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Movie Reviews of 10.5
Movie Review: THE SHAKES
Summary: 4 Stars
A made for tv movie, 10.5 attempts to be the mother of all earthquake films, and on some levels, it succeeds. Even though many of the effects are obviously models, one can't deny the impact of seeing the Golden Gate Bridge and the Seattle Needle tumble to the ground. At nearly three hours long, it does have its draggy moments, and some of the dialogue is cliche and dull. However, if you take it for what it is, it far surpasses the theatrical EARTHQUAKE and isn't bad. Kim Delaney, Ivan Sergei, and Yvette Jackson do well in their roles. A lot of unknowns surfeit the cast, and some do well, others are merely bodies. John Schneider and his daughter's scenes are poorly executed, but the reunion with mother governor is touching. Veterans Beau Bridges and Fred Ward lend their solid support. The earthquakes themselves are devastating in their destruction and the end is a little far-fetched, but hey it's a movie, and for what I expected, it satisfied me.Movie Review: Natural Disaster
Summary: 4 Stars
Howdy;
I'm a Videophile and love all types of movies. A movie is for entertainment and nothing more.
This mini-made for TV is based on reality, but goes beyond. I was in Seattle this last August and it did not look like in the movie. YES, it is still standing.
One of the scenes that is hard to believe is the quake outside of Redding, CA. It seems like the quake has a mind of it's own and is chasing the train, following the tracks till it catches and devours the entire train. Once the train is gone, the quake stops. Also, the overhead shots of the train look too much like a toy train set.
The CGI of the final quake on the LA coast is fake looking and the background plate used shows cars and people at the beach.
All and all, it is a low budget film that is enteraining. If you like disaster movies, you should like this one.
L8R daze!
Movie Review: Enjoyable Disaster FIlm
Summary: 4 Stars
Is this a great film - no, is it enjoyable - yes. The only thing this film asks is that the viewer has an enjoyable time. The producers are not trying to teach lessons about actual earthquakes - so what if a 10.5 is impossible on the Richter scale. What it indicates is that this was a horrible earthquake. So what if the survival camp was set up on a fault line. How many people actually know where fault lines are. There is supposed to be one in my general area in New York State, but none of the general public knows where it is.
Forget all the technical stuff and just sit back and enjoy the film. Laugh at the less than perfect effects and say to yourself that you could do better with your own camcorder in the back yard.
It is almost impossible to be serious about all the disaster films so simply have fun with this one.
Movie Review: Why were these films trashed?
Summary: 4 Stars
A very valid question. Now, I'm no expert on these events, and I've seen my share of disaster flicks-Dante's Peak being one of my favorites, these aren't bad either. The charecters are very believable-in both films.
Special mention must be made to Beau Bridges as the u.s. president, even when everything was crashing down, he refused to give up. I'd rather have someone like him in the White House-although terrorism will never be completely stopped,Bush desperately needs to accept that. Kim Delany,Frank Langella and Fred Ward also did a very nice job. Kim shows
plausible vulnerability-esp. in Apocalypse, but in both films, she's very
good. In closing, critics need to stop trashing a movie solely based on cliches, because Hollywood will never stop recycling old ideas,get a grip!
Movie Review: 10.5 Special Effects Swarm
Summary: 4 Stars
Although the possibility of a 10.5 earthquake is minimal,and would be far more damaging that shown in the movie, this turned out to be an enjoyable piece of work. A fast moving plot from the word go, it has all the elements of a top rate disaster film. The special effects and character casting are on par with Earthquake, one of the first disaster movie of this scale. Mr, Bridges, like Mr. Heston, were by far the best choice of many fine actors and in my opinion could be the only choice for these parts.
From a scientific point however, a 10.5 quake would have devistating effects felt from the west to the east coast with far more personal tragic outcomes than were portayed.
Overall, a very good movie for those who like a fast mover.