Film Review of Earthquake
Year: 1974 Reviewer: Chris Docker
The 1974 film is going the rounds with a special Sensurround team dressed in builders' helmets, doing 'inspections' before the start of the film, and operating the special super-bass sound system that makes the rumbling of the earthquake more realistic. No doubt it was impressive in its day, when sound and projection qualities were far behind what we have today, but it's not that amazing now. The crew tried to add further 'effects' using a camera flashgun around the auditorium to simulate the light of crashing electricity pylons, and threw water over the audience at one point during a scene where the L.A. dam burst. All a bit childish, but silly enough fun for a midnight movie and a nice sentimental look at one of cinema's special effects that never quite got off the ground.
Rating: 5/10
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