The Poseidon Adventure (DVD, 1999)

None of the sequels or remakes come close to recreating the heart-wrenching suspense and danger of the original Poseidon Adventure. The difference is the cast. The original actors had truly great acting ability. They were of different ages and had distinct personalities. They were not cookie-cutter pretty faces who get picked off one by one; when someone dies in the original, it makes a big impression. The audience CARES! It doesn't need computer-generated special effects; the panic in the character's voices and faces makes you believe the ship has capsized and everyone is in mortal danger. Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, and Roddy McDowell will have you biting your nails and reaching for the kleenex. A must-see for disaster movie fans.

This is a great movie from the 70's. The remake doesn't even come close to the original. Lots of suspense and lots of movie stars who play their roles superbly. The USS Poseidon gets capsized by a gigantic tidal wave and the passengers have to make a series of difficult decisions to try to stay alive.

I will always be a HUGE Fan of this Classic!! The Individual Personalities Stand out Clearly as you move from actor to actor!! This is something that was greatly missed with the new modernized version! The Classic version relied on the stars and their supurb acting ability to carry the movie with little big budget special effects!! The New Version relied on exactly that, Big Budget Special Effects using a Group of Hollywood Hunks that had little or no individuality! I loved both but will always respect the Classic more!! Ernest Borginine, Shelly Winters, Red Buttons...They shined on their own efforts without the Current Hot Hollywood Looks and Big Budget the current movie had. Highly Recommended to Watch First before the remake!! Thanks for reading!

This was always one of my favorite disaster films of the 70’s. When I heard of the remake for the big screen I could hardly wait to see it.
This big budget film has some amazing affects and the small details are wonderful especially on a big screen. The storyline is basically the same but most of the charters have changed to basic Hollywood formula charters. Although the original ones are more interesting and unique these work adequacy and the actors do a great job. The special affects are a big A+ for this film. I think it does deserve more credit than it is given

I love being able to buy a movie that is out of circulation which makes it very hard to buy it in any retail store at all. Don't get me wrong I love buying new releases as well. I just like a movie that will keep me on the edge of my seat and The Poseidon Adventure is one of those kind of movies. I would give this movie an A for suspense and action. What else is also so great about this movie is the all-star cast.