Its one of those sort of films where the hero does the lot-he kills people he steals a motorbike,he steals dynamite from the armoury,he slugs people left and right he blows up a stream which is travelling underground -belive it or not to the very area where the President is giving a speech-and in the end Saves The World!! The only thing he can't do is fly but he probably could if he donned a Cape! Its real lowest common denominator stuff which had over 500 people work on it nevertheless. The distributors must have been bribed with a big consignment of drugs-I mean people have difficulty getting films released which have turned out winners at the box office eg the biopic of Ray Charles was 15 years in the planning and making stages
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There should be a new law in this country: no more bad films featuring good actors
Raleon7 June 2003
What do David Fox, Leah Pinsent, and Eric Peterson have in common? They're all great actors stuck in a bad movie with other actors with only a quarter the talent and skill they have. But that's not what turns me off. What turns me off is the fact that the plot isn't interesting at all. Even those three are bored with it! And what can they do? It's not like every producer in the country is after them for their next movie break. It's not like we have much money to spend furthering their careers either. They deserve more. I only saw this movie because they were in it. I just hope they appear in a much better movie, with more integrity than this one.
May Be Dangerous To Your Alpha Waves.
rmax30482311 March 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I don't think movies -- even made-for-TV movie shot in Canada -- can get much lower than this.
The direction and editing are very poor, the special effects worse than humdrum, the acting egregious, and the plot unfathomable.
The only person involved in the production who seems to know what he was about was the photographer. And what he was forced to photograph is just plain bad. Well, I should add that David Shamate as an inquiring reporter brings some personality to his role. He's the only one who does.
Algonquin Provincial Park, where I once spent the night in the back seat of my car, is Yellowstone National Park or somewhere, except that it's anything but. There are no real geysers, no lavender rock formations, no Yellowstone Falls, only Ontario late in a dreary gray Canadian winter, a place where the sun never shines.
I won't go on about it. It's not worth another word.
The direction and editing are very poor, the special effects worse than humdrum, the acting egregious, and the plot unfathomable.
The only person involved in the production who seems to know what he was about was the photographer. And what he was forced to photograph is just plain bad. Well, I should add that David Shamate as an inquiring reporter brings some personality to his role. He's the only one who does.
Algonquin Provincial Park, where I once spent the night in the back seat of my car, is Yellowstone National Park or somewhere, except that it's anything but. There are no real geysers, no lavender rock formations, no Yellowstone Falls, only Ontario late in a dreary gray Canadian winter, a place where the sun never shines.
I won't go on about it. It's not worth another word.
WHY!!!!!
General Chaos5 April 2000
Warning: Spoilers
Warning, spoiler ahead...viewer's discretion is advised ...Of all the movies I've seen so far, this is, and might remain, the worst movie ever to be seen in a lifetime.
1-Childish plot (The US president's ex-bodyguard is immune to a secret military biological weapon because he has the FLU... no comments)
2-Awful special effects (at some point in the movie, a car jumps over some rocks and explodes[for no reason], not that bad beside the fact that the explosion comes from underneath the car. After a couple of barrel roll, it explodes AGAIN...Ridiculous)
3-Inhuman sound track I prefer the soundtrack in "blairwitch project"(there is no music in blairwitch project). Listening to it made me have headache. It is so awful that I laughed in part that were supposed to be dramatical. Need I say more?
If you haven't seen this movie I recommend that you rent it and pay attention to every aspect that i mentioned . After that, every movie you see will be a good movie compared to "Spill". (I'd like to mention that I've endured this movie 3 times to prove to my friend's that this is really the worst thing they can see)
1-Childish plot (The US president's ex-bodyguard is immune to a secret military biological weapon because he has the FLU... no comments)
2-Awful special effects (at some point in the movie, a car jumps over some rocks and explodes[for no reason], not that bad beside the fact that the explosion comes from underneath the car. After a couple of barrel roll, it explodes AGAIN...Ridiculous)
3-Inhuman sound track I prefer the soundtrack in "blairwitch project"(there is no music in blairwitch project). Listening to it made me have headache. It is so awful that I laughed in part that were supposed to be dramatical. Need I say more?
If you haven't seen this movie I recommend that you rent it and pay attention to every aspect that i mentioned . After that, every movie you see will be a good movie compared to "Spill". (I'd like to mention that I've endured this movie 3 times to prove to my friend's that this is really the worst thing they can see)
Your eyes will bleed.
mithluin4 February 2010
I concur; this is without a doubt one of the worst movies ever made. Do not watch it. It seemed *much* longer that it was, was quite tedious and overall just a horrible movie. Gaping plot holes, bad acting, you name it. It made me seriously lose confidence in the judgment of the people who picked it out to watch. I don't know if it was a budget issue or a script issue or what, but the final product is *terrible*.
I would give you a summary of the plot, but I don't think this movie is worth it. The plot is not coherent enough to deserve a summary. The premise is that a deadly virus is on the loose and is going to kill a bunch of people if the heroes fail to save the day. But really, the only people who are going to bleed from the eyes are the ones who watch this movie.
If the plot interests you at all, watch "Outbreak" instead.
I would give you a summary of the plot, but I don't think this movie is worth it. The plot is not coherent enough to deserve a summary. The premise is that a deadly virus is on the loose and is going to kill a bunch of people if the heroes fail to save the day. But really, the only people who are going to bleed from the eyes are the ones who watch this movie.
If the plot interests you at all, watch "Outbreak" instead.
Boring, below all standards action
tomimt7 January 2006
What to say about this movie? Well, it's unoriginal, predictable, boring and all that. It's badly directed and acting can't be even mentioned in a same sentence with this movie.
So the great story of the movie goes somewhere along lines deadly virus stolen, me brave presidents bodyguard will save the day. Me kill the terrorists and so on.
What comes to action, one scene has burned itself on my mind: a car driving off the cliff and exploding in midair without any reason at all. Blasted cars... they are sneaky that way.
This movie is probably one of those, which are sold along those good movies every TV station wants to show, so it's quite possible to catch it from TV from once in a while, but don't go and buy it, because it really isn't that bad it would be funny. Spill is just that bad, that it's bad and the worst of it, it really is boring.
So the great story of the movie goes somewhere along lines deadly virus stolen, me brave presidents bodyguard will save the day. Me kill the terrorists and so on.
What comes to action, one scene has burned itself on my mind: a car driving off the cliff and exploding in midair without any reason at all. Blasted cars... they are sneaky that way.
This movie is probably one of those, which are sold along those good movies every TV station wants to show, so it's quite possible to catch it from TV from once in a while, but don't go and buy it, because it really isn't that bad it would be funny. Spill is just that bad, that it's bad and the worst of it, it really is boring.
You can't deliberately make a movie this bad
Jeff_446 April 2013
I use Killer Klowns (from outer space) as my baseline for bad movies, but this make Killer Klowns look like an Oscar winner. I felt compelled to watch the entire movie in the hopes that there might be a small redeeming ray of light, but I was wrong. His had to be a "vanity" movie, where one pays to have it produced and distributed, because no legitimate studio would have spent a penny to make this film.
The only thing I can think of is maybe it was a high school film project.
The acting was beyond bad and the special effects were terrible. The plot line, there is not even a word to describe it because unbelievably stupid is too good.
It is hard to believe that the producers thought was a "work of art"
The only reason to watch this movie is to see how really bad a movie can be.
The only thing I can think of is maybe it was a high school film project.
The acting was beyond bad and the special effects were terrible. The plot line, there is not even a word to describe it because unbelievably stupid is too good.
It is hard to believe that the producers thought was a "work of art"
The only reason to watch this movie is to see how really bad a movie can be.
The lowest point in Bosworth's career...
fmarkland3220 December 2006
Brian Bosworth stars as a government agent who is sent to stop the outbreak of a deadly virus which has been dumped, also there are guys trying to steal to use for an assassination on a politician or something(It's never made clear) add in a lame subplot about Bosworth being an ex-football star as well as dull love interest subplot and you are in for an excruciating 90 minutes. Candian actor Chuck Shamata probably gives the best performance but his scenes are few and far between, also his overall character is hilarious since (as others have pointed out) that he comes off as Columbo and his death scene is hysterical, in that he does an exaggerated fall. Also the beginning is also hysterical in that it's so over the top it becomes hilarious. Sadly these are the only elements in an otherwise awful film, which is dull and horrible. So don't see it. After all there are far funnier disaster movies, and certainly much better made than this fiasco.
1/2* out of 4-(Awful)
1/2* out of 4-(Awful)
On Undeadly Ground
ctomvelu128 March 2011
I always liked Brian "Stone Cold" Bosworth, and will watch anything he appears in. Having said that, I would not care to see "Spill" (aka "Virus") a second time. Bosworth plays a national security chief who crosses paths with the usual government renegades when a truck full of illegal toxins crashes in a national park and the bad guys decide to cover up the incident, even if it means murdering a bunch of witnesses. You say you've heard this plot before? The action scenes are OK, but this one is a bare-bones thriller that appears to have been shot for video. For Bosworth fans only. For those of you too young to remember, Bosworth first appeared in an early 1990s action flick, "Stone Cold." Wrestler Steve Williams (aka Austin) later picked up the title of that movie and adopted it for his ring nickname.
So bad.
Lchandley1925 August 2019
I'm gonna count to 3
randyunseen18 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
You have to love the low budget filming of this movie. The best part was Boz count down when guarding the President at Camp David. It looked like a Boy-scout camp. Boz counts down to 3 when their was a bogey looking at the President. I also loved the cheap headsets that they were wearing... Pretty bad slow paced movie... But God bless them...
WHY!!!!!
General Chaos5 April 2000
...In my entire life so far, I never saw a movie that worst, NEVER. The story is so awful and illogical. ie: There is a biochemical agent developed by the government that has been spilled in a river but NO ONE has any suspicions. The hero(us president's ex-bodyguard who was a quarterback in the NFL) is immune to the weapon because he has the flu... RIDICULOUS!!! And there is the double car explosion thing: The car jumps over some rocks(don't ask me why but that make it explode), and after a couple of barrel roll... yes, it explodes again... no comments And did I talk about the music? ...Horrible, inhuman, childish, worst music I ever heard...
Still, you must see this movie because after seeing it, you will enjoy every movie. Nothing can be worst than that...NOTHING!!!!
Still, you must see this movie because after seeing it, you will enjoy every movie. Nothing can be worst than that...NOTHING!!!!
If it weren't so bad, it might be funny
Lost_cow19 January 2002
As others here have commented, this movie is horrible. I mean really really horrible.
Story line is almost inexistant, Special effects are of lower quality than a high school theatre production, and I've seen better acting from the folks on "Americas funniest home videos".
The only thing which somewhat redeems this flop is the fun you have spotting the inconsistencies and errors... from the folks bleeding right thru un-punctured hazmat "moon suits" in the lab (figure that one out!) to the amazing inconsistent plot jumps this is a real gem.
My 2 cents worth... but I doubt your mileage will vary much :)
Moo
Story line is almost inexistant, Special effects are of lower quality than a high school theatre production, and I've seen better acting from the folks on "Americas funniest home videos".
The only thing which somewhat redeems this flop is the fun you have spotting the inconsistencies and errors... from the folks bleeding right thru un-punctured hazmat "moon suits" in the lab (figure that one out!) to the amazing inconsistent plot jumps this is a real gem.
My 2 cents worth... but I doubt your mileage will vary much :)
Moo
Someone clean up this mess!
vchimpanzee30 October 2007
At a Prodichem chemical plant in New Jersey, there is an accident involving a secret biological warfare project. Only Alex Bur survives, and he contacts Leo Burns of the New York Tribune.
Alex is soon dead, but not before announcing he has a plan whose details are unknown.
At a press conference, President John Lawrence Wheeler and adviser Eric Black deny everything, but Black is actually in charge of the project, which President Wheeler knows nothing about.
Secret Service Agent Ken Fairchild, who showed his talent when the President appeared threatened at the press conference, is assigned to check out Thermal Wells National Park in advance of the One World Conference the President is attending. Fairchild ends up being a bumbling idiot in the great outdoors and must be rescued by veterinarian Dr. Larraine Keller. This is the first of several comic moments with these two.
Meanwhile, Ripley has been hired to transport a shipment from Prodichem. He is either drunk or crazy or both, and it is the same dangerous chemical from the accident earlier in the movie that he is delivering.
Can you guess where Ripley will end up?
There are some positive qualities in this movie. The scenery at Thermal Wells is beautiful, and that's with no snow at all. There are no camera shots from a distance with snow. Camp David is also beautiful. Most of the leading actors have a few good moments, but no one delivers a consistent performance. Daniel Kash as Ripley, Leah Pinsent as Lorraine and Chuck Shamata as Leo come the closest.
The stunt players do a good job, especially the one(s) playing Ripley. One sequence involving Ripley and his truck is actually quite well done, though far short of the gold standard of "Breakdown". I am curious about why the film quality is so different in part of the sequence; it's as if the rest of the film is videotaped and these shots are filmed. But it's effective.
And there is some excitement involving the truck and toward the end. It's actually enjoyable to watch our heroes work toward their goal, if you're not too picky about details and quality. The writing is halfway intelligent (geology experts might disagree) toward the end.
The real evidence that quality was not a priority: inconsistency. At Thermal Wells, everything is covered with snow in one scene, and the snow is still falling heavily. Then there is only a little snow. Then no snow has fallen at all. Then there is a little snow on the ground. then everything is covered again. Then the sky is perfectly clear and no snow has fallen anywhere. Oh, and let's not forget this: if a man and a woman are on a motorcycle, regardless of what has happened anywhere else, there MUST be just a little snow on the ground. This is explained (when nothing has happened yet that I can see): at high altitudes the weather changes quickly. One apparently doesn't need to travel far in this territory for drastic changes to take place. No one should have scheduled the One World Conference for someplace like this.
And then there are the medical inconsistencies. In the first scene, people die a gruesome, bloody death. So others can experience the same illness, appear dead, and end up recovering as if nothing has happened? Again, this is explained away.
If one doesn't get too picky, it is still possible to enjoy this movie. If for no other reason, to laugh at all its problems.
Alex is soon dead, but not before announcing he has a plan whose details are unknown.
At a press conference, President John Lawrence Wheeler and adviser Eric Black deny everything, but Black is actually in charge of the project, which President Wheeler knows nothing about.
Secret Service Agent Ken Fairchild, who showed his talent when the President appeared threatened at the press conference, is assigned to check out Thermal Wells National Park in advance of the One World Conference the President is attending. Fairchild ends up being a bumbling idiot in the great outdoors and must be rescued by veterinarian Dr. Larraine Keller. This is the first of several comic moments with these two.
Meanwhile, Ripley has been hired to transport a shipment from Prodichem. He is either drunk or crazy or both, and it is the same dangerous chemical from the accident earlier in the movie that he is delivering.
Can you guess where Ripley will end up?
There are some positive qualities in this movie. The scenery at Thermal Wells is beautiful, and that's with no snow at all. There are no camera shots from a distance with snow. Camp David is also beautiful. Most of the leading actors have a few good moments, but no one delivers a consistent performance. Daniel Kash as Ripley, Leah Pinsent as Lorraine and Chuck Shamata as Leo come the closest.
The stunt players do a good job, especially the one(s) playing Ripley. One sequence involving Ripley and his truck is actually quite well done, though far short of the gold standard of "Breakdown". I am curious about why the film quality is so different in part of the sequence; it's as if the rest of the film is videotaped and these shots are filmed. But it's effective.
And there is some excitement involving the truck and toward the end. It's actually enjoyable to watch our heroes work toward their goal, if you're not too picky about details and quality. The writing is halfway intelligent (geology experts might disagree) toward the end.
The real evidence that quality was not a priority: inconsistency. At Thermal Wells, everything is covered with snow in one scene, and the snow is still falling heavily. Then there is only a little snow. Then no snow has fallen at all. Then there is a little snow on the ground. then everything is covered again. Then the sky is perfectly clear and no snow has fallen anywhere. Oh, and let's not forget this: if a man and a woman are on a motorcycle, regardless of what has happened anywhere else, there MUST be just a little snow on the ground. This is explained (when nothing has happened yet that I can see): at high altitudes the weather changes quickly. One apparently doesn't need to travel far in this territory for drastic changes to take place. No one should have scheduled the One World Conference for someplace like this.
And then there are the medical inconsistencies. In the first scene, people die a gruesome, bloody death. So others can experience the same illness, appear dead, and end up recovering as if nothing has happened? Again, this is explained away.
If one doesn't get too picky, it is still possible to enjoy this movie. If for no other reason, to laugh at all its problems.
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