SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

panther_husky First of all, more thought into the research of Pompeii was needed and any person who has visited Pompeii and know what it looks like can understand that the film gave us some false images. (Now, I am not sure if the movie was filmed in Bulgaria or Canada. Maybe both)Secondly, the special effects were so unrealistic which at times made me sit back and laugh when something quite dramatic was happening. I understand the when it comes to low budget movies, one will never get realistic effects, but these effects were terrible. You can't just look past them!Finally, as much as I like Adrian Paul who trained to build his body up for this movie, what on earth was he doing taking on this role? Are Hollywood actors really finding it hard getting work? Well, in summary the whole movie was a disaster and even Mr Pierce seemed fake in the film. Georgina Beedle was the best out of the lot though at times you could tell the lines were rehearsed. The rest of the actors either need more acting classes or the director just couldn't lead them into a proper role.Yes, everyone is a critic but unfortunately I was embarrassed watching this film and having studied Pompeii as an Anthropologist, I just shook my head in disappointment.

scottalanclymer Giving it 1 star because ZERO stars is not available. Not worth the electricity I used to put it on my big screen. Since I've said all I need to say, but this review requires 10 lines minimum, I'm going to paste what tiprout9 said so well:"I just created an account to make sure no one else watches this movie. Anyone involved in the creation of this failtrocity, from the director to the catering company, should feel ashamed. I'm ashamed that I've watched the whole thing. The "special effects" are awful, the acting is horrendous, the story plot is inexistent, overall I have absolutely nothing good to say about this movie. After the movie I had to look at my calendar to make sure we were still in 2014. With all the technologies available nowadays, I was hoping that at least the lava and the explosions would somewhat look real and cool, but this was not the case at all. Poking your eyes with a fork for 86 minutes will bring you greater entertainment than watching this movie. Cheers!"The only other thing I might add, is that's the first time I ever saw hot lava travel UP a flight of stairs. Now that's somethin!

Paul Magne Haakonsen Another cash-in on a potential blockbuster by none other than The Asylum, of course. There is no doubt about that "Apocalypse Pompeii" has seen the light of day because of the forthcoming "Pompeii" movie, just as what The Asylum did when "Pacific Rim" was about to come out, then they put out "Atlantic Rim", or the "Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies" just prior to "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer" came out.Nevertheless, then I will say that "Apocalypse Pompeii" is actually not as bad as to be expected, and The Asylum did manage to put together a decent enough movie here. Sure, this is not a groundbreaking innovation in movie history, but still, it is enjoyable to watch - despite its predictability and cliché stereotypical built up.The story is about an American family who has moved to Italy, and while the father Jeff (played by Adrian Paul) has to go to an important meeting, then his wife Lynne (played by Jhey Castles) and daughter Mykaela (played by Georgina Beedle) go to the ruins of Pompeii. A natural disaster takes place, causing Mount Vesuvio to erupt and the tourists trapped in Pompeii struggle to stay alive. Acting against the Italian government and American army, Jeff and his band of soldiers steal a helicopter to go to Pompeii to rescue his wife and daughter.That was basically the entire storyline summarized in a few lines. The story is so predictable and cliché that it just drips with stereotypical ooze. There are no surprises here, and you see everything coming a mile away.The acting in the movie was adequate for a movie of this caliber.All in all, then "Apocalypse Pompeii" is good enough entertainment for a single viewing if you have nothing better at hand to watch or nothing better to do.

wnourallah Oh My God I have seen some bad films in my 65 years of life, but this has to be the worst I have ever encountered. The acting was so wooden and the dialogue is brain damaging indeed. It is like been written by a ten year old kid and then directed by his ten year old friend. Why oh why spend money on making such crap I will never know. It feels like the two ten year olds woke up one morning and said let's make a disaster movie. No joke folks. The directors name is now embedded in my mind and I will for a while avoid anything directed by him. I feel like grabbing the writers, directors and producer by the neck and shaking them. Please please please do not bother with this crap. I actually forced myself to watch the first 25 minutes thinking that it cannot get any worse and it has to improve. Guess what? It got steadily worse until my brain screamed at me to stop watching.