Movie Review: San Andreas

SAN ANDREAS

When the San Andreas fault triggers a magnitude 9 earthquake, a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot (Dwayne Johnson) must navigate the destruction from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save his daughter.

PG-13  |  114 min  |  Action, Drama, Thriller

Disaster film SAN ANDREAS has a pretty predictable story line with enough edge-of-your-seat tension to make you doubt its predictability. Dwayne Johnson is a real hero, he is completely human as well as an eye-catching hunk; he has really come a long way as an actor. Archie Punjabi as Serena the reporter shows genuine interest in her subjects and is instrumental in getting vital news out to the the devastated area. The visual effects were fantastic ~ see it in 3D if you can, you’ll feel as if you are there. As disaster movies go this one definitely gets 5 Stars

By the way, some critics have lambasted the science behind the movie, I’m not a scientist, I went to see it to be entertained and it did that job very well.

~ Chelle Cordero

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	Dwayne Johnson	…	Ray
	Carla Gugino	…	Emma
	Alexandra Daddario	…	Blake
	Ioan Gruffudd	…	Daniel Riddick
	Archie Panjabi	…	Serena
	Paul Giamatti	…	Lawrence
	Hugo Johnstone-Burt	…	Ben
	Art Parkinson	…	Ollie
	Will Yun Lee	…	Dr. Kim Park

I’m writing a new NON-fiction & would appreciate your help

Have you lived through a disaster?

Hi, I appreciate your assistance. I will be using your personal experiences for a book I am writing about surviving disasters (natural, man-made, technological, etc.) The only identification I am requesting is your FIRST name; any other ID offered will be kept in my personal file in case I need to contact you for more info and will be destroyed upon completion of the manuscript.

If you have lived through a disaster of any kind your responses will be extremely helpful to this project.

You can copy the questions with your responses into an email and send that to me at ChelleCordero@gmail.com ~or~ you can download the .doc (http://bylines333.com/?attachment_id=661), fill in the responses and attach it to an email sent to ChelleCordero@gmail.com , whichever is easier for you. Please put DISASTER in the subject line.

Email is my preferred method to receive responses, however if you would like you can snail-mail the form to me at: By-Lines; POB 333; Tomkins Cove NY 10986.

1)      What region of the country/world do you live in and what type of disaster has occurred?

2)      Can you give a brief description of what your living conditions were before the disaster (ie: single family home, trailer, apartment complex)?

3)      What was the extent of damage and losses to your family and home?

4)      Did you have any warnings of the impending disaster? If so, what preparations did you make?

5)      What resources were available to you to assist you and your family after the disaster?

6)      Were you able to recover after the disaster and resume a “normal” life? How long did this recovery take?

7)      What were permanent losses that could not be recovered?

8)      What changes have you made to avoid or decrease your losses if future disasters occur?

9)      Based on your experience, what advice would you give to others to mitigate losses and safeguard their families?

10)   Any other comments?