The plundering of the Poseidon

[Ghoulish Delight]

I refuse to put this in "Beatnik" because I don't consider it entertainment :p .

So someone on MiceChat posted an image of Kurt Russel on the set of "Poseidon", a remake of "The Poseidon Adventure" due to come out in 2006. Lame, lame, lame. But that's only half of this story.

I saw that and went looking at imdb for info. This is what I found first, instead... http://imdb.com/title/tt0419358/ (http://imdb.com/title/tt0419358/)


Plot Outline: A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.

You've GOT to be kidding. Absolutely pathetic, even for a TV movie.

[lizziebith]

And extra points removed for the use of the term "rag-tag..."
:rolleyes:

Yeah, you've just gotta wonder!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

This sucks, but since it's a TV movie I can pretend it doesn't exist :)

[Not Afraid]

Who's doing the cover of Maureen McGovern's "There's Got to be a Morning After"? Blink 182?

[innerSpaceman]

Still, when you remake old movies - it's hard to stick with completely unbelievable things like a giant wave that can capsize the Queen Mary. Pulease.

I love the old version, and I think terrorist-attack is beyond stupid. But I can't blame them for trying to come up with some more plausible reason for the entire situation to exist.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Still, when you remake old movies - it's hard to stick with completely unbelievable things like a giant wave that can capsize the Queen Mary. Pulease.

I love the old version, and I think terrorist-attack is beyond stupid. But I can't blame them for trying to come up with some more plausible reason for the entire situation to exist.Plausible-shmausible, they tack "TERRORISM" on there so that fear-stricken people will watch it. :rolleyes: It has nothing to do with plausibility.

Besides, what kind of terrorist attack could flip over the ship?

[innerSpaceman]

The kind where the terrorists explode their superfilthydirtybomb in the depths of the Maktiallup Trench off the Azores, thus generating the Super Wave aimed for hurricane-ravaged N'Orleans, but which accidentally capsizes the Poseidon on its cruise to Mexico!!

[Tref]

But it stars Steve Guttenberg!

I wonder if he'll will wear his trademark short shorts and rollerblade through NY city as he did in Can't Stop The Music? That would be sweet.

It also stars a Baldwin brother! I wonder if he will do anything Baldwin-esque? That would be sweet, too.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I always loved all of the old disaster movies, the "Airplane" movies, "Towering Inferno", "Earthquake" (which I saw in Sensurround, ooooooooh), etc... I sure don't think we need to start remaking them all with terrorists though. Lame.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

But it stars Steve Guttenberg! :eek:

I totally missed that piece of vital information at first glance.

:eek:

This situation is far worse than I thought it was.

For God's sake, does he play the priest or the Homeland Security agent??? :rolleyes:

[Motorboat Cruiser]

For God's sake, does he play the priest or the Homeland Security agent??? :rolleyes:

LOL, that's the first thing I wondered when I saw his name. :)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Gene Hackman is turning over in his....oh wait he's not dead.

Shelly Winters then.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I started to say that Ernest Borgnine was spinning as well. Surprisingly though, he is still around. I was surprised to discover this.

Not only alive but he is still acting and currently filming "Cura del gorilla, La (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000308/) ". :)

He's actually been pretty busy for a man who is 88.

(Sorry for the Borgnine hijack, just can't help myself sometimes)

[Kevy Baby]

I always loved all of the old disaster movies, the "Airplane" movies...I think you are thinking of the "AirPORT" movies. Airplane was a spoof of that series and other a host of other things (I just love the prop-driven airplane sound whenever they were shoing people on the jet airplane!).
Shelly Winters then.Nope, still alive. Keep trying.

[Not Afraid]

BTW. This is my FAVORITE site (http://dpsinfo.com/dps/)to get info on who is dead and who is not. I't was one of my earliest bookmarks. Is that sick or what?

[Kevy Baby]

BTW. This is my FAVORITE site (http://dpsinfo.com/dps/)to get info on who is dead and who is not. I't was one of my earliest bookmarks. Is that sick or what?That's cool!

[Kevy Baby]

So someone on MiceChat posted an image of Kurt Russell on the set of "Poseidon"And why was Kurt Russell on the set? He's not in the movie (at least that I could find).

[Jazzman]

So who's playing Gopher?

That's the burning question.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I think you are thinking of the "AirPORT" movies. Airplane was a spoof of that series and other a host of other things (I just love the prop-driven airplane sound whenever they were shoing people on the jet airplane!).


Ah yes, my mistake. :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

And why was Kurt Russell on the set? He's not in the movie (at least that I could find).He's not in the made for TV terrorist lameness movie coming November 2005. He's in the 2006 theater release (http://imdb.com/title/tt0409182/)one, title simply "Poseidon". At least that one doesn't involve terrorist, but the only thing worse than a classic movie needlessly being redone is a classic movie needlessly being redone TWICE! It was only while looking up info on the Kurt Russell one that I stumbled across the made for TV one.

[mousepod]

Are people in Hollywood that bereft of ideas that they have to recycle ones that weren't that brilliant in the first place? Whatever.

On a side note - Poseidon holds a near and dear place in my heart because it was the cover parody of my very first issue of Mad Magazine:
http://www.collectmad.com/madcoversite/mad161id.jpg

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Nope, still alive. Keep trying.OMG, I was so sure she was dead!

Ok then, Jack Albertson, who will forever be Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka to me. His role as the patient Jewish grandfather in PA is a joy to watch.

And he really is dead! :p

[Snowflake]

She's not dead either, just her character from the original! Go to her house in LA and she will answer her own door!

Snow

Gene Hackman is turning over in his....oh wait he's not dead.

Shelly Winters then.

[Not Afraid]

Gotta love "That Haze Woman". ;) She is forever Delores Haze to me.

[DisneyDaniel]

It also stars a Baldwin brother! I wonder if he will do anything Baldwin-esque? That would be sweet, too.
http://files.photojerk.com/bulleckert/Adam_Baldwin.jpg
FYI, Adam Baldwin (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000284/) is NOT related to the Baldwin Brothers (Alec, Daniel, Stephen, William/Billy). Some of you might recognize Adam Baldwin from "The X-Files," "Full Metal Jacket," Joss Whedon's TV show "Firefly," or one of my all-time favorite TV shows, "The Cape," a fictional drama about astronauts at NASA.

And, yeah, when was the last time you saw a good movie starring Steve Guttenberg?

[innerSpaceman]

ok, wait.... there's the movie and a TV movie?!?!?


Oh my frelling lord. (but I can't tell you how relieved I am that the movie remake is not starring Steve Guttenberg and it not capsizing the ship via terrorist attack)

[Moonliner]

Who's doing the cover of Maureen McGovern's "There's Got to be a Morning After"? Blink 182?

Uggg, Arrr! Brain Virus: "There's got to be a moring after, If we can hold on through the night..." Out I say! Out evil virus...

But wait. I shall have my revenge! Oh yes. Sweet revenge...

"You light up my life"


Ha! take that!.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

She's not dead either, just her character from the original! Go to her house in LA and she will answer her own door!Already caught by KB, already made up for it. See posts above :)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

http://files.photojerk.com/bulleckert/Adam_Baldwin.jpg FYI, Adam Baldwin (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000284/) is NOT related to the Baldwin Brothers (Alec, Daniel, Stephen, William/Billy). Some of you might recognize Adam Baldwin from "The X-Files," "Full Metal Jacket," Joss Whedon's TV show "Firefly"And he was also the titular character in the film My Bodyguard (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0081207/).

[Kevy Baby]

And he was also the titular character in the film My Bodyguard (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0081207/).
You were just looking for an excuse to post host picture again :evil:

[SzczerbiakManiac]

You were just looking for an excuse to post host picture again :evil:TOTALLY!http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/devil/evil_lol.gif
http://files.photojerk.com/bulleckert/Adam_Baldwin.jpg
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