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La Colère du ciel

Original title: Lightning: Bolts of Destruction
  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
340
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Joanna Pacula, Nick Mancuso, and Ken Tremblett in La Colère du ciel (2003)
AdventureFamilySci-Fi

A meteorologist (Joanna Pacula) and her family work feverishly to find a way to extinguish a storm that threatens to destroy mankind.A meteorologist (Joanna Pacula) and her family work feverishly to find a way to extinguish a storm that threatens to destroy mankind.A meteorologist (Joanna Pacula) and her family work feverishly to find a way to extinguish a storm that threatens to destroy mankind.

  • Director
    • Brenton Spencer
  • Writer
    • Jeff Phillips
  • Stars
    • Joanna Pacula
    • Nick Mancuso
    • Ellen Dubin
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.5/10
    340
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brenton Spencer
    • Writer
      • Jeff Phillips
    • Stars
      • Joanna Pacula
      • Nick Mancuso
      • Ellen Dubin
    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Joanna Pacula
    Joanna Pacula
    • Dr. Valery Landis
    Nick Mancuso
    Nick Mancuso
    • General Fields
    Ellen Dubin
    Ellen Dubin
    • Gail
    Noel Fisher
    Noel Fisher
    • Jeremy Landis
    Ken Tremblett
    Ken Tremblett
    • Mark Landis
    Crystal Bublé
    • Susan
    • (as Crystal Buble)
    Matthew Walker
    Matthew Walker
    Kim Hawthorne
    Kim Hawthorne
    • Karen Chandler
    Philip Granger
    Philip Granger
    • Dr. Orin Samuels
    Malcolm Stewart
    Malcolm Stewart
    Byron Lawson
    Byron Lawson
    • Gary
    • (uncredited)
    Dion Luther
    Dion Luther
    • D. Ron Simons
    • (uncredited)
    Malcolm Scott
    Malcolm Scott
    • Hal
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Brenton Spencer
    • Writer
      • Jeff Phillips
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    1paulie1979

    Goofs & mistakes total dribble

    How actors can go with errors and lies in script is beyond me, hundreds of thousands & millions of years what rubbish, the earth time and time again even by some of the top scientists on the planet, has disproved this and proved the earth as God says is only about 6000 years old not millions, it is called the theory of evolution not the fact of evolution. Evolution is controlled by a cult who force it into schools, they are called (Smithsonian) these people hate god and want you to believe your not created by an almighty being but a bacteria, an animal who has no use or importance what so ever, if we are millions of years old how come 100 years ago we had nothing, it just in past 100 years or so we progressed with inventions etc, there are flood legends in over 250 cultures globally telling of the flood of Noah (NOT RUSSEL CROWS NOAH, HE WAS PURE EVIL AND THE FILM WAS A COMPLETE LIE) NOAH WAS A JUST MAN A KIND AND GODLY MAN, NOT THE MAN Hollywood MADE HIM and absolute proof it happened, evolution is taught and brainwash people with lies and false evidence, science definition 1 test, 2 observe 3 conclude, not 1 make up, 2 do not test and do not observe 3 believe in fairy tails, look at drdino.com or go to noahthemovie.com and wayofthemaster.com watch the videos and evidence about earth, the flood universe etc, if we are millions of years old why the earth still magnetised, magnets do not last millions of years, teaching evolution is what made Hitler the man he was, he was brainwashed by Darwin, who did not invent evolution Darwin was brain washed by the guy who made up evolution, big thumbs down on this film
    6Bob-45

    Good Science, Trite Story, Lame Acting

    "Lightning: Bolts of Destruction" has enough good science to hook me for it's two hours (including commercials). Unfortunately, that's just about all it has going for it. While Ellen Dubin makes the most of her small, tritely written role, the only other memorable acting comes from the unnamed named actress that plays Joanna Pacula's assistant. She's pretty hot to boot, a sensuous combination of beauty, intelligence and charisma. Too bad Pacula's such a cold fish in this one. One longs for a little over-the-top acting to fill out the character, often described as crazed, crusading, brittle and a control freak; "Janine Turner: call your office". The story boasts too many coincidences. Pacula's husband "just so happens" to be working at an experimental power station. Pacula's son "just so happens" to be a high energy physics genius working on the very experiment which could save the day. Worse, the director fails to capitalize in the slightest on the suspense. The movie plays out by the numbers.

    Still, there's enough here to give "Lightning:..." a weak ^6".
    1willshack

    I was pulling for the lightning.

    How bad can a made for TV movie get? We may have a new standard here. Besides the fact none of this movie made any sense which I can tolerate, the writing and acting was so bad it makes me think that even I could make living writing cable movies using nothing but tired clichés and nonsensical plot lines.

    I just love the fact that as the world is about to be destroyed, all that these wooden characters could talk about was how they were going to reconcile their unbelievably mundane family issues. It was almost as if the supposed devastating lightning storm (which we see destroy various world monuments in what can only be described as "Plan 9 from Outer Space" quality special effects) was a subplot.

    I saw this at 2 AM after getting home from a function and not being able to sleep. It was either this mess or paid programming, I regret not turning to watch the Ronco guy.
    2sddavis63

    Hard To Take This Seriously

    I was a little put off right at the beginning when the movie jumps right into the story with not even a bit of introduction. That was followed by a story that was entirely unoriginal combined with the fact that to me at least it didn't seem to flow very well. The acting was at best OK; the performances from a little known cast a little too wooden in my opinion. The basic storyline - the earth being threatened by massive lightning storms that somehow threaten the start of a new ice age, with the climatologist Valery (Joana Pacula) being the only person who understands what's happening, but who can't convince anyone in authority of it - had some potential, but was burdened with the introduction of far too many "soap opera" elements. The most obvious of these was the entirely superfluous subplot, which was never well developed anyway, about the return of Valery's sister from prison. The science was also pretty weak. Everything seems to happen in a matter of a few hours, which seemed far too short a time to devise a solution for the storms and then to implement the solution, and then there was the reference to the last ice age having begun "about 2 million years ago." What? As far as I know the last ice age began about 100,000-120,000 years ago and lasted for about 100,000 years. Not a very good movie at all - but I have seen worse. 2/10
    10MrTwister640

    "Lightning" the future

    Lightning: Bolts of Destruction is a film made for television in special effects wise. The story line is one that you see in most weather movies. It's the dark side of nature at its brightest. The movies links the past with the future and the present on different planets. It's a must see for any weather fan.

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      The north magnetic pole moves over time according to magnetic changes and flux lobe elongation in the Earth's outer core. Therefore the research station depicted would need to be mobile.
    • Connections
      Follows Le feu qui venait du ciel (2001)

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 2004 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hrozba z neba
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Legacy Filmworks
      • Lightning Bolts Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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