Blu-ray Review – When Time Ran Out… (1980)

1980's "When Time Ran Out" is largely credited as the final nail in the coffin of disaster movie mania. The subgenre had been on a downward trend throughout the late-1970s, but here was producer Irwin Allen trying to maintain his fortune by spending a fortune on a volcano eruption picture that cashed in a handful of contractual obligations, including star Paul Newman, who never once, not for a minute, seems interested in participating in the project. Catastrophe hits Hawaii in the feature, which intends to put on a major show of force featuring an exploding mountain, lava flow, and multiple survival challenges once again facing a collection of characters. What "When Time Ran Out" mostly comes up with is a botched final edit and cheapy special effects, with director James Goldstone ("Rollercoaster," "Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story") working hard to make an attractive looking film, but he shows less interest in creating an even remotely suspenseful one. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com