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Summary: A VERY MUCH GOOD HUMAN ADVENTURE !!!!!
Review: YES !!! THIS WAS, at this time INCREDIBLE with the more ancients averages to make a such good MOVIE but with GENE HACKMAN and also LESLIE NIELSEN as CAPTAIN of brink of the SHIP and also the others very goods actors very many years ago in ( 1977 i think )
THIS MOVIE COULD BE CHARACTERIZE THE HUMAN NATURE BAD or GOOD with or without GOD ! ONLY the strongs are able to survive when it's necessary this is typycal at the HUMAN GENDER and this GOOD STORY PROVE THAT ! There is not in the reality : "THE WOMEN and THE KIDS before" in the reality, THERE ARE ALAS THE MORE STRONGS WHO ARE AT ANYTIME THE SURVIVORS IN THIS WORLD !!! THIS MOVIE SAY THIS WITH MANY FORCE !!!!! *******
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Summary: All in all, a fun movie
Review: A fun movie to watch, though I'd put others ahead of this one. I thought the special effects were terrific - even 30 years later, they still look very convincing. The movie tries a little too hard to push the human drama aspect, and the bickering between the preacher and the cop gets really annoying after a while...There were a few other things I didn't quite get...did they really need the fire hose to get up to the galley?? Most of them seemed fine just holding the railing and walking...also, like others have said, the thing between captain and the ship's owner wasn't all that well handled... At the end of the day I would recommend Towering Inferno over this movie - its escapes and stunts are way way more exciting and original, its characters more likeable as well. That said, Poseidon Adventure is a movie that will not fail to get your pulse racing.
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Summary: STILL GREAT REMEMBER WHEN THEY MADE GREAT MOVIES
Review: THIS MOVIE is one of the greatest popcorn movies off all time! If this wasn't a hit I am sure Jaws would never ever would of been made! This is the story of a Passenger ship that is on its final voyage! It gets hit by a tidal wave and now the survivors must get to the top(bottom) to survive! The special effects at the begining are laughable but after 20 minutes into this film you will be under its spell!
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Summary: What a disastrously great film!
Review: I saw this film back when it was premiered here in Mexico in the early seventies! I was shocked, terrified, totally impressed...I loved it! I was only ten years old! It started my brief love affair with disaster films and also a longer lasting one with ocean liners! I remember that after seeing this film I bought it's theme song: "The morning after". I first found the version performed by Maureen McGovern, and I was thrilled when after a long search I finally found the original soundtrack recording of this song. I still own and cherish both of these 45rpm records!!! Then, back in 1979, we got our first VCR: a Sony Beta! And our first tape was none other than "The Poseidon Adventure"! I watched it over and over and never got tired of it! I still own that tape too, but unfortunately my Sony Beta VCR stopped working long time ago! Now, 30 years after I first saw "The Poseidon Adventure" I bought the DVD! Watching it once more felt just as it did back when I first saw this film back in the seventies! The visual effects, although dated, are still quite thrilling and the sound is simply spectacular! So, forget the predictable acting, forget the cheezy situations, forget the dated visual effects...just buy it and enjoy the nostalgia of it all!!!
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Summary: About salvation, but disastrous.
Review: The Poseidon Adventure is regarded as one of the great disaster movies of the seventies, along with blockbusters like 1970's Airport and 1974's The Towering Inferno. Based on Paul Gallico's novel of the same name, it's about a sinking ship, and the struggle of small band of survivors to escape. The S.S. Poseidon is on its final voyage as a cruise ship, on its way to the scrap yard. When this massive ocean liner is overturned by a tidal wave as a result of an earthquake on New Year's Eve, its passengers must make important choices which will lead to their salvation or perishing. Under the leadership of Rev. Scott (Gene Hackman), a radical minister who believes God isn't to be prayed to because he doesn't listen, a small group of ten makes their way through the bowels of the sheep towards the propeller shaft, which seems to be the only hope of their salvation. In the process, viewers are treated to stunning scenes of disaster, as the survivors must avoid fire and water, flooded hallways, and unexpected explosions. Suspense increases, because you wonder who will survive and who will die. Although on the surface it's the story of a sinking ship, like the submerged ship itself, most of this movie is below the surface. The quest for survival has strong religious overtones, with the aim to be saved from certain death. Even the name of the boat ' S.S. Poseidon, god of the sea, is in keeping with the religious theme. Fittingly, in keeping with this idea of salvation, the main character is a minister, who points to the one way of escape from doom: 'Life is up there.' The religious background actually turns it into the gospel according to Rev. Frank Scott. His call for people to join him has a religious note, reminding one of a preaching calling for conversion: 'I appeal to you for the last time. If you stay here you will certainly die.' In fact, the movie begins with a conversation between two ministers, setting the stage for the fight for salvation that will come in the crisis ahead. The other minister represents orthodoxy, and takes exception to Rev. Scott's liberal views. But Scott is a liberal and radical minister, and in his sermon before the crisis preaches: 'Don't pray to God to solve your problems. Pray to the God inside you.' His message is: It's up to you, be fighters, do it alone, fight for yourselves because God won't fight for you. When the disaster strikes, these two ministers religious thinking goes head to head. The conservative says: 'Pray for us, but don't do this.' Liberal Scott says: 'Maybe by doing this we can save ourselves.' Orthodoxy is presented as old-fashioned and irrelevant, because the conservative minister perishes, while Scott is the messianic figure who leads his followers to salvation. Towards the conclusion he makes an ultimate sacrifice to save his flock (after cursing God), disappearing in the flames for their sake. The overtones to Christ's work is clear, and so is the message: Old fashioned religion doesn't work because God isn't involved in man's lives, and the new religion is for man to trust in himself as God. In the process the movie does traditional Christianity a tremendous injustice by misrepresenting orthodoxy. The dilemma between 'pray to God' or 'work your own salvation' that Scott proposes simply doesn't exist. The two are not mutually exclusive. Prayer and trust never eliminate human responsibility. And success in human responsibility does not exclude divine sovereignty ' Scott's assertion at the end that God hasn't fought for them is patently false, because it is only through God's providence that human efforts can succeed as they do. The implied message is a distorted and dangerous gospel. The movie has other weaknesses too ' the ending is rather lame. There are many cheesy scenes, such as people climbing a Christmas tree and a fat woman turned underwater swimming champ in her billowing undergarments, combined with some corny characters like a half-clad former hooker, and a hippy girl who can't keep her wits together. And the inclusion of a former prostitute as one of the main characters seems to be more something to titillate viewers and is rather nauseating after a while. Probably the most annoying character is young Robin, a know-all kid who is given far more credibility than he deserves. Neither the characterization or plot is convincing, but the real attraction are the spectacular scenes of the disaster. Even watching this movie can be a traumatic experience as you share the experience with those in the sinking ship. What made this movie the success it was, were the thrilling scenes of disaster as a feast for the eyes. Thankfully, it wasn't salted with an immoral love story like Titanic, but Scott's new age gospel is equally horrifying. Ultimately even a few stunning scenes don't save this movie from the religious disaster that it is. 'GODLY GADFLY
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Summary: My Favorite Movie of All Time!
Review: (and I know I'm not alone in that opinion!) I'm not going to write a thesis on the strange appeal this particular movie seems to have on a generation, but regardless---it's the best disaster movie to date! Compelling, visual, exciting with great actors in diverse roles....there's sure to be someone you'll be rooting for! You'll laugh with Stella Stevens, blaspheme with Gene Hackman, shrink in terror with Carol Lynley and cheer Shelley Winters. Own it and watch it this New Year's Eve!
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Summary: Why a mono soundtrack on the DVD?
Review: The film was released in theaters in stereo surround, and my THX certified laserdisc is in stereo surround, so why did they introduce the DVD in mono? Booooo!
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Summary: leader of the disaster movies!
Review: I won't go into the storyline. It has already been said.
There has been debate of which is the better...Poseidon Adventure or Towering Inferno. In my opinion the Poseidon reigns supreme. The casting was well done. Shelley Winters and Jack Albertson were great together. In fact they must have enjoyed working together again, as they had done back in the early days when they were both struggling to make names for themselves. Ernest Borgnine and Stella Stevens both had great roles to play with great lines but opposite each other had great chemistry and proved perfect. I suppose Gene Hackman did what was required (and a bit more) but one gets a bit tired of his continual shouting (which has become a bit of a trademark!). Towering Inferno had good performances also but Poseidon's people seemed a bit more like regular people or something and they were easier to relate too. In Towering Inforno all but a couple of the main characters were related to the building, and hence the disaster, as opposed to everyone being innocent victims in Poseidon Adventure. Poseiden Adventure also provides you with more moments where you are not sure what will happen next. I guess Towering Inferno could be a little predicable. If you are only buying one of the great disaster movies of the 70s, get Poseidon Adventure without hesitation. But make sure your next one is Towering Inferno because these two are stand-outs from the rest.
Good viewing!
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Summary: A truly great and classic movie.
Review: The Poseidon Adventure is a true classic in every sense of the word. I first saw it when I was a kid at a drive in theatre, during it's initial release. I loved it then, and love it now. I met the cast at a recent anniversary screening and they all were warm to their fans; and still look great. Stella Stevens and Pamela Sue Martin, especially, haven't aged a day!
By the way, the 'real' Poseidon can be toured. The ship in the movie is actually the Queen Mary and it floats to this day in Long Beach California.
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Summary: The best of all Irwin Allen disaster pictures
Review: I remember this disaster movie above all others. Anytime when I was a kid, if this movie was on TV, I would watch it. This disaster movie avoids the cheap gimmick of having famous movie actors standing around doing nothing. My two favorite actors were Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine, but I also thought that Leslie Nielsen was so convincing as the captain. Looking at Nielsen's performance you think "That can't be the same guy who was in the Naked Gun and Airplane movies." This movie really benefits from a widescreen presentation on DVD, as you get to see so much more of the ship, especially when it is capsizing in the wake of a tidal wave. More often than not, the sets look entirely convincing. The dramatic scenes are not overblown, and when people die in the movie, they are taken out just like that. Even the main characters in the story suffer from traumatic and irreparable loss. This movie was a gem of a disaster film, which really can't be said for the others of the same genre.
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