Global Meltdown

Other reviewers gave this 1 star, but it appears somewhat competently made. It's not as terrible as 1 star, but it's not a good movie. It is, at best, cheesy way to wile away an afternoon stuck inside. Laugh at the mediocre CGI, the corny dialogue, the bad acting, and the massive plot holes, but otherwise revel in the mediocrity of this movie..

Low budget and IMDb incorrectly lists Mayor Wally but those are minor snafus.

All in all, it's not terrible and is a good watch with a few things aimed to make you think "am I prepared if the SHTF?" And it feeds into the Yellowstone theory of possibilities sooo, why not? Enjoy, talk through it because you can and google through it, cuz ya can as well.

The acting by Leanne Khol is solid and it's nice to see an actresses face actually show emotion these days. Clearly sans Botox but tons of sincerity and emotion make for a good character read.

Obviously this is direct to DVD and had it been the good ol days when you actually went to a DVD store to select a movie and pay for it for the weekend, I wouldn't have been sorry one iota.

Any sci-fi/disaster/end of the world movie gets at least one thumb up and this one definitely gets that and popcorn.

NOT a waste of time considering the conversations that were had after watching this. Truly a great night.

What puzzles me is the ambition of the filmakers with this project. I salute the ambition, but I don't understand it.

This is a film about global tectonic shifts. These are massive, continent-sized slabs of solid rock that basically float on the liquid mantle. They move about and when they catch as one rides up over another over centuries, the tension builds up and up and up. So when they release, it's like a rubber band being stretched and then released. That's the idiots guide to earthquakes for you in

Think the movie 2012 with John Cusack. So lots of buildings destroyed, massive tidal waves, huge earthquakes and incredible volcanoes.

So why would you even attempt to portray that on film when all you can afford is a wobbly camera, a couple of flares, and a box of matches. Oh, and a really bad visual effects computer.

This would be a great attempt by a school film club.

1 star is way to much fir this. I would support a decision by IMDb to introduce a Negative Star Rating.

You don't actually need a review because two minutes into this turkey you know exactly what you're getting. From the special special effects to the actors who look like anything but actors, the producers aren't pulling any punches. They made a cheap derivative end of the world disaster of a movie and are proud of it.

Three stars for delivering what it says on the tin. No stars for the wholly unnecessary and unwarranted cannibalism scene (!) that made me turn the movie off. Ya gone too far producers, ya gone too far.