On the one hand, I love the special effects used in this pretty dated movie. Not my first time to watch it (I think I watched it years ago when Netflix was still mailing out DVDs) and it was still very good...as far as the effects go. I'm not a fan of the preachy type of environmental-type movies so I had some beef with that aspect…but in all fairness, the "preachy" part was fairly minimal, basically woven into a sort of undertone, and then thrown in your face with the closing scenes. We're all gonna die because there's too much hair spray in the first world. Sure. For those (including myself) who are familiar with the Bible and the end of days as foretold in scripture, don't let this film disappoint you: no, the world doesn't end with another ice age (quite the opposite, in fact) but the supposed science and everything in the storyline is a fun way to wonder _"What if..."_ and start you thinking about "Could this really happen?" So balancing everything out - the special effects vs the tree-hugger agenda, the reality vs the fun of just watching a cool movie - this rates up there. It was fun (both times I've watched it) and even 20 years later, I'm still amazed at what they managed to portray through the special effects here. Very young Jake Gyllenhaal here that pulled his part off really well. I would recommend this for pretty much anyone that enjoys the "end of days" or environmental-type films. Sit back, disengage your brain, and just enjoy this one.