Solar Attack (2006)

Yet another Sci-Fi Original and not that hard to watch. We're not talking award-winning or anything. Some of the computer-animated effects with the world coming to an end and all a bit more than par for the course. Far fetched story line, but then this is science fiction...not reality. The largest solar emissions ever are detected and are about to set the whole damn world on fire. To save mankind, hurried scientists are forced to take risky steps to counter the sun's shooting flares breaching the ozone layer.U.S. President Gordon(Louis Gossett, Jr.)calls upon a multi-millionaire maverick scientist Lucas Foster(Mark Dacascos)for help as the clock is running down and the world is facing assured Armageddon. Is this a pulse-pounding action thriller? Let's just say there is no urgent need for Xanax. It is kind of funny that Detroit looks a whole lot like Buffalo. And if Dacascos looks familiar; you have seen him in his role as the Chairman on Food TV's American Iron Chef. Gosset, Jr. the acclaimed actor he is could have phoned in his role. Also in the cast: Joanne Kelly, Conrad Coates, Damir Andrei and Sugith Varughese.

I guess this is totally enjoyable entertainment if you are uneducated and uninformed. Comments by other viewers are shocking "A good theory??? "The sun catches fire???" My god I hope that is not the level of intelligence being produced by todays education system. This movie is the biggest load of BS I have ever had the misfortune to witness on a TV screen. The kind of screenplay I would expect from an 11 year old and if it was an 11 year old writing the screenplay I would understand and say; 'Not bad kid. Keep on trying.' If it wasn't for the cheap production and obvious low budget I would say that this movie reeks of global elitist scare mongering for their global warming campaign to have even more taxes implemented on an already overtaxed population. But surely they could afford a much higher budget and overall better actors (With the exception of Lou Gosset Jr and a few others - indeed the fact that they can keep a straight and serious demeanor through out the film shows that those few actors really are outstanding in their craft) but I suspect this film is aimed to appeal to the truly stupid people. The types who get robbed by Nigerians offering them millions for the low registration fee of $300 and their bank account details..... I would recommend film students (screen writers, directors & actors) watch this film as an example of what they should aspire not to create regardless of how much money they are paid. I was going to rate this film a 2 but I opted for a 1 because a 2 would really be stretching the bounds of truth, reality and justice (just like this film does from start to finish).

this one took a little time to get going, but once it did,, it was a hell of a ride.. where do i start. well the cme's or coronal mass ejection was a very interesting theory, although it was hard to try and understand it the way it was presented in the film, but interesting nonetheless. the sun catches on fire, and we have holes in our ozone layer, therefore different satellites are being knocked out of the sky, and great big fireballs are coming at us at lightspeed. this is you're typical disaster movie,, but this one isn't so schmoozy, and into all the character b.s. that does surround most of today's disaster flicks,, this one does tell a good story,, and does not stray off of the path to often. it was very good in theory, although the acting was a little wooden at times, but i would definitely watch this one again.

Avalanche, Buried Alive, Days of Destruction, Magma, War of the Planets, Volcano in New York, etc, etc, etc. Now this one.My boss loves his b-horrors and especially his b-sci-fi movies. This movie is pretty much the same as The Day after Tomorrow but even more predictable (and worst effects). The acting wasn't very good but not the worst and just led to the typical plot: Save the world! Now you sci-fi fans might want to see this but seriously, you might want to skip this. This is another typical sci-fi. Seriously there really isn't much point watching this. I know what your thinking. It can't be that bad. The special effects are cheesy. Go try something different and watch Hard Candy or Stay instead. If they don't appeal to you than go back to your Sci-fi's.