Sep 04, 2019 what led to a manmade disaster, and what happened after. Japan earthquake and tsunami fridays quake struck the northeast coast, an area still recovering from the fukushima disaster of 2011, above. During what should have been a routine safety test, chernobyls no. The chernobyl diaries, directed by brad parker from a story idea by oren peli who also produced. With the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991, chernobyl remained part.
The 1986 chernobyl nuclear disaster is a subject full of gripping detail and historical and scientific import. In honor of dwayne johnson taking on an earthquake this weekend in san andreas, we decided to count down the top 15 best natural disaster movies. The movie reconstructs the first day in pripyat after the tragedy at the nuclear plant. A very powerful earthquake and a devastating tsunami initiated the japanese nuclear disaster on march 11, 2011 natures fury tsunami hitting natori, japan. The film follows a group of six young vacationers who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an extreme tour guide. Heres a list of best disaster movies that we have curated for you. Deranged 2012 while tidal wave was south koreas first disaster movie, this one is the countrys first medical thriller on an infectious disease epidemic. The 14 most frightening films about nuclear holocaust. The dark knight rises 2012 an entire metropolitan city is taken hostage as masked mercenary takes hold of a fully armed neutron bomb. Many of these films and documentaries are quite entertaining, while others are so bleak and horrifying that one viewing is enough. This is the bleakest and most depressing movie ever made outside of, perhaps, grave of the fireflies. During their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone. With jesse mccartney, jonathan sadowski, olivia taylor dudley, nathan phillips. Chernobyl diaries is a 2012 american disaster horror film directed by brad parker and produced by oren peli, who also wrote the story.
Feb 23, 2012 one of the best disaster themed movies was right at your door and is a must add to any disaster list. Inside japans nuclear meltdown watch s2012 e8 frontline. Jun 11, 2019 in ukraine, those who witnessed the 1986 nuclear disaster say the hbo miniseries got everything rightexcept the people. With the dissolution of the soviet union in 1991, chernobyl remained part of ukraine. Dont forget to check out comets planet in peril earth day movie marathon, beginning today at noon11 c. Along with showing the spectacular disaster, these films concentrate on the chaotic events surrounding the disaster, including efforts for survival, the effects upon individuals and families, and whatif scenarios. Nuclear terrorism represents the most immediate and extreme threat to global security. Chernobyl diaries is an original story from oren peli, who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller. Gregory peck, ava gardner, fred astaire, anthony perkins.
The duga overthehorizon radar array, several miles outside of chernobyl, was the origin of the russian woodpecker. Valery kabysh finds out about the catastrophe, while the truth is being hidden from citizens to avoid the panic. Jul 28, 2017 so grab a bucket of popcorn and start a movie marathon. They can be either impending or ongoing, or set in a distant future, or they can exist locally or globally. Calling a film about nuclear war best seems odd, because this is a sobering topic.
It had all the pieces to be a much better movie than it was, but it also could have been a lot worse than it turned out. But as a story, its hard to get your arms around sprawling and repetitious. Six tourists hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city pripyat, the former home to the workers of the chernobyl nuclear reactor. Jun, 2019 the movie reconstructs the first day in pripyat after the tragedy at the nuclear plant. Authority to restart the others after scheduled maintenance throughout the year was given to local governments, which all decided against reopening them. Was in limited release to us theaters but available on dvd. We polled the cinema blend staff and came up with a list of what we believe are the 15 best disaster movies of all time. What led to a manmade disaster, and what happened after. While tidal wave was south koreas first disaster movie, this one is the countrys first medical thriller on an infectious disease epidemic. Screen play, direction, acting were all at subpar c movie level. It follows the disastermovie mold, chronicling a group of scientists who seek to physically move the earth to get it away from the everexpanding sun. Mar 22, 2017 pandora is a nuclear disaster movie without all the hollywood hero frills.
The bbc made this tv movie that depicts sheffield, england, just before, during, and well after the nuclear war. Best nuclear films international uranium film festival. If you believe in conspiracy theories of greedy pharmaceutical companies behind the spread of some diseases or illnesses, this movie fits that theory. Pandora is a nuclear disaster movie without all the hollywood hero frills. Whos up for a whirlwind tour of the smoldering corpse of the worlds worst nuclear disaster. After a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves stranded, only to discover. A powerful documentary shot from march 11th, 2011 through march 2015 that sheds some light on what really happened at the fukushima nuclear power plant after the. Inside japans nuclear meltdown an unprecedented account of the crisis inside the fukushima daiichi nuclear complex after. On one hand, it was the first alist mainstream hollywood movie to tackle the subject of nuclear war, with stars like gregory peck, fred astaire and ava gardner heading up the cast. It presents a lot of good current information that could be useful in a real disaster and is an entertaining movie as well. Like them or not i do, mostly, the paranormal movies have a distinct directorial voice. There is absolutely no hope or happiness in this movie whatsoever. May 03, 2019 the 1986 chernobyl nuclear disaster is a subject full of gripping detail and historical and scientific import. Notable for the sets being extremely loyal to the real hindenburg, to the extent that the spectacular, dreamlike airship steals the show.
As a scholar focusing on the place of nuclear energy in japanese culture, ive seen more than my share of nuclearthemed monster movies from the 50s onward, and the scenes of burning refineries, flattened cities, mobilized rescue teams and fleeing civilians recall some surreal highlights of the japanese disaster film genre. The worst nuclear disaster to affect the entire planet happened on april 26, 1986, at the chernobyl nuclear facility near pripyat in the soviet union. German subtitles a documentary film about the chernobyl disaster dedicated to the. Jaehyeok and his colleagues return to the plant to prevent another nuclear disaster. His 2012 produced short horror comedy curiosity kills already received the audience. All city disaster destruction scenes from 2012 2009 film. All this list of films depicting nuclear disasters and their dramatic consequences on the daily life of people. Chernobyl diaries is an original story from oren peli, who first terrified audiences with his groundbreaking thriller, paranormal activity. The day after 1983 this madefortelevisionmovie by abc depicts the consequences of a nuclear war in lawrence, kansas and the surrounding area. Chernobyl diaries hires photo gallery may 22, 2012. Chernobyl diaries 2012 stream and watch online moviefone.
In september 2011 the nuclear damage compensation facilitation corporation started by working with tepco to compile a business plan for the next decade. Imdb devastating earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, an ice world, and tsunamis are all crammed into 2012, one of the absolute worst natural disaster movies of all time. Catastrophes can take so many different forms but they are mostly manmade or natural. Pandora 2016 korean nuclear disaster on netflix heaven. Usually, the reason i love disaster movies is the fact that i. The fictional story chronicles the possibility that it was sabotage. May 26, 2012 chernobyl diaries all that appears to be motivating anybody in chernobyl diaries to do anything is paltry screenwriting. Modern disaster movie genre emerged in 1990s with films like independence day. The temperatures on the earths surface are clearly rising with every year and it is quite evident that this is not something that can be ignored.
I love a good disaster movie and pandora certainly delivers on that. By march 2012, one year after the disaster, all but two of japans nuclear reactors had been shut down. A rare case of a disaster movie that holds off on the actual disaster until the finale. Cheaply made with no name actors but includes a couple of scares. A film based on current conditions in chernobyl and pripyat, where the soviet government tried to cover up a catastrophic nuclear accident something the. Still, its closer to the truth than the kremlin version. Nuclear reactors produce power through the fission splitting of the nuclei of heavy isotopes, such as uranium235 and plutonium239, resulting from the absorption of neutrons. After a global nuclear war, the residents of australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Indian vice president m hamid ansari said in 2012 that nuclear energy is the only option for expanding indias energy supplies, and prime minister modi announced in 2014 that india intended to build 10 more nuclear reactors in a collaboration with russia. The destruction does come in all its chaotic glory but before the chaos, we see scenes of real human anguish. Fukushima accident, disaster that occurred in 2011 at the fukushima daiichi number one nuclear power plant on the pacific coast of northern japan, which was caused by a severe earthquake and powerful series of tsunami waves and was the second worst nuclear power accident in history. All could get much worse unless terranauts journey to the depths of the planet and jumpstart the core with a nuclear bomb. Frontline inside japans nuclear meltdown season 2012.
May 22, 2012 9 nightmarish nuclear fallout films in honor. So with earth day here, we at comet figured now is a good time to take a look at the 10 most unrealistic disaster movies ever made, and what makes them so ludicrous. One of the best disaster themed movies was right at your door and is a must add to any disaster list. The most famous nuclear war movie, this madefortelevision production actually underdramatized the effects of an allout nuke attack. Godzilla and japans nuclear disaster films the new. The 15 best disaster movies of all time cinemablend.
Fukushima nuclear disaster congressional research service 4 daiichi reactors entered commercial operation in the years from 1971 reactor 1 to 1979 reactor 6. President thomas wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the worlds population, the entire race is doomed. In wake of the disaster, the members of the ono family who reside just outside the border of the mandatory. The film follows a group of six young vacationers who, looking to go off. Top 5 end of the world disaster movies of all time in. Chernobyl diaries 2012 six tourists hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city pripyat, the former home to the workers of the chernobyl nuclear reactor. The best disaster films comment upon the negative effects of advancing technology. Chernobyl diaries 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Fukushima daiichi accident world nuclear association.
The desperate days after the fukushima nuclear disaster, told by those who were there. See here uranium film festivals best nuclear films since 2011. Mar 17, 2020 it follows the disaster movie mold, chronicling a group of scientists who seek to physically move the earth to get it away from the everexpanding sun, while avoiding collision with jupiter. Isao natsuyagi, naoko ohtani, jun murakami, megumi kagurazaka. An earthquake causes a nuclear crisis in a fictive japanese prefecture.
The film follows a group of six young vacationers who. Chernobyl diairies was released in theatres in 2012 and on cable in 20. Particular animal species are going extinct without our knowledge and the food chain is being imbala. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. A powerful documentary shot from march 11th, 2011 through march 2015 that sheds some light on what really happened at the fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that followed. Due to the quality of the casting, this movie shows us how a disaster movie can have a real human element to it. After watching this movie you simply cant support nuclear energy any longer.
In ukraine, those who witnessed the 1986 nuclear disaster say the hbo miniseries got everything rightexcept the people. Dec 07, 2012 japan earthquake and tsunami fridays quake struck the northeast coast, an area still recovering from the fukushima disaster of 2011, above. Adrian helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earths core is heating up. Disasters have been the subject of filmgoers fascination since the time of silent film epics, and this interest continues to exist up to the present time. Most popular nuclear accident movies and tv shows imdb. All is destruction, death, and terrible decline of what remains.
Pathetic fail at trying to keep concurrent stories moving at the same time. In this spoof of disaster movies, ted striker, an exnavy pilot, just got dumped by his longtime girlfriend elaine. Released may 25th, 2012, chernobyl diaries stars ingrid bolso berdal, jonathan sadowski, devin kelley, jesse mccartney the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of 32. Chernobyl diaries is an original story from oren peli, who first. Christian movie makers should stick to their genre. Top 5 end of the world disaster movies of all time in honor. On 14 june 2011, japans cabinet passed the nuclear disaster compensation bill, and a related budget to fund posttsunami reconstruction was also passed subsequently. The 25 greatest disaster movies of all time vulture. Chernobyl diaries mines nuclear disaster for horror thrills latimes. It stars mostly forgettable actors and centers around a visit to the chernobyl nuclear power plant that went critical in russia in 1986.
Jonathan sadowski and ingrid bolso berdal in chernobyl diaries 2012. Some of these movies and tv series about chernobyl will provide you a complete. The chernobyl disaster was a reallife a nuclear meltdown that occurred in soviet ukraine in april 1986 following an explosion, a fire. Inpo 11005 addendum, aug 2012, lessons learned from the nuclear accident at fukushima daiichi nuclear power station. Disaster moviesits the end of the world as we know it. The day after 1983 this madefortelevision movie by abc depicts the consequences of a nuclear war in lawrence, kansas and the surrounding area. The characters react in realistic ways and just like in real life there are no quick fixes. Chernobyl diaries all that appears to be motivating anybody in chernobyl diaries to do anything is paltry screenwriting.
Extreme tourism takes a turn for the worse as a group of friends visit the chernobyl nuclear disaster site. Say whatever you want about cheesiness or typical disaster movie cliches, it wont matter. The films depicts pretty much every natural disaster you can think of volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis all caused by neutrinos from the sun mutating and heating up. Chernobyl diaries mines nuclear disaster for horror thrills.
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