This movie is based on real events that happened in an earthquake in San Francisco. There was several buildings collapsed and parking garages and much damage done. Many of the residents were out taking charge and trying to help before the cops and paramedics etc. even got there and many normal people saved a lot of lives that day. Much of them were treated like dirt by cops and fireman who finally got on the scene too, but the people who they helped will never forget them and many of their stories are told in this film.
The stories told here were okay. Like the many people trapped and lodged in their cars inside the parking garage and also the people trapped under walls and doors in their houses.
My problem with the film is the production. It is shot with cheap cameras and often incorporates real live news feed into it. Although there's a couple well known actors here, most of the other actors are horrible and have apparently never done this before. Even some of the people who were victims played themselves in this film.
It was hard on the eyes, it played out like a soap opera, it was sloppy and had no direction what so ever.
Don't be fooled like I was. The box art looked good, it was a Paramount release and starred Yaphet Kotto and Rue Maclanahan, it also has the great Brian Thompson as a firefighter. I just hated it and recommend something like Aftershock: Earthquake in New York. It wasn't great but it's better than this badly produced garbage.
2/10 stars
The stories told here were okay. Like the many people trapped and lodged in their cars inside the parking garage and also the people trapped under walls and doors in their houses.
My problem with the film is the production. It is shot with cheap cameras and often incorporates real live news feed into it. Although there's a couple well known actors here, most of the other actors are horrible and have apparently never done this before. Even some of the people who were victims played themselves in this film.
It was hard on the eyes, it played out like a soap opera, it was sloppy and had no direction what so ever.
Don't be fooled like I was. The box art looked good, it was a Paramount release and starred Yaphet Kotto and Rue Maclanahan, it also has the great Brian Thompson as a firefighter. I just hated it and recommend something like Aftershock: Earthquake in New York. It wasn't great but it's better than this badly produced garbage.
2/10 stars