elikimbrell Even though this movie isn't the best. And people would prefer the original one. Tbh this remake wasn't half bad. In fact, It made me want to watch it over and over again. 90% of people giving reviews saying the movie is bad. Wasn't halve bad.

Paul Magne Haakonsen Normally, I am not overly keen on the abundance of re-makes that seem to be spewed out of Hollywood in the past many years.However, this re-make was actually one of the better re-makes to make it out of Hollywood. "Poseidon" has great special effects, which really help to bring the movie to life on the screen. And the movie started out in a great speed almost from the very beginning. It has a rather intense storyline, which keeps going at a good pace throughout the entire movie. There is a good pace to the storyline and it doesn't become dull or boring at any time.It had a good cast ensemble, with lots of familiar faces. Some people had small roles and were hardly utilized enough, and that was a shame.This 2006 re-make did, however, suffer from having a rather predictable script and storyline. So there were little twists and surprises along the way. But still, it was quite an entertaining movie.

cinemajesty After providing the masses with new century entertainment with "The Perfect Strom" (2000) and "Troy" (2004), the third movie for Warner Bros. Pictures since the millennium; "Poseidon" directed by Wolfgang Petersen at the age of 64 can not exceed the original "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), which it intentionally should have with an high-end Hollywood special effects team, a cast stretching from actor Kurt Russell to Richard Dreyfuss, yet mismatching actor Josh Lucas with the fictitious character of Dylan Johns and female parts completely underdeveloped, stuffed with unchallenged actresses from Emmy Rossum to Mia Maestro, in a screenplay by writer Mark Protosevich, which seems have no basic instinct survival conflicts between the characters implanted into the story-line with all changed up names and character origins as the original novel from 1969 by Paul Gallico (1897-1976) suggested and at least had been modestly set into action by 1972er version starring Gene Hackman as Reverend Scott and Ernest Borgnine as the character of Rogo under the direction of Ronald Neame (1911-2010). Here in the 2006er version, everything had been sacrificed for a special effects showcase of stereotype characters in which the character of Robert Ramsey, performed with no further means by actor Kurt Russell, has his introduction in correcting his daughter Jennifer Ramsey of not making out with her boy-friend publicly, while having a glass of single malt whiskey in the five-star-suit of the title-given cruise liner, before entering the cold water of the Atlantic ocean without reaching the surface ever again, asking where the writer of "The Cell" (2000) has dropped his thrill-set to hover the audience at least for 90 Minutes over a sleep-tight-in-your-auditorium-seat of a movie.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

Leofwine_draca This modern-day remake of a 1970s disaster classic is pretty much what you would expect from a state-of-the-art disaster epic: it's full of non-stop action, thrills and spills and boasts some stunning CGI effects. If you're looking for more, though, then you're going to be disappointed as that really is all there is to it. The film kicks off straight away as we meet the Poseidon (in one of the few unconvincing special effects in the film) and the various diverse characters whose fates we will follow for the next hour and a half. Barely ten minutes in, the disaster occurs in an absolutely brilliant, overwhelming piece of cinema. From then on, our survivors battle against the odds to make their ways to safety and the suspense and excitement never lets up.Those expecting subtlety or wisdom should look elsewhere as POSEIDON has neither. Instead, it has a string of good-guys-in-peril situations, ranging from crossing dangerous heights to fighting their way out of a flooding air vent. Things begin spectacularly and stay spectacular and I enjoyed every second of what was going on. Wolfgang Petersen can be depended upon to deliver a decent sea film and I found myself enjoying this more than THE PERFECT STORM, even though it has none of the characterisation or realism of that film. Petersen has assembled a good cast, headlined by newcomer Josh Lucas reminding me of Thomas Jane and old hand Kurt Russell putting in a rugged, decent turn. The unknown female actors are uniformly good as is a surprisingly understated Richard Dreyfuss. The only person I didn't like was Kevin Dillon, whose bolshie, OTT portrayal of a gambler seems to belong to a comedy and not this.The CGI effects are expertly done and too numerous to mention, but I enjoyed every moment of the peril. Another surprise was the film's level of death and brutality; the most effective scene is set in a lift shaft where one character is put in a life-or-death dilemma. It's hard-hitting stuff, and I was astonished to see the burning and exploding bodies in a 12-certificate film. Come the movie's climax, there's time for some sentimental stuff and some kid-in-peril scenarios, but I didn't mind that as the film had already delivered what the trailer offered. Sure, POSEIDON is a no-brainer, and yes, it's a remake we didn't really need...but it's a darned enjoyable one at that.