Sad to say, I saw all of those disaster flicks in the theaters in their first release--Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Hindenberg, all of 'em. Very entertaining to the pre-adolescent me.
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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Kathy A - Jun 26, 2007 5:54:28 pm PDT #9702 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
quester - Jun 26, 2007 6:11:34 pm PDT #9703 of 10001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Airport was the first of the all-star disaster movie. It also made the most sense.
Nutty - Jun 26, 2007 6:29:10 pm PDT #9704 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I'm sorry? Isn't The Poseidon Adventure first? If it isn't, it should be.
Polter-Cow - Jun 26, 2007 6:38:34 pm PDT #9705 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Airport was 1970. The Poseidon Adventure was 1972.
Nutty is wrong.
This is interesting.
Nutty - Jun 27, 2007 3:54:54 am PDT #9706 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Dude, have you not been paying attention? I'm wrong all the time! It is my duty in life to convince people of inaccurate information via my enthusiasm and eloquence.
That is called marketing.
Fred Pete - Jun 27, 2007 5:22:48 am PDT #9707 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Airport is half disaster movie, half all-star soap opera. (Kind of like the novel it's based on, but I digress.) As much as anything else, it's about the manager of a thinly-disguised O'Hare Airport trying to cope with a major snowstorm, neighbors who can't stand the noise of airplanes taking off, a crumbling marriage, and half a dozen other crises. The disaster part doesn't happen until 2/3 of the way through.
Glamcookie - Jun 27, 2007 5:35:15 am PDT #9708 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Olyphant rocked the hell out of Deadwood, but that pretty much goes for everyone involved in the enterprise.
I am Corwood. Olyphant was also great in Go. I love Go even though it has Katie Holmes in it. It has Sarah Polley!
Polter-Cow - Jun 27, 2007 5:38:08 am PDT #9709 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love Go too! It's one of my favorite movies.
Glamcookie - Jun 27, 2007 5:47:06 am PDT #9710 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
GF and I got dragged to see it in the theater, thinking it was just a fluffy teen movie. We were very pleasantly surprised. We both loved it (we have it on DVD and still watch it on occasion). As we live in the Valley (818 area code), a fave line of ours is, "Don't go 818 on me, Claire!"
Frankenbuddha - Jun 27, 2007 5:50:23 am PDT #9711 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Olyphant was also great in Go.
He wasn't doing the righteous part, but he was working that same freak-eyed intensity he used for Bullock, except with a Santa hat instead of a mustache.
I love that movie as well. Just so wonderfully random.