Fatal Contact: Bird Flu In America - Final Thoughts
June 27th 2008 01:50
Category: F
For A Full Synopsis Of This Movie, Click Here.
It had one of the grimmest ending to a movie that I had ever seen – and normally I like that kind of thing. Playing around with the bird flu for a movie idea can be a bit dangerous, especially when it looked like it was going to get out of control in the real world. Thankfully the bird flu seems to be contained, and unfortunately this movie wasn’t. Let’s wrap up our movie of the week with the Final Thoughts.
The Loathes.
I know it was set in America but did they have to force feed us all of that American pride crap? I’m not being anti-American here – the last thing I want is to have my home raided (again I’m joking) – but throughout the whole movie it was just “America this” and “America that”. It was like “Screw the rest of the world; let’s just worry more about America.” They even took a few potshots against France, showing us all the French are nothing but greedy little pigs who don’t want to help the rest of the world. This movie showed that if you want to beat the bird flu, you need the strong, American patriotic spirit – well unless you are a government official.
It was amazing to see that everyone who got the bird flu was thrown into a subway tunnel turned hospital for treatment, but everyone who was more important had the best treatment around the clock. Yeah, they might be running the country but it wasn’t the best medical treatment the government people got. Throughout the whole movie, while millions of people around the world struggle for food and supplies, all the rich people in the world dined on wine and expensive food. Nice to see that the average person is going to be screwed out of the simple things in life
You really know what pissed me off throughout the whole movie? Watching the lives of those average people. The movie followed a very simple pattern: show average family – worry about the bird flu – show average family – worry about the bird flu – show average family – worry about the bird flu. It was like watching a long, drawn out, boring game of tennis – or playing a really long game of Pong. In the end I was getting so annoyed at these stupid American families I wanted them all to die to the bird flu, which apparently is what happened.
This movie had one of the most morbid endings that I have ever seen. I normally like watching a screwed up ending where something disastrous happens in the end – like in Terminator 3 how the world ended up going through a nuclear apocalypse. The difference between Terminator 3 and Fatal Contact is that the events of Terminator 3 will highly unlikely happen – and if it happens hundreds of years from now I’ll eat my words. Fatal Contact scared the crap out of me knowing that we’re going to be screwed if the bird flu becomes dangerous. According to Michael Moore isn’t it just America’s role in the world – to create a state of fear and panic?
The Likes.
You know what I liked about the movie? Listening to Governor Mike give the “We’ll fight because we’re America!” speech. I laughed at how lame that was. That’s like going back in time during the Black Death and listening to an English King shout, “Thou shall fight for thou art British!”.
The Plot.
The world suffers a bird flu crisis and there is nothing that we can do about it. That was pretty much the plot of the entire storyline. There were any surprise twists unless you count the fact that we’re all going to die in the end. It was a simple plot that really went nowhere. It was ninety minutes of boring crap that managed to waste three hours of my life some how.
The Actors.
B-Grade movies most of the time give our bad actors and this was no exception. Everyone was boring and followed a pattern – cry about people dying and wonder if the bird flu is going to go away. I guess not all the actors were the same, like those playing the government officials, who pretty much acted like they were having a good life then begin crying for no reason at all.
Final Thoughts.
I’m not that big of a fan of these disaster movies mainly for the reason that most of them suck. Fatal Contact a bad movie that was stretched out more than what it needed to be. For ninety minutes I was treated to people running around looking for food, crying about people dying and wondering if the bird flu would go away. It’s amazing how one man can catch a cold then spread it throughout America.
You know what made this movie suck more? People seemed to be recovering from the flu without any medicine or medical attention. There were people dying in their homes one minute, then walking around perfectly normal the next. Even characters didn’t know how they got better. Were they meant to be as confused as the viewers, or did the writer have no clue what he or she was doing?
I would suggest watching this movie if you’re into movies that scare the crap out of you. It wasn’t a horror movie or a thriller; it was a movie that basically said we’re all screwed if the bird flu hits us. Live for today for you’re going to die Bucket Heads. The bird flu is going to get you! Until it does, and until my next movie review, have yourselves a fun and safe weekend. Take care!
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Comment by Damo
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Comment by Wayne F
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I'm happy I stopped one poor soul from watching this piece of crap. Now I got things settled down here I will be sitting down and enjoying a whole new dosage of bucket filled crap - plus a little extra things I'm working on for the site. Coming soon to a Bucket near you!
Cheers dude!