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Film Review: Thrill Seekers

Posted in Thrill Seekers with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 5, 2012 by Higher Plain Music

Sometimes TV movies break the mould and become something quite entertaining and unique. Thrill Seekers for me, is one of those movies. Taking an interesting concept for disaster and playing generally within its budget constraints, there’s a lot to like.

The Premise

A company decides to use time travel to give people the experience of a life time to live as part of huge disasters such as Hindenburg or Titanic in safety. When someone cottons on and tries to stop the disasters, problems occur!

The Disasters Faced

Plane crashes, fires, bombs, missile guns, what looks like the early invention of an iPad (nooo) and some really jumped up baddies.

The Execution

Thrill Seekers is first and foremost a sci-fi /thriller movie but it’s weaved around disaster elements. It’s story is the key to its enjoyment. Casper Van Dien, whose acting is wooden here to say the least, uncovers a Thrill Seeker which is a person who time travels to witness first hand big disasters in history. A strange package holiday to say the least! When Casper works out his plane is the next destination, he stops the disaster taking place and then begins to work on stopping the rest of the brochure taking place too. The company running Thrill Seekers isn’t impressed and sends back two dubious baddies to catch Casper. The story genuinely kept me really interested and when it gets going in its full flow, it’s a really enjoyable romp. The pacing is well done and there’s not too many dodgy CGI scenes as everything is kept low-key until the final thirty minutes.

The Effects

The train crash looks to me like it’s had footage ripped from a film called Money Train (and isn’t the only film to have committed this crime) and the plane and bomb scenes are littered with poor CGI. There is one good explosion though and the iPad’s in waiting are quite fun to see how in 1999, they could be so close to what we get now.

Why It’s Worth Watching

The story is very entertaining and I like how it weaves lots of real life disasters around its own fictional ones. Catherine Bell makes a good reluctant heroine, Casper an awful lead and Theresa Saldana is hilarious as Cortez – the stilted acting bad ass whose in it for the money. It also gets my vote for a really high death count and isn’t afraid to kill most of the cast off at some point! The old drinks game can be used for whenever either baddie runs through the public holding a gun and no one remotely reacts, or when Casper / Theresa fail to act at all.

Best Death

I’ll go for Elizabeth (Catherine Bell) who dies in the best explosion when Cortez gets bad ass with her missile gun.

Favourite Character

It’s got to be Cortez – she kept me in stitches throughout and I’m not sure it was intentional. One thing I will say for the film, is all bar the lead have good characters and some development with them.

Weirdest Moment

It’s not weird, but Charlie Sheen is the big star in the movie yet he has about ten lines and say a minute of screen time. Elsewhere in an attempt for comic relief, our cop duo have some terrible dialogue that is groan worthy.

Conclusion

A disaster / sci fi / thriller hybrid and one of the most interesting and unique takes on the disaster genre. For once, a TV movie with an imdb rating above 5! At least I’m not alone in thinking Thrill Seekers is actually an enjoyable romp. I was entertained from start to end and that’s what any film goer wants.

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Film Review: Polar Storm

Posted in Polar Storm with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 29, 2012 by Higher Plain Music

By placing the word storm on the end of a TV disaster movie hopes generally aren’t high for what is to come. Strangely though, there is really no storm in sight and the film is actually quite competent! Shocks all round then.

The Premise

A close passing meteor sheds its bum which crashes into Earth and rips the electromagnetic properties of our planet to shreds. The poles of Earth decide to do a switcheroo and that’s when its time to end the world.

The Disasters Faced

Meteor’s, earthquakes, EMP’s, a dodgy pace maker and a child so is trying soooo hard to be like Justin Bieber it hurts me on the inside.

The Execution

Whilst Polar Storm is heavily reliant on some of the most dubious science found in a recent disaster flick, it goes with it and fully commits to it with gusto. Whilst the film is clearly done on a shoestring budget, the actors involved aren’t slouching and get on with it too and this elevates the dull script. The film has three distinct acts. The meteor coming to Earth, the EMP dramas and the solution to any b-movie ever made – some nuclear bombs to round-up. Sadly the third act is so reliant on CGI that just doesn’t cut it, the film ends damply but it is solid enough up until then to hold your attention.

The Effects

The meteor, its crash and the earthquake effects are passable. What is not is the awful submarine effects in the final half hour which completely shatter any illusion you’ve been trying to pretend you’re in. It’s like an early PlayStation 2 FMV sequence.

Why Its Worth Watching

Polar Storm is well paced and doesn’t use all its cards in the first twenty minutes. It’s full of clichés and disaster movie must haves like moody teenagers, the loveable old man, daddy issues and the government once again not acting on advice. Those of you looking for the drinking game, take a shot whenever teenage Shane tries to look innocent/sexy at the camera is a slightly awkward Bieber pose.

Best Death

I’ll go for Michael (Rob Morton) as the best death when his pace maker decides to give out on an EMP and he does the best death fall in the movie.

Favourite Character

Every few characters are really nice or given much in the way of character development but Marsha Regis’ Pam is always a good lady to declare the end of the world with. I’m sure everyone would have been a bit calmer if she was more involved.

Weirdest Moment

Aside from the science side of the whole film which is just silly, notice that the film seems to use the same two roads over and over for everyone to stop during an EMP pulse – in some cases in the exact same spot! It just made me laugh.

Conclusion

Not bad enough to be a classic, it is an interesting concept of EMP’s causing havoc that keeps things in motion. It may fall flat with awful CGI in the final third and have some improbable moments but hey – what other disaster movies aren’t taking liberties with reality these days! Passable TV affair.

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Film Review: Hindenburg

Posted in Hindenberg with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 9, 2011 by Higher Plain Music

Possibly one of the first disasters to be caught on TV feed, The Hindenburg is one of those moments that people will reflect back and note with historical importance. This 2011 adaptation was originally a three-hour TV adaptation but has been scaled down to just over half that to make a relatively pacey movie that despite some iffy accents, is relatively well put together and the actual disaster itself is surprisingly explosive.

The Premise

We follow the secret lives of various people aboard the Hindenburg before it fatefully bursts into flames.

The Disasters Faced

A bomb, a ton of hydrogen, static electricity, an affinity with men’s toilets and some dodgy guess the accent games.

The Execution

Due to the fact no one has ever been able to pinpoint the exact cause of the disaster, this film decides to take several of the theories and merge them all together. Most of the character driven plot and subtext drive the bomb theory and this throws most of the cast into the “whose got the bomb” story. What that does, by shrinking the story down by half, is drop a lot of the subplots and characters into a few small scenes. A Jewish family is introduced but half hour in with a suspiciously pervy magician but then suddenly are thrown into main characters for the explosion and then be dropped straight after. As a whole though, there doesn’t appear to be gaping holes missing in the story. However in the background an electrical storm is going on throughout and this is the other main theory for the crash. It’s fun to see the two ideas flirted with. As for the disaster itself, for what only lasted a minute in real life, it’s stretched to a couple on film in slow motion but is well done, even if it’s quickly over.

The Effects

The Hindenburg looks fantastic. Good sets, period cars and the ship itself looks great. The explosion itself and subsequent action is well shot and the flame effects are way above the standard TV fair. There’s some good burn make up too. Yum!

Why It’s Worth Watching

From a historical point of view, I’ve no idea how accurate it is but it does feel like you’re viewing a bit of history. The acting is generally fine but the accents do take a wander from German trying to sound English to American to just stilted in a strange manner. However, because it’s not just one actor, it’s everyone, after a while it feels quite normal to have everyone talk in a bizzaro hybrid of accents. If you enjoy a good drinking game, I suggest a shot for every time someone turns out to already know a bomb is onboard. You’ll be sozzled by half way. (I think I need to make a new sub heading for drinking game from now on)

Best Death

I want to say Mummy Dearest for burning in a very large fireball (yay) but I think Eckner may take it after being murdered and dumped in the men’s toilet’s urinal. What an insult to injury!

Favourite Character

Strangely, not many characters stand out for me in the movie because no one appears to be good or bad, it’s all a blurring line. I’ll go for the lead lady Lauren Lee Smith as she’s very Winslet-esque.

Weirdest Moment

There’s a magician and performer onboard and there’s a very random scene where he emerges with a cabin boy making slightly sexual strange remarks only to then tell our leading male he’s off to the male toilets as he hopes to have as much action in them as he has. Of course he’s referring to the murder beforehand but it just comes across in a sinister kidnapper manner – not helped by the fact many of his other scenes are with a young girl.

Conclusion

Competent mystery before an explosive finale that while is over too soon, is worth the wait, Hindenburg is a good disaster flick. It’s certainly not a great one because of the strange accents, the completely inappropriate modern rock soundtrack and the strange need it has to over score scenes. It is a quirky entry because of its unique subject matter and disaster movie buffs could do a lot worse. Just don’t expect to feel much for the characters.

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Film Review – 252 Sign Of Life

Posted in 252 Sign of Life with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 5, 2011 by Higher Plain Music

Asia have recently made some great disaster movies but I can imagine them hitting home so much more due to recent events this year. Following in the footsteps of Tidal Wave, Aftershock and Sinking of Japan comes 252 Sign of Life which is both gripping and melodramatic in equal measures. Despite its overly heroic Hollywood moments that come right out of Independence Day’s book of film making, its a great film.

The Premise

A series of Typhoons set off a chain of events that causes a tsunami  to sweep across our main characters whom are all trapped in a subway station. Can they find rescue before the water finds them?

The Disasters Faced

A tsunami, a hail storm, flash flooding, cave ins, leaking gas and an improvised blood transfusion using a fish tank filter! However on the back of the UK box there’s a clear picture of a scene where a Tornado is hitting the city. I have no idea where it’s come from because it’s not in the film at all. Boooo!!!!

The Execution

The disaster itself happens twenty minutes into the film after all the main characters are introduced. In this respect the film is very true to the genres roots and it’s nice to get a quick look into all the characters lives before disaster strikes. When it does, the ten minute sequence is fantastic and very well shot with dramatic slow-mo’s and reaction shots. If you’re unfamiliar to Asian filming it may come across a bit overly dramatic but this type of editing is common place in Asian films. From there the five survivors battle against each other as much as the elements to survive in a sub-contained space that reminds me very much of how the film Cube worked. Pitting one antagonistic character off against the rest. Of course no film is a true disaster film without a child and this ones deaf! To be honest though, she is so adorable and non-whiny she is one of the best children in a disaster movie I’ve come across. The other story line features the rescue workers outside who are trying their best to get to survivors spurred on by the mum of the child left behind screaming at them and looking generally distraught for the majority of the film. Of course everyone’s related as well so that ups the stakes. Be prepared for lots of crying, lots of screaming, lots of high drama of “you’re our only hope”".

The Effects

The CGI of the tsunami is quite well done and the flash flood in the tunnel is really interesting to see. Where the film comes into its own is by using a lot of real water and large volumes. The flash flooding, particularly as the subways collapses is really well done – as are the sets of carnage afterwards. I was really impressed.

Why It’s Worth Watching

232 Sign Of Life is a very well made film. If you’re after pure effects, this won’t tick your boxes because a lot of the second half of the film actually ends up delving into the characters via flashbacks and revolves around the plot to get them out. This is more of a character driven disaster movie. The characters bar one are all likeable but flawed but you care about them and root them on. The only downside is there’s some really silly triumphant moments where about 100 rescue workers stand in awe while one man walks out carrying his friend. It’s all very Hollywood.

Best Death

**Spoilers** Not one of the main characters die. However the subway scene where people are washed away is really well done.

Favourite Character

The little girl Shiori (Ayane Omori) is simply adorable. Her moments towards the end of the film are heart wrenching.

Weirdest Moment

The finale is just a bit overly melodramatic and the last minute of the film made me chuckle as hundreds of rescue workers instead of helping, decide to just stare. Not very helpful at all!

Conclusion

I really enjoyed 252 Sign of Life. The obvious drinking game is to take a shot when someone cries or screams but to be fair for once that misses the point. Well made, although perhaps too melodramatic for its own good, 252 is well worth two hours of your disaster movie time.

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Film Review: Ice Quake

Posted in Ice Quake with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2011 by Higher Plain Music

Ice Quake – otherwise known as lets traipse up and down a mountain is a TV disaster movie that limps along from shaky camera to shaky camera and failed to capture my attention despite a high-profile name and some competent acting.

The Premise

A mountain is busy farting with a methane problem and is releasing sub-zero gases via Earthquakes. Think an ice volcano with a belly ache and you’re there.

The Disasters Faced

Earthquakes, avalanches, storms, lots of polystyrene and wobbly camera angles and the horror of frozen people wearing blue makeup to show they’re dead.

The Execution

Ice Quake for a TV movie really isn’t that bad. Maybe that’s part of the problem. The film bubbles along from one mini problem to another although most quakes look identical. The film wisely stays to just a single mountain and has most of its action take place in nondescript locations in the snow. For that, the film is then able to tightly weave you from problem to problem until it comes to the final section where it moves to a small town for its finale. The acting in general is of a good standard and despite some dodgy science having an actor such as Victor Garber (Titanic) really helps. What I will say is that he is the most ineffectual leader in a crisis ever committed to film. Now we just need to make the typical whiny teen girl to shut up a bit and the film would have been more enjoyable!

 

The Effects

The special effects aren’t so bad as they have been for a TV movie. The avalanche scene actually looks quite good and while the earthquake effect is used far too many times, it doesn’t look bad at all. What always looks strange is the movies insistence of colouring all frozen people completely blue and the face. Explosions still suffer on TV movies with yellow-ness however.

Why It’s Worth Watching

Ice Quake is well paced even if there’s no massive set pieces. The characters are generally likable except the vile teenage girl. Every scene she is in she moans, groans and decides to be injured. Even her voice makes you want to shake her until she hushes. Normally you do get the spoilt teen in every movie but this girl pulls it off to a T. I wanted to slap her. Otherwise, it is generally a feel good family TV movie too with hardly any deaths and no blood at all so if it’s a good one to start off on for the youngsters – although the strangest moment in the film may put you off showing it to real young’uns!

Favourite Death

One of the very few novel parts to the film is going onboard a couples snowsled down a slope in one of the earthquakes and the camera follows you into the chasm and down the cracks! Complete with screaming. Good fun if I do say so myself!

Favourite Character

I’ll go with Yeti the dog – he’s adorable. Following that Nicholas Carella does a fine job as smiley Ram – quite how he got that name no one will know.

Weirdest Moment

The opening of the movie (and first couple of deaths) has a man for no reason at all doing geological research dressed in full Santa gear. Cue Santa to then get blown up in an ice geyser. It’s not as great as it sounds I’m afraid but it’s certainly a startling opening. Also our family manage to side-step a volcano.

Conclusion

Ice Quake worryingly straddles the competent but boring side of the genre with the slightly cheesy dialogue and not enough silliness side. As a result it is mildly entertaining but neither dire enough to tackle the worst (or best) nor is it scope big enough to warrant it a huge thumbs up. For genre fans only.

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Film Review: Mega Shark Vs Crocosaurus

Posted in Mega Shark Vs Crocosaurus with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 17, 2011 by Higher Plain Music

Oh The Asylum! Back with the “official sequel” as it says on the cover, Mega Shark Vs Crocosaurus continues to show film making at it budget best. Although I must admit, the laughs are predictable now we’ve got used to the formula, there’s still much to cringe and laugh at.

The Premise

Mega Shark, not quite dead from its encounter with Giant Octopus last time out returns to face off against Crocosauras, this time hungry to eat all the poor crocs eggs she’s been laying all over the place.

The Disasters Faced

A synchronised swimming Mega Shark, a heavy footed Crocosauras, a lot of awful CGI, a volcano, some wayward accents and a broken cigar! (Noooo!!!)

The Execution

Now we know The Asylum cater to the b-movie fan base and here its very much by the numbers. If anything it’s actually relatively competent and having being spoilt by the absolutely dire Dinocroc Vs Supergator, that makes this film look big budget! The films relatively well paced although I feel the shark is very much a one trick pony this time round and its the croc that causes more carnage and fun. Both creatures are underused however and the film rehashes a lot of the originals set pieces but with little or no improvement. The script contains corkers such as a “Will I be able to smoke my black dragon?” from an Admiral and the acting is typically cheesy and overblown. I could not get my head around that the lead was not Jeff Fahey! It was like Gary Stretch was a brother from another mother but with an accent that has a world tour in 89 minutes. The females in the film all overact to the point of high school stage drama. Still all being said, when a film is quite clearly setting out to master this type of feel, it all clicks together in a perfectly awkward mess. That’s why we love them.

The Effects

The planes, missiles and ships are well done and the sets aren’t bad either. The Shark looks identical to the original and Croc’s feet slip even when he’s standing still. They could have got some plastic toys in the frame and things wouldn’t have looked much worse in some instances. More laughable is the volcano scene which is effectively someone using a fire transition from Sony Vegas as a film climax.

Why It’s Worth Watching

A shot for every time someone says Crocman or Sharkman. A shot for every leery comment our lead male makes (he’s disgusting). Watch out for gay porn star Dylan Vox whose character is named Butowski! That’s the best name for an ex gay porn star in history surely?!  However hats off for not including any kind of dodgy romance in the middle of the film! It’s all about the monsters baby!

Favourite Death

Amazingly this film is death toll light. I’ll go for the man who gets splattered at the beginning as when we return we’re treated to his remains of half and arm and leg that was left behind.

Favourite Character

Can I have the Crocosaurus? My biggest complaint was the lack of nice characters in the film as a whole. Croccy was at least protective her eggs!

Weirdest Moment

This film is stupidly nuke happy – stupidly so. There’s also absolutely no prior explanation or reason to blow up a volcano with a nuke either. Let’s just burn Hawaii to dust then shall we?! Failing that, our leading lady Hutchinson can take the weirdest moment with her lack of smile as she desperately trying to play the hard nut special agent but sexy silent all at once but actually comes across wooden and constipated throughout, making the film much better as a result!

Conclusion

I think I prefer the original, but this is worthy sequel. Next time though Asylum, let’s take the animals inland as I think that’ll breath new life into the franchise.

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Film Review: Arctic Blast

Posted in Arctic Blast with tags , , , , , , , , , on September 4, 2011 by Higher Plain Music

Arctic Blast is a strange beast. Essentially an Australian led disaster movie, it appears that everyone is busy running away from a dry ice machine. Good fun all round then!

The Premise

We bugger up our o-zone layer to a point that then causes rifts to appear, sucking frozen air down to the planets surface and initiate a new ice age. Think Day After Tomorrow and you’re along the right track.

The Disasters Faced

“Ourselves” apparently as the lead shouts and bellows to anyone who listens, a dry ice machine gone mad, power cuts, the pronunciation of “data”  and people who can’t run fast enough getting a little chilly.

The Execution

Arctic Blast wastes no time in getting started with a cheesy opening death sequence that sets in motion a chain of events to keep you amused for 90 minutes or so. The script heavy hands the eco warrior theme of the day but the message is lost in between lots of computer screen watching and whirling sirens. Typical low-budget constraints ensure that most of the film takes place in various communication hubs and while the characters are all relatively likeable Arctic Blast is very workmanlike and by the book. Yes there’s laughable logic throughout and its grossly inconsistent in how the blast seems to operate but it’s not as pathetic as the Asylum films and certainly doesn’t qualify as a good movie either. It’s just there. The acting varies between stage school (the parents) and competent (most of the main cast) and sometimes there are slight pauses between lines as well which just feel robotic.

The Effects

Essentially you are watching dry ice attack the world and the CGI is dire. This makes the somewhat limited death sequences laugh out loud funny. What is sad is that the deaths aren’t shown on-screen and only really in one case does an off-screen death actually work.

Why It’s Worth Watching

Arctic Blast works best with shot glasses. One for every time someone says “data” (Darrrtarrrr actually but nevermind). One for every time you get confused before all the blonde females in the cast. There are three of them and in the beginning of the movie I was very confused as to who was who. Two of them don’t make it so that made it easier in the end! This film is very female blood thirsty as well which is unusual. Aside from that its just some comical effects and acting to spot.

Best Death

I’m torn, the girl Elizabeth frozen on the beach is hilarious but I prefer the eerie death of the waitress lady who decides not to leave her bar and sit down with a drink and peg it. The best bit is she pops on an opera and as it ices up the CD skips about before stopping. It’s the sole piece of really excellent imagery / film making in the entire movie that shines.

Favourite Character

Gotta love Zoe (Saskia Hempele), even in diabetic collapse, she’s still a trooper!

Weirdest Moment

The whole scientific thing reeks of a lack of substance but I’ll go with the way how some people die instantly before even being enveloped in the fog and yet others can fend off this death attack by popping on a coat and sitting on the sofa in front of a small fire. The opening death is also a “did that just happen?” moment!

Conclusion

Arctic Blast is unimaginative and poorly conceived and in the days where both the extremely good and extremely bad market are well catered for, this is for genre purists only. Yes its funny in places, yes there’s no logic to any of it but its been done better (Day After Tomorrow) and worse (Ice Age) elsewhere.

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Film Review: Epicenter

Posted in Epicenter with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2011 by Higher Plain Music

Epicenter is a strange beast – an action film taking place over the period of an earthquake. A complete variety of special effect levels, random sex scenes and borrowing footage from other films (gasp), Epicenter tries to fit in a lot in what’s a low-budget film but while it can’t pull it all off, it’s still quite entertaining.

The Premise

In a film where practically everyone is just on a different level of the baddie scale, a cop arrests and corrupt government weapons worker and then joins him on the run from the Russians – all during an Earthquake (double yay).

The Disasters Faced

Earthquakes, falling rubble, a lot of changing accents, dodgy wigs, aggressive smoking, anyone with a gun whom can’t shoot anyone standing in front of them and a dirty Russian lady who’ll ride anyone but not let them in.

The Execution

Epicenter is strange because it almost feels like a film pulling in two directions. From the outset we’re drawn into the first half of the film as angry widow takes revenge on a company by stealing its weapons data and selling it to the Russians only to have it backfire. Enter ex-porn star Traci Lords to play a cop and to be fair she doesn’t do an awful job – there’s worse acting in the film. Sadly everyone is out acted by Jeff Fahey who is b-movie king and the two children who play their parts extremely well! When it then switches to disaster movie at the fifty minute mark the cracks literally start to show and its at that point the film chases its tail leaving its main goons to become cannon fodder, the script to degenerate further into a shambolic mess and for our main leads to share a “touching” moment before they part ways at the end almost like a forbidden love, despite them being handcuffed together most of the movie. It’s a shame it descends into a by the numbers tv movie as until then it held my attention by being vaguely unique – like a low-budget earthquake version of Hard Rain.

The Effects

Now here is where the film really takes the biscuit. When I first watched the film some parts felt strangely familiar. There is a great action sequence involving a cable car which borrows from Metro. They basically have matched the actors to the original film and inserted clips where the faces are less noticeable into this film! It’s absolutely amazing that they were able to do this. Not just once but then suddenly a train derailment is taken directly from Money Train and then a lift collapse is taken from Speed. As the lift drops you see the explosion hole from the original film with no explanation as to why it’s there. It’s just shoddy and actually slightly jarring in the latter one of the three as you can tell the footage is shot differently. When it comes to the films actual effects there’s just the usual terrible CGI explosions that appear more white than orange and lack smoke and polystyrene blocks of rubble. This makes the good and the bad stand even further apart as strange.

Why It’s Worth Watching

Aside from playing stop the films stock footage from other films game, you can also play a drinking game whenever the lead male Gary Daniel’s accent changes from English to New Zealandy / Australiany / Confusedy and another drinking game when you see random boobs. In fact there’s a whole secret sex game going on with all the characters names too. Ivan and Tanya Semen(ov), Agent Willie, Michael Rogers, Steve Strain.. it’s just wrong. The porn star actors needed to leave their porn names at home! At least it held my attention throughout however despite some poor logic.

Favourite Character

There isn’t really a standout character so I’m going to go for the absolutely nutty hairstyle henchmen in the restaurant shoot out as some of them look like they’ve walked out of a Russian death-metal band and others belong to Abba – and none of them can shoot to save their lives (and as a result all of them pretty much die).

Best Death

I want to say death by lamp-post but sadly it doesn’t look as good as it sounds so I’ll go with Ivan Semenov’s death after the end of the cable car sequence – to survive all that and then get killed by something unrelated is just funny.

Weirdest Moment

Well, perhaps the most uncomfortable and unsexy fully nude sex scene in a disaster movie ever. Little Miss Robotic doesn’t even describe it…

Conclusion

Epicenter isn’t an awful way to spend 100 minutes of your life. There are worse disaster movies out there and it kept me going all the way to the end happily enough but it’s so unbalanced by borrowing from other films to up the effects ante to stand on its own merits. Due to this Epicenter ranks below the hilarious but above the absolutely mediocre films because as a drinking game, you can have a few laughs from it.

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“The Final Storm” Trailer

Posted in The Final Storm with tags , , , , , , on July 29, 2011 by Higher Plain Music

The underplayed coming of days film The Final Storm’s trailer is now on our YouTube channel – sadly giving away most of the films best parts in one fell swoop!

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“Poseidon” Trailer

Posted in Poseidon with tags , , , , , on July 29, 2011 by Higher Plain Music

Trailer to the remake Poseidon which I feel is unfairly ripped to shreads at every opportunity!

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