Leave it to SyFy to offer some of the most laughable science
fiction or horror films that have made it to the screen in decades. Not since
the drive-in fair offered by AIP in their heyday has a group made so many
movies this bad. Perhaps bad is not quite the right word since these movies do
offer some entertainment value. But much like the hubcap flying saucers of old
SyFy’s CGI heavy effects filled movies leave you laughing at all the wrong
times.
This time around we have a meteor that crashes here on Earth
splitting into two pieces in a small mountain town. Among the citizens there
are the town handyman and the mega-business owner who isn’t fond of said
handyman, especially since his son is interested in his daughter. As the town
begins their annual Christmas celebration on main street, one part of the split
meteor begins showering the city with shards of frozen meteor causing the
freeze to rapidly spread through the streets. Touch it and you’re instantly
frozen.
As the terrain begins to flash freeze the citizens do their
best to escape to safer locations. The second half of the meteor is more
tropical and the only way to solve this problem is to join the two pieces, not
a likely prospect since they’re miles apart. Someone please save the day!
The funniest moments in this movie are the least intended.
An example is someone crushed by a flying piece of frozen meteor that sends out
a splash of CGI blood or a person frozen who then crumbles due to the extreme
cold. There are side stories and people sacrifice themselves for the greater
good while others who act like idiots are frozen, bringing on cheers from
anyone watching.
So in the end is this a movie worth watching? Heck yeah!
It’s a no brainer! I don’t mean that as in the choice is a no brainer, I mean
that as in the movie itself is a no brainer. There is nothing exceptional about
this movie and that is why I say it’s like many of the old drive-in second
features that played across the country so many years ago. It’s fun and hokey
and just something that’s worth watching for a laugh. Maybe it’s not worth
adding to your collection but you could have some fun with it.
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