What's it all About? Crappy boat, last voyage, big ass tidal wave, crash bang wallop, capsize, rag tag group, struggle to escape, some don't survive.
Best bits? The moment the wave hits which creates sheer panic and carnage for the ship and passengers alike is awesome.
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| Surf that wave baby! |
Did it make you think thoughts? It reaffirmed my love for Geno. Hackman may not convince as a preacher man but he excels as a shouty, get things done man. He's an all action, vein popping, in your face, whirling dervish blazing a path to freedom on the back of faith and redemption.
The action must be pretty good as it made me not even consider the (un)realistic nature of the whole ship flipping, and the upside down, internal obstacle traversing. These obstacles also present us with some nasty situations that surprised me in their horrifying nature. I know it's a disaster movie and deaths are inevitable but some of this is harrowing stuff indeed.
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| Bottoms Up! |
The main problem here though, is the build up. We get nearly 40 mins of talking and character development which is all good but it kind of plays out like a tv drama. That aside, it's one of the better disaster epics.
Would you watch it again? Sure, why not.
Rating (out of 100%): I give The Poseidon Adventure a tsunami bustin' 72%
