Review – Meteor

In the 21st century, SyFy, USA and their cable compatriots have seen to it that movies about giant meteors threatening the earth are a dime a dozen. Back in 1979, however, they were more of a special event. To be sure, this bears the production quality marks that place it at the low end of the high-budget spectrum (though it fares quite well compared to many other American International pictures). They got Sean Connery to play the lead, and he’s backed up by a cast of recognizable if not exactly Hollywood A-list faces. The plot is pure foolishness, but it’s entertaining enough (at least nowhere near as stupid as Armageddon). Mildly amusing