User Reviews

I had never seen a movie based in New Zealand, and so I thought I'd give Aftershock a try. Honestly, I didn't have big expectations, but as it turns out, I was pleasantly surprised. This movie follows a classic formula...following the basic activities of a random group of people leading up to the big catastrophe, then following each in their efforts to survive it. Then, throw in the strong, public safety official who works tirelessly to solve the catastrophe and save lives. This formula was developed and honed by the great Irwin Allen, in movies like Earthquake, The Towering Inferno, and The Swarm, then copied by countless others in the 1970's, and I feel that the creators of Aftershock did a nice job of paying homage.

For a quick laundry list: The acting was good, the CGI of the tsunami was not so good, the story was actually very good, and it tied itself up nicely at the end. Also, the dog survived, something which always makes me like a movie a little more.

Aftershock is worth the investment of time...I give it a 7.

This is seriously an awesome film, filmed in a slightly documentary type style. This movie feels very real - especially for those that live in New Zealand, and know the areas in Wellington that were affected. Good, classic kiwi film!

Set in Wellington, New Zealand, Present Day, it starts with a 3 minute lead up to a devastating earthquake and follows lives of survivors after the event.

It is a heart felt story, and I will definitely watch it again. There was even a warning in the Christchurch Press, a day or so before this aired on TV (on the 8th of October 2008) because of the possibility that if someone switched to TV3 at the wrong time, they may think that there really was an earth quake in Wellington.