I didn't know about this 1978 natural disaster movie before now in 2024, as I happened to stumble upon it by random luck. And of course I had to sit down and watch it, as it was a natural disaster movie that I hadn't already seen. Plus, the fact that the movie was starring Mia Farrow and Rock Hudson, well that just was an extra cherry on the icing.
The storyline in "Avalanche" was pretty straight forward. It was an entertaining enough script and storyline, but writers Corey Allenm Frances Doel and Gavin Lambert didn't exactly throw together something that was particularly outstanding. But it was definitely a watchable and fair enough movie, mostly because of the acting.
There are some familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Mia Farrow, Rock Hudson, Robert Forster, Steve Franken and Barry Primus. The acting performances in the movie were good, and that definitely helped to spruce up an otherwise generic script and narrative.
The special effects in the movie have no aged well, and it was painstakingly obvious that it was Styrofoam used in the hectic avalanche scenes, and that just gave the movie a stupid feel and made it feel amateurish. But I am sure that back in 1978 this might have passed as being good. And you don't really buy into the scenes where the layered snow crash down upon the people at the resort, it just didn't look realistic.
The synopsis should have read: "The vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of Styrofoam crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival."
If you enjoy natural disaster movies, then there are far better movies out there. Director Corey Allen's 1978 movie "Avalanche" was not all that impressive. Watchable, sure, but not something I would rush out and get to watch.
My rating of "Avalanche" lands on a five out of ten stars.
The storyline in "Avalanche" was pretty straight forward. It was an entertaining enough script and storyline, but writers Corey Allenm Frances Doel and Gavin Lambert didn't exactly throw together something that was particularly outstanding. But it was definitely a watchable and fair enough movie, mostly because of the acting.
There are some familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Mia Farrow, Rock Hudson, Robert Forster, Steve Franken and Barry Primus. The acting performances in the movie were good, and that definitely helped to spruce up an otherwise generic script and narrative.
The special effects in the movie have no aged well, and it was painstakingly obvious that it was Styrofoam used in the hectic avalanche scenes, and that just gave the movie a stupid feel and made it feel amateurish. But I am sure that back in 1978 this might have passed as being good. And you don't really buy into the scenes where the layered snow crash down upon the people at the resort, it just didn't look realistic.
The synopsis should have read: "The vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of Styrofoam crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival."
If you enjoy natural disaster movies, then there are far better movies out there. Director Corey Allen's 1978 movie "Avalanche" was not all that impressive. Watchable, sure, but not something I would rush out and get to watch.
My rating of "Avalanche" lands on a five out of ten stars.