“Super Volcano” (**1/2 out of four) was a diverting if forgettable disaster-action thriller set on the islands of Hawaii as a gigantic volcano threatens mass destruction and a team of experts (Ashley Ahlquist, Grant Bower, Ace Christensen, and others) race against the clock to save the people of the island from the never-ending flow of fire and lava. Fast-paced and full of overall decent effects for fans of disaster movies who aren’t too demanding. This won’t make anyone forget 1997’s superior (and similarly titled) “Volcano”, as script and story are pretty nondescript, but it’s an overall an efficient time-filler.

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