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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!!!Read full review
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.Read full review
Poseidon starring Kurt Russell and Josh Lucas is a action packed film that is full of intense scenes that will keep your eyes glued to the screen. It is definitely a disaster film so set yourself up before viewing the picture. From the start it is one thing after another, rogue wave, fires, flooding, and many more worst case scenarios. I have never seen the original Posiedon Adventure, but I though this movie was worth seeing. The actors and actresses were all great in there roles. I would watch it with an older crowd and not with children as it does have allot of scenes with death and destruction. This makes is different from allot of Hollywood films as it is just that a disaster film. So if you are looking for a feel good movie this is not the choice for you. But the intensity will have you glued to your seat. It is one of the better Summer DVD buys and or rentals this Summer.Read full review
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!Read full review
,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.
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