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Eruption: LA

  • 20182018
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
349
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Eruption: LA (2018)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Sci-Fi
As the earth crumbles under the feet of the unsuspecting Angelenos, and a sea of hot lava is about to boil over, a geology geek and a young disaster-movie diva must avert a nightmare come tr... Read allAs the earth crumbles under the feet of the unsuspecting Angelenos, and a sea of hot lava is about to boil over, a geology geek and a young disaster-movie diva must avert a nightmare come true. Will the mayor act fast before it's too late?As the earth crumbles under the feet of the unsuspecting Angelenos, and a sea of hot lava is about to boil over, a geology geek and a young disaster-movie diva must avert a nightmare come true. Will the mayor act fast before it's too late?
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
349
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  • Director
    • Sean Cain
  • Writer
    • Sean Cain
  • Stars
    • Matthew Atkinson
    • Lexi Johnson
    • Eric Etebari
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  • Director
    • Sean Cain
  • Writer
    • Sean Cain
  • Stars
    • Matthew Atkinson
    • Lexi Johnson
    • Eric Etebari
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    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Tom Schanley and Christina Wren in Eruption: LA (2018)
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    Director Sean Cain on the set of Eruption: LA.
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    Cosima Cabrera as Sophia in Eruption LA
    Cosima Cabrera as Sophia in Eruption LA
    Director Sean Cain on the set of Eruption LA.
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    On the set of Eruption:LA as director Sean Cain confers with stars Lexi Johnson and Harry Van Gorkum.
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    Amy Paffrath
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    Harry Van Gorkum
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    Tom Schanley
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    Christina Wren
    Christina Wren
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    6/10
    Had the SFX not been 1980's quality, this may have had some potential.
    I just finished watching Shockwave - Countdown to Disaster (2017) and I'm pretty sure this film used the same lame SFX people, only this films SFX were a little better than the latter.

    Novice director and writer Sean Cain (primarily experienced as a film editor according to his IMDb resume) did a fairly decent job in both departments considering his lack of experience.

    All the B & C grade actors were surprisingly convincing in their roles, except in the last 15 mins of the film, where the acting got a little laxed, cheesy and unconvincing, especially the Russian bodyguard and his clearly fake accent.

    It seemed the writing and directing were also off towards the end as well - seemed rushed, maybe due to time and budget constraints.

    Overall, I've seen worse B-grade films and also a handful better ones. This was in the middle, although the acting was much stronger, but the poor SFX dropped it down a notch or two for me. Had the producers invested a little more in that department, or even find some SFX/VFX final-year student with skills (so many out there) that would have created 10x better effects (probably for free just to have their name in the credits), this B-grade film would have been a winner for me.

    Would I see it again or recommend it? Nope. Did I still enjoy it? Sure. It's a 6/10 from me... primarily for the decent acting and interesting story.
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    • Release date
      • January 6, 2018 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MarVista Entertainment
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • San Andreas: Mega Eruption
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • 4 Mile Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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