Director Ronald Neame brings his impersonal British craftsmanship to this 1979 feature, so it isn't a complete bust, but it's a long way from the apocalyptic satisfactions of his Poseidon Adventure.
Meteor really combines several disasters in one continuous cinematic bummer.
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NewsweekDavid Ansen
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Director Ronald Neame, who once made good movies, has instructed his actors to shout as much as possible. The rest is special effects -- and not very special ones at that. [05 Nov 1979, p.101]
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Time Out
Time Out
Shoddy, unspeakably inept sci-fi disaster movie, with America and Russia combining forces when a meteor on collision course threatens to destroy the earth.
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TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
An $18 million, star-studded disaster film, which in itself is a major disaster.