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German-born director Wolfgang Petersen (DAS BOOT, THE PERFECT STORM) returns to the sea for POSEIDON, a gripping remake of Ronald Neame and Irwin Allen's 1972 disaster classic...Read more
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Talk about breath-taking?!
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I love this movie. Talk about breath-taking?! As passengers celebrate New Year's Eve aboard the massive ship Poseidon, a rogue wave appears out in the ocean and devastates the...Read more
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German-born director Wolfgang Petersen (DAS BOOT, THE PERFECT STORM) returns to the sea for POSEIDON, a gripping remake of Ronald Neame and Irwin Allen's 1972 disaster classic, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE. As passengers celebrate New Year's Eve aboard the massive ship Poseidon, a rogue wave devastates the luxury liner, turning it upside down as windows smash, fires break out, electric wires dangle dangerously, and people try to run for their lives--with seemingly nowhere to go. Despite Captain Bradford's (Andre Braugher) pleas for people to remain calm in the ballroom, a small group of people go against his orders and attempt to make their own way to the bottom of the ship, which is now the only section above water. Led by a low-rent gambler named Dylan (Josh Lucas) and the onetime mayor of New York City, Ramsey (Kurt Russell), and including a suicidal architect (Richard Dreyfuss), the former mayor's daughter (Emmy Rossum) and her fiancé (Mike Vogel), a stowaway (Mia Maestro), and a single mother (Jacinda Barrett) and her young son (Jimmy Bennett), they band together as they battle the elements, fight to save their lives, and learn something about themselves along the way. Although the special effects are cutting-edge, starting with the long, complex opening shot, Petersen makes sure to instill humanity into the characters, letting the film be driven by the story, not just the mechanics. To ensure the integrity of the project, one of the executive producers is Sheila Allen, who was married to disaster master Irwin Allen (producer of such films as THE TOWERING INFERNO, VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, and THE SWARM) until his death in 1991, and played Gina Rowe in THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (under her maiden name, Sheila Mathews). Fans of the Black Eyed Peas will get a kick out of Fergie as Gloria, the ballroom singer., IN THEATERS MAY 2, 2006 A remake of the disaster epic THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, as envisioned by Wolfgang Petersen (THE PERFECT STORM), POSEIDON follows storylines for several disparate characters, including a pair of star-crossed lovers (Emmy Rossem and Mike Vogel), a suicidal man in crisis (Richard Dreyfuss), and a stowaway (Mia Maestro).
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- Edition: Anamorphic Widescreen
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Film Country: USA
- UPC: 012569736580
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| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Format: | DVD |
| Region: | Region 1 |
| Display Format: | Anamorphic Widescreen |
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| Director: | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Leading Role: | Emmy Rossum, Kurt Russell, Joshua Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Mike Vogel, Freddy Rodriguez, Andre Braugher, Jacinda Barrett, Mia Maestro, Jimmy Bennett, Stacy Ferguson |
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Talk about breath-taking?!
Created: 29/05/08
) I love this movie. Talk about breath-taking?! As passengers celebrate New Year's Eve aboard the massive ship Poseidon, a rogue wave appears out in the ocean and devastates the luxury liner, turning it upside down as windows smash, fires break out, electric wires dangle dangerously, and people try to run for their lives--with seemingly nowhere to go. Despite Captain Bradford's (Andre Braugher) pleas for people to remain calm in the ballroom, a small group of people go against his orders and attempt to make their own way to the bottom of the ship, which is now the only section above water. THere are tight squeezes and close calls! This is a "Must See"! Can you imagine the bottom of the ship....now being the top? Massive light fixtures now in the floor? This movie NEEDS to be a part of everyone's collection. For me...it's a collectors item!
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Created: 22/08/07
Andre Braugher, Emmy Rossum, Freddy Rodriguez, Jacinda Barrett, Jimmy Bennett, Joshua Lucas, Kevin Dillon, Kurt Russell, Mia Maestro, Mike Vogel, Richard Dreyfuss, Stacy Ferguson
I have always like Kurt Russell. During the filming of this movie, he actually drowned and almost died. He plays a fireman from NYC in this movie. Kevin Dillon is mr. lucky, who happens on bad luck in the film. Richard Dreyfuss is an old archetect, but meets and shares love in the adventure. Jacinda Barrett and Stacy Ferguson and Mia Maestro all are great actresses.
This is just as good as the previous film, done in the 70s, with all the top named stars then, follows the same story line.
Now with this film, the special effects are better. A few things grab you and hold your attention. The scenery and believability of the film is great.
I gave this 5 stars, for believability, because of rogue waves? or tsunami's as scientists call them.
Fantastic cast, you can see and agree with both sides when a ships steward says stay here...and another man says, I am going for help to the outside and wants to get out as fast as possible. The dangers of going through an upside down ship, and trying to reach safety, because you know a ship that is overturned in the water is taking on water, because glass windows do not hold up very long against the water pressure. And then there is the leading man and the leader and the sidekick. The sidekick gets it the leading man leaves alive, and there is a happy ending, for some while for others its not so happy.
A great film to add to the library!!!
I have always like Kurt Russell. During the filming of this movie, he actually drowned and almost died. He plays a fireman from NYC in this movie. Kevin Dillon is mr. lucky, who happens on bad luck in the film. Richard Dreyfuss is an old archetect, but meets and shares love in the adventure. Jacinda Barrett and Stacy Ferguson and Mia Maestro all are great actresses.
This is just as good as the previous film, done in the 70s, with all the top named stars then, follows the same story line.
Now with this film, the special effects are better. A few things grab you and hold your attention. The scenery and believability of the film is great.
I gave this 5 stars, for believability, because of rogue waves? or tsunami's as scientists call them.
Fantastic cast, you can see and agree with both sides when a ships steward says stay here...and another man says, I am going for help to the outside and wants to get out as fast as possible. The dangers of going through an upside down ship, and trying to reach safety, because you know a ship that is overturned in the water is taking on water, because glass windows do not hold up very long against the water pressure. And then there is the leading man and the leader and the sidekick. The sidekick gets it the leading man leaves alive, and there is a happy ending, for some while for others its not so happy.
A great film to add to the library!!!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Ship sank, movie didn't...if you're a real disaster fan
Created: 07/11/06
Being a fan of the original movie, The Poseidon Adventure, and Irwin Allen disaster movies (well, most any disaster flick, actually), I wanted to see Poseidon very much. And being a big Kurt Russell fan made it even more of a "must see" for me.
I'd heard the "professional" reviewers and critics make their comparisons, pick at the movie and make their "educated" and highly paid opinions known. I ignored them, as usual, and wanted to be my own reviewer.
Because of circumstances, I wasn't able to go to the theater to watch it (drats!) so impatiently waited for it to come to DVD. I started hunting on eBay immediately and found a great deal, so I bought it sight unseen.
I am very glad I did! Poseidon is a fun, action-packed "old cinema meets new" escapist film. The special effects, the larger-than-life actions, and even some good old-fashioned heroes, made this a fun film for those of us who like to watch movies for the fantasy, fun and "not real life" quality!
I enjoyed Poseidon thoroughly. I didn't compare it with the first Poseidon movie (and hope you don't, since the only similarity is the ship going upside down!). And I don't care whether the story was well-rounded or not, if characters were under-developed or overdone, if the lighting was fake, that the water was bigger than life...I don't care what the critics said or how they picked it apart. I enjoyed the action, the fantasy, the fun, the escapism, the popcorn-munching-high-volume-sitting-in-the-dark-forgetting-the-real-world quality of watching Poseidon...in other words, it was a delight to become absorbed in a fun film like I did when I was younger and a movie could enthrall , thrill and delight me. When a movie ticket was a big deal and worth the money!
For anyone who enjoys non-stop action, fun characters, good actors, big special effects and wants to watch a modern disaster film with an old-fashioned disaster epic feel, check out Poseidon! I'll be keeping my copy and watching it many more times!
I'd heard the "professional" reviewers and critics make their comparisons, pick at the movie and make their "educated" and highly paid opinions known. I ignored them, as usual, and wanted to be my own reviewer.
Because of circumstances, I wasn't able to go to the theater to watch it (drats!) so impatiently waited for it to come to DVD. I started hunting on eBay immediately and found a great deal, so I bought it sight unseen.
I am very glad I did! Poseidon is a fun, action-packed "old cinema meets new" escapist film. The special effects, the larger-than-life actions, and even some good old-fashioned heroes, made this a fun film for those of us who like to watch movies for the fantasy, fun and "not real life" quality!
I enjoyed Poseidon thoroughly. I didn't compare it with the first Poseidon movie (and hope you don't, since the only similarity is the ship going upside down!). And I don't care whether the story was well-rounded or not, if characters were under-developed or overdone, if the lighting was fake, that the water was bigger than life...I don't care what the critics said or how they picked it apart. I enjoyed the action, the fantasy, the fun, the escapism, the popcorn-munching-high-volume-sitting-in-the-dark-forgetting-the-real-world quality of watching Poseidon...in other words, it was a delight to become absorbed in a fun film like I did when I was younger and a movie could enthrall , thrill and delight me. When a movie ticket was a big deal and worth the money!
For anyone who enjoys non-stop action, fun characters, good actors, big special effects and wants to watch a modern disaster film with an old-fashioned disaster epic feel, check out Poseidon! I'll be keeping my copy and watching it many more times!
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
watch it if you must, but very predictable.
Created: 30/09/06
this was a good plot and a good base story, however i was calling the next move the WHOLE way, it was almost like ive seen it before it was so easy to guess (ive never seen the orginal or heard about this one before i saw it, it was just too easy to see the next move) ..... this very well COULD have been better if they didnt make it so easy and typical of a series of events.
i mean, really, they make you hate a character, get him drunk then send him walking across a balance beam, sigh. in addition a series of coincidences kills EVERYONE in the boat BUT the small group who in strange coincidences survive (electric shock kills everyone in one section BUT 3, fire kills everyone else in other sections, and everyone but 3 choose to lock themselves up in a "safe" ballroom thats flooding, what a coincidence that the 5 survivors are all friends and family.
lets not forget to mention the guy whos legs get trapped under a rack that had 3people struggle and strain to move it, yet he remain unaffected and a strong walker immediatly after (not even a bruise?)
an annoying character who keeps holding everyone back saying she would rather sit in a room and drown than try to live, and just does this annoying thing throughout the WHOLE movie where she is too scared to do anything and keeps insisiting she should die and not try. a little boy whos mother keeps leaving him alone and freaking out when she looses him, sigh, how stupid, yeah kida wander off but he was old enough to know they need to stick together geez they kinda overkilled the whole missing son panic, he gets lost EVERY scene.
i just think the "thrill" parts of the movie where typical, and overkilled to the point where you no longer have sympathy. in addition, there was lack of creativity.
the special effects were ok, on a good movie would have gone unoticed, a slow movie like this, they get noticed and seen as less than what they were.
i do not recommend this movie.
i mean, really, they make you hate a character, get him drunk then send him walking across a balance beam, sigh. in addition a series of coincidences kills EVERYONE in the boat BUT the small group who in strange coincidences survive (electric shock kills everyone in one section BUT 3, fire kills everyone else in other sections, and everyone but 3 choose to lock themselves up in a "safe" ballroom thats flooding, what a coincidence that the 5 survivors are all friends and family.
lets not forget to mention the guy whos legs get trapped under a rack that had 3people struggle and strain to move it, yet he remain unaffected and a strong walker immediatly after (not even a bruise?)
an annoying character who keeps holding everyone back saying she would rather sit in a room and drown than try to live, and just does this annoying thing throughout the WHOLE movie where she is too scared to do anything and keeps insisiting she should die and not try. a little boy whos mother keeps leaving him alone and freaking out when she looses him, sigh, how stupid, yeah kida wander off but he was old enough to know they need to stick together geez they kinda overkilled the whole missing son panic, he gets lost EVERY scene.
i just think the "thrill" parts of the movie where typical, and overkilled to the point where you no longer have sympathy. in addition, there was lack of creativity.
the special effects were ok, on a good movie would have gone unoticed, a slow movie like this, they get noticed and seen as less than what they were.
i do not recommend this movie.
1 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Im not even going to write a big review on this movie
Created: 01/09/06
) ,as it is a remake of a movie that was one ofthe best movies ever made. and when you mess with perfection, and try to make a movie , that basically copies a famous original you are doomed. This movie was a disappiontment, maybe because the original was so good.. maybe I thought it would be something more than whatit was, which was a bad take on a true American classic. I would not recommend.. IF you wantto watch a movie like this go get the poseidon adventure. Shelly Winters and the cast ofthe original made it a all time forever Classic.. Building a better mousetrap does not always need to be done. we all know the story, new faces new special effects. new diaster at sea. blah IM being nice with the 2 stars. No a keeper Not even a worth vewing. go rent or buy the original.
10 of 22 people found this review helpful.
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