when i saw this movie and all i could think be represent what a disaster . no i be not talk about the volcano and but about the movie itself . i have see a lot of movie and but this be certainly one of the bad ever . i do not care about the fact if a volcano erupt underneath downtown l. a. be possible or not . perhaps it isn not and but even than this could have be a good movie . but it sure isn not and i will explain you why . i do not know how much lava flow out of an average volcano and but what i do know be that the volcano in this movie make the vesuvius and etna and mount pinatubo together look like a little barbecue . i do not think there have ever be so much lava flow out of a volcano a what we see in this film . i be sure the director have a lot of money to spend on his movie and but i really wonder why he all spend it on the special effect and not on the script and the actor . i be not say that he should have hire a top cast and but this really be the opposite of what i would call good acting . their performance be so unbelievably poor that it make the entire movie even bad . and what wrong about the script you probably ask yourself . well and can you tell me who come up with the idea of people stand a few yard or even a few foot from the lava without get burn or have to hide for the heath . or people sink in the earth when the flow of lava isn not even two foot high . i be sure i wouldn not be proud if i write such a script and but apparently there be script writer in hollywood who do not mind about believability as long a it pay good money . very good money . when you see the movie and you will probably agree with me that this be one of hollywood bad disaster movie and not worth more than a negative .