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Hard Rain [1998]Snagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here! Hard Rain [1998] starring: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Edward Asner directed by: Mikael Salomon ![: Hard Rain [1998]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5126TVWYMQL._SL160_.jpg) List Price: £5.99 Price: £1.99 You Save: £4.00 (67%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0044005592832 Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound Label: 4 Front Video Languages: Manufacturer: 4 Front Video Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 4 Front Video Release Date: March 19, 2001 Running Time: 97 minutes Studio: 4 Front Video Theatrical Release Date: January 16, 1998 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: It may not exactly be a disaster movie, but this terminally silly thriller is certainly disastrous, and would be pointless without the novelty of its setting in a flooding Midwestern town during a torrential rainfall. Physically impressive but idiotic in every other respect, the movie pits an armoured truck courier (Christian Slater) against a smart leader of thieves (Morgan Freeman) and a corruptible town sheriff (Randy Quaid) who are vying for possession of $3 million in cash. A waterlogged game of cat and mouse, the plot is so contrived that even the most impressive action sequences--such as a jet-ski chase through flooded high-school corridors--are robbed of their already tenuous credibility. Before long you'll be yawning as incompetent accomplices are systematically dispatched by their own stupidity, in the kind of movie where the use of power boats inevitably leads to at least one death by outboard motor. What's impressive here is the physical production itself--the effect of flooding was created by building a huge replica of downtown Huntington, Indiana, in a huge, watertight aircraft hangar in Palmdale, California! --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A great disaster flick that was robbed of its theatrical releaseHard Rain did not get a theatrical release and instead had to settle for an original VHS release and a good five TV showings each year. DO NOT BE PUT OFF! Morgan Freeman and a ragtag squad of criminals plan and execute the robbery of an armoured van as it leaves a rapidly flooding town. As the tide rises, Christian Slater has to fend of jet-ski's, power lines and even the police force. Hard Rain is an excellent example of how a disaster flick and a fast paced action movie can be blended into one. Hard Rain is a must own, great acting, plot and a killer ending. Enjoy this one! Rating:  - Wrong soundtrack!This DVD does not have 5.1 soundtrack unlike as mentioned in the product description. It has a plain 2.0 soundtrack (both English and Spanish). Please be aware of this before you order it. To me it makes little sense in buying an action-flick without surround (that too for a not-so-old movie). Rating:  - Hugely entertaining thriller.This is a great action thriller with a very original story. Gang of crooks tries to steal 3 million dollars from a security van in a flooded town. This film manages to have a gripping story with almost non stop action & breathtaking stunts. & its expertly edited & brilliantly shot almost totally at night. On top of that the pounding music score just adds to the experience. I have seen this film about 10 times now, & every viewing is exciting to watch. & a jet ski chase through a SCHOOL ? How about that for originality ? To add interest to the plot, the local police also have their own evil designs on the loot !! This is a fantastic rollercoaster ride. Rating:  - very good hard rain is a fast paced,high octane action flick starring christian slater and morgan freeman who represent the good and bad side of the movie,if you aint seen it then i wont say who is who,but needless to say this is a big movie that features a town under siege from robbers who want to rob a bank while torrential rain causes a vast flood that is destroying everything in its path. pretty exciting stuff if truth be known Rating: - Hard RainHard Rain is a cross between a disaster and a thriller movie and whilst being a million miles away from being a classic, it does have enough integrity to entertain for its duration and all in all in not a bad old romp at all. Christian Slater plays Tom, a security guard on a mundane cash run to collect the money from local banks. On the way back to headquarters he and his partner get caught in the flooded town of Huntingburg. Then a little too conveniently Morgan Freeman and his band of crooks appear and hijack the security van. Slater escapes with the money and hides it in a crypt in the local cemetery. Meanwhile local Sheriff, Randy Quaid is dealing with both the evacuation of the town and church renovator Minnie Driver who has brought the unconscious Slater into the jail. Slater had burst into the church earlier whilst escaping from Freeman and his gang and Minnie promptly whacked him with a crucifix mistaking him for a thief. And so begins a tale of motorboats and floating coffins, baddies and goodies who seem to change sides at the drop of the hat, and more pistols and rifles (that all seem to work perfectly well even after being submerged in water) than you can shake a stick at. All good fun, and even though the characters are pretty one-dimensional, the thrills and spills do carry you along to the end.  Try searching the Internet for "Hard Rain [1998]" or Ebay for "Hard Rain [1998]". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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