Film delivered exactly what it set out to do
Obviously not a cinema standard film or a blockbuster, but an easy watch.
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Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
1997
Action / Drama
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
1997
Action / Drama
Plot summary
Angel Falls is a mountain ski resort where a nearby volcano is about to erupt. Volcanic scientist Peter Slater must convince his boss and the local population of the danger and begin the town evacuation before it’s too late.
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Formulaic And entertaining
comedy for earth scientists
The movie "volcano: fire on the mountain" is supposed to be an action/drama movie. However, from an earth scientist's point of view (i.e. my point of view) it is a comedy due to all the terrible mistakes they made when it comes to realism. Here I'll give one example: There is an explosive eruption which indicates a silicic magma. Silicic magma cannot flow down a mountain due to its high viscosity. Yet in this movie it flows down the mountain without any trouble. Here I still think: "Oh well, it's a movie not a documentary". But then the people are worried that they will get killed by the lava flow. Now this is when the movie becomes real funny. So there is a lava flow in the snow.....then where is the water, the lahar???? A lahar would destroy everything on its path. Why worry about a lava flow when a lahar will get to you first? So if you want to see a comedy then you should definitely watch this movie, but if you want to see a far more realistic volcano-movie, then choose "Dante's peak" (which contains only a few scientific errors).
Hilarious....if your a geologist
From a geologist perspective...the story is impossible. The situations that are portrayed could not occur in a real volcanic eruption. However, from at entertainment perspective...the storyline is pretty good for a TV action movie.
The story lines interrelate and there are characters that was reasonably interesting to watch. And if your a scientist, geologist or know anything about volcanoes it is really amusing to watch. The acting is pretty good for a TV movie. The movie creates an interesting relationship between a natural disaster and a overly dramatic plot. At times it appears as though the volcano is merely a catalyst for the drama.
Don't expect accuracy, but it's good for a quick, mindless entertainment.