由想到的十大扣人心絃災難大片
10. "Twister"
There are going to be people who scoff at my choice of "Twister" but this is one of those movies that when it's on cable, I always end up watching. Not the best acting ever in a film, but the tornado action is pretty darn fun.
也許很多人會對《龍捲風》不屑一顧，畢竟表演一般特效也很陳舊了。但是每次電視臺放還是會忍不住看……
9. "War of the Worlds"
My only beef with Steven Spielberg's 2005 take on the classic HG Wells story has to do with the ending. Otherwise, Spielberg weaves an entertaining tale about aliens and how one family faces the invasion.
《世界大戰》是斯皮爾伯格改編自科幻大師HG Wells的作品，湯姆·克魯斯的領銜和初出茅廬的達科塔·範寧都令人印象深刻。
8. "Children of Men"
Alfonso Cuaron directs Clive Owen in this futuristic thriller in which humankind is facing extinction because women have become infertile. True edge of your seat action, incredible cinematography, and Owen's performance make this one a must-see.
《人類之子》說的是人類面臨絕種，全世界只剩一位孕婦的狀況，緊張的動作戲，出色的攝影，以及克里夫·歐文的表演絕對會讓你覺得很值。
7. "Deep Impact"
"Deep Impact" was one of two movies released in 1998 in which our planet's threatened by a meteor. Mimi Leder's "Deep Impact" battled it out with Michael Bay's "Armageddon" (you know, the one with Ben Affleck running animal crackers across Liv Tyler) and although Bay's film had a bigger budget and brought in more money, Leder actually made the better movie.
1998年《深度撞擊》打敗了另一部彗星撞地球的災難片《絕世天劫》，雖說後者花的錢也多賺的錢也多，但口碑上還是《深度撞擊》深入人心。
6. "Outbreak"
Remember when Cuba Gooding Jr chose good roles? This was one of his better films. "Outbreak" is a creepy film about the spread of the 'Motaba' virus with Dustin Hoffman being the go-to guy who must save everyone on the planet. And it's all because of one renegade monkey...
《恐怖地帶》給人帶來的毛骨悚然的感覺至今讓人印象深刻，一隻猴子引發的病毒急速擴散，達斯汀·霍夫曼奔赴前線拯救全人類。
5. "The Poseidon Adventure"
We're talking about the original 1972 movie - not Wolfgang Petersen's 2006 remake. 5 Academy Award winners star in this tale of a cruise ship going down on New Year's Eve. The water scenes still look spectacular and many of the cast members did their own stunts in order to make things look realistic.
不是2006年的翻拍，說的是1972年原汁原味的《海神號遇難記》。這艘被詛咒的船隻，載着5大奧斯卡影帝影后，在除夕夜壯烈沉沒。水漫金山的場面至今看來依然扣人心絃。
4. "Earthquake"
Being a Southern California native, the threat of an earthquake is always lingering in the back of my mind. "Earthquake" the movie brings that fear to life - although the acting's pretty campy and the effects are so outdated they're laughable.
同樣是1974年的《大地震》震撼人心，尤其對於地震頻發地區的人們來說更是感同身受。但是特效太老土了，現在看起來都會覺得好笑。
3. "Independence Day"
"Independence Day" helped Will Smith become one of the most recognizable - and bankable - actors in Hollywood. Directed by Roland Emmerich, a filmmaker who knows a thing or two about big budget epics ("The Day After Tomorrow," "Godzilla"), "Independence Day" finds the Earth under attack by aliens bent on killing off humans. Smith plays a fighter pilot who has to save the day with the help of Bill Pullman as U.S. President Whitmore and an annoying scientist played by Jeff Goldblum.
《獨立日》是威爾·史密斯的成名作，也是他發家致富的重要作品。導演Roland Emmerich是災難片的老手了，《後天》和《哥斯拉》都是出自他的手筆。《獨立日》講的是地球被外星人攻擊，人類受到外星人威脅。威爾·史密斯扮演的戰鬥機飛行員在美國總統和科學家的幫助下拯救了全世界。
2. "The Towering Inferno"
The 1974 effects don't hold up but the story does. Directed by John Guillermin and starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, and William Holden, "The Towering Inferno" finds its victims trapped in a high rise building on fire (thus the film's title) and the audience is kept on the edge of their seats never knowing who amongst the star-studded cast is going to buy the farm next.
《火燒摩天樓》是1974年的老片子了，當年的特效別指望啥了，不過故事還是相當出彩，保羅·紐曼等人的演繹也很出色。故事講的就是一棟摩天大樓着了火，樓里人們無處逃生。觀衆們都看得神經緊張，不知道下一個輪到誰掛掉。
1. "Titanic"
The biggest blockbuster of all time tops my list of the best disaster movies not only because of its killer special effects, but also its top-notch acting and decent storyline. Girls went gaagaa over Leonardo DiCaprio as the handsome, lower-class artist who falls for Kate Winslet's character, catapulting the actor onto the A-list where he remains today.
《泰坦尼克號》無疑是最具劃時代意義的災難片。真實事件的改編使之更具親和力，突破的特效令人乍舌，優美的敘事和優秀的演員，一舉讓小生萊昂納多成爲少女殺手，並躋身好萊塢大牌，成爲今日的一線明星。
