Disaster
The Hindenburg (1975). Film review of the disaster drama/conspiracy thriller
Disaster movie
My top, 5/5 stars movies to pass a pandemic with.
Airplane! (1980). All aboard for a 1* flight but 5* laughs in this airborne disaster movie spoof
Film review by Jason Day of Airplane! (1980) the spoof of 1970’s aeroplane set disaster movies. A plane’s flight crew are stricken with food poisoning and a former pilot who is terrified of flying must take the controls. Starring Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty.
Comedy
Skyscraper (2018). Disaster movie that reaches parts most movies can’t
Film review by Jason Day of the disaster movie Skyscraper, starring Dwayne Johnson as a man battling to save his family who are trapped at the top of the world’s tallest building, set alight by criminals.
Disaster
Titanic (1997). Film review of the epic, multiple Oscar-winning account of the ill-fated luxury liner
Film review, by Jason Day, of Titanic, director James Cameron’s account of the fateful maiden voyage of RMS Titanic. Starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet.
Disaster
Only the Brave (2017). 3/5 stars for this solid, traditional, manly disaster drama.
Film review by Jason Day of Only the Brave, a disaster drama about a team of ‘hot shots’ training for accreditation to fight forest and bush fires in the USA. Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jennifer Connolly.
Disaster
Geostorm (2017). Big, bigger, biggest in this crazy but fun disaster drama
Film review by Jason Day of Geostorm, the disaster drama about a weather protection system located in space that is used to destroy the Earth. Starring Gerard Butler and Jim Sturgess.
Disaster
The Poseidon Adventure (1972). 5/5 stars for the movie that kick-started my passion for cinema
Film review by Jason Day of The Poseidon Adventure, the classic 1970’s disaster drama about a group of people battling to escape a capsized ocean liner. Starring Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine.
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Sully (2016). After Deepwater Horizon, another winning disaster/inquiry recreation to watch.
Film review by Jason Day of Sully starring Tom Hanks as pilot Chesley Sullenberger who successfully pitched a passenger plane into the Hudson River in 2009.
Disaster
Deepwater Horizon (2016). A well-made disaster drama, read my review for what I liked about it.
Film review by Jason Day of Deepwater Horizon, an account of the disaster on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell.
