The military based around the mountain investigate the tremors, at first believing them to be earthquakes until they find that there have been no tectonic movements and nothing shows on the Richter scale. The younger brother suggests they keep moving until they can stop at a safe place ![]() The children head up then find out there is a storm on the way. The father tells the children to go to the summit and wait for rescue. Another tremor causes the ground to split open, creating a deep ravine that splits the family apart - the parents on one side and two children on the other. There is an explosion of gas from under the ice and a fissure opens up causing an avalanche. As the permafrost thaws, volatile liquid methane and gases are released causing a succession of destructive earthquakes.Ī family is on the hunt for a Christmas tree when their dog inexplicably runs away. Under the Alaskan permafrost organic materials have been rotting for thousands of years. As the permafrost thaws, subterranean rivers of liquid methane and disastrous earthquakes are unleashed, threatening to lead the Earth to a catastrophic end. Set primarily in Alaska, the film follows the members of a family caught amidst a natural disaster. It stars Brendan Fehr, Holly Dignard, Jodelle Ferland, Ryan Grantham and Rob LaBelle. Ice Quake, also called Ice Quake: Nature Unleashed, is a 2010 television action film written by David Ray and directed by Paul Ziller and shown on the Syfy channel. Overall, Ice Quake has its moments but it is nothing great.2010 Canadian TV series or program Ice Quake 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. 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. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 4 / 10 Nothing great but has its moments 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. ![]() Methane apparently does not dissipate after causing cracks to the surface and can be directed by explosions.Īs 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. 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. ![]() Reviewed by gavin6942 4 / 10 Entertaining, Even If It Ignores Plenty of Common Sense
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