Good story, Not enough for a whole film

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

This title was waiting to be picked up at my local 'Dollar Shop' and beckoned to be purchased.With George Kennedy narrating, priests and psychics corroborating, special scientific effects, and an 80s 'end of the world' doomsday atmosphere pervading, who could go wrong?Either way it's bound to be a fun ride!But don't let the melodramatics fool you. This is a serious documentary which obviously had the budget to deliver an interesting (and very topical) message.It's just the thing ordered for skeptics on the end of the world, with some ridiculous aspects (which can be taken as commentary), and some good information as well.For all those who were expecting a millennial 'end of the world', a must see.George Kennedy does an excellent job as narrator, great special effects, good sound track, overall a very interesting production which takes you all around the world and which keeps you thinking.10 out of 10!

If you like watching UNSOLVED MYSTERIES, IN SEARCH OF series with Leonard Nimoy, or these kind of shows seen on TLC, you'll probably like THE JUPITER MENACE. The events they say will occur never happened in real life but that doesn't mean the film doesn't contain some interesting bits of information or ideas, most of which have been widely copied ever since. Because of the overall familiarity of the subject, I'd say that TJM is probably the most ripped-off movies of all time. And yet, few people know about it. It is very obscure. Best-selling author Graham Hancock and his books about ancient civilizations predicting the end of the world, world wide cataclysmic events, the poles shifting, Antarctica, etc, basically took his ideas from this pseudo-documentary. Seriously, Hancock became a millionaire by little or no research. He just watched THE JUPITER MENACE.Anyway, I love watching obscure movies and this one is really obscure. I only heard about this 20 year old movie in the past couple of weeks. I always keep an open mind with these kind of pseudo-scientific films. It's always easy for me to overlook the silly stuff and simply keep the really interesting ideas. And THE JUPITER MENACE does have a lot of interesting things about it amidst the goofier stuff. Also, on a sociological level, it's an interesting time capsule. I didn't regret buying the video on eBay.

Dear George, why did you star in this … production? What were you on? What did the producers have on you?I saw JM for sale for $5 at my local discount DVD store weeks ago and avoided purchasing it for fear that it would be utter @&$#. Last week I relented and purchased it instead of a Big Mac ™ and Fries ™. I am so glad I did!George Kennedy narrates this quazi documentary with a look of perpetual horror on his face. Understandably he would have been terrified of family members and friends viewing him making an idiot out of himself.JM is an astounding mix of religious rantings and questionable scientific evidence. Strange psychics, gun-tottin' survivalists and neo-christian lunatics are all interviewed about their ‘theories' about the end of the world. Some of these ‘people' are seriously insane.For lovers of the truly bizarre, I highly recommend JM. It is one of the strangest shows I have ever seen. I'm actually wondering whether the film is actually a serious documentary or a clever and convincing spoof about the lunatic fringe.JM is a fantastic film to watch with friends. Guaranteed to make you laugh, make you gasp, make you cry: What the?!6/10

This movie changed my life. I have always just thought of the apocalypse as folklore or fairytale; however, this movie really made me think about what it all means. The whole content of the movie changed my viewpoint of religion and life in general. It has an amazing soundtrack. Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine. I recommend this film to everyone, you must see this film!