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Amos Lassen wrote on 10/20/2009:

Gay...By the Way

Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride


I am not a fan of thriller movies but there was something about "Deadly Skies"? that drew me to it (and I am not talking about a nude Anthony Sabato. Strangely constructed, this vie, is a slick science fiction drama that happens to have a gay hero who also happens to have a lover. But here is where the gay content lays---two brief scenes in a bedroom and several glossed over pieces of dialog. The fact that there are gay characters in the movie is purely incidental and certainly not central nor crucial to the story. Since the movie is not the kind that I usually enjoy, it is hard to be objective about it. The acting is good enough but the dialog and storyline are not much more than adequate. In other words, there is not much good or bad to say about it. It is just a movie that I would not rush out to see but if it were to be broadcast on TV, I would watch it with no problem.
A giant asteroid is heading toward the earth with the potential of being able to destroy it unless the logistics of it can be figured out. Rae Dawn Chong can figure this out but for some reason the government does not seem to want to hire her. Chong knows that her friend, played by Sabato, can save the planet. When she goes to speak with him, she finds him and his lover not only naked but in the middle of having sex. (It is a very mild scene). Why the movie had to have a gay sex scene, I really do not know because as I said before, nothing is much said about the gay characteristic of the film. I am not discounting the eye candy it is great but I am not sure why it is even there.
One of the controversies of the film is that it has been released under three different names and in each the content (about the gay parts) is a little different. If you cannot find this movie as "Deadly SkieS"?, look for it as "Ultimate Limit"? or "Force of ImpacT"?.
In summary it is an anti-military paranoia film with a great deal of pacifistic self-righteousness. I enjoyed it as a brief getaway from life but when it was over, it was over.

Janorm wrote on 03/19/2008:

This is a wonderful action adventure with some great gay characters to save the day!! Thoroughly enjoyed the film as the scenary is fantastic - background. Twists and turns are what make this story line very sustainable. A must for your Collection. Move over James Bond, here come the Gay Secret Agents!! ONWARD TO SAVE THE WORLD!!!

Roy Gilbert wrote on 12/18/2006:

Not on par with Brokeback Mountain, but definitely worth the watch and the price. A little haphazard here and there and kinda like those B grade black & white Sci-Fi's of the 50's only in color. Sorry girls the two lesbians in the swimming pool got wiped out in the opening scenes by a small meteor. Although Antonio's gay scene was interrupted by Rae Dawn Chong, the nudity was appropriately done with a full frontal by his leading man.

Three Stars

Frank Chu wrote on 10/03/2006:

This is definitely one of those Hollywood movies with the last minute Hollywood ending. I'm ashamed to say I saw it twice only for the brief nudity. The plot was unoriginal, unbelievable, and unimaginative with bad humor. But it had great film quality, very professionally done. It was just way to simple... It felt like it went by quicker than it actually was. If you're looking for something to watch on a lazy rainy day, this is actually a very enjoyable movie. If you want something more substantial, this is definitely not it.