I saw it earlier tonight. I'm not going to lie, it was hilarious. It wasn't SUPPOSED to be hilarious, but my friends and I couldn't really stop laughing. Everything that was supposed to be tense and dramatic in this movie was so incredibly over the top that it came off funny.
I want to see the 20 minute version of this movie where everything goes right for them and they get off the boat without any problems. But as a whole this was basically " Daylight " on a boat. I know that Daylight itself was probably just a landlocked remake of the original Poseidon Adventure, but it's more recently in my memory.
It was the most melodramatic movie I have ever seen, and despite the fact that it's fictional anyway, it was just silly. It's like watching Final Destination, when you spend most of your time guessing how and when each person will die, as opposed to caring about them and what will happen to them.
It's not worth $8.50, but it was hilarious to my friends and I, and if you're in the mood for a good MST3K movie to make fun of, then go ahead and see it.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Is it even really possible for a wave to be that big?
This doesn't really bear on the quality of the movie (well, maybe) but a friend and I were discussing this the other day, and I'm curious. Where would a single giant wave in the middle of the ocean come from anyway
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
They explain that in the movie.
It's called a "Rogue wave," and they're everywhere! They're like the Axis of Evil of the ocean.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Holy crap! How are ocean liners not getting rolled all the time? I'm surprised I've never heard of it.
quote: Freak waves, also known as rogue waves or monster waves, are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves which can sink even large ships and ocean liners. In oceanography, they are more concisely defined as waves that are more than double the significant wave height (SWH), which is itself defined as the mean of the largest third of waves in a wave record.
And, interestingly enough:
quote:The least common places of impact for rogue waves is the mid-atlantic, oceanographers have compiled all the data and came to the conclusion that the mid Atlantic and the waters off Bermuda are very tranquil compared to other ocean points.
Poseidon, of course, takes place in the North Atlantic.
*Spoilers, if you really care*
I love the part by the way where the guy on the bridge takes out his HUGE binoculars and looks ouat the ocean and sees the wave. I could just hear "Iceberg RIGHT AHEAD!" echoing all around me.
I also loved the part when they are trapped in the ballast tanks that are filling with water. While they are waiting for the tank to fill, so the pressure valves will release and save them all, I kept hearing David Bowie's "Under Pressure" playing in my mind.
Edit to add: I'd probably give the movie a 5/10. It could have been a lot worse. But I would've given it a 6/10 if Fergie had jumped on stage and started singing a la stringed quartet on the deck of the sinking Titanic. You know you're going to die anyway, and come on, it's NEW YEARS. Live a little. Heh.
[ May 18, 2006, 05:39 AM: Message edited by: Lyrhawn ]
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Hm. Learn something new everyday. I was actually kind of hoping it was a wave caused by the earth stopping in it's rotation or something.
30m waves? Yowzers.
Posted by camus (Member # 8052) on :
quote:I want to see the 20 minute version of this movie where everything goes right for them and they get off the boat without any problems.
How about a twenty minute version of the Titanic, er, I mean, Thumbtanic?
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
An ocean liner got hit by a rogue wave a few years back, if I remember. Broke a lot of windows and flooded rooms on one side, causing minor injuries and lots of damage to the boat. No rolling over, though.
Posted by Numinor West (Member # 9375) on :
Ebert thinks this could've been a great movie if another wave had come along and flipped the ship back, forcing everyone to retrace their steps.
Sadly enough, Wolfgang Peterson, directed Poseidon, who is the director for Enders Game. He also did Troy and Perfect Storm; the guy doesn’t seem to make good movies. I am not too hopeful that Enders Game will be any good...nuts.
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