Enjoyable Movie But LA Were Just Lucky!! 
LA faces a number of disasters including recent wildfire scorching part of surburban area. This movie is a really enjoyable panic movie reminding some of the classic disaster movies such as Earthquake or some of the flood movies I saw during 70s. Lava is described as real as the one could be with the state of the art graphics. As one of the geology bugs who learned some cases from historical volcanic activities, I think this movie could be misleading for those who want to learn volcanology seriously. 1.All eruptions are not accompaning lavas. Lava flows smoothly like this movie on condition that rock viscosity is low. Not all volcanos follow this pattern. When the viscosity is high the eruption becomes explosive blowing off whole LA areas.
2.Unless their is active volcano nearby there would be little chance that eruption does occur. In Japan, we have the case of new volcano Showashinzan in Hokkaido which became 400 ft high volcanic dome out of just plain field in 1943. But it is actually part of active volcano Mt. Usu that made similar sort of eruption making a new dome previously. 3.Don't Fight Just Evacuate
This is the golden rule when you face eruption. Actual eruption is not made for movie scenes. As a good entertainment movie I like it.
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