Tuesday, July 28, 2015

DVD Review: Storms Of The Century




Storms Of The Century
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Retail: $14.98
ASIN: B00VX21V0C
Running Time: 10 hours 45 minutes
Rating: Not Rated/PG
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Before Syfy (formerly the Scifi Channel) began making shark and python movies, the channel use to (still does from time to time) air disaster flicks. Recently, Mill Creek Entertainment released the 2-disc Storms Of The Century DVD, featuring five low-budget movies disaster films - Flood, Flood - A River's Nightmare, Killer Wave, Tidal Wave: No Escape and Tornado! There are no special features or extras.

Flood is a 2007 British film that saw a limited release (the 110-minute version) in theaters before the 196-minute version debuted on television in two parts. Based on the book of the same name by Richard Doyle and directed by Tony Mitchell, the film stars Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig and Tom Hardy. The plot centers on a huge storm that floods London!


Flood - A River's Nightmare is a 1998 made-for-television. It's set in small farming town in Missouri during the 1993 flood. It stars Richard Thomas and Kate Vernon. It's not a great movie, so I won't go into any more details.


Killer Wave is a mini-series that aired in 2007. It starred Anagus Macfadyen, Jarine Vanasse and Tom Skeritt. The plot centers on a man-made cataclysms that triggered a massive tidal wave that is flooding cities coast to coast. 


Tidal Wave: No Escape is campy 1997 made-for-television that starred Corbin Bernsen, Julianne Phillips and Gregg Henry. The plot involves a retired scientist teaming up with Navy officer to unravel whom is behind the man-made tidal waves that have threatening coastlines around the world.


Just before Twister arrived in theaters in 1996, Fox jumped the gun and aired the low-budget Tornado! starring Bruce Campbell, Ernie Hudson and Shannon Sturges with almost the exact same plot!


While I'm not the biggest fan of disaster movies, I've seen almost all of these titles before I received the DVD to review. My favorite is Tornado!, though it does have the worst special effects. The only reason I like the movie is because it stars one of my favorite actors - Bruce Campbell. Flood (2007) has a decent acting, but it's a bit too long for me. Killer Wave and Tidal Wave: No Escape are fun, but campy. Flood: A River's Rampage is a boring family drama. Overall, Storms Of The Century will appeal to anybody that likes disaster films.



*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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