Earthquake

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Earthquake

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Earthquake

Ava Gardner, Barry Sullivan, Charlton Heston, Geneviève Bujold, George Kennedy

The disaster-movie trend of the early and mid-1970s was starting to wear out its welcome when Earthquake was released in 1974. It’s another one of those enjoyably mindless all-star marathons, and the ...( read more  read more... )title tells you all you need to know about the plot. Charlton Heston offers his trademark brand of macho courage as the citizens of Los Angeles brace for the Big One--an earthquake that rattles the city to its crumbling foundation. It's got all the sophistication of a Love Boat episode, but the movie's momentum scores high marks (at least on the Richter scale), and the Oscar-winning sound design and special visual effects are still impressive, especially when you consider that advanced computer-graphics effects were still two decades in the future. Genevieve Bujold adds a touch of class to the all-star ensemble, and of course, what self-respecting disaster flick would be complete without a role for George Kennedy? In more ways than one, this cheesy movie rocks! (If you want to re-create the movie's original sound process known as "Sensurround," you’ll just have to crank up the bass and subwoofer on your home theater system until plaster cracks and windows shatter!) --Jeff Shannon

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  • DragonEyeMorrison
    April 24, 2008
    DragonEyeMorrison
    By-the-numbers disaster flick. One star just for having Victoria Principal with an afro.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    August 2, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    It's a slow soap-opera buildup to the actual Earthquake. When it does occur, it's spectacular and haunting. The aftermath is creepy and depressing.
  • garyX
    May 23, 2007
    garyX
    Yet another 70s disasterthon, studded with the usual stars that are well past their sell by date going through the usual firefighting/clambering through rubble motions. A lumbering bore.
  • LisaMJ
    January 12, 2008
    LisaMJ
    Some effects were pretty cheesy, but they did the best they could at the time.
  • eryri
    December 19, 2009
    eryri
    Charlton Heston is just one of the big stars in this disaster movie as a huge earthquake hits LA. Nice special effects for the time.
  • Yelverton
    November 20, 2009
    Yelverton
    Bad disaster film, despite the cast.
  • dfreebyrd59
    August 20, 2009
    dfreebyrd59
    Not bad for it's time. Had me scared @ the time bc we live in Cali.
  • jscottcorley
    August 15, 2009
    jscottcorley
    Pretty weak as disaster flicks go. Special effects are actually pretty cool in places, but really lousy in others. Plotlines are crap. Look for Walter Matthau as a drunk pimp. I am serious.
  • mtahani
    February 22, 2009
    mtahani
    NO MONEY TO SEE IT!!!
    MO.
  • sancha42
    February 13, 2009
    sancha42
    want to see it again
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