O Terramoto

The sequel to the great The Wave didn't turn out quite as expected, but still a decent disaster flick. On the plus side, the film focuses on the same family experiencing a disaster for the second time, so you really sympathize with them, but what's disappointing is that nothing much happens for an hour and the earthquake itself lasts about 10 minutes, but luckily the film is quite suspenseful and emotional in the second half, so there's no danger of boredom. Visually decent, but it could have picked up the pace and added some drama. A minor disappointment. 60% (14/12/2018)

In the case of The Quake, I could write practically the same as I did for The Wave. This time, the action moves from a small Fjord town straight to the Norwegian capital and the devastating catastrophe is more spectacular. When it comes to the genre and the plot, the film doesn't have much to surprise, but I still have to admit that the sequence from the collapsing skyscraper was really cool and managed to make me tense (it’s like a scene in Jurassic Park 2 and it never gets old). On the other hand, it is true that the film had a somewhat slower start and I think it could have easily been a quarter of an hour shorter. As for the characters, I found Kristian a little too annoying at times, and little Julia could learn to listen to adults in catastrophic situations. Despite all this, however, this is still a solidly made film within its genre that certainly won't get lost among its American "cousins". Plus, there has been enough destruction of New York and San Francisco. (05/08/2020)