Pandemic [DVD]

The motion picture "Pandemic" is a useful look at an effort made to first to detect,diagnose and subsequently contain a outbreak of a virus named "riptide".This particular viral attack is something of a mutation of a bird flu.It is potentially a very dangerous and deadly virus.There are some intelligent scenes as when a young man dies on the plane with the pilot communicating to Los Angeles International the death of this young man.The pilot requests a secure location with then Ground Sources reveal CDC personnel will meet the plane.It is very clear that the entire focus is on how dangerous this disease is.It is at this time when information is now available coming from Australia whereby this young man is now identified with details being provided by Australian health officials.Like I said there are some intelligent scenes which do get your attention.The necessity to be very upfront with the passengers once the CDC boards the plane was useful however everyone should of remained seated through out the entire time that the young mans body was on board the plane and then and I might repeat myself and only once so ordered by CDC get up from there assigned seats under the CDC's direction.There is a logistical problem which developes and the passengers not being in there seats was a contributing factor.This is how careful this picture attempts to convey a very dangerous situation. It is useful and as stated earlier these scenes get your attention.There is much more to say with the attempt made by first responders being part of a solution that an answer would be less certain than if these men and women were not such an essential element to our peace of mind.The science matters in this film,diagnostic tests and subsequent results matter.When it counts this picture has a responsible story line that will last the picture through.The 4 is indicated because it is here that we take our everyday lives for granted when in fact we really should not.This picture may very well be something of a comment on the everyday and the terrifying evolution of this Viral Outbreak.These scenes as such do not surface as a rule until or unless some rather serious circumstances meet and we as the viewing audience are very much party to the strain and the passing of life extinguished by this disease.It is a phenomena that when death comes upon the living we lose touch with nature.This dreaded encounter with "riptide" allows us to know the victims and to know further that it is life that we love and truly know that we must go as "reptide" can not wait.The picture can appeal to a sense of faith that if observed not a soul will be lost to the darkness,though every single body will be ultimately be extinguished in the flames of eternity.This folks does not end anytime soon nor is it planned for it to end anytime soon.The picture makes the effort required with perhaps only that this time we have been spared a more dangerous encounter with the unknown."Pandemic" can be favorably compared to a similar film in "Contagion",both films are worthy and both films make for compelling viewing.

You knew it had to be schlock when the chic from Saved By the Bell and French Stewart are slated to play doctors from the CDC. Basically a kid returning on a flight from Australia carries a horrible virus on the plane home and dies. The plane and everyone on it is put into quarantine. One rogue passenger escapes the quarantine and runs around yapping on his cell phone and spreading the virus to a bunch of other people. This in turn causes Los Angeles to be quarantined. There are also some subplots including a drug kingpin prisoner whose crew breaks him out of the quarantine, competing political candidates, and the family drama between agent Vincent Spano, his ex-wife and their son. The fake virus hilariously named "riptide" (in lieu of the fact that the first victim on the plane was a surfer) kills people alot like the avian flu. There were funny elements to this movie. The acting is terrible. It has an "after school special" vibe that is totally laughable. Some of the characters are completely stereotypical and nuts (like the militia guy that keeps b**ching about the government and conspiracy type stuff and riles up a group of his cronies to do something about the whole thing after some people break free from the quarantine). I did find the idea of taking the dead bodies to the hockey rink kind of clever since it was like mass refrigeration. I also think as chocked full o' schlock as the movie was, it did try to get its message out about what might happen if a pandemic exploded. All in all, I watched it for the so bad it's cool to watch reason. Be sure not to miss Tiffany - Amber Thiessen telling a nurse that "panic" is "pandemic" with three missing letters - oooohhh geez - totally funny.

Arrived on time and in excellent condition. The movie shows just how fast and susceptible we would and are ill prepared we are as a nation. It starts out two friends live all the time a surfers life style one seems to be a little under the weather with a pronounced cough and dies before his friend dies with what seemed on boarding the plane and is under the weather as well with similar symptoms and shortly into the flight dies as well unpleasantly to. The story progresses into a new strian of a known virus but takes them some time to determine it. In interim becomes spread very quickly into a extremely wide breakout caused in great part a individual sneaking past authorities barriers. In the interim by coughing and the expelleing mucus mainly who what it spreads initially. The story continues and in the process shows you in this production how fast something like this cold happen. Great movie really can endorse this on its based on as acting and over all story line. The seller I also recommend.

Sure WAS a lot of FAMILIAR faces in this flick...THAT,and the fact that I just LOVE a-n-y kind of disastermovie.I love 'em ALL:HurricanesTornadoesApocalypsesMonstersGhoulsZombiesAliensEx-wives with rabies...Natural disasters like earthquakes...Un-natural disasters like marrying a monster from Mars.Love 'em all... pestilence is ALWAYS a draw with ME...love a good PLAGUE... a bad one is better!Yeah buddy (can you tell I just got laid-off?)!Oh, I like the ones where Jesus shows up and saves the day too...with --- or without --- Santa Claus!This one makes you think about washing your hands BEFORE... andAFTER you, er, uh... urinate.THIS'll scare IT out of ya!Oh! And the price is WONDERFUL!

i enjoyed it it is the best movie evar

A passenger returning from Australia dies on plane headed for Los Angeles so the plane's passengers are immediately quarantined upon arrival. The quarantine is broken by the escape of a convicted drug lord - who has the secret to stopping the outbreak. The action is on!Best lines:"It's not so simple""Pandemic = Panic Minus Three Letters"Some Plot Issues:- passenger control at LAX (seems only remotely plausible that someone could walk away from an enforced containment)- virus spread (the movie suggests a quarantine of the LA "hotspot" will prevent spread to the rest of California but the attempt is made days too late. Also the virus had already appeared in other parts of the world)- wooden traffic barriers are used to prevent drivers from leaving LA (not an APC, tank, concrete barriers, heavy equipment, or Apache helicopters ala Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman)- morbidity and mortality of the passengers suggests the LA situation would have been much WORSE than portrayedAgree with reviewers at amazon.com that the movie portrays:- How the selfishness of one "run-away" infected person can kill tens of thousands and defeat a quarantine.- Failure to be candid with citizens about a run-away makes the situation much worse.- inevitable tensions among the effected politicians.- The bonus-features were interestingSUMMARY: Entertaining disaster flic that was well worth the money (though probably a one-time watch)!

BELLISSIMO THRILLING,FILM GRADEVOLE ED ENTUSIASMANTE, TRAMA BEN REALIZZATA, LIETO FINE,CAST BRAVISSIMO, IN PARTICOLARE VINCENT SPANO SEMPRE AL TOP DELLE SUE INTERPRETAZIONI. CONSIGLIO ALTAMENTE LA VISIONE DI QUESTO BEL FILM.

received on time and in great shape.excellent.thanks.

Die Story hat mir sehr gut gefallen, und die Spannung blieb bis zum Ende. Kann ich nur empfehlen. Ein gut gefüllter Video-Abend.