Catastrophe films was once all the trend. Again within the Nineties, film theaters have been chock full of 1 catastrophe epic after one other. Armageddon was a sensation, Independence Day stays an annual watch for a lot of, and each Tommy Lee Jones and Pierce Brosnan duked it out with killer volcanoes in Volcano and Dante’s Peak respectively. Catastrophe films was once the juggernauts for groundbreaking particular results and scale. In the event you wished to see huge explosions and whole cityscapes crumble, there was no higher subgenre.
Within the years since, particularly with the proliferation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its many harmful tendencies (The Avengers’ ultimate battle would value an estimated $160 billion to restore), catastrophe films have fallen by the wayside. One thing like Moonfall is the exception now, not the norm. Low-budget choices have tried, typically efficiently, to interrupt into the market, and curiously sufficient, Norway has been among the many greatest. Roar Uthaug’s The Wave and sequel The Quake are among the many greatest catastrophe films ever made. Now, a brand new miniseries from Norway is seeking to money in on the burgeoning pattern, and it’s now ascended to the highest spot on Netflix whereas doing so.
Per Netflix: Anders Baasmo (Kon-Tiki) stars as Fredrik, a father who desperately tries to guard his household in the course of the largest tsunami in historical past.
La Palma is presently one of many most-watched sequence on Netflix, and it even took the #1 spot for greater than per week because it premiered in December. The sequence, spanning simply 4 episodes, has been a sensation. The success is all of the extra outstanding on condition that the sequence isn’t within the English language. Whereas the titular island of La Palma is an actual place—and some of the lively volcanic ridges on the earth—the story itself is solely fictional.
Regardless of the success, evaluations have been combined. On Rotten Tomatoes, audiences have rated La Palma a paltry 30%. On-line, the response has been a bit extra constructive. You possibly can take a look at some selection social media reactions beneath:
I’m watching La Palma on Netflix, and Sara is so f-ing annoying. What do you imply you wish to sacrifice your loved ones over a woman you actually met 2 minutes in the past!?!? pic.twitter.com/FoHiKFA7ui
— Richard ???️? (@RichardJG_) December 15, 2024
Little Miss Sara in Netflix’s La Palma sequence has actually achieved nothing however piss me off for your complete present.
— Ok (@outofsightqueen) December 17, 2024
I used to be watching this film “La Palma” on Netflix. By the tip of the film, I used to be rooting for the Tsunami.
— Lg (@LgAFC49) December 18, 2024
Watched La Palma on Netflix final night time. A miniseries about an immortal Norwegian household who, apparently unaware of their immortality spend the period of a pure catastrophe making an attempt their hardest to kill themselves. Some beautiful cash photographs and Korean cinema ranges of melodrama.
— Digital Suicide (@DigitalSuicide5) December 17, 2024
So principally La Palma on Netflix has fully destroyed the vacationer business .as a result of I do know for rattling positive I definitely won’t ever go there #lapalmanetflix
— Lesley Ok (@Lesleykmakeup) December 17, 2024
Hey, at the very least it appears you possibly can stream La Palma and relaxation simple understanding you’d have a greater likelihood of surviving than its leads. In the event you’ve watched it, nonetheless, I wish to learn about it. How does it examine to different catastrophe sequence on the streamer? Is there a brand new wave (pun supposed) of catastrophe films coming our method? Let me know over on Twitter @Chadiscollins.
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