To think 90’s disaster movies are simultaneously terrible and amazing

[Hippopotas]

Just watched Dante’s Peak and now moved on to Daylight. So cheesy terrible effects but it’s nostalgia central.

Fantastic thread. I'm a natural disaster film junkie - The Day After Tomorrow, Armageddon, Twister and Dante's Peak are top of my list. Has anyone mentioned Vertical Limit yet? Not strictly the same genre but I bloody love it. Thanks for the heads up on Moonfall - can't wait.

One of my happiest parenting moments was watching 2012 fairly recently, with my three teens shouting out the disaster film clichés. I've trained them well. So proud

Love this thread! Disaster movies have been my faovurite film genre for a long time. Love so many of the ones already mentioned already:

Towering Inferno
Poseidon Adventure - the original classics...

Dantes Peak
Volcano
Deep Impact
Outbreak
Armageddon - 90s awesomeness...

Day After Tomorrow
2012
Poseidon remake - all amazing

San Andreas
Greenland - I think these are two of the best recent disaster movies

Some I haven't seen mentioned are The Wave( 2015)/ The Quake (2018) - Scandinavian disaster movies (The Wave is a prequel to The Quake) - both pretty decent with good effects and acting. And Into the Storm (2014, on Prime). Its quite cliched, but quite 'Twister'y, its only an hour and a half and knows exactly what it is. Also, DeepWater Horizon is disaster movie territory, its pretty good.

@Hippopotas

I have to admit I haven’t seen Armageddon but I’m putting it on my list.

You need to watch it NOW

The 70s were the best - it put the fear of God into you and made you terrified to ever get onto an aircraft, go on a cruise or go into a tall building.

I really need to buy Twister, I haven't seen it in ages. And I feel like there's one missing of this list, but I can't put my finger on it.

I feel like Independence Day was the pinnacle. It had everything!

Otherwise I love all of the aforementioned. You can just switch off your brain and lose yourself in these films.

Going back a few years but I loved Rollercoaster as a kid.

Oh just remembered Mars Attacks as well! Part serious, part comedy, totally bonkers. Tom Jones singing as the aliens attack?

Tremors was great as well.

I love a 90s disaster movie!

I think Alive tops my list.

Fantastic thread op, I love a disaster movie.
The mummy movies
The final Destination movies - the best ending I have ever seen in my life was the ending of final Destination 5
National Treasure
The day after tomorrow
San Andreas
The one on Sky store about Pompeii
Jurassic park all the movies

Technically disasters happen in all these movies 🤗

Thanks for the heads up on moon fall and I've never heard of Earthquake will give that a watch.

Just adding in Deep Impact

I know its nice a disaster film, but Sly Stalone in Cliffhanger is an ultimate 90s film.

Terrible acting, cheesy, but brilliant

I love the day after tomorrow when the world is going to shit. Also 2012, San andreas etc

Moonfall looks interesting I'll be sure to catch that.

Independence Day is one of my favourites ever and I won't heard a word against Titanic!

Competent world leaders, caring US presidents, complete resolution to world situations...now that we've all lived/are living through the reality of a pandemic and impending climate change, these films are better fantasy entertainment than Game of Thrones!

You are definitely my people! I realised the differences between me and DP when we came out of watching 2012, and he listed all the plot holes and awfulness of it, and I said it was fantastic and can we watch it again?!

Not heard of San Andreas, so that's on my list when he next goes out!

Absolutely love Dante's Peak, especially the dog miracle escape. Volcano, Armageddon, independence Day, love love love them all!

Just watched the Moonfall trailer, definitely going to see that one as well (probably on my own though!)

Did anyone else do the Earthquake ride at Universal Studios, Florida in the 90s? We went on holiday when I was 11 in 1990

Yes!! It was amazing. The one where the floods come and the tube train splits in half just before it hits you?

There are too many things I agree with here to quote! Adding Greenland to my list. Not exactly the same genre, but some of you may appreciate ‘deadly pursuit’ starring Kirstie Allie. A bit like the River Wild

I've just put volcano on . Can't remember if I've seen it before

I've just found it on Disney+. Thanks for the inspiration!

I tried watching 10.0 Earthquake but the sound was weird so I couldn't cope with it.

I love how the MC must be a divorced man in his mid-to-late 40s, with a teenaged daughter.