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Nutcase
22-10-2007, 17:30
Can anyone recommend any? I've got a few already, and a couple on the way:

Poseidon Adventure
Airport
Airport 1975
Airport 1977
Airport 1979 (did you know that the Concorde they used for that film is the one that sadly crashed?).

On the way:

Towering Inferno
Earthquake

Any other quality classics?

Ta!
Flibster
22-10-2007, 22:02
Waterworld?

Utter disaster in every sence?
Darrin
22-10-2007, 22:04
A night to remember from 1958
The Hindenburg from 1975
The Swarm from 1978


Not so much classics, but still fall in the genre...

Twister
Day after tomorrow
War of the worlds
Muban
22-10-2007, 22:16
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Andromeda Strain
The Cassandra Crossing

The Towering Inferno has to be the Daddy of them all. Paul Newman AND Steve McQueen!!!
Fayshun
22-10-2007, 23:38
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Robert Shaw

/me hearts
Nutcase
23-10-2007, 07:21
Waterworld?

Utter disaster in every sence?

:p

Hmm, some interesting suggestions :)

Didn't know they made a film of andromeda strain. Great book :)

I've got day after tomorrow and war of the worlds (even got the silly tom cruise one :o).

Cheers, will look at some reviews :D
Feek
23-10-2007, 08:16
A Night to Remember (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051994/)

Great film about the Titanic, I've got the DVD, it rocks. OK, everyone knows what happens in the end but at least there's no dodgy love story (sadly, there's no Kate Winslet baps either).
Stan_Lite
23-10-2007, 08:59
Waterworld was a complete disaster, does that count? :D
Admiral Huddy
23-10-2007, 10:14
Towering inferno :) My dad took me to see that when I burnt myself in creosote :(
Mat
24-10-2007, 14:16
I'm not sure whether theyre exactly what you're after, but Assault on Precinct 13, Farenheit 451, Maximum Overdrive and The Quiet Earth are also pretty good.

Alos, take a look at these lists:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disaster_films

http://www.volumen.net/apoc/
MarcLister
24-10-2007, 14:32
Does The Day After Tomorrow count?
Nutcase
28-10-2007, 15:51
Assault on Precint 13 is pretty good :)

I reckon this thread should be renames "Films with George Kennedy in?". Walking disaster magnet :D

Just watched Earthquake. I've seen it before as I recognised some bits. Cheese :D

Got a funny feeling I've seen night to remember and it's a goodun - will add it to the to buy list.

Just looking through the wikipedia list now, cheers :)

edit: oooh, philadelphia experiment, I think I saw that one about 20 years ago too!
Pumpkinstew
29-10-2007, 00:44
Dante's Peak
Volcano
The Core
Armageddon
Deep Impact
Outbreak
Daylight
Touching the Void
Wargames
Vertical Limit
Hard Rain


Most of those are rubbish though.