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In Los Angeles sterben Kanalarbeiter in einem U-Bahn-Schacht. Sie sind bei lebendigem Leibe verbrannt. Das Team des Katastrophenstabs untersucht unter der Leitung von Mike Roark die Ursache. Die Seismologin Amy Barnes vermutet bald, dass unter der Erdoberfläche Magma brodelt, das bald ausbrechen wird. Keiner glaubt an ihre Theorie - bis Tags drauf tatsächlich ein Vulkan ausbricht. Mitten in der Millionenmetropole. Mike und seine Kollegen kämpfen um das Überleben der Bewohner. (kabel eins)
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Volcano is one of those disaster films that completely abandon any attempt to frame their "drama" within even a minimally credible context. The creators assume that viewers have never seen volcanic activity and primarily know nothing about it, or they don't care as long as they receive the usual dose of genre clichés along with a few star actors. The direction is technically skilled, but that doesn't compensate for the crystalline stupidity of the script. I occasionally give similar cheap B-movie projects a second star for unintended humor, but, for heaven's sake, a blockbuster with a budget nearing 100 million dollars, with such a crew and cast, should look different... Overall impression: 25%.
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The 1990s in Hollywood was an era of, among other things, stupid disaster "blockbusters" that worked as naturally in the cinema as Marvel movies do today. Volcano in particular is one of those cute blockbusters with a narration that wouldn’t be taken seriously today, but in its time and with its financial possibilities, it's probably the most entertainingly made bunch of clichés ever. Enormous nostalgia...
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