User Reviews

I don't understand the current fascination with shaky, unfocused, extreme zoom photography. I want to watch the show, so show it to me. Don't subject me to an epileptic seizure inducing series of flashes. This seems to be the current trend in documentaries. What ever happened to cinematography? Is it really so difficult to hold the camera still? UFO Hunters, Monster Quest, and now this show all make heavy use of these techniques. Someone seems to enjoy visual whiplash, but it isn't me. It's a real shame too, because I find the subject matter interesting, but until they decide to film it so that normal people can bear to watch it, I will have to refrain.

There are good documentaries and awful ones. The latter in this case. The giggling, out of focus camera; the extreme quick cutting and weird shots of colours make it practically unwatchable. When you talk of jerks making movies or documentaries, this is it. Too bad because in the few minutes I suffered through it, I learn some interesting facts, like how many quarters you would have to pile up to represent the energy spent by a magnitude 10 earthquake. One positive thing, the off screen lecturer could be heard well. Too often, those guys get lost in the ''sound environment' of a documentary. Fortunately in these cases, I know they will eventually be translated into French and they'll do away with that noisy crap. In the case of Megaquake 10, unfortunately, any translation won't work. Do the producers watch the results when they are finished filming? Do they care if people watch them or not? Or are they just painfully stupid?