Deepwater Horizon (2016)

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   CorPse

   I was quite surprised at how effective this film was. I've seen my share of disaster movies over the years, and I'd say this ranks among the best. I'll say it... Peter Berg has become a really solid director. 7 years 6 months ago
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   Torgo

   This was an unexpectedly good disaster action film, one of the rare serious kind with real budget - they even built a complete oil rig set for this, sweet jesus! A shame it flopped at the box office, but how many people walk into theaters to watch some oil rig accident? I liked the build-up to the catastrophe, quite technical, reminding one of a blockbuster version of the opening to the Chernobyl series, of course way less mature.
   
   One thing is sadly missing from this production, and it's not USA flags in face of the fire inferno (of course not!), but how devastating the consequences to nature were. It's noble to honor the 11 fatal victims, sure, but how would you end the dramatization of such an event without stressing the horrendous environmental impact in the pre-credit text? "200 million gallons spilt", that's it? It's an unparalleled ecological disaster, the biggest of its kind in US history, call it so! At least the workmen had a choice to do a risky job - tens of thousands of animals dying in agony hadn't. Grant them a line of text, for heaven's sake. 3 years 1 month ago
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   Cynicus Rex

   Pleasantly surprised by this one. What did annoy me was the running next to motherfucks of flame. An embarrassing misconception that nearly all movies err in. Fire that huge is near impossible to run next to without immediately getting second-degree burns and fainting because you're burning your lungs. Even with protective suits the heat swiftly becomes unbearable up close. Anyway, I enjoyed the movie. 6 years 7 months ago

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