Poseidon

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Poseidon

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Poseidon

Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, Jimmy Bennett

When a rogue wave capsizes a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, a small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives. As the unstable vesse...( read more  read more... )l rapidly floods with water, they face unimaginable odds and life-altering decisions in their desperate fight to the surface.

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  • SirPant
    September 24, 2009
    SirPant
    Sea-sickening remake.
  • TheMachinist
    May 30, 2009
    TheMachinist
    "Oh my God... No!"

    Once again, I've got to remind you all of my dislike about remakes. 'Poseidon' is a remake of a film conveniently called 'Poseidon Adventure' from '72. The original may have had some "adventure" in it but this film made by Wolfgang Petersen, who's work can be ...( read more)very uneven, is nothing short of a disaster. But then again, the film does belong to the disaster genre.

    First of all, the original wasn't that spectacular so why do it all over? There's really nothing new that can be said or made about boats getting in to shitty situations. 'Titanic' did it all very well, not that I consider it to be a masterpiece, but 'Poseidon' is so full of clichés that I find nothing of interest in it. Even clichés can be made in an interesting way but the only REALLY interesting thing about this all is to know where did all the money go? The production budget was an amazing 160 million USD's! My God...

    Another thing is the cast. If you want to get the audience to watch a summer disaster, blockbuster, whatever you wanna call it, I'd assemble together a better cast then the one in 'Poseidon'. Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss and Josh Lucas are more or less well known names but they aren't so called "A-list stars". Dreyfuss was on the top of his game in the 70's and 80's and is a respectable actor, but I'd prefer if he'd decided to sit this one out...

    So what do we get for 160 million? A lame, unsurprising script, an OK cast, a dead Black Eyed Pea and decent effects. Worth it all? Hell no. A film that should not have been made.
  • MovieGeek13
    March 19, 2009
    MovieGeek13
    How many times have we seen ships or rooms fill up with water? How many times have we had to watch people running around these rooms trying to escape. Why should I have to sit through another one that takes no chances and uses its characters as nothing more than plot devices?
  • ironclad1609
    January 6, 2009
    ironclad1609
    A remake of a catastrophe film classic filmed by a director who regularly does films about ships doesn't sound like the most original idea ever but surely not like something that can go horribly wrong either. And that's exactly what the result is like: well done popcorn entertain...( read more)ment with several flaws on the story writing level. While it can be seen as a good thing that the film doesn't need much time to get to the rogue wave that gets the excellent first action sequence starting we don't learn much about the main characters before that. And neither do we afterwards. The only reason to care about their survival is pretty much the sympathy you have for the actor in general, which shouldn't be entirely the point of a film. To waste a great actor like Richard Dreyfus, who is in it for the whole distance, mind you, by saying no more than ten sentences in 100 minutes is a shame. The movie surely could have used 15 more minutes to make us care about the characters or add a few more interesting action scenes towards the end. Still, it's entertaining and over sooner than you can blink, with lots of really nasty death scenes. So not bad for a rainy afternoon.
  • thmtsang
    January 4, 2009
    thmtsang
    A luxury cruise liner is sunk by a rogue wave. A group of passengers try to make their way off the sinking ship. Kurt is good at these disaster / action movies. It's not quite Titanic, as it's a bit over dramatic. Good effects.
  • Scott244
    December 22, 2009
    Scott244
    I loved this movie it is so cool it is my favorite for like life.
  • eryri
    December 20, 2009
    eryri
    Thrilling remake of the 70's disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure. Didn't expect it to be this good. Impressive special effects of the wave slamming into the ship and turning her over. Saying that though I still prefer the original with Gene Hackman.
  • ZakaryasX
    December 20, 2009
    ZakaryasX
    THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT DISASTER FILM, NEVER SAW THE ORIGINAL, BUT I DON'T CARE. THIS WAS A REALLY REAT DISASTER FLICK
  • lanum1twin7
    December 17, 2009
    lanum1twin7
    it was ok.. not that great as it was advertised.
  • yevettecat
    December 11, 2009
    yevettecat
    the most thrilling thing on a ship is to get out of the end that is still up. in an over turned ship.
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