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Disaster Films
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12/27/08 04:42 PM
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Remember when disaster flicks were all the rage? What was your favorite? If I'm not mistaken, didn't Earthquake actually have the sensation of your theater seat shaking? Don't know my favorite. Jaws was really something at the time but then so were the others. While listening to the radio this morning, the commentator noted that the top three disaster films of 1974 were: 3. Airport 2. Earthquake 1. The Towering Inferno Anyway, I found this link listing disaster films pre 70's as well. Many I have not seen and some I wouldn't necessarily categorize as a disaster film, but still, it might be fun to discuss. Do you think these films would be blockbusters today? TIS Disaster films
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Re: Disaster Films
[Re: Yogi Barrabbas]
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12/29/08 01:30 PM
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The Towering Inferno was always a favourite of mine! Aside from the truly cheesy dialogue, it was a fun film simply to see all the stars in it. Granted most of them were in the twilight of their careers, but still, an all-star cast like that is always fun.
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Re: Disaster Films
[Re: klydon1]
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01/13/09 03:34 AM
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I watched The Hindenburg (1975) tonight via my Netflix box. I unfortunately don't know the actual history of it all -- a disaster that happened just 15 minutes from me in the '30s (haha! I wrote 30's first!) -- and while this seemed kinda plausible, I don't know. All I know is that I wasn't very impressed by the film itself, despite the fact it starred George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft. BTW, as you ALL should know... Earthquake (1974) was co-written by Mario Puzo... and is the movie Marta was watching in Scarface
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Disaster Films
[Re: J Geoff]
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01/13/09 09:39 AM
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I watched The Hindenburg (1975) tonight via my Netflix box. I unfortunately don't know the actual history of it all -- a disaster that happened just 15 minutes from me in the '30s (haha! I wrote 30's first!) -- and while this seemed kinda plausible, I don't know. All I know is that I wasn't very impressed by the film itself, despite the fact it starred George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft. BTW, as you ALL should know... Earthquake (1974) was co-written by Mario Puzo... and is the movie Marta was watching in Scarface What? Well slap my face and call me stupid. I didn't know that. Or, if I did I forgot. Wow, I wouldn't have guessed it. Interesting tidbit. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Disaster Films
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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01/13/09 09:55 AM
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Towering Inferno, because how can you not love a film with Steve McQueen AND Paul Newman?? The fire was NOT the hottest thing! Good trivia question: In what movie did Newman and McQueen first appear in together?
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Re: Disaster Films
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01/16/09 03:28 AM
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Biggest disaster movie of them all: Disaster Movie (2008) -- One star for portraying Sarah Jessica Parker as a tranny... another for the genre (spoofs). Okay, so that's 2 out of 10. That may even been too many for this hunk of shit....
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Disaster Films
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01/16/09 11:35 AM
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Earthquake employed "Sensur-round Sound" or something like that, so that you were actually supposed to "feel" the earthquake while you were watching. I honestly don't remember if it actually worked, but I do remember that it was quite loud. I remember something similar when i went to see "BATTLE OF THE MIDWAY" at the cinema as a young chap. When the planes started their engines,the sound reverberated around the cinema and i nearly shit myself!! Nearly,not quite
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