OllieSuave-007 The action in this made-for-TV movie about the world's strongest earthquake takes place almost immediately, as it shows the collapse of the Space Needle toward the beginning. Suddenly, the entire country is in a state of panic as scientists and seismologists determine that a 10.5 earthquake followed by a series of major aftershocks and tsunamis, resulting in federal officials dealing with an influx of displaced citizens.The special effects were pretty incredible and realistic, from the collapse of the Space Needle to the crumbling of the Golden Gate Bridge onto the ocean. It's depressing, but intriguing seeing much of the country's major landmarks and cities fall to this gigantic quake, and it's suspenseful as you see the scientists scramble to find a way to counteract against the quake.It's basically non-stop disaster action and chaos from start to finish. It's pretty exciting, but the movie, unfortunately, is marred by its very sub-par and below average acting. As a result, it's not the greatest TV movie, but it's not bad for some action fun.Grade B-

Chris Williams Yeah OK not the best movie ever made but what do you expect? It was a TV movie with the budget to match. The acting was not great but when you don't have the best talent to start with you aren't going to have an Oscar or in this case an Emmy worthy performance. All that being said it was good for what it was. It was even better than some of your "blockbusters". Do I think the events in the movie could happen in real life? Maybe. Do I think they would happen just like that? Absolutely not. But it's a good way to kill a couple hours and enjoy yourself. No harm no foul. If the movie had a bigger budget and maybe some better talent in it who knows might be the best movie ever made or at least in the conversation.

heather_schreiber I loved this show. I watched its premiere in 2004 and recently just caught it again on the Scifi channel. Watching the second time, the one thing that kept running through my head was, "Is this directed by the same person who directs 24?" The similarities are incredible. From the way it's shot, to the camera movement, to the triple boxes. They both even have numbers as names! Can anyone shed any light on this? Is there a real connection between 10.5 and 24? Thanks!I'm not even a big fan of 24, but I really did notice similarities. I think my favorite 24 episode actually aired on South Park! hehehe

eritae Yesterday, this movie was in the German TV. I must say I could not say if the movie was bad or good, because I got a bad headache just watching for a few min.! What is it today with these movies? Are the cameramen on LSD or is this because they think a movie is more "dynamic" when Zoom, in Zoom out, Zoom in...etc.? Maybe I will try this movie again when in better condition, but I get the impression that they should show a epilepsy warning in the title. The story itself was not bad, and Fred Ward is a good actor. The bad thing is, I thought it could have been a nice movie, if it weren't for the camera work. A few scenes are a bit over dramatic (the car), I don't think this could happen so quick.