Clevercell Very disappointing...

Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

nowego Firstly let me say that this review is based on the full uncut 156 minute version of the movie.After watching this I can see why it was a financial failure when it was released and did not get more publicity. It is easy to see that the powers that be in the US and other countries featured would have preferred it never be seen. Just too close to the truth of what has happened on a smaller scale more than once.Ironic that a virus created by the US that kills almost everyone gets labeled Italian Flu. Do some real research of Spanish Flu that killed millions and you will know what I mean.This is a movie full of big name actors of the time, but you need to see the uncut 156 minute version to do it justice. All of the big names perform their roles well and while being very bleak the movies gets the story across with appropriate use of subtitles.Do not expect high end CGI or special effects, there are none, just a well put together movie that IMHO stands the test and is worth seeing some 35+ years later.Probably one of the best Armageddon movies you will see if you are prepared to sit thought it. This is not a hollywoodised movie in any way.Solid 8/10 for me, not sure I would watch it again though, a little bit too real for comfort.

Wolf Krakowski I played a Russian army officer. I remember the director chewing me out in Japanese and with animated gestures, because I was not standing with as rigid and military a posture as was expected of an army officer. I was on set with many of the lead actors: Chuck Connors, well past his "Rifleman" days, quipped between takes: "Not bad for fourteen grand a day." Bo Svenson: He carried a whoopie cushion and sidled up to people, making fart sounds, which he thought was hilarious. He also took a lot of pride in showing us his underwater demolition license. George Kennedy: Self-absorbed, sullen and forbidding, spoke with no one. Those three were all really big, tall men. Edward J. Olmos: Nice guy, friendly, engaging. Cec LInder: Liked to play poker between scenes. A very elegant gentleman, exuded mentshlekhkayt. Olivia Hussey: Stayed in her dressing room most of the time, listening to Bob Dylan on a cassette-player. One time, she made her way to the set to watch a scene being filmed and said "hello." She was a breathtakingly beautiful woman, famous for being in Zefirelli's "Romeo and Juliet." This, I'll never forget ( and no disrespect intended): Local Toronto actor Ara Hovanessian was cast in a small part. He had a dressing room with his name written on a piece of paper tacked to the door. Figuring it would be a positive career move -???- he tore off the "essian," and re-named himself there and then. I can still that crudely ripped piece of paper in my mind. Ah, show-business . . .Wolf Krakowski Kame'a Media: www.kamea.com

spiderturd get original version.or you can watch it online at stagevu type in Virus aka Day Of Resurrection 1980.the USA version sucks balls chop up a good movie cause they can.i seen USA verson when i was 12 liked it but i could tell stuff was cut out lastnite finally seen the original version and it was a lot better. all movies i own are original uncut any movie i watch is uncut i don't watch todays crap movies or their remakes.A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. The only survivors are scientists in Antarctica, who desperately try to find a cure and save what is left of the planet from further destruction.

Jonny_Numb If I recall my childhood correctly, "Virus" got ample play on Saturday-afternoon television, and a scene of a military man with metal protruding from his chest has always stuck with me. So, imagine my delight when, probably more than 15 years later, I got a chance to finally view the film again. But this is problematic, since the version I watched was the 103-minute U.S. cut (the scene I remember remained intact, albeit less impressive now). In any case, "Virus" is a pretty good apocalyptic thriller--the opening 30 minutes in Washington, DC were especially gripping, and the subsequent action at an Antarctic outpost (where remaining world officials are holing up) was fittingly bleak (not to mention talky at times). The film contains an impressive cast of pseudo-familiar faces (Glenn Ford, George Kennedy, Chuck Connors, Olivia Hussey, etc.) that sell the story due to their 'every(wo)man' appearance. While the plot occasionally trots out sci-fi gimmickry (last-minute plague vaccinations), the grim imagery matched with a taut story make "Virus" a fine--if very downbeat--end-of-civilization fable.