The Day After

We're Still Alive Because Of This Movie According to his memoirs, then-President Ronald Reagan was so disturbed after viewing this film on ABC, he changed his policy toward the Soviet Union. Four years later this film aired on Soviet television. According to a telegram sent to director Nicholas Meyer by President Reagan, the movie convinced Gorbachev to negotiate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in Reykjavik, Iceland in order to reduce the number of nuclear missiles in both the United States and the Soviet Union. These negotiations were one of the first steps toward ending the Cold War. If it wasn't for this movie, the world wouldn't be here. Rating: 5 (Deja Vu Of Reality, 2010-03-02) The Day After customer review

I fast-forwarded through most of movie I got this movie because of the great reviews, but I hated the movie. I watched the first 30 minutes, but was so bored and I hated the acting that I fast-forwarded through the rest of the movie except when the bombs went off. Even during the bombs, the colors were horrible and a lot of old footage of nuclear bomb blasts were used. I was not impressed. The old footage looked very old - and this is for a movie made in the 80s. I think the idea of the movie is good though and I think it would be a good movie if it was redone to be more current. Rating: 1 (Laura M. Throop, 2010-02-13) The Day After customer review

Eye Opener I remember this movie when it first appeared on TV back in the 80's It was scary to think that this could really happen. I think that this movie was really well done even by today's standards. Rating: 5 (James Chism, 2010-02-01) The Day After customer review

Headline: Farm-boys Irradiate Planet This film uses a premise that is surprisingly under utilized in film-making I think. Geopolitical squabbling, in this case between the superpowers, starts small, people living normal lives barely notice. But it starts to heat up and people begin to notice and are puzzled. Now it's all over the TV and radio while people still try to live their normal lives, but many now in fear and others too distracted or cynical to worry. It continues to escalate in this vein until people become scared stiff and mystified. This approach, with the frequent news bulletins is very effective, and so are the special effects to follow. But after that, the movie doesn't just become depressing, although it's all of that, it shrinks.... It quickly becomes boring after the fireworks, at about the midpoint of the film, and it's all about sending a message and educating people within the bland remaining drama. From my perspective, I would say "too bad, it soured the film". Some might say, "how can the aftermath of a Grand Tour nuclear exchange be anything but sour and depressing?" And I would say, "this is a movie, nothing should be boring if it's well done. Rating: 3 (LV, 2010-01-02) The Day After customer review

Better be ready....... This one is the real deal without really being there. Shows the real reason why we should avoid using the nukes. Everyone should see this movie once in their life. Great movie. Rating: 5 (R. hewitt, 2009-12-20) The Day After customer review