Continental Split

Can't put my finger on what it is, but I know a bad movie when I see it. Typical storyline where people don't heed warnings, predictable side stories, bad acting, pseudo-science.

My wife says she can tell by the colors in the movie that it is cheap.

Yet for some reason we still watched it because there is something about seeing things that we've never seen before that is entertaining. Like rubber-necking an accident. Stupid things like leaving the fate of the world in the hands of unqualified people, relying on rookies to fly a helicopter or handle a nuclear bomb.

This movie is the disaster.

I am from this area, been her for 47 years, so here we go. First of all, its New MADrid, as in "mad," and not ma-drid. The Mississippi river is a muddy river, not clear. We all have slight to severe southern accents, and no part of this film was done anywhere near Sikeston, New Madrid, Marston, or Portageville, Missouri. Sorry, id give this zero stars if possible. The fact that you can predict an earthquake is preposterous on its face anyway, much less a local agency carrying around warheads to stave off an earthquake. I know its a small budget film, but it was horribly done. There is a longing for many not only in our area, but all over the United States for a movie that can give a good history and a real look at what another 8-10.0 earthquake would look like here.

All other reviews complain about the pronunciation. I am not familiar with that area so I didn't know better.

Another complaint is how the son could fly a helicopter. At the beginning of the film the son told his mother that his dad was teaching him how to fly a helicopter.

NOW with all of that out of the way. Yes it is Twister with earthquakes. Just by feel of the quakes, no matter where, they always know it is a 4.7, 6.1, 8.4 magnitude. The script was full of WTF & pointless interactions, dialogue & scenes. The CGI is pretty bad & the acting is, for the most part, is mostly pretty brutal...

No one from SEMO would mispronounce the names of the towns. Yawn.

The town is New Madrid. It's not in Spain. It's in Missouri.

As a native Sikestonian, learn the local language before using it.

Sikeston or New Madrid aren't cities. They are just towns. The cities in Missouri are Springfield, Saint Louis and Kansas City.

The New Madrid fault line has a rich history. No mention of it. The proposed epicenters are well known.

The local accent usage is a side bar of possible update as well.

Make it believable. The Mississippi River is a huge factor in the impending quake. And it is a deep, swift and demanding river. It is no casual kayak ride. Barge workers risk their lives daily to work on it.

It's obvious whomever directed this had no accurate knowledge of the area or the situations that are prevalent and current. Someone should have spoken to the mayor's office, since it is mentioned in the movie and gotten relevant facts. They are always ready and willing to help if a movie is going to be made representing our area.

Timing of this movie is interesting. Not much info and very glossed over; it is a fast-moving movie that mostly focuses on what they could do to stop it rather than the real horror that would ensue amongst the people. Zero depth to it; not so engaging and repetitive like most disaster movies. Afterwards you have nothing to take home about it.

The plot could have shown clues amounting over the previous ten years that would point to its inevitability, then shown the aftermath of the people, how they cope, react and how the country was affected, which states got hit worse, and how they go on after the split. What they will do to rebuild....