Poseidon the movie

[jtvang125]

Got it this weekend from netflix. From the previews it looked to be a good movie but boy was I wrong. First thing that bugged me was wtf did the giant wave come from all the sudden? Also can they make the characters any more annoying? Half way through I wished most of them died because they were so annoying.

 

[ISAslot]

The first one was fine. No need to remake it.

 

[Fingolfin269]

I thought the guy from Grey's tells you where the wave comes from?

Kurt Russell > * so I thought it was okay.

 

[iamwiz82]

Rogue waves are not unheard of. Norwegian Dawn was hit by one off the coast of South Carolina not very long ago.

http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050503_monster_waves.html

 

[destrekor]

apparently the OP never heard of the original movie, and you can't spoil a movie as old as this one, since the Poseidon story has been an old movie, a made for tv movie iirc, and now a more recent remade movie. spoilers? lol

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Rogue waves are not unheard of. Norwegian Dawn was hit by one off the coast of South Carolina not very long ago.

http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050503_monster_waves.html

It didn't sink that ship though.

For the most part they are very uncommon.

Edit-That movie looked like a total suckfest though...just like the remake of Flight of the Phoenix. I won't be watching it.

 

[spacejamz]

Posted the same thing a few weeks ago....

 

[V00DOO]

I recall the movie took sh!t load of money to make and it bomb so bad!

 

[theprodigalrebel]

I remember how much I hated myself for buying a ticket to see that craptastic shitza.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: ISAslot
The first one was fine. No need to remake it.

:thumbsup:

Ausm

 

[acemcmac]

The effects were amazing, but the movie blew overall... I stopped it, walked away, came back and resumed it at least 3 times. It was like a trainwreck- I couldn't get away...

 

[chuckywang]

But damn, is that daughter hot!

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Rogue waves are not unheard of. Norwegian Dawn was hit by one off the coast of South Carolina not very long ago.

http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/050503_monster_waves.html

MsDawn said she was on it when it happened IIRC.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
The effects were amazing, but the movie blew overall... I stopped it, walked away, came back and resumed it at least 3 times. It was like a trainwreck- I couldn't get away...

You could see the plot coming a mile away, too. Every time someone died I cringed because it was so painfully obvious.

However, that said, from a VFX standpoint, it is one of the best films I have seen, and therefore will remain in my collection. The opening 2.5 minute sequence around the ship is amazing.

EDIT: Oh, and Emmy Rossum makes any movie watchable.

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
But damn, is that daughter hot!

I must admit there were a few good cleavage shots.

 

[lokiju]

Looked nice, but man that little kid drove me more nuts than anything else in that movie, I hopping he was going to die just so I wouldn't have had to continue through more suffering.

 

[archiloco]

liked the movie, not terribly bad.

 

[0roo0roo]

ebert and roeper slammed it, i dont expect it was any good. no desire to even rent
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/poseidon/ 31% Rotten