Dante's Peak | | Cast : | Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton | | Director : | Roger Donaldson | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | February 07, 1997 | | DVD Released Date : | February 10, 1998 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | I LOVED the movie, but. . . | Content
 | I am sure it is just that I am partial to the Northwest and most movies of any quality at all I will enjoy if it has plenty of that great northwest outdoors.
I have grown up around many lakes and the use of boats of all kinds on those scenic lakes. In thinking back I cannot remember anyone who did not carry a set of oars in the boat no matter what kind of engine was pushing it.
When the fins dissolved the first thing I thought of was "Where the ____ are the oars???" |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Superrbbb!!!!!!! | Content
| Superb quality ideas combining with Mother Nature simply gives you the BEST!!!!! Brosnan really brings out his softer side for this show. KEEP IT UP GUYS!!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 28, 2005 | | Summary | Great Volcano Movie | Content
| This is a Great movie But their was one part that was really un realistic When the Harry and the Wandos are crossing the Acid Lake surely the boat would have given out alot Faster and Ruth jumping in the Acid to pull the boat ashore all she had to do was scoot herself onto the peir also Harry would not be able to put his hand in the water even with the coat wraped around it Great Movie but that part |
| Rating | | | Date | April 27, 2005 | | Summary | Just Like A Washington State Eruption | Content
| Dante's Peak, set in the charming and fictional town of Dante's Peak, in the beautiful Washington State, with a towering, and daunting neighbour in the background: Dante's Peak.
Set to be a STRATOVOLCANO, Dante's Peak looked amazingly real compared to Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams of Washington.
In the book, the volcano was about 9,100 feet. If you read the Dante's Peak The Book, you can learn more about the characters and the setting.
The movie follows Harry Dalton(Brosnan), Mayor Rachel Wando (Hamilton), Graham Wando(Foley), Lauren Wando(Smith), the USGS team, the towns people and the rest during the massive eruption. In the end the volcano had a Mount St. Helens eruption, and the final product in the credits looks almost like Mount St. Helens.
Dante's Peak a really great and captivating disaster story. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 28, 2005 | | Summary | What a blast | Content
| Dante's Peak is a good movie, not the best, but good.
The plot: Harry Dalton, volcano expert extroidinaire (Brosnan) comes to a town to investigate an "extinct" volcano, and tries to convince the town that the thing WILL BLOW at any moment before it's too late. I don't want to go too far into this, but that's pretty much it. There's also an underlying story of a relationship between Harry and Mayor Wando (Hamilton).
The good: The special effects are mind blowing. It's oh-so-realistic, and you've just gotta see it to believe it! The parts were believable and the acting was done very well (including the actors that played the mayor's kids, I don't know their names, but they had to have been young). The theme is even educational; I once aced a science test about volcanoes after watching this. Most of the scenes are incredibly innovative and unique, such as when they must cross the deadly, acid-filled lake before their boat dissolves (whew! suspense!). Even the score is good!
The bad: SOME parts of this movie are completely unrealistic. For instance, you cannot drive a car over a molten bed of lava, it's impossible for hot springs to heat up fast enough to instantly roast humans on the spot(the heating is over a few days; temps can't just skyrocket), and if a volcano expert tells you to stay in the boat to avoid contact with acid lake water, you stay in the *beep* boat!
Suspend reality and don't ask too many questions, and you'll enjoy this natural-disaster wonder. |
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