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Supervolcano [DVD] [2005]
enlarge	Director: Tony Mitchell Actors: Michael Riley, Gary Lewis, Shaun Johnston, Adrian Holmes, Jennifer Copping Studio: 2 Entertain Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £5.79 as of 23/11/2009 18:06 GMT details You Save: £10.20 (64%) New (18) Used (1) from £5.79 Seller: ____the_best_on_dvd____ Rating: 13 reviews Sales Rank: 9289 Format: PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 118 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014503165925 ASIN: B0006GVKC0 Theatrical Release Date: April 28, 2005 Release Date: March 14, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 13 1 2 3 Next » Consequences of a super volcano January 10, 2006 DF McCleland (Johannesburg, South Africa) 13 out of 13 found this review helpful I am not sure whether one can classify this DVD as a movie or a documentary as it explains in movie format what happens when a super volcano erupts. Maybe a better classification would be docu-drama or perhaps a futuristic documentary #8211; I don#8217;t know. As the focus of the video is to explain the consequences of this type of volcano, this DVD is more of the documentary side of the divide albeit in movie format.pBased upon Yellowstone in Wyoming USA, this DVD takes one through the consequences of this type of volcano erupting. Apparently volcanoes come in two varieties viz the normal one with the familiar cone shaped mountain like Kilimanjaro and the second being underground volcanoes with no structure protruding above ground. This type is potentially more dangerous is that they are largely unknown due to their lack of visual structure.pThe DVD takes one through the consequences day by day. The killing is done by the ash which is lethal. In spite of its benign appearance and being as fluffy as snow but grey instead of white in appearance, it comprises microscopic chucks of rocks which have lethal consequences if inhaled. pNot only dangerous to human but devastating to machinery power lines, due to quantity of ejecta being spewed into the atmosphere, an ice age is induced. pAccompanying this excellent DVD, are two equally excellent documentaries which even if one is not a connoisseur of this genre one will find them fascinating. Impressive and gripping December 24, 2007 Iain S. Palin (Northern Ireland) 10 out of 10 found this review helpful We seem to have an insatiable appetite for disaster movies, an appetite whetted by the prospect of the disaster in question being something that could affect us directly. There have been several made-for-TV drama documentaries tapping into this - in my opinion this one is the best of them. br /Supervolcanoes are occasional but massive phenomena with dramatic implications for the human race: it's not so much a matter of "if" we will encounter one (the last took place 75,000) years ago) but "when". As regards the "where", Yellowstone Park in the USA is a likely candidate, it is now known that the park itself sits in the caldera (volcanic crater) of previous huge eruptions, and another one is due... sometime. br /That, then, is the basis for this film. The run-up to the eruption is well-done, and the tension expertly built as the scientific team move from scoffing at the very idea to a fearful realisation of what is happening. The acting is uniformly good, and the team-leader conveys very well the picture of a naturally cautious man so afraid of sparking a panic (and subjected to political pressure) that he is virtually in denial of what is happening. br /Minimal liberties have been taken with the science, and while there are the inevitable coincidences and fortunate events that move the plot along, the general air is one of great realism (strengthened by the way the film is shot). It is a tribute to how far the technology has come that a TV programme can now boast special effects that a big-screen movie would have struggled for even a few years ago, and that effects technology is very well used here. br /All in all an excellent piece of work, impressive and gripping. br / Sobering view of an inevitable eruption January 22, 2007 ab..c (england) 8 out of 8 found this review helpful Hi, br / br /The trick with these types of documentary programmes is to have the balance between entertainment and scientific accuracy. This film has these qualities in my opinion for the following reasons. br / br /The scientific side is explored in 2 documentaries each of 30 minutes length. Eventually the scientific balance tames the initial `shock' claims and put it in context of likelihood. br / br /In the main feature, the one scene I found stunning is the conversation between characters explaining in terms of the levels of possible damage by an eruption. It is a shock in its bold simplicity of predicted damage to the whole USA and the rest of the globe. br / br /For the sheer spectacle, the main feature -spread over 2, one hour programmes of the Volcano becoming more active and eruptions are breathtaking awe-inspiring. The full horror in terms of gore etc is withheld for reasons of cost? br / br /You see the world differently after this DVD. br / Wow January 4, 2007 S. Williams (County Durham, UK) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Watched it on TV and bought the DVD. The film is amazing and terrifying, as it is true. The effects are unbeleivable and the acting is superb. A few problems with reality (aircraft security issues - passenegers just walk in and out of the cockpit) br /The 2 part documentry is a really interesting part, and for both the drama and the documentary on one disk makes it very good value. br / br /Excellent buy, would recomend it to anyone. A must-see November 1, 2007 arbiter (Hamburg, Germany) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful This docudrama illustrates the effects of a supervolcano eruption in mind-boggling detail, effects that may sound far-fetched to the uninitiated, but are all too probable. The producers rather softened the blow by omitting the coming ice-age, or the unhealthy nature of sulphur fumes. The clarity of the presentation is a credit to the BBC and should be standard stuff for geography students. The depressing part is that understanding the phenomenon won't help you much trying to run away from this global killer. Showing reviews 1-5 of 13 1 2 3 Next »

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