Poseidon

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Freaky Tiki

Has anyone else seen the movie? What are your thoughts?

Personally, I enjoyed the movie because I knew what I was going to get when I saw it. There are really no deep themes, no strong character attachment. But there is plenty of action, and pretty good special effects.

If you're looking for a good story or meaningful messages, its not really the right movie. But if you're willing to sit back and enjoy the ride, then its a great movie.

Except that that makes it the polar opposite of the original. The original is actually a pretty intricate and well developed morality play. The character development is strong and engaging. The people are believable and you care what happens to them.

You're the second person I've heard describe it like this, and it just confirms my lack of need to see it.

Of course, my distaste for the slew of remakes that are being vomitted out of Hollywood already pretty much made my decission for me. As well as the fact that I've seen the original so many times that I really don't need to see it in any form ever again.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

The people are believable and you care what happens to them.

Yeah....but the acting, at least in my mind, almost makes the whole movie comical. Near the end when Ernest Borgnine is yelling at Gene Hackman because....crud...what's her name?.....falls to her doom, it is really, really pathetic.

Not that I'm planning on seeing the new one. I too am sick of remakes. I'm just not a huge fan of the original, even though it was pretty ground breaking at the time (in terms of action flicks).

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Yeah....but the acting, at least in my mind, almost makes the whole movie comical. Near the end when Ernest Borgnine is yelling at Gene Hackman because....crud...what's her name?.....falls to her doom, it is really, really pathetic.

Not that I'm planning on seeing the new one. I too am sick of remakes. I'm just not a huge fan of the original, even though it was pretty ground breaking at the time (in terms of action flicks).

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[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Except that that makes it the polar opposite of the original. The original is actually a pretty intricate and well developed morality play. The character development is strong and engaging. The people are believable and you care what happens to them.

You're the second person I've heard describe it like this, and it just confirms my lack of need to see it.

Of course, my distaste for the slew of remakes that are being vomitted out of Hollywood already pretty much made my decission for me. As well as the fact that I've seen the original so many times that I really don't need to see it in any form ever again.

I could not have expressed this better myself GD. Memories of my girlish crush on Kurt Russell notwithstanding, I won't darken the door of the multiplex for this one.

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