I wasn't really expecting to like this film because I though it was going to be just another cheesy and over dramatic disaster movie, but I was proven wrong. I throughly enjoyed this movie and was honestly on the edge of my seat during certain scenes.
The characters were done pretty well and didn't feel all that poorly written/executed. There were some scenes that were funky or weird, but they didn't really harm the film much overall.
My favorite aspect about this film is the fact that most of the effects were done practically! I love to see movies use real props, destroy real sets, and interact with real environments! It makes everything that happens in the film feel real and emerges the audience into the film! I loved how Pierce Brosnan really did the stunt of being picked up by a helicopter dangling from a rope, and being flown over a real mountain! AWSOME!! I HATE how much newer movies rely on blue screens, CGI, and motion capture stuff because it just makes the movies feel fake and done lazily. I think this movie greatly benefited from using real props, sets, and effects. The lava was CG and didn't look great but everything else did!
The director being a geologist prior to directing this really showed in the film because you can tell he really put a lot of time and care into getting many of the geological aspects correct in this film!
It's not the best movie, it has its flaws, but I think it's a fun watch! Recommend to anyone who's a disaster movie buff!
The characters were done pretty well and didn't feel all that poorly written/executed. There were some scenes that were funky or weird, but they didn't really harm the film much overall.
My favorite aspect about this film is the fact that most of the effects were done practically! I love to see movies use real props, destroy real sets, and interact with real environments! It makes everything that happens in the film feel real and emerges the audience into the film! I loved how Pierce Brosnan really did the stunt of being picked up by a helicopter dangling from a rope, and being flown over a real mountain! AWSOME!! I HATE how much newer movies rely on blue screens, CGI, and motion capture stuff because it just makes the movies feel fake and done lazily. I think this movie greatly benefited from using real props, sets, and effects. The lava was CG and didn't look great but everything else did!
The director being a geologist prior to directing this really showed in the film because you can tell he really put a lot of time and care into getting many of the geological aspects correct in this film!
It's not the best movie, it has its flaws, but I think it's a fun watch! Recommend to anyone who's a disaster movie buff!