Much was made in the summer of 2000 over The Perfect Storm «s unexpectedly robust $ 41 million - plus opening weekend, in which it rode a wave of popular appeal over the grand reveal of that massive, swelling
wave effects shot, and trounced Roland Emmerich and Mel Gibson's The Patriot by a considerable margin.
Not exact matches
So many
shots of
waves breaking (from the air, from the water, from the board) create an immersive
effect (I could practically taste the salt on my face), and the anecdotes provide a bit of historical context (though I would not have minded a bit more of that).
The most memorable new levels include a burning town (complete with
waving flame
effects and bursts of fire
shooting from the sewers), an urban district in the midst of an earthquake, and a battle at the top of the Statue of Liberty.