
Outbreak is a entertaining movie, but nothing too original. It's cast is great, but the story nothing special. They don't use the outbreak for what it's worth, but pollute it with all this military stuff. They don't use the full potential. Never the less it's a entertaining movie and it's fun to watch the cast
The "movie critics" gave it a thumbs down.
Askar had great detail that I agree with. I like movies that have a fear element to something that could actually happen.
It's OK, just an average film of its tight. If it didn't have Dustin Hoffman, I'm not sure it would be at all noteworthy. I've watched it a couple of times, and it's simply not one that interests me.
I'm trying to envision the film and find that there are no truly memorable scenes beyond the monkey, which is cute, and him putting himself at risk so that he can be with the woman he loves. It didn't leave a lasting impression. For some reason, it makes me think of "Sphere"~interesting to watch a couple of times, which I try to do with each film, but simply not a memorable film.