Product Details

• Actors: Traci Lords, Gary Daniels, Jeff Fahey, Daniela Nane, Constantin Cotimanis
• Directors: Richard Pepin
• Writers: Gregg McBride
• Producers: Andrei Boncea, Ion Ionescu, Jack Nasser, John J. Kelly, Joseph Merhi
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: First Look Pictures
• VHS Release Date: December 10, 2002
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005UF8F
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,244 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Raining Bricks, December 3, 2004

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John S. Milas (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epicenter (DVD)

If you've seen action movies such as Die Hard and True Lies, than you'll want to check this out. Don't let my 2/5 scare you away, no no no. This is the sort of movie you need to see once in a while to remind you how good those other movies are. The plot, to start with, is a huge mess. Nick Constantine decides to bring down a corporation that he blames for his wife's death, so he steals an advanced computer chip or something. Anyway, the whole movie revolves around this guy, Nick, and the chip that he has. Some bald Russian dude is trying to get it from him, as well as a female FBI agent, who is transfering Nick to Los Angeles after arresting him in a strip club in San Fransisco. Behind all this the largest earthquake to ever his Los Angeles is going on and is being covered by a newswoman about to fall asleep and crash her helicopter into some stock footage of L.A. Ok, here's where it gets really interesting. The FBI agent's neglected daughter is also in L.A. Her mom, the FBI agent, is going to meet her at a mall because she doesn't want her to live with her dad, so the daughter is meeting Biff's little brother at this mall in case her mom doesn't show up. Now, for the most interesting part of the entire movie. During the earthquake the daughter and Biff's youger sibling get stuck on an elevator with an old man named Patrick, who carries a stuffed animal of a parrot around with him because he "likes birds alot". Than there's a plot twist and another FBI agent is running around with the Russians, shooting through floors, and falling through streets in trucks. Ok, I lied about those things being the most interesting parts in the movie, because they aren't. Do they sound interesting? No, they don't. During this film we are treated to gunfights, surprisingly impressive earthquake sets, and the most bricks I've ever seen raining out of the sky. There are minature shots of these glass skyscrapers being ravaged by the earthquake sending glass down to the streets, then, there's a shot of people running around on the streets with bricks falling all around them. Where did these bricks come from? Than there's scenes inside of these buildings and guys are running around, and seriously, it looks like the bricks are simply appearing and falling out of nowhere at them. This is a must-see for anyone who's into modern action. This'll make the big titles seem even better. Oh, the DVD has "play movie" and "scene selection", and there aren't even pictures for the scene selection. The picture is about as grainy as a grain barn, and the clearest audio is probably the peoples' shoes clonking on the floors. Enjoy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a disaster movie., April 12, 2009

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E. Ceron "Alacran" (Bethesda, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epicenter (DVD)

This movie, while is not a bad movie is not a disaster film either, if you're into a disaster thrill, this is not really that, the eartquake is not the center of focus in the movie,.. just a tool, the movie is around this bad guy and the FBI agent lady, Jeff Fahey plays the bad guy (for a change.) the trama has action, drama and a good ending, the title of the movie should not be 'Epicenter',but something more on the action hero theme,.. but the acting is quite good.!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epicenter - Great Action Movie, January 12, 2002

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Nick (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epicenter (DVD)

Epicenter, starring Traci Elizabeth Lords, has already been released internationally. After seeing it both in theater and on the German language DVD, I am thrilled to see this US action thriller released on DVD here in the US. The special effects are incredible. But best of all this is not just a disaster movie - the movie has a great action filled plot. I am excited that the U.S. release will be available soon.