Mission of the Shark (1991)
Directed by: Robert Iscove Starring: Stacy Keach, Richard Thomas, Steve Landesberg, Don Harvey, David Caruso One of these days I’ll have to write a definition of what a disaster movie is. I suppose many...
Author: Crippa
The Core (2003)
Directed by: Jon Amiel Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Tchéky Karyo, DJ Qualls, Bruce Greenwood I will always have the highest regard for director Jon Amiel, but The Core is...
Flood (2007)
Directed by: Tony Mitchell Starring: Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, Tom Courtenay, Joanne Whalley, David Suchet, Nigel Planer Setup is for sissies. Flood wastes no time to get things moving, drowning a gloomy Scottish town...
It’s a Metal Tornado!
If you thought Atomic Twister was a great title for a disaster movie (even though the film itself sucked), check this out: Metal Tornado. That’s right: Metal Tornado. And no, it’s not an 80’s...
Disaster from Down Under
Here’s another coming attraction to keep an eye on: Arctic Blast is an Australian film currently in post-production and set for release in late May 2010. Director Brian Trenchard-Smith is well-known among fans of...
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
Directed by: Jerry Jameson Starring: John Forsythe, Joseph Campanella, Anjanette Comer, Lynn Carling, Laurie Heineman Terror on the 40th Floor is usually said to be a rip-off of The Towering Inferno. I’m sure it...
Poseidon (2006)
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen Starring: Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Emmy Rossum, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacinda Barrett, Andre Braugher, Kevin Dillon The Poseidon Adventure is one of the classic disaster films of the 1970’s and a...
2012 (2009)
2012 delivers some of the biggest, most spectacularly over-the-top destruction sequences ever committed to film.
Ice Ice Baby
Meanwhile, I came across news about an upcoming disaster movie called Ice, based on a 1970’s novel by James Follett. What caught my attention was the fact that Sam Neill is set to star,...
Megafault (2009)
Directed by: David Michael Latt Starring: Brittany Murphy, Eriq La Salle, Bruce Davison, Justin Hartley, Paul Logan Mockbuster producers The Asylum proudly proclaimed that their Syfy original movie Megafault is their biggest production to...