Poseidon

[scaeagles]

I think the incredible film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy raised the standard for action/adventure movies with other factors such as character development and characters you care about to a standard that that may be too high to achieve ever again.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I think the incredible film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy raised the standard for action/adventure movies with other factors such as character development and characters you care about to a standard that that may be too high to achieve ever again.

Eh, not really. While they were certainly fantastic movies, with good character development, they were far from perfect. Legolas and Gimli come to mind. Totally glossed over that. Which makes the original Poseidon Adventure that much more impressive. 3 extra-long movies, and Peter Jackson failed to do the side characters justice. Whereas in PA, a standard length single movie, every character got the treatment they deserved.

[Alex]

When were these films released? I saw an incredible adaptation of Fellowship of the Rings but I'm still waiting for quality adaptations of the other books.