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The Poseidon Adventure

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When a bomb explodes on the SS Poseidon, a small band of survivors must negotiate the inverted vessel to escape from the rising waters.

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 01/18/2018
Not even the presence of Sylvia Syms can make up for the absence of Shelley Winters as Our Lady of the Water Wings in this hyper remake about an ocean liner turned turtle, upside down and gurgling. Go to Full Review
Alberto Abuín Espinof 02/12/2020
A very good film, full of emotion. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Brody M Jun 4 I enjoyed watching the movie. The things I didn’t like about the movie was the horrible CGI and how fast the movie pace felt. See more Mar 20 O course it isnt as good as original "The Poseidon Adventure" from 1972. I have noticed, that there were some parts of the novel, not used in 72 and used here like the arguing family. There are a lot of interiors in the ship and if i were to choose the best set design i would definitly pic 2005 one. Cgi isnt the best especially the fire in one scene still the budget wasnt high so i didnt expect great one (it still isnt terrible) I love the ship design and beside all the logical errors the movie actually takes some time to build characters not like the 2006 remake. Overall i think it is a great movie, not as good at 1972, better than 2006, and despite having many mistakes but still cool to watch. See more The H 10/11/2023 A carbon copy of the originally stupid film See more adam b 10/09/2019 A pretty terrible film but what can you really expect from Halmark. Probably best to just avoid See more 02/14/2018 From Hallmark Entertainment comes The Poseidon Adventure, a rather cheap and poorly made updated adaption of Paul Gallico's adventure novel. When a terrorist attack capsizes the S.S. Poseidon during a luxury cruise a group of passengers band together and struggle to reach the outside; meanwhile the military attempts to find the missing ship and get a rescue crew to her before she sinks. The terrorist angle is a real WTF kind of curveball that creates all kinds of problems. However, most of the other changes aren't that bad and explore some of the characters that were left out of the Irwin Allen version. But the script is just awful and the acting is garbage (despite featuring some talented actors). Also, the digital effects and blue screen work are atrocious. Even by Hallmark TV movie standards, The Poseidon Adventure is pretty abysmal. See more 07/18/2014 Very interesting and different take on the Poseidon adventure, but not so great See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a bomb explodes on the SS Poseidon, a small band of survivors must negotiate the inverted vessel to escape from the rising waters.
Director
John Putch
Screenwriter
Paul Gallico, Bryce Zabel
Genre
Adventure, Action, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 9, 2006
Runtime
2h 0m