Dante's Peak (1997)

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(61%)

Starring:	Pierce Brosnan \| Linda Hamilton \| Elizabeth Hoffman \| Grant Heslov \| Jamie Renee Smith \| Jeremy Foley \| Charles Hallahan
Director:	Roger Donaldson
Studio:	4 FRONT VIDEO
Run time:	104 mins
Collections:	100 Big Adventures
Genres:	Action/Adventure \| Thriller
Languages:	English
Dubbed:	Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Spanish
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish
Released:	June 03, 2002
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A volcanologist forlorn over the loss of his wife in the Mt. Pinatubo eruption arrives at a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the rumblings of the local dormant volcano. Though he instantly fears the worse, he must convince the skeptical townspeople and his suspicious superiors who believe he is overreacting in the aftermath of his own tragedy. The beautiful, widowed mayor of the picturesque town believes him, however, and soon they find themselves in a fight for their lives as "Dante's Peak" blows its stack ten miles high, raining ash and fire over everything in its shadow.

Rating of 3 stars out of 5

Pierce Brosnan's vulcanologist sees the warning signs for major lava problems in the small mountainside town but no one will believe him, in a typically FX-orientated 1990s disaster flick. Like the same year's larger-scale Volcano, this has some corking digital magma and a lot of cardboard in its path. Director Roger Donaldson handles things in the same way he did in Species, papering over dialogue and character deficiencies with some exciting set pieces as buildings crumble and roads receive a molten overcoat. Brosnan and romantic interest Linda Hamilton offer serviceable performances, but they're battling against more than just the elements.

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A Customer from UK, 23rd June, 2008

If Amazon was letting one pass a film with negative stars rating, this one would deffinitelly be the first to deserve them. Or even better, producer should really pay for your time to watch this.

Film only consists of well throdden Holliwood clishes. There are so many of them that I stopped counting when count passed 10. Pierce Brosnan's depiction of scientist consists of putting reading glasses on, from time to time.

Film is riddled with inconsistencies as well: There is a small town with 5,000 people that needs urgent evacuation and Cavaliry arrives with two jeeps to do the job. That is it folks, two jeeps to pull out 5,000 souls !!! In another scene car drives with burning tures over a big patch of hot lava. Yet in the one of next sceens tures are miraculously OK, brand new.

Ask for your money back even before you see it !!!

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