Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive menu
Year:	1974
Release Date:	May 5, 2008
Runtime:	116 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	9028099
Keywords:	Action, General, Earthquake, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure

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The disaster-movie trend of the early and mid-1970s was starting to wear out its welcome when Earthquakewas released in 1974. It's another one of those enjoyably mindless all-star marathons, and the title tells you all you need to know about the plot. Charlton Heston offers his trademark brand of macho courage as the citizens of Los Angeles brace for the Big One--an earthquake that rattles the city to its crumbling foundation. It's got all the sophistication of a Love Boatepisode, but the movie's momentum scores high marks (at least on the Richter scale), and the Oscar-winning sound design and special visual effects are still impressive, especially when you consider that advanced computer-graphics effects were still two decades in the future. Genevieve Bujold adds a touch of class to the all-star ensemble, and of course, what self-respecting disaster flick would be complete without a role for George Kennedy? In more ways than one, this cheesy movie rocks! (If you want to re-create the movie's original sound process known as "Sensurround," you'll just have to crank up the bass and subwoofer on your home theater system until plaster cracks and windows shatter!) --Jeff Shannon