Killer Wave
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Actor: Angus Macfadyen, John Robinson, Karine Vanasse, Louis Philippe Dandenault, Tom SkerrittBrand: Genius
Producer: Michael Prupas
Producer: Robert Halmi Sr.
Writer: George Malko
Writer: Tedi Sarafian
Writer: William Gray
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 175 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 80497
Studio: Rhi Entertainment
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- Killer Wave is the explosive, action-packed story of massive tidal waves set to destroy a population and swallow a nation. When a series of unprecedented and deadly tidal waves mysteriously crash down along the American East Coast, renegade scientist John McAdams discovers that these waves are actually man-made ecological disasters created as weapons of mass destruction. On the run from political
DVD Reviews of Killer Wave
DVD Review: Only pretty good, and certainly not a great bit of suspense and disaster
Summary: 3 Stars
OK, first of all, you need to know that I'm a sucker for just about anything that has to do with the ocean, oceanography, and marine biology. So, when I started watching this show I was more or less hooked because it's about the ocean and oceanographers.
I remembered seeing the lead actor, Angus Macfayden, in the movie Braveheart where he plays Roger the Bruce. I liked him in that, so I thought I'd give this a shot. Frankly, I was impressed by the fact that he was cast in the role he played. I know quite a few marine biologists and oceanographers, and he looks more or less like them. They are not the stainless steel and sex-appeal types often cast in leads. He has the facial hair characteristic of the discipline, he's a little overweight, and he wears casual attire worn by them. I was not impressed by the slick character cast to play the director of the oceanographic institute. Anyway, I pushed forward and watched the whole thing.
There is actually pretty good suspense and drama that appears here and there, but I felt like the backgrounds of the characters were not fleshed out well enough. All they give you is that something bad happened, and you never really know what the technology was that they were working on, and how it could be altered for sinister designs.
There is the powerful, but desperate corporate mogul (Tom Skerritt) and his conniving 2nd in command, and the 2nd in command's strong-arm man. This sounds pretty typical, and it was. There are also a couple of FBI agents who seem to be able to act pretty independently, like they have no supervising officer, but that may happen sometimes. Some of the characters were WAY too typecast - like the killers that show up later in the show. Talk about people on steroids!
There was relatively little in the way of special effects, but they did get the basic idea of water being sucked offshore as the wave builds. I thought that was pretty cool.
All in all, it grabbed and held my attention, largely for the reasons I listed above, but I was happy I saw it. It was not a life-changing event, and it was just OK. I don't think that I'll be recommending it to anyone. So, 3 stars. That's it. I liked it, I didn't "really like it", and I certainly didn't "love it", so 3 stars.
Description of Killer Wave
Killer Wave is the explosive, action-packed story of massive tidal waves set to destroy a population and swallow a nation. When a series of unprecedented and deadly tidal waves mysteriously crash down along the American East Coast, renegade scientist John McAdams discovers that these waves are actually man-made ecological disasters created as weapons of mass destruction. On the run from political madmen and rogue federal agents intent on keeping him silent, John sets out to expose who?s behind the undersea explosions before literally half the world is under water. Killer Wave is now available for the first time on DVD with great bonus features and beautiful packaging that is sure to wipe you out!Bestsellers in DVD
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