POSEIDON

[regfootball]

Netflix just delivered to me POSEIDON. I figured Emmy Rossum+lots of water has got to equal Oscar material. Yet, reviews are not good.

Anyone seen it yet? I'm doing the 5 minute fast forward view for my first pass.

[Flybrian]

Negatory. Looks interesting, though.

[regfootball]

there's already some seriously poor dialogue.

and I'm sorry, THERE IS NO WAY you can hold your breath that long under water.

NO WAY!

Edited August 23, 2006 by regfootball

[Northstar]

I saw it, and it wasn't that great. I guess it's basically because it's just some people trying to escape from a ship for about an hour or so and there's not much else. I generally like action movies, but I guess there's not enough to it to make me like it.

[trinacriabob]

I would love to see it. I am a BIG ocean liner fan, having sailed on the QE2. Thinking about the horn blaring, sailing down the Hudson past the WTC and under the Verrazzano bridge at the entrance of NY harbor into the open Atlantic still makes me cream my jeans. (j/k). Experience of a lifetime, though.

This one is different from the original in that, rather than a wall of water caused by an earthquake, this capsizing is caused by a rogue wave which do occur, particularly in the North Atlantic.

I heard it got bad reviews. People can't even tell me where it geographically took place. And you, reg, can report on the wet boobs you will be feasting on (on celluloid) in detail as can only be described by an architect. Don't let me down, now!

[daves87rs]

Nope, though I should see it...sooner or later...

[regfootball]

ok, i watched about the last 15 minutes.

not much 'visually' to report. Although its tough to watch movies on computer. The contrast isn't always there.

Having seen the original, I didn't think that could be outcheesed by anything. But it might just have happened here. I'll have to watch the whole thing but it didn't seem terribly climactic. In fact, the ending seemed rather........

rudderless.

and there's a rule....I abide by. Kurt Russell movies are always bad! this adds to the list likely. He's horrible.

Edited August 23, 2006 by regfootball

[Guest YellowJacket894]

Ah, the book was better.

...No kidding, there is a book. But, you know, reading is...yeah, required.