THE GREAT LOS ANGELES EARTHQUAKE is a TV movie exploration of a familiar topic: an earthquake striking a large metropolis, as seen in EARTHQUAKE and SAN ANDREAS. The problem with this film is that it runs no less than three hours, and it has absolutely no reason to do so. The plot is more than familiar from pretty much every other disaster movie you can think of, with an expert scientist predicating an upcoming disaster but ending up disbelieved by everybody around her. Meanwhile various other assorted characters are introduced, from reporters to cops, government officials and ordinary people. The earthquake itself doesn't strike until more than two hours of the running time has passed, although the special effects are decent and there's some good drama arising from the situation. But this really didn't need to be three hours.
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
(1990 TV Movie)
Not bad, but way too long
29 April 2018
Warning: Spoilers