Earthquake
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Movie Reviews of Earthquake
Movie Review: Shake, Rattle, & Roll!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this movie at a Drive-In eons ago, when it first came out. Loved it then, love it now, it isn't complicated, it's a disaster! And while this wasn't the one that started my great fondness for the genre, it still ranks high as one of those I love to watch repeatedly. Every scene is a favorite so I can't even highlight a moment that's above all the rest. It's near perfection...all right, there were those two bumps in the road: Marjoe Gortner & Ava Gardner, okay three, add that weird comic relief by Walter Matuschanskayasky (Matthau). Still don't understand what Walter was doing in this movie but whatever. There was no excuse in hiring retired evangelist Gortner, he was a celebrity of sorts at the time, obviously couldn't act. As for Ava Gardner playing poor Lorne Greene's "DAUGHER" (his mother, I would have believed), she certainly milked every one of her scenes for all the melodrama they were worth. And the way she played them, they weren't worth much.
The first draft of the screenplay was written by Mario Puzo. John Williams did the score. The movie actually won an Oscar...for sound. I still don't understand why the critics hated it. How can you hate a movie where a guy drowns in an elevator!?!?!?!?
Absolutely a keeper!
Movie Review: Great classic disaster movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember first watching this, (as a youngster growing up in northern Indiana) thinking how scary it would be to live in an area with earthquakes. Well I ultimately ended up living in two states that frequently get earthquakes (Alaska and California) and this movie came to mind several times whenever we would have a shaker! Even though there are corny parts to this movie, there are the great heroes (Charlton Heston, George Kennedy) and other fine actors and actresses (Ava Gardner, Lorne Green among some) who make this movie a good watch. There's also a very young Victoria Principal in this movie. The story line is pretty good, and special effects not bad for the time. Nothing compared to what they could do today, but sometimes I prefer the movies with those "older" special effects techniques. A "must-have" movie to add to your "disaster" collection.Movie Review: THE GOLD STANDARD 3
Summary: 5 Stars
my two older brothers and i grew up in CALIFORNIA . i was eleven when we saw this film together at the time of its' theatrical release . it was shown in SESAROUND . we laughed so hard and often within the first 40 minutes or so (whenever there'd be an earthquake on screen and our seats would shake ) we left , as we were distracting the other filmgoers . sorry . looking back . i can give no stronger recommendation to a film than this one . we'd experienced some real serious quakes and aftershocks and tremors as all CALIFORIANS have and do . it's got everything you could ever want from such a film . if you love 70s disaster films and have a certain sense of humor , you've gotta clutch it .Movie Review: "A Great "70's Disaster Film"
Summary: 5 Stars
Along with "Airport'75", "The Towering Inferno", and "The Poisiodon Adventure", "Earthquake" is really the last great 1970's disaster film. Filled with former movie stars and awesome special effects, the film is engrossing and entertaining. The title basically tells you that the movie is about an earthquake, and in this instance it hits Los Angeles. Watching it one wonders if the Big One will ever strike sounthern California?
The film is clean and the sound impeccable, but there are no special features added. Sit back and enjoy, though, a great movie from one of the best decades of movie making. I really like this film.
Movie Review: Superb video quality.
Summary: 5 Stars
Despite what others have said about this DVD, the excellent quality of the video itself makes it a "5". We do have to remember that this is an old movie, but I feel that I've just seen it as it originally was in theaters. I used a 1080p hi-def TV and a blu-ray 1080p player, and I doubt that an actual blu-ray disk would be much better! The sound is fine, too, but I did not like the "sensurround" track, as it was flat except for the scenes containing earthquake noise, in which case it rattled the walls. The 5.1 track was good/loud enough, and was realistic.