I would have to say the Posiden Adventure is my fave. It is much more enjoyable than Titanic.

What's your's? Swarm, Aiport 75, Earthquake, Towering Inferno or something more recent.

Poseidon Adventure is a classic...but I'd say Titanic over it. Can't really think of any recent "disaster" movies in the last, oh, 20 years...lol

The first movie that came to mind was the Poseidon Adventure. But I did watch Airport 75 last year (is that the one with Dean Martin?) and thought it was pretty cool too. The Airport ones are probably my favourites.

Showgirls.

stymie said:

Disaster movies...not movie disasters.

Byron said:

Byron said:

Armageddon
Independence Day
Twister
Deep Impact
the Core
Pearl Harbor

I also think that Titanic owes a lot to the non CGI Posiden epic

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glitter

Grafitti Bridge

...And Poseidon Adventure.

hey Thad, where have you been? i used to see you on here all the time?

Milty said:

I left when cborgman left, I just wanted to hold out longer than he did. I also moved and have not found a job yet. The org was sucking the life out of me. Then I thought, well at least I was getting sucked.

jthad1129 said:

fair enuff.
nice to have you back anyways.

Milty said:

thanks for asking, at least one person missed me

jthad1129 said:

i lasted about a week, so you did good

There was no disaster...only a possible one...but they avoided it (I think...truthfully, I never really saw that movie...lol...and what little I saw of it bored me, so I could be wrong here)


Guess I didn't think of war movies as "disaster" movies...and Independence Day was, at heart, a war movie...only we were at war with aliens.


Nobody died in it...dunt count...lol


Ok, you got me there...lol


Didn't see this...anyone die in it?...


Again...a war movie...(I make up the rules as I go here...)

grafitti bridge

Towering Inferno
Titanic
Airport
Earthquake and
The Hindenburg

ok lemme be serious for once.. ( hope i can pull that off)

Rollercoaster

Towering Inferno

Godzilla flixs definately.. or wait "ezz gawdzirrraaa"

poseidon adventure... jeez shelly winters shoulda gotten it 1st, her whiny complainin ass

I don't know what the Poseidon adventure is..

I liked Outbreak and Armageddon. :p

Byron said:

I just quoted these in response to, 'Have there been any disaster movies in the past 20 years'. I have only seen Armageddon out of this bunch.

Also add Volcano, Dante's Peak, Meteor, After Shock, Asteriod, Avalanche, When Time Ran Out
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Yeah, Outbreak was really good.

stymie said:

Love that movie...

Mine is originally a book (which is a million times better than the movie they made about it) but I have to say "The Stand". Mostly because the story and idea of a virus wiping out the majority of life on earth, and what happens to the survivers, is so compelling to me.

In no particular order:

Deep Blue Sea (A disaster leaves the heroes stranded under water - with genetically enhanced sharks. And Thomas Jane is HOT )

Aliens (A disaster leaves the heroes stranded in a colony overrun by Aliens. Vasquez rocks! And Michael Biehn is kinda hot. )

Alien Resurrection (A disaster lets Aliens loose on a spaceship. Sigourney Weaver is cool. )

Pitch Black (A disaster leaves the heroes stranded on a not-so-friendly planet. The dialogue rocks! And Cole Hauser is kinda hot. )

Titanic (Pretty pictures. Spectacular effects. People dying by the droves - what's not to like?)

when they make a movie of that "Americans should travel abroad more" thread of Freaker's (and the sequel "Let's Get This Clear") then that will be my favorite disaster movie

Most of these aren’t even "Disaster Movies" yea they are movies with a disaster in them but come on where is the cheese factor, necessary for a good disaster movie.

The Poseidon Adventure is classic

A modern example would be Volcano, but not a patch on the ones from the 70’s.

Towering Inferno - Good
Earthquake – Has to be one of my personal faves
When Time Ran Out – Paul Newman and Jacqueline Bisset – THE BEST!

They have to introduce a cast of misfits including Hero, fit (but pathetic) heroine, old couple (who have been in love forever), young cocky blade, some kind of professional (Doctor, Pilot, Zimmer Frame manufacturer, Fireman) depending on what the plot desires. Plus a few other weaker characters for death fodder and maybe a precocious brat, who you want to die but, alas, never does.

Oh and of course Ernest Borgnine HAS to be in it!

PREDOMINANT said:

Well, does "Tremors" count then? That's plenty cheesy.

The Blob - the old movie staring Steve Mcqueen. I watched it when I was very young and found it terrifying.

Here is a pictoral reminder:

<---The Blob in action.

"Cloudbuster Goes Bananas!"


That is one scary movie!

minneapolisgenius said:

Oh Tremors so counts, it's all there, except Ernest unfortunatly!