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04/12/02
Volcano (1997)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:13
Rotten:23
Average Rating:4.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: When an earthquake triggers a giant burst of lava from the La Brea Tar Pits, sending great spews of lava all over various Los Angeles neighborhoods and causing all manner of flaming magma mayhem,... [More]
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle
Director: Mick Jackson
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Reviews for Volcano
Jones and Heche work hard to dig up an emotional rapport from next to nothing, while the slow but inexorable progress of the lava makes for more suspense than the usual slam bang firework display.
01/26/06
The action, the effects and tough-as-nails Tommy Lee provide a worthwhile thrill ride -- even if the last drop wasn't as big as you thought it would be.
06/05/02
Oh, there's nothing like a natural disaster to bring people together!
01/01/00
The special effects are impressive and the acting by Jones and Heche is good, although their roles didn't require much skill or inspiration.
10/14/03
A flatulent blast of superheated air from the seething bowels of Hollywood...
01/01/00
This is one of the best pure disaster movies ever made (not that it has much competition). Congratulations to director Mick Jackson for a job well done.
01/01/00
Top Criticgives us the bare minimums needed for a story and then lets the lava flow
02/27/01
Like the substantially better Twister, this film insists on a thunderous, exhausting pace that inevitably becomes deflating.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
12/30/02
No review available.
05/20/03
Movie bombs L.A. with lava, audience with stupidity
06/23/04
The coast may be toast, but it's the lava, covering everything like a malevolent tide of melted butter, that makes this a disaster picture that's tastier than usual.
02/14/01
Top CriticA ridiculous script and mediocre special effects mar this ludicrous disaster pic.
01/01/00
Volcano is an embarrassment, albeit one of the so-bad-it's-kinda-good variety.
01/01/00
On its own escapist terms, Volcano dishes up a textbook serving of low-I.Q., high-energy entertainment.
10/15/02
The visuals are colorful, but the script is just terrible.
01/01/00
It's your basic disaster-movie scenario: tragedy strikes, an adorable dog is placed in danger's path and rescues itself at the last moment, humanity triumphs over the awesome powers of nature, blah blah blah.
01/01/00
[The characters] aren't people; they're mere objects to stick in front of the flowing lava.
10/03/05
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