What's your favourite "disaster" movie?

Question

Eduardo - I loved the Towering Inferno

One of my faves is The Omega Man - an oldie but a goodie....more of an 'aftermath' type of film though

Big John - you are a die hard fan huh?! I loved the string quartet that carried on playing as the ship went down....very moving

Answer 1

There are so many good ones to choose from, this is one of my favorite genres, bit I would have to say Titanic. Something about a movie that makes a large tuff guy cry as much as a 15 yr old girl. There was something brilliant said about many of the personalities in that movie, I do believe some of the deleted bits should have stayed. Saw it 8 times in Theatres each with a diff person, and once on Broadway (I know not the same thing) with my wife! Awesome movie

Answer 2

Hard to say, there are so many I like. Here's just a few. The Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Flood, Fire, By Dawn's Early Light, The Day After Tomorrow, St. Helens, Meteor, Armageddon, & the 2004 Presidential Election. lol

Answer 3

Independance Day. Smart, realistic, and done in a convincing way. Most disaster films are too over the top to be believable- but they did an awesome job finding the right balance with ID. A close second would be the War Of The Worlds remake- despite Tom Cruise.

Answer 4

Actually, I have a number of favorites in this category.
When Worlds Collide (George Pal film)
The Last Wave~This haunting film from Australia builds up to the coming catastrophe through a man's eerie visions.
The Andromeda Strain
The Medusa Touch
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Volcano
Dante's Peak
Crack in the World
Meteor
The Day After (TV miniseries about nuclear war)
The Day After Tomorrow
Ice (TV movie)~with Udo Kier
Twister
The Stand (TV miniseries)
Armageddon (the first part more than the last)
The Fire Next Time (TV miniseries)
The Hurricane~starring Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour//The storm sequence is considered one of the best ever filmed and was "lifted" for use in other films.
Deep Impact
Path of Destruction
The Void~mainly because Adrian Paul stars!
Night of the Comet
Day of the Triffids

Since "Independence Day" has been named, I'll name some of MY alien invader favorites:
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
War of the Worlds (Fifties and Steven Spielberg's versions)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Fifties and Seventies remake, although I do like "Body Snatchers" for the presence of Billy Wirth.)

Post-apocalyptic worlds~not always from war:
On the Beach~This is one of the most melancholy films ever made, definitely very anti-war, as people in Australia await the arrival of fallout from a nuclear war. The song "Waltzing Matilda" is used throughout the film.
Blade Runner
Soylent Green
Mad Max trilogy

I'm not really partial to Irwin Allen's films. The first time through, they were entertaining, but he sort of overstayed the welcome, which he has a habit of doing in his TV series.

NOTE: The man who gave us "Independence Day" outright thieved the destruction of Washington, D.C., claiming it as HIS idea, saying that it had never been done before! Ray Harryhausen did it first in the Fifties in "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers"! Also, the "I.D." rat never admitted he "borrowed" concepts from "V" and "V: The Final Battle"! Who placed ships over all the major cities of the world? Kenneth Johnson, creator of "V", did it first and much better!

Answer 5

The Towering Inferno

Answer 6

Independence Day

Answer 7

Twister, Day After Tomorrow or Armageddon

Answer 8

Titanic

Answer 9

I'd have to say Titanic but I'm also terribly fond of the 70's version of the Poisedon Adventure.

Answer 10

Day After Tomorrow - Great CGI, and an entertaining example of how Global Warming could affect our world.