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Your Chance to Live: Earthwatch (1972)

1972 · Ephemeral film · 13 min

Synopsis

Presents the story of a teenage couple caught in the tragic path of a Tsunami as a means of explaining the nature of earthquakes and the consequences of their power.

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Running time
13 minutes
Internet Archive item
YourChan1972

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★★★★★ · BORING, but..... · pataphysician · 2008-06-08

This is a boring film That being said, the footage of disasters are quite good material for for my video mashups-I'm giving it five stars!

★★ · And the point being? · Spuzz · 2005-04-25

Strange film which purports to say something about the environment.. Or something. Yes, Earth is a big mysterious planet, it can be gorgrous (cue Folk song here!) or it can be deadly (cue negative dupe here). Main thing focuses on, I guess, a tornado, and everyone running like the dickens away from it. And THATS IT!! I am again, gobsmacked trying to figure out what I just watched..

★ · Yikes! · GE_Pretzel · 2006-10-26

The simple message that the creators of this film desire to convey is that natural and man-made disasters can occur at any time, thus making it necessary for mankind to implement and follow precautionary measures when danger arrives. Don't expect any practical advice on what to do in the event of an emergency, however, because this production is more interested in engaging in lengthy poetic meandering about the state of the earth and its environmental ambivalence. The folk singing near the beginning of the film is excruciating, although there is some great eye-catching disaster footage and…

★ · Bad like "Monster A Go-Go" · uniQ · 2020-12-03

This has to be one of the WORST films on this site. Narration limited in content and delivery, odd singing, the film lacks entertainment, instruction or information. To steal a line from Paul Roberts, "Weak in Content".

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