these movies were supposed to be epic
but they were cinematic disasters
instead what can we do about dish
welcome to watchmojo.com today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
worst disaster movies may the record
reflect that he was nearly one hour late
yeah sorry about that I literally had to
fly in from outer space before we begin
we publish new videos every day so be
sure to subscribe for more great content
for this list we’re focusing on the most
dreadful disaster movies dating all the
way back to the 70s
this is James number 10 san andreas I’ll
have to auto-rotate down
I’m gonna crash
okay even though this film literally
rocked it at the box office that doesn’t
make it a top-notch disaster flick
there’s plenty of entertainment value in
San Andreas yet it’s the lack of heart
that makes it the visual effects do pop
and The Rock Carla cugino and Alexandra
Daddario provides star power
unfortunately that’s simply not enough
to salvage the saggy plot the film’s
big-time 110 million dollar budget was
clearly aimed to produce basic popcorn
fun rather than a script with some
emotional heft number 9 the day after
tomorrow it’s been raining like this for
three days if this is indeed the highest
grossing Hollywood film made in Canada
and then Canada needs to do better
directed by Roland Emmerich the man
behind Independence Day and Universal
Soldier The Day After Tomorrow is
thrilling but very preachy and that
preach eNOS isn’t even that useful
it’s a movie that provokes more than
educates as evidenced by criticism from
actual scientists it’s steeped in post
9/11 fright and just doesn’t hold up
alongside other disaster movies that
give the audience much more bang for
their buck
number eight 2012
five years after the day after tomorrow
roland emmerich gave it another go with
a new disaster movie this time with no
shame whatsoever
hey it’s not an entirely unappealing
epoch what with its apocalyptic Mayan
overtones and an appropriate atmosphere
of cataclysmic dupe the movie did
capitalize on a lot of anxiety about the
then-upcoming supposedly cursed year
2012 and to be fair the film was a
worldwide hit
but John Cusack and the lead rule just
doesn’t quite cut it and it’s lack of
true star power is painfully clear
then there’s the 158 minute running time
that well let’s be frank is itself kind
of a disaster of time management
number 7 Left Behind as both an
adaptation of a polarizing novel and a
reboot of the original Kirk Cameron
franchise this production seems like it
was doomed from the start
after all mainstream disaster flicks
typically need a budget higher than a
paltry sixteen million dollars plus
Nicolas Cage is acting though always
possessing a certain genocide quoi isn’t
strong enough to carry the film
some critics feel this even marks the
unofficial end of his wide box office
appeal Irene knew this was coming
overall everyone tries hard in the
apocalyptic left behind only they try
way too hard to make it a fundamental
Christian polemic rather than a movie
that won’t make you as Krrish I know you
all want answers and believe me so do I
and I’ll do my best to get them but
right now I have to do my job so that
we’re all safe safe safe from what shit
down number 6 volcano lava here in LA
released just after Dante’s Peak which
is a much better volcano eruption film
this Mick Jackson flick suffers from
Hollywood itis volcano is based in Los
Angeles and holds a lot of potential
with its LaBrea tar pit setting but the
lack of character depth sinks in the
main body of course is actual lava which
doesn’t have the same zingy shock appeal
as more visually innovative disaster
films
okay okay now you can see
itself on paper volcano seems like a
winner but it’s a bore from beginning to
end a classic example of Hollywood
producers placing more value on
contrived drama rather than visceral
thrills you don’t like my plan that’s
good give me another plan but don’t tell
me we’re backing out number five the
core with its 85 million dollar budget
this movie had enough financial
flexibility to produce something special
unfortunately the derivative molten core
Journey to the Center of the Earth
premise was overly convoluted and
poo-pooed by actual scientists the
faulty script is just too big a hurdle
to overcome it’s plastic and it’s a
disaster flick that teases viewers with
Hollywood appeal but there’s just not a
lot going on deep inside the cast
including names like Aaron Eckhart
Stanley Tucci and Hilary Swank also
feels empty when they really should have
been the core with me not exactly nimble
here number four the happening are you
joking by 2008 director M night
Shyamalan was at the cinematic
crossroads and he badly needed a
mainstream hit to jumpstart his moribund
career but the happening is not your
typical mainstream disaster flee
[Music]
it doesn’t possess the bold and shocking
allure of previous Shyamalan movies nor
is it even that scary unfortunately it’s
just reflective of a struggling director
trying something different even more
different than usual and with boring
results even star Mark Wahlberg admitted
that it was a pretty bad movie lied to
me number three Pompeii
perhaps the gods ban me for a reason
directed by event horizon filmmaker Paul
WS Anderson this in the ippolit Indies
Astor movie is ambitious but where
Pompeii does succeed with its technical
accuracy it fails with its weak central
love story or is that lava story and
supporting characters based on the
famous Mount Vesuvius eruption there’s
plenty of terror and wreckage and that’s
good but the lack of character nuanced
waters down the drama and there’s just
too much going on plot wise and not
enough focus on developing interesting
emotional connections the real Pompeii
event was most memorable but this movie
is eminently forgettable nice number-2
media that meteors five miles wide and
it’s given the names attached to this
Hong Kong American sci-fi production
including Sean Connery Karl Malden and
the late Natalie Wood it seemed to have
star power pun intended but the cast of
meteor was past its collective prime and
the political cold war themes just
haven’t aged well
[Music]
of course the special effects haven’t
either which is an equally major problem
as a whole
meteor fails with cluttered narrative
poor acting and even worse direction
it’s a mash-up of science fiction tropes
a victim of its era and an example of
what not to do when producing a disaster
number one beside it to be fair this
loose remake of the 1972 original
features amazing visual effects but this
otherwise laudable emphasis on
technology actually makes Poseidon a
hollow film director Wolfgang Petersen
understands the appeal of an ocean based
disaster flick Titanic anyone yet his
characters you know actual human beings
are merely supporting players here for
the underwater carnage for some viewers
that works but the complete lack of
heart is painfully obvious proving that
a production team with big concepts can
easily sabotage a big-budget ironically
this will be just doesn’t hold water do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
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but they were cinematic disasters
instead what can we do about dish
welcome to watchmojo.com today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
worst disaster movies may the record
reflect that he was nearly one hour late
yeah sorry about that I literally had to
fly in from outer space before we begin
we publish new videos every day so be
sure to subscribe for more great content
for this list we’re focusing on the most
dreadful disaster movies dating all the
way back to the 70s
this is James number 10 san andreas I’ll
have to auto-rotate down
I’m gonna crash
okay even though this film literally
rocked it at the box office that doesn’t
make it a top-notch disaster flick
there’s plenty of entertainment value in
San Andreas yet it’s the lack of heart
that makes it the visual effects do pop
and The Rock Carla cugino and Alexandra
Daddario provides star power
unfortunately that’s simply not enough
to salvage the saggy plot the film’s
big-time 110 million dollar budget was
clearly aimed to produce basic popcorn
fun rather than a script with some
emotional heft number 9 the day after
tomorrow it’s been raining like this for
three days if this is indeed the highest
grossing Hollywood film made in Canada
and then Canada needs to do better
directed by Roland Emmerich the man
behind Independence Day and Universal
Soldier The Day After Tomorrow is
thrilling but very preachy and that
preach eNOS isn’t even that useful
it’s a movie that provokes more than
educates as evidenced by criticism from
actual scientists it’s steeped in post
9/11 fright and just doesn’t hold up
alongside other disaster movies that
give the audience much more bang for
their buck
number eight 2012
five years after the day after tomorrow
roland emmerich gave it another go with
a new disaster movie this time with no
shame whatsoever
hey it’s not an entirely unappealing
epoch what with its apocalyptic Mayan
overtones and an appropriate atmosphere
of cataclysmic dupe the movie did
capitalize on a lot of anxiety about the
then-upcoming supposedly cursed year
2012 and to be fair the film was a
worldwide hit
but John Cusack and the lead rule just
doesn’t quite cut it and it’s lack of
true star power is painfully clear
then there’s the 158 minute running time
that well let’s be frank is itself kind
of a disaster of time management
number 7 Left Behind as both an
adaptation of a polarizing novel and a
reboot of the original Kirk Cameron
franchise this production seems like it
was doomed from the start
after all mainstream disaster flicks
typically need a budget higher than a
paltry sixteen million dollars plus
Nicolas Cage is acting though always
possessing a certain genocide quoi isn’t
strong enough to carry the film
some critics feel this even marks the
unofficial end of his wide box office
appeal Irene knew this was coming
overall everyone tries hard in the
apocalyptic left behind only they try
way too hard to make it a fundamental
Christian polemic rather than a movie
that won’t make you as Krrish I know you
all want answers and believe me so do I
and I’ll do my best to get them but
right now I have to do my job so that
we’re all safe safe safe from what shit
down number 6 volcano lava here in LA
released just after Dante’s Peak which
is a much better volcano eruption film
this Mick Jackson flick suffers from
Hollywood itis volcano is based in Los
Angeles and holds a lot of potential
with its LaBrea tar pit setting but the
lack of character depth sinks in the
main body of course is actual lava which
doesn’t have the same zingy shock appeal
as more visually innovative disaster
films
okay okay now you can see
itself on paper volcano seems like a
winner but it’s a bore from beginning to
end a classic example of Hollywood
producers placing more value on
contrived drama rather than visceral
thrills you don’t like my plan that’s
good give me another plan but don’t tell
me we’re backing out number five the
core with its 85 million dollar budget
this movie had enough financial
flexibility to produce something special
unfortunately the derivative molten core
Journey to the Center of the Earth
premise was overly convoluted and
poo-pooed by actual scientists the
faulty script is just too big a hurdle
to overcome it’s plastic and it’s a
disaster flick that teases viewers with
Hollywood appeal but there’s just not a
lot going on deep inside the cast
including names like Aaron Eckhart
Stanley Tucci and Hilary Swank also
feels empty when they really should have
been the core with me not exactly nimble
here number four the happening are you
joking by 2008 director M night
Shyamalan was at the cinematic
crossroads and he badly needed a
mainstream hit to jumpstart his moribund
career but the happening is not your
typical mainstream disaster flee
[Music]
it doesn’t possess the bold and shocking
allure of previous Shyamalan movies nor
is it even that scary unfortunately it’s
just reflective of a struggling director
trying something different even more
different than usual and with boring
results even star Mark Wahlberg admitted
that it was a pretty bad movie lied to
me number three Pompeii
perhaps the gods ban me for a reason
directed by event horizon filmmaker Paul
WS Anderson this in the ippolit Indies
Astor movie is ambitious but where
Pompeii does succeed with its technical
accuracy it fails with its weak central
love story or is that lava story and
supporting characters based on the
famous Mount Vesuvius eruption there’s
plenty of terror and wreckage and that’s
good but the lack of character nuanced
waters down the drama and there’s just
too much going on plot wise and not
enough focus on developing interesting
emotional connections the real Pompeii
event was most memorable but this movie
is eminently forgettable nice number-2
media that meteors five miles wide and
it’s given the names attached to this
Hong Kong American sci-fi production
including Sean Connery Karl Malden and
the late Natalie Wood it seemed to have
star power pun intended but the cast of
meteor was past its collective prime and
the political cold war themes just
haven’t aged well
[Music]
of course the special effects haven’t
either which is an equally major problem
as a whole
meteor fails with cluttered narrative
poor acting and even worse direction
it’s a mash-up of science fiction tropes
a victim of its era and an example of
what not to do when producing a disaster
number one beside it to be fair this
loose remake of the 1972 original
features amazing visual effects but this
otherwise laudable emphasis on
technology actually makes Poseidon a
hollow film director Wolfgang Petersen
understands the appeal of an ocean based
disaster flick Titanic anyone yet his
characters you know actual human beings
are merely supporting players here for
the underwater carnage for some viewers
that works but the complete lack of
heart is painfully obvious proving that
a production team with big concepts can
easily sabotage a big-budget ironically
this will be just doesn’t hold water do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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