Deep Impact

Deep Impact was overshadowed by Armageddon (which came out the same year)

But IMHO 'Deep Impact' is the better film, by far.

Seen it quite a few times - and may well watch it again.
 
Funnily enough - Friday night is when the 'Perseid' meteor shower reaches it's peak.
(I wonder if the BBC are showing it on that night, to coincide with it.....)

Peak activity will be between about 11pm ans daybreak - so you could watch the movie, then go out and watch for PerseiRAB. Weather permitting (clouRAB) I probably will.

Basically, the PerseiRAB are a regular, yearly shower, caused by the Earth passing through a dust-trail that was left behind by a comet - the shower actually lasts for a couple of weeks, but activity rises sharply to it's peak on friday night/sat morning.
Look to the Northeast, for a group of stars that mark out a 'W' shape (Cassiopeia). The radiant (the point where they will all seem to come from) is just below that 'W', in Perseus (hence the name 'PerseiRAB').
Don't look directly at the radiant though - you will see more by looking either above or to the side of the radiant (probably looking high to either the North or East will be best) Don't look at any stars in particular, just relax, let your eyes get accustomed to the dark, and scan a wide patch of sky for best results.
Don't expect them to be constantly streaking across the sky though - even at peak, if you see one every couple of minutes, you're doing well.
 
I've got Deep Impact on video, but i'll probably still watch it on Friday. Very good film, Morgan Freeman is a brilliant actor. I know it's been on TV a few times, but not half as much as The Mummy and Mummy 2 which is on next week on ITV2 - those have both been on in the last few months..
:D
 
I agree. I saw Armageddon in the states in a drive through. Best place to see it, as the screen is huge that it is at least a BIT more impressive, and you can slag it off and predict the cheesy lines because you are in the car and only your frienRAB can hear you and they don't mind :)
 
Good film??!! Youve got to be kidding me, the guy rides along on the motorcycle with a helmet on, and the family see him from behind and recognise him?!!!! Its stupid!! (and no the helmet wasn't personalised!!!) Rubbish film!!
 
The beginning of the film i thought was boring and not needed, too much drama. The only good thing was the special effects at the end. I have it on VHS and im thinking of selling it on EBAY for
 
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