Thursday 21 June 2012

The Towering Inferno (1974)

Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely,  Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O. J Simpson
Certificate: 15
Genre: Thriller, Action, Disaster
Awards: Best Cinematography, best editing, best music

The Towering Inferno is a disaster film when a skyscraper with shoddy building catches fire and the party on the top floor have to escape before the fire gets to them. There are a variety of different characters such as Steve McQueens fire chief, Paul Newman the architect and Fred Astaire the conman.

The towering inferno makes you care about the characters (well... some of them) . The characters are strong and realistic. It shows how fear affects people and how they would react if there life was in danger. Overall, an enjoyable film but forgettable.

****Good

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