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a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Director Wolfgang Petersen must have a fascination for watery disaster flicks. In his native country Germany, he debuted in 1981 with the phenomenal classic "Das Boot" and a mere 20 years later he made the solid and intense "The Perfect Storm", with George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. Something must have gone wrong after that, because he also considered it a good idea to remake the 1972 disaster movie classic "The Poseidon Adventure". Bad career move, and apparently Petersen still hasn't recovered from this misfire, because he hasn't made another film since. I'm a giant fan of disaster movies from the 70s, notably the Irwin Allen productions, because they were such mastodons with stellar ensemble casts, gigantic and meticulous set designs and old-fashioned but hyper-expensive special effects. The original, directed by Ronald Neame, is a prime example of seventies' disaster extravaganza. I usually don't watch disaster movies that were made after 2000, because I hate computer engineered decors and effects, and for some reason the scripts always contain a lot more redundant melodramatic sub plots than necessary. I also wished I skipped "Poseidon" for the exact same reasons, by the way. The basic plot remains unchanged; - shortly after midnight on the 1st of January, the giant luxury cruiser SS Poseidon capsizes due to an enormous tidal wave. Most of the passengers and crew are trapped in the ballroom/restaurant on the deck, but only a select group is intelligent enough to understand they need to head towards the bottom of the ship since it lies upside down. Their plan works, but the chances of survival are quite slim, as the climb is long and goes via narrow ventilation shafts and watery death traps. I tried not to get annoyed by the computer animation, because I knew that from beforehand, but there were various other awful aspects to get upset about. The script contains so many dumb errors; I almost couldn't believe my eyes! For example, near the end, a mother suddenly loses her 9-year-old for no apparent reason. One moment they are all together, and the next he's stuck in a slowly flooding cage while the rest sees an opportunity to escape. What happened, he just decided to go for a little walk all by himself? All the lead and supportive characters are implausible and deeply unlikable. That was also the case in the original, but at least they were charismatic. There aren't any performances here like the ones given by Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters or Ernest Borgnine in 1972. Instead we're stuck with a washed-up Kurt Russell, an uninterested Richard Dreyfuss and a pitiable Kevin Dillon whose 'Lucky Larry' character is a complete travesty.

Even though this movie isn't the best. And people would prefer the original one. Tbh this remake wasn't half bad. In fact, It made me want to watch it over and over again. 90% of people giving reviews saying the movie is bad. Wasn't halve bad.

Watchable movie with some great effects especially the wave hitting the cruiser. Old hats like Dreyfuss and Russell add to the luster.

Poseidon (2006): Dir: Wolfgang Peterson / Cast: Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett: Yet another Titanic episode where a ship sinks and nearly everyone dies. We know that most of them do survive, and they survive right in time as the ship finally sinks. One heroic figure survives after many life threatening rescue missions. At least one person dies while saving or sacrificing him / herself. And there will be an annoying kid who hides and nearly causes others to drown in their search. This film should sink down a toilet since it was about as fun as diarrhea. Director Wolfgang Peterson delivers on production but only seldom does he deliver a film of artistic context. He previously made such junk as Air Force One and The Perfect Storm. The special effects pass but hardly able to be as interesting as the conversations between restless viewers sitting around me. The cast includes Josh Lucas who will act as hero. Kurt Russell who will pay the price for risking his ass. Richard Dreyfuss who hopefully reflects upon a much better lost at sea film he was in called Jaws. Emmy Rossum plays a potential love interest and nothing more. This is the standard case of potential actors being lined up to take second billing to special effects. They are all briefly introduced and thrust into standard disaster clichés that sink faster than the boat itself. Score: 3 / 10