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Dante's Peak [DVD] [1997]

DVD ~ Pierce Brosnan
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
  • Directors: Roger Donaldson
  • Writers: Leslie Bohem
  • Producers: Gale Anne Hurd, Geoff Murphy, Ilona Herzberg, Joseph Singer, Marliese Schneider
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Uca Catalogue
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Oct 2005
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004D301
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,403 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The first of 1997's volcano disaster movies (the second being Volcano) was arguably the better of the two but both of them made for passable entertainment with some spectacular special effects to serve as icing on the stale cake. After all, Dante's Peak doesn't pretend to be anything more than an updated variation on a whole catalogue of disaster movie clichés. Despite all that, it's reasonably enjoyable. It's an added bonus that the script is just smart enough to allow Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton to play their roles with straight faces, never condescending to the audience of the formulaic story. He's a volcano expert from the US Geological Survey, and she's the mayor of a cosy Washington State town perched beneath a volcano that's about to blow. Tell-tale signs are everywhere, so evacuation must be carried out immediately. Of course, not everybody's eager to leave and even some of Brosnan's colleagues think his alarm is premature. This sets the stage for massive ash clouds, rivers of raging mud and molten rock, flattened forests and death-defying escapes by Brosnan, Hamilton and some (but not all) of her family, friends and townsfolk. So what if it's all pretty flaky ... and can a four-wheel-drive vehicle travel over fire and molten lava without bursting its tires? Don't ask too many questions and you'll find Dante's Peak to be (if you'll pardon the pun) a total blast. --Jeff Shannon

Special Features
2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
Czech\French\German\Hungarian\Italian\Polish\Spanish
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Production Notes
Cast And Film Makers Notes
Trailer
Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\Greek\Norwegian\Swedish


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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Special effects, special effects...and more special effects, 6 May 2003
This review is from: Dante's Peak [VHS] [1997] (VHS Tape)
Dante's Peak is, first, last and foremost, a disaster movie, and consequently it has been comparatively forgotten. But it is a very good disaster movie, one that, whilst containing all the key cliches and stereotyped disaster-flick elements, still manages to be inventive, exciting and visually amazing.
Pierce Brosnan (!!) plays a volcanologist sent to monitor seismic activity on a long-dormant volcano in the Cascade mountains (Mount St Helens, anyone?). Then scary things start to happen (I won't say what they are) and he becomes convinced that the volcano is going to erupt. Of course, nobody believes him, especially not his colleagues, who seem more interested in drinking cups and cups of Linda Hamilton's character's coffee. He still persuades them to call a town meeting to discuss escape plans. And, during the meeting, guess what happens...
Nothing happens and they all go home.
No, I was kidding.
The actors are generally very good, with Brosnan and Hamilton playing the lead roles without going over the top. The film also has a terribly sinister scene where they are all in a metal boat singing to cheer the kids up and they realise that some bad, bad things are happening to their boat. It's really quite scary.
Aside from the occasional blot on the geological copybook with some things happening that are scientifically impossible, Dante's Peak is great-and the special effects are incredible.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars EX film! great points on Mount.Saint Helens., 9 Jun 2006
By kat1990 "xoxkatxox" (staffordshire,England) - See all my reviews
If you love disaster movies or love to learn about that sort of thing like i do, i reccomend you to see this film! I could watch it over and over again as its a really good movie. Just like when mount saint helens blew in 1980's. Very good actioning in the film. Other than it being about a volcanist moving to washington to find out about the volcano, then it erupting not long after there isnt really anymore to tell. MUST SEE! A fab family movie!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dante's Peak, a king among the disaster genre!, 27 Aug 2002
Dante's Peak is one of the most accurate and enjoyable science-based films of recent years.
Technical information is kept at a basic level and by no means negatively influences character development and gripping special effect scenes!
Pierce Brosnan (Dr Harry Dalton) and Linda Hamilton (Rachel Wando) are both well cast and give a good; but not over emphasised view of both the scientist and layman.
Other characters too are charasmatic and give good supporting roles, especially Rachel's children graham (Jeremy Foley) and Lauran (Jamie Renée Smith) as well as Paul Dreyfus (Brosnan's irritating/ patronising boss) played by Charles Hallahan.

Altogether a riviting movie, that may not stick in your mind forever; but will definately require a second (if not a third) viewing!
*****

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5.0 out of 5 stars "This is a none stable system and this town should be on alert"
Dante's Peak, Is one of the most amazing Natural distaster Movies of all time, with brilliant acting by Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton, They play the roles of 2 different live... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. M. Wray

4.0 out of 5 stars Dante's Peak
I've never been huge fan of disaster films, as I've always found them to be over the top, or just an excuse for some special effects. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Andrew Kerr

5.0 out of 5 stars Super special effects
Now I am sure that most people reading this has already seen this either at the Cinema or on TV so there is no point going on about what the film is about. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Brian Carson

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good disaster movie!
This movie is great from the very beginning! It started off rather slow but began to speed up as it went through to the main crisis. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2007 by crazykat

1.0 out of 5 stars Total waste of time ...
If Amazon was letting one pass a film with negative stars rating, this one would deffinitelly be the first to deserve them. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2007 by Dejan Corovic

4.0 out of 5 stars Review
I think Dante's Peak is a great film but be cautious because some bits are a bit gory and little kids won't like it. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2005 by Tom

4.0 out of 5 stars Formula disaster movie
This movie is a good disaster movie with all the elements of a disaster movie. There are all the stereotype disaster characters form the "I'll ride it out" to the "You are scaring... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2005 by bernie

4.0 out of 5 stars Formula disaster movie
This movie is a good disaster movie with all the elements of a disaster movie. There are all the stereotype disaster characters form the “I’ll ride it out” to... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2002 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars Could be unrealistic had abit of romance not ruining plot
You could tell basectly what was going to happen ,acters were fairly realistic .Children are not usually well played but these children were credible and the special effects were... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Still exciting after watching it five times
This is a very good disaster movie. The story is believable, the acting is good, the dialogue is spot-on. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2001

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