Blu-ray Review – Flood! (1976)

Feeling indestructible after scoring major theatrical hits in 1972's "The Poseidon Adventure" and 1974's "The Towering Inferno," producer Irwin Allen brings his disaster movie formula to television for 1976's "Flood," hoping to give home audiences more of his special ways with pandemonium. Of course, with T.V. comes limited money, but director Earl Bellamy and screenwriter Don Ingalls do their best to secure some panic and personal issues facing a large community of characters. The pressure point here is a breaking dam, with "Flood" looking to juggle the needs of the subgenre and the personalities of the characters. The production is far from remarkable, but the feature gets the job done thanks to a committed cast and some interestingly low-fi ways to sell aquatic horror. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com