So far so ordinary for the SyFy Channel, but this one is exceptionally poor compared to most of their movies in this sub-genre. Inevitably, a scientist and his family happen to be caught up in the natural disaster and must fight to survive nature's onslaught.
#ICE QUAKE II MOVIE#
ICE QUAKE is an extraordinarily poor SyFy Channel disaster movie that sees a river of liquid methane causing the very landscape to split and shift in Alaska. You do not have to pay close attention to grasp the plot. This is the kind of film you can enjoy with a friend, a beer and a pizza. It is not award-winning, it is not the best film of the year (or even the month). So you have to give a little bit of credit to Fehr and co-stars for picking up the characters quickly, knowing the lines, working against events that are not really there. As far as preparation, Brendan Fehr explains, "We have about two weeks max and usually about a week before the whole thing gets rolling." So it is a very quick process from landing a role to filming. Methane apparently does not dissipate after causing cracks to the surface and can be directed by explosions. You have Alaska, on Christmas Eve, with bright green grass. You have methane gas causing people to die just by touching it. You have a father far too young to be the parent of a teenager. That being said, it has some questionable aspects. I see too many films that take themselves seriously and just end up being boring (most recent example - "Don't Let Him In"). I appreciate that they seem to know the film will be cheesy and try not to make it more than it is. But I want to say that despite all the bad things, it was still enjoyable and used far less CGI than typically seen in a SyFy film. I could make lots of complaints about this film (and will shortly). They seem to be moving, and if not stopped could cause great peril for the families on Christmas. Geysers of ice are erupting in Alaska near the city of Fairbanks. Overall, Ice Quake has its moments but it is nothing great. The direction and pace are both uneven, there are times when the direction is tolerable but others when it is sloppy and hackneyed and in regards to the pace the middle drags and the end feels rushed, while the script is really quite poor and clichéd. The effects are rather generic, the film does have some dodgy flashlight technology and while it is not as bad as other Syfy movies there are many inconsistencies and errors, the one regarding the methane is just one of these. The acting, excepting the leads, is nothing to rave about, and I also couldn't connect to most of the characters, so much so towards the end I honestly didn't really care about whether they lived or died. However, Ice Quake isn't particularly good either. The scenery is quite striking, the story was interesting in concept and to start with, Brendan Fehr is cute, charming and does show at least a bit of charisma and the female didn't grate on me or strike me as too bland. Ice Quake isn't a terrible movie and Syfy have certainly done much worse. And sometimes that is okay.While I do not like most of Syfy's movies, I do watch them to see if there are any decent ones or any with novelty value.
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