The remake is more or less the same minus the interesting characters, charm and suspense. Parents need to know that this movie begins with some family tension a single father and his teenage daughter clash over her boyfriend but as soon as the wave hits some 10 minutes in, the brutal, often fatal, action is nonstop. Its hard to think of a bigbudget hollywood picture with less reason for existing than poseidon, wolfgang petersens remake of the poseidon adventure, ronald neames much. With richard dreyfuss, kurt russell, emmy rossum, josh lucas. Gallico based the poseidon adventure on an incident regarding the british ocean liner rms queen mary, which almost capsized after being hit by a 90foot rogue wave in 1942. Poseidon, a luxury ocean liner, named for the greek god of the sea, in the midst of a transatlantic crossing. An odd and unexpected word kept nudging its way into my mind as i sat watching poseidon. Everything you need to know about poseidon movie 2006. Poseidon is a fun and exciting film thats entertaining from start to finish. Director wolfgang petersen the perfect storm returns to the sea with a thrillpacked, cuttingedge screen adaptation of paul gallicos novel the poseidon adventure. As it is, this is hardly a terrible movie, it lacks character development, the plot is stripped bare without any additional depth, and. Rent poseidon 2006 starring josh lucas and kurt russell on dvd and bluray. On new years eve, the luxury ocean liner poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave.
The biggest mistakes you never noticed in poseidon 2006. Poseidon 2006 official trailer emmy rossum, kurt russell movie. Mega tsunami scenes from the film san andreas 2015 duration. Poseidon 2006 directed by wolfgang petersen genres action subgenres disaster film, sea adventure release date may 12, 2006 usa imax run time 98 min. The poseidon adventure has been remade twice, first as a television special in 2005 with the same name and as a theatrical release titled poseidon in 2006.
Poseidon is a 2006 disaster film directed and coproduced by wolfgang petersen. Poseidon is a loose remake of the poseidon adventure 1972 1972, both of which were based on the poseidon adventure 1969, a novel by american writer paul gallico. Poseidon is a high energy actionthriller thats full of adventure. Richard dreyfuss, kurt russell, emmy rossum, josh lucas. Set adrift in the vast waters of the north atlantic for a luxury new years eve party staged in the ships magnificent ballroom, the massive oceanliner poseidon receives an unexpected jolt when a. When a rogue wave capsizes a cruise ship a fierce struggle for survival begins. It features an ensemble cast, including five oscar winners. Starstudded yet horrifically acted, it was a huge boxoffice success and garnered a host of oscar nominations, most of which were for its colossal setting, special effects and sound. Ending spoiler for poseidon 2006, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Poseidon 510 movie clip a way across 2006 hd youtube.
Jul 24, 20 behind the scenes of poseidon movie 2006 backstage duration. It is the third film adaptation of paul gallicos novel the poseidon adventure. It is the third film adaptation of paul gallicos novel the poseidon adventure, and a loose remake of the 1972 film of the same name. In 1972, the original poseidon adventure solidified the arrival of the disaster movie genre. After playing water games with the perfect storm six years previously, director wolfgang petersen returns to the water to reimage 1972s. The beginning focuses on a brief introduction of the main characters, as they go about their activities and business on board the ship. It was perfunctory, by which i mean, according to the dictionary that came with my computer. During the scene in the bow thruster room near the end of the movie. I knew i was not enjoying the movie, but i hoped it would improve or, lacking that, discover an interesting way to fail. Richard dreyfuss, kurt russell, emmy rossum language.
Negative poseidon is one of those remakes that dazzles with updated special effects but disappoints with a poor retelling or reimagining of the originals story. Apr 20, 2017 set adrift in the vast waters of the north atlantic for a luxury new years eve party staged in the ships magnificent ballroom, the massive oceanliner poseidon receives an unexpected jolt when a. It is the third film adaptation of paul gallico s novel the poseidon adventure, and a loose remake of the 1972 film of the same name. Poseidon 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The cast is excellent and the plot is so good and intense theres never a dull moment. It may have been the latter movie that won him the assignment to remake the poseidon adventure 1972. In this case the movie is part remake, part reimaging. Its hard to think of a bigbudget hollywood picture with less reason for existing than poseidon, wolfgang petersens remake of.
May 10, 2006 poseidon hits the blue seas on bluray on april 6th jan 6, 2010. Jennifer ramsey emmy rossum and her boyfriend christian mike vogel are a young couple hoping to soon be engaged, but. When a rogue wave capsizes a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the north atlantic ocean, a small group of survivors find themselves unlike. Released by interscope records in 2006 containing music from poseidon 2006. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 71 produced by music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 3 production design by 1 art direction by 4 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 42.
Poseidon 2006 dual audio hindienglish x264 esub bluray. Some things are similar enough to what was seen in the original that they will be easily identified by the viewer who has seen the original as many times as i have. On new years eve, the luxury ocean liner, poseidon, capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. Poseidon hits the blue seas on bluray on april 6th jan 6, 2010. In theaters may 2, 2006 a remake of the disaster epic the poseidon adventure, as envisioned by wolfgang petersen the perfect storm, poseidon follows storylines for several disparate characters, including a pair of starcrossed lovers emmy rossem and mike vogel, a suicidal man in crisis richard dreyfuss, and a stowaway mia maestro. The film holds a guinness world record for having the most detailed cg model in a film. This was wolfgang petersons last englishlanguage film as of 2006. It stars josh lucas, kurt russell and richard dreyfuss. Released may 12th, 2006, poseidon stars josh lucas, kurt russell, jacinda barrett, richard dreyfuss the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of 50 out of 100 on. After a huge tidal wave capsizes a luxury liner in the north atlantic, individual survivors josh lucas, kurt russell, jacinda barrett band together and traverse a hazardous upsidedown maze that they hope will take them to safety. It is an action movie only masquerading as a disaster film.
Fantastic popcorn movie with plenty of nonstop action poseidon has a powerful audio sound stage and at the 17th minute, when the rogue wave topples the ship over, an incredible sound field hammers the room with massive lfe making this scene amongst my highest rated impact scenes i have ever seen. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 71 produced by music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 3. I wouldnt put a lot of faith on what the captain says. The episode borrowed heavily from the plot line of the poseidon adventure and garnered huge audiences and spurring nbc to repeat it several weeks later in prime time. I love this movie i think its certainly a hope story that thrills and chills like all good adventure stories do. The poseidon adventure dvd, 2006, full frame for sale.
Poseidon 2006 online subtitrat in romana in hd 1080p. It stars kurt russell, josh lucas, richard dreyfuss, emmy rossum, jacinda barrett, mike vogel, jimmy bennett, and andre. Okay, the remake did have a few suspenseful scenes though nothing very memorable or original. The 2006 film also fails to satisfy for a different reason. Poseidon betrays a studio mindset that can only hasten the current erosion of movie attendance skimping on human content while betting heedlessly on boom boom boom and gurgle gurgle gurgle.
Poseidon on dvd august 22, 2006 starring kurt russell, richard dreyfuss, emmy rossum, andre braugher. Financial analysis of poseidon 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Andre braugher, richard dreyfuss, josh lucas, kurt russell, kirk. Poseidon 2006 official trailer emmy rossum, kurt russell movie hd subscribe to classic trailers.
Gallico based the poseidon adventure on an incident regarding the british ocean liner rms queen mary, which almost capsized after being hit by a 90foot rogue wave in. My central thesis surrounding action films is that unless one cares about the characters in an action film it is hard to care about what happens to them. Poseidon 2006 full movies online poseidon is a movie starring richard dreyfuss, kurt russell, and emmy rossum. The poseidon adventure is a hard film to live up to, but this remake is every bit as suspenseful and thrilling. We have all the details on this 2006 blockbuster in 1080p. May 11, 2006 an odd and unexpected word kept nudging its way into my mind as i sat watching poseidon.
Poseidon 110 movie clip capsized 2006 hd by movieclips. Poseidon is a 2006 american disaster film directed and coproduced by wolfgang petersen. Behind the scenes of poseidon movie 2006 backstage duration. The poseidon adventure is a 1972 american disaster film directed by ronald neame, produced by irwin allen, and based on paul gallicos eponymous 1969 novel. It had engaging characters, decent special effects and a cheesy storyline. Poseidon soundtrack from 2006, composed by klaus badelt. There is no comparison to the original poseidon because the story is just too different. Parts of the movie were filmed aboard the rms queen mary. Poseidon 2006 after a huge tidal wave capsizes a luxury liner in the north atlantic, individual survivors josh lucas, kurt russell, jacinda barrett band together and traverse a hazardous. After playing water games with the perfect storm six years previously, director wolfgang petersen returns to the water to reimage 1972s the poseidon adventure novel by paul gallico. My experience on ships as a young sailor was with those of second world war vintage, and these modern vessels, like the poseidon sort or any such cruise ship now, are. Im an architect, and these boats werent designed to float upside down.
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