disaster films have a tendency to be very formulated and very cliched .
to see a disaster film with actual originality , or at least a decent plot twist , would definitely be a welcome surprise .
unfortunately , folks , it’s not likely .
dante’s peak is cliched , and at times corny , but also pretty decent .
to be honest , i wasn’t very interested in seeing this film , and word of mouth , as well as several reviews , didn’t make it sound promising .
so i was pleasantly surprised that to find that this movie wasn’t bad at all .
it’s pretty run of the mill , but it’s not something i would say is merely ” ok ” to watch .
in case you don’t know , dante’s peak is about a volcano and the city which lives in it’s shadow , dante’s peak ( who would’ve guessed , eh ? ) .
pierce brosnan plays the volcanologist sent to study the volcano and , perhaps more by hunch than actual scientific proof , is determined that the volcano will be arupting in the very near future .
due to the lack of more substantial evidence , nobody warns the small town , and when they finally do , it’s in the middle of the town meeting that the volcano finally blows .
brosnan , all around good guy , will , of course , save the day .
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or at least the mayor of dante’s peak ( linda hamilton ) .
naturally the two will become infatuated with one another .
( if you think i just ruined a plot development , you haven’t seen very many movies ! )
there’s also the virtually neccessary kids and pet dog to tug at your heart strings .
and of course , the kids or the dog ( at least one or the other ) will do something heroic .
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but hey , i don’t want to ruin all the surprises !
if there was a part of you that was hesitating seeing dante’s peak merely because it was rumored to be a waste of time , i urge you to watch it and decide for yourself .
it’s not brain food , but it succeeds at what it’s meant to be .
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an enjoyable , suspenseful movie about the fury mother nature can unleash !