Yet another in the seemingly endless list of Movies produced by the masters of 90's trash, Richard Pepin & Joseph Merhi and their PM Entertainment Group,
'Epicentre' is part Disaster Movie and part Trashy Thriller, and doesn't really work well at either, the best scenes here are scenes edited in from other movies, you have a tram running down the street from Edie Murphy's 1997 film 'Metro' you have the subway rolling over and over taken directly from 1995's 'Money Train' and other scenes taken directly from 1994's 'Speed'.
For a film set around an Earthquake hitting L.A. - it's well past half way in the movie that that disaster happens along with predictable cheesy FX - but considering the budget Dick and Joe usually work with, they're not too bad.
The worst part of Epicentre is like all 'PM' Productions, is the atrocious acting, it's headlined by Traci Lords a former hardcore porn star whose biggest claim to fame is starring in various porno shoots while still underage at just 17, she has since moved on to B Movie land, and doesn't convince in the slightest as a FBI agent, Maybe if this was a porno and she'd take her panties off half way through to ease the boredom - but no, i'm afraid not, Her co star is Gary Daniels an English (though sounding South African) Kickboxing champion turned 'actor' a sort of low rent 'Van Damme' who is one of the worst actors in living memory who somehow has appeared in close to 50, Trashy B Movies over the course of 20 years.. HOW??... with not a single one making it's way to a Movie Theater near you.. what a surprise! The only 'Big' name is Jeff Fahey.. when I say 'big' name - He has a face you recognise - but you can't remember or care what his name is.
Mediocre,By-the-numbers but Watchable enough trash - but It's a rip-off of so many better films it leaves itself rather pointless
*1/2 out of *****
'Epicentre' is part Disaster Movie and part Trashy Thriller, and doesn't really work well at either, the best scenes here are scenes edited in from other movies, you have a tram running down the street from Edie Murphy's 1997 film 'Metro' you have the subway rolling over and over taken directly from 1995's 'Money Train' and other scenes taken directly from 1994's 'Speed'.
For a film set around an Earthquake hitting L.A. - it's well past half way in the movie that that disaster happens along with predictable cheesy FX - but considering the budget Dick and Joe usually work with, they're not too bad.
The worst part of Epicentre is like all 'PM' Productions, is the atrocious acting, it's headlined by Traci Lords a former hardcore porn star whose biggest claim to fame is starring in various porno shoots while still underage at just 17, she has since moved on to B Movie land, and doesn't convince in the slightest as a FBI agent, Maybe if this was a porno and she'd take her panties off half way through to ease the boredom - but no, i'm afraid not, Her co star is Gary Daniels an English (though sounding South African) Kickboxing champion turned 'actor' a sort of low rent 'Van Damme' who is one of the worst actors in living memory who somehow has appeared in close to 50, Trashy B Movies over the course of 20 years.. HOW??... with not a single one making it's way to a Movie Theater near you.. what a surprise! The only 'Big' name is Jeff Fahey.. when I say 'big' name - He has a face you recognise - but you can't remember or care what his name is.
Mediocre,By-the-numbers but Watchable enough trash - but It's a rip-off of so many better films it leaves itself rather pointless
*1/2 out of *****