scottalanclymer
Giving it 1 star because ZERO stars is not available. Not worth the electricity I used to put it on my big screen. Since I've said all I need to say, but this review requires 10 lines minimum, I'm going to paste what tiprout9 said so well:"I just created an account to make sure no one else watches this movie. Anyone involved in the creation of this failtrocity, from the director to the catering company, should feel ashamed. I'm ashamed that I've watched the whole thing. The "special effects" are awful, the acting is horrendous, the story plot is inexistent, overall I have absolutely nothing good to say about this movie. After the movie I had to look at my calendar to make sure we were still in 2014. With all the technologies available nowadays, I was hoping that at least the lava and the explosions would somewhat look real and cool, but this was not the case at all. Poking your eyes with a fork for 86 minutes will bring you greater entertainment than watching this movie. Cheers!"The only other thing I might add, is that's the first time I ever saw hot lava travel UP a flight of stairs. Now that's somethin!
lefter-silviu
First of all, I gave 1 out of 10 because I don't have the option of giving a rating below 0. Words like cheap trash, time wasting, mind scrambler spring to mind! I am ready to sue somebody for my precious 30 minutes of life wasted away on this...this...I'm speechless. I am deeply disappointed with me for not letting it go after the trailer! In my 4 years of using IMDb I have never felt compelled to make an account. I had to now, in order to warn people about this movie. Do not watch it! Warn your friends. Protect your children!! No plot, no special effects, no acting, no directing, just a beautiful scenery badly used. Sir David Attenborough would cry his eyes out. Ben Demaree, please, I beg of you, learn to brew coffee or make beagles or something, and pick up another career. It's really not to late for you do do something with your life! This...this...this will just not work!
Paul Magne Haakonsen
Another cash-in on a potential blockbuster by none other than The Asylum, of course. There is no doubt about that "Apocalypse Pompeii" has seen the light of day because of the forthcoming "Pompeii" movie, just as what The Asylum did when "Pacific Rim" was about to come out, then they put out "Atlantic Rim", or the "Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies" just prior to "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer" came out.Nevertheless, then I will say that "Apocalypse Pompeii" is actually not as bad as to be expected, and The Asylum did manage to put together a decent enough movie here. Sure, this is not a groundbreaking innovation in movie history, but still, it is enjoyable to watch - despite its predictability and cliché stereotypical built up.The story is about an American family who has moved to Italy, and while the father Jeff (played by Adrian Paul) has to go to an important meeting, then his wife Lynne (played by Jhey Castles) and daughter Mykaela (played by Georgina Beedle) go to the ruins of Pompeii. A natural disaster takes place, causing Mount Vesuvio to erupt and the tourists trapped in Pompeii struggle to stay alive. Acting against the Italian government and American army, Jeff and his band of soldiers steal a helicopter to go to Pompeii to rescue his wife and daughter.That was basically the entire storyline summarized in a few lines. The story is so predictable and cliché that it just drips with stereotypical ooze. There are no surprises here, and you see everything coming a mile away.The acting in the movie was adequate for a movie of this caliber.All in all, then "Apocalypse Pompeii" is good enough entertainment for a single viewing if you have nothing better at hand to watch or nothing better to do.
Patrick Brookings
Wow, where to start... This is by far the most horrible, pathetic movie I have ever seen. While the plot itself could actually work, everything else was a plain disaster! The acting is horrendous. Extremely shallow, it does not feel real at any point. The 'special' effects are a huge laugh too. They are so pathetic and fake that they could come from a 1980's movie, most certainly not from a movie published in this year! Just about everything looks fake. The volcano explosions, the falling rocks, heck even the the tumbling stones are clearly plastic or whatever. Some weird things going on too... when the hot air gush was happening, you see those people vapourize. Yet there's still green leaves on the trees?? At the end, the survivors are in the basement when the lava appears. Within a couple of minutes they are up on the roof, and the lava floods the roof. Come on people, lava crawls up the stairs and floods the building? It's just ridiculous in every way. It was obvious from the first moments that this was going to be a horrible movie, but I forced myself to watch it all and see if it would get any better. But instead it just got worse.To say it in short, if you want to have a laugh at how pathetic this movie is, then watch it. Otherwise, do not bother please. Without a doubt the most disastrous movie ever!
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