Category: Disaster Movies
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Disaster, 70’s Style: Part 2
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Read more: Disaster, 70’s Style: Part 2Movie: Earthquake “This used to be helluva town.” Earthquake (1974) Preamble: California sits on the San Andreas Fault, an unfortunate geological fact that saw a few thousand people wiped out in a 1906 quake. Given the growing popularity of disaster flicks, it made perfect sense to depict a monster quake striking the state’s biggest city.…
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Disaster, 70’s Style: Part One
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Read more: Disaster, 70’s Style: Part OneMovie: The Poseidon Adventure Airport touched down in 1970, turning a $10million budget into a massive hit. It kicked off a decade-long cycle of star-studded disaster flicks that produced something of merit in The Towering Inferno before flaming out in a series of increasingly outlandish sniggerfests, such as pissed-off killer bees and exploding roller coasters.…
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Shaun of the Dead
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Read more: Shaun of the DeadI have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to make a bad zombie movie.
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Airport
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Read more: AirportThe 70s disaster flick that started it all.
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Birdemic: Shock and Terror
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Read more: Birdemic: Shock and TerrorBirdemic: Shock and Terror was clearly made without the benefit of anyone who knew absolutely anything about filmmaking within a hundred yards of the set. Witness production values and acting that make Tommy Wiseau’s notorious 2003 classic The Room look like a legitimate masterpiece. Witness sound editing and mixing apparently done by a pair of…
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Concorde: Airport 79
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Read more: Concorde: Airport 79In many ways, Concorde: Airport 79 has always been the bastard child of the decade’s disaster series, but it just might be its most watchable.
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Airplane! (1980)
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Read more: Airplane! (1980)Airplane! is surely (don’t call me that!) one of the greatest works of movie comedy ever made. From the beginning announcement of the “Red Zone and White Zone” overhead proclamations to the ending disembarkation off of the traumatized plane, every scene and every line is hilarious. “Give me Ham on 5 and hold the Mayo”…
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The Last Man on Earth (1964)
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Read more: The Last Man on Earth (1964)The Last Man on Earth is a B & W classic starring Vincent Price. It is a dark and depressing movie based on Richard Matheson’s novel; I Am Legend. This film has to be the basis for dozens of zombie movies, including the classic Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. I debated even watching this…
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Airport 1975
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Read more: Airport 1975No, this is not a trend that should cause you great concern, so I promise that I will stay far, far away from both Airport ’77 and Concorde: Airport ’79.
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Another Look: War of the Worlds (2005)
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Read more: Another Look: War of the Worlds (2005)When I was young, a science fiction fan had to find his fix of quality SF in magazines like Galaxy, If and Analogue, or paperbacks from Ace. The screen was largely a desert for science fiction. Oh, you had things like The Thing, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and Forbidden Planet. 2001. Some of…