• Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: May 21, 2006
  • Season #: 1
10.5: Apocalypse Image
Metascore

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critics What's this?

User Score

Mixed or average reviews- based on 52 Ratings

  • Summary: In a new miniseries sequel that has "disaster" written all over it, a series of super-sized seismic events (they're called "quake swarms," people) threatens not only the west coast--as in NBC's earlier "10.5"--but the entire United States and perhaps all of the western hemisphere.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 12
  2. Negative: 9 out of 12
  1. Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    60
    The disaster-movie clichés pile up in 10.5 Apocalypse.
  2. 30
    Actually, the calamities and catastrophes occur with such frequency and ferocity that, yes, indeed, "Apocalypse 10.5" suffers the curse of being unintentionally funny -- even hilarious -- no matter how guilty one might feel about laughing even as hordes of extras are being turned into Kentucky Fried People.
  3. Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    A pastiche of disaster movies past with everything from tidal waves to erupting volcanoes, the some-star cast gamely waltzes through writer-director John Lafia's silly plot beats, which pass at such breakneck speed there's barely time to giggle at them.
  4. Reviewed by: Allison Benedikt
    20
    There are some so-bad-it's-good moments.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 43
  2. Negative: 26 out of 43
  1. PhillipMJ
    10
    It's a brilliant drama with loads of action well worth watching. I can't wait for part two tonight.
  2. CherylH
    8
    I would love to have this movie on DVD when will it be available?
  3. KevG.
    5
    As a soon to be scientist, I get easily appauled at the lack of research into the believability. However with movies like "10.5" I can ignore that aspect and enjoy what would be an awesome event to witness. However, as much as this sequel entertained, I spent more time in confusion and disbelief than in blissful entertainment. Killing off the only sane character, missing other characters, that all pales in comparison to the almost forced disregard for any kind of scientific knowledge, starting with 10.5's suggestion that the San Andreas fault (which runs from the Gulf of California to San Fran) would rupture Sanata Monica for no reason, to the tsunami reaching at least 40 feet tall on the open water... and a faultline right in the middle of the continent (instead of teh more realisitic New Madrid faultline) was nothing short of utter chaos!! Pretty dissappointing, only think I liked was the effects and the global view at the end. Collapse
  4. BryenF
    4
    It was Ok, Alot of mistakes that were very easy to catch. Like how did the news get the picture of the wall of water coming down the vally if the chopper was destroyed befor that. And on every map they forgot to show that Calafornia was now cut off from the rest of the U.S. Also in the first movie the fissure chased the train. At first it was beleivable untill the train went around a corner. Then as soon as the train fell in the fissure stopped. Expand

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