So I decided to bump The Wave up to 4.5 stars because while these are both truly amazing disaster films, I think I ever so slightly prefer the first one because the subject matter a smidge more original.

Still, goddamn, Norwegians have a better quality of life then we do AND they know how to make an excellent disaster film so much better than we do so basically what I’m saying is that my new dream is to move to Norway...or maybe just visit?

Seriously though, these Norwegian disaster flicks contain the one ingredient that is always lacking from American versions and that is heart. Like you really care about all of the characters and it makes all the difference in…

THE QUAKE is surprisingly good. A Norwegian disaster movie and special effects extravaganza that actually understands that its characters are far more important than the spectacle of its action and effects. THE QUAKE is by all means an intense nail-biter when it comes to the action - and it is frightening to see Oslo destroyed, but the real drama in THE QUAKE comes from the main character and his struggles with the aftermath of the events that occurred in THE WAVE (yes, this is a sequel) and how that has affected his relationship to his family. It's just damn solid character development and it is at times emotionally devastating.

That THE QUAKE so successfully manages to be an emotionally engaging…

"Oslo has experienced this before..."

After very much enjoying disaster epic The Wave, I was surprised to discover that it spawned a sequel(not that it needed it on any level). I was genuinely curious to see how the further exploits of geologist Kristian unfolded after the events of The Wave. It seems time hasn't been kind to a dishevelled Kristian, as he attempts to reconnect with family in Oslo. The minor sticking point being Kristian's worry of an impending quake there on the magnitude of the 1904 one. More than a little like Jaws 2, or Die Harder, we see Kristian dealing with lightening striking twice, so he goes full on Chief Brody again, seemingly the only character to be…

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Since “The Wave” really surprised and blew me away back then, I was really looking forward to “The Quake.” Unfortunately, I was a little bit disappointed. 

One thing that immediately stood out to me in a positive way was that the actors and characters from the first part are back.
I also really liked the dramatic approach when it came to Kristian’s life. Kristian is still struggling with the events from “The Wave” and hasn’t been able to fully process them yet. This made him seem a lot more human and relatable to me. 
All the other characters definitely have their place in the story, but they lack a bit of depth and…

The follow up to Norwegian disaster movie The Wave is basically the same thing, except this time with an earthquake. We focus on the same guy from the last film, who once again finds himself at the centre of a major catastrophe. Now I'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything, but isn't this a bit suspicious? I mean, what are the odds of this same guy finding himself right in the middle of one of these things again? Maybe in part three we find out he has shares in a disaster rebuilding company and planned the whole thing! Anyway, The Quake basically goes down the usual sequel route of doing the same thing except bigger, and it doesn't disappoint. The…

First off, it's nice to see a movie earthquake hit somewhere besides Los Angeles. They always get the shaft in earthquake movies. In this film, Norwegian David Spade attempts to save his estranged wife and kids from a massive earthquake in Oslo. Apparently, and I didn't realize this going in, but this is a sequel to a far superior Norwegian disaster movie called The Wave.

For this one, you have to wait a long time for the earthquake to hit and when it finally does, almost the entire story takes place inside 1 building where somehow the people who went there to warn everyone else end up being the only people stuck inside. Also, dude was an expert in seismic…