The Core

The Core (2003) is a science fiction disaster movie very loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. It's about a team who have to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to start the Earth's core spinning again. The Core was directed by Jon Amiel, and starred Aaron Eckhart, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, and Stanley Tucci.

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2003 - Science fiction - Disaster movie - Core - Paul Preuss - Earth - Nuclear - Core - Jon Amiel - Aaron Eckhart - Delroy Lindo - Hilary Swank - Stanley Tucci

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The film received low critical reviews, primarily due to being a by-the-numbers disaster movie with a B-movie look and feel and dubious pseudo-science. Audiences responded similarly, and it did very poorly at the box-office. Intuitor writes in its review:

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Review - B-movie - Pseudo-science - Intuitor

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:The Core is a marvel. It has everything: common physics misconceptions, blatant misrepresentations of physical laws, a complete range of stereotypes, ridiculous feats of engineering, and pure fabrication of scientific "facts". The weighty or sad parts are so inane, they made us laugh out loud. The dialog, plot, and action are predictable, if not outright tedious. Yet, the bad physics provide nonstop surprises. It's the worst physics movie we've ever viewed. It's so bad, it's almost entertaining.

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