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Poseidon (DVD)

 

Description: Genre: Action & Adventure / Theatrical Release: 2006 / Director: Wolfgang Petersen / Actors: Josh Lucas, Mike Vogel ... ... more
Poseidon (DVD) ... / DVD released 09 October, 2006 at Warner Home Video / Features of the DVD: PAL / The 1972 disaster hit The Poseidon Adventure was ripe for a big-budget CGI remake, and who better to helm it than thriller expert Wolfgang Petersen, director of Das Boot and The Perfect Storm? It hardly matters that a TV movie remake (also based on Paul Gallico's original 1969 source novel) was made less than a year before, because Petersen's version is far more spectacular, with shocking digital effects, massive sets, amazing stunt-work and enough fire and water to fill five movies with challenging worst-case scenarios. Once again, the plot concerns the capsizing (by a massive "rogue wave") of a state-of-the-art luxury liner, and the struggle of a small group of survivors (including Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Emmy Rossum, and Richard Dreyfuss) to climb upwards, to the ship's hull, in their treacherous quest for a safe exit. Unfortunately, most of these characters are two-dimensional and under-developed (especially when compared to the 1972 film's all-star cast), and the unimaginative screenplay by Mark Protosevich (reportedly worked on by several uncredited writers) subjects them to a rote series of obstacles that grow increasingly routine and repetitious, not to mention contrived and illogical. Again, it hardly matters, because Petersen's handling of non-stop action is so slick and professional that Poseidon gets by on sheer adrenaline. The capsizing scenes are nothing less than awesome, with some effects so real (and so horrifying) that younger and more sensitive viewers may need to look away. And while it lacks the engaging humanity of the 1972 version, Poseidon is certainly never boring. Faint praise, perhaps, but you'll get your popcorn's worth of mindless entertainment.--Jeff Shannon

Newest Review: ... for them. The Cast and Performances There is a good cast on show here. Josh Lucas plays Dylan Johns, one of the leads, as ... more

 ... the man who persuades the group that going to the surface is the only safe course of action to take. His intensity in the role matches the mood created by the director perfectly. Kurt Russell is Robert Ramsey, New York Mayor, and the tussle of power between his character and Johns. There are similar good performances from Richard Dreyfuss and Jacinta Barrett. The remainder of the cast support well, and do a good job in creating a disaster atmosphere. My Opinion As disaster films go, this is quite good. As a rem...more

missixty
Premium Review Poseidon (DVD): There's nothing fair about who lives and who dies (918 words)
by missixty - written on 07.04.08 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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It's New Year's Eve and a luxury ocean liner is hit by a rogue wave and subsequently capsizes. The passengers are instructed to stay within the large ballroom that is currently forming a large air bubble which they are told will keep the ship afloat until help arrives. Dylan Johns doesn't feel confident with this and decides the best chance of survival is to make his way up to the bottom of the boat to escape via the holes where the ships propellers are. Nine other people decide to join him and the film follows their journey trying to escape the capsized boat. Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama) takes on the role of the person whose idea it is to try to escape the ...

pmcds
Premium Review I want to be, under the sea! (386 words)
by pmcds - written on 12.04.08 (Very useful, 30 readings)
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Poseidon is the 2006 remake of The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Directed by Wolfgang Peterson, it is a straight remake and well made action film. The Plot The luxury liner 'Poseidon' is swamped by a huge wave and overturns. The majority of the survivors stay in the main hall of the liner while a small group make a bid to get to the surface. However, the ship is a maze of passages, and the overturning of the ship is causing flooding, fires and other dangers for them. The Cast and Performances There is a good cast on show here. Josh Lucas plays Dylan Johns, one of the leads, as the man who persuades the group that going to the ...

stellaandjoey
Premium Review Poseidon (DVD): A good action lost between more well known films (410 words)
by stellaandjoey - written on 29.01.08 (Useful, 23 readings)
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This is a review of the film only. I watched this film recently without hoping for much as I knew it had been released the previous year and had never got round to watching it as it wasn't one that I thought would be up to much! I wish I had watched it sooner now as I thought the film was of high quality with a good mix of special effects, actors and action. The film starts off with the main characters shown to be aboard this luxury liner and spending the evening partying to celebrate new years eve. There isn't really much depth given on the characters that we learn about as such, as it's not really needed but, we do learn a little about them and ...

 
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