Poseidon

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I really liked ALL the characters and ALL the acting in the original. Borgnine's storyline with the cop who fell for the ex-prostitute is a fantastic addition to the movie. There's plenty of character development set aside for them before the flip and I really felt for him when she died.

My dad, who loves action shlock and loves the original, hated this remake.

[Alex]

I did see this last Friday when I found myself near a theater with time to kill.

As a straight up action-suspense movie it was ok. Though there was nothing in the movie to give you any reason at all to care who died and who didn't. Though it follows the Hollywood-appropriate formula (one asshole, all minorities, and a self-sacrificing alpha).

The one part I liked is a complete spoiler, so:

Spoiler:

Kurt Russell does what may be the most accurate drowning scene ever.

[Freaky Tiki]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

As a straight up action-suspense movie it was ok. Though there was nothing in the movie to give you any reason at all to care who died and who didn't. Though it follows the Hollywood-appropriate formula (one asshole, all minorities, and a self-sacrificing alpha).

That's the mindset you have to have if your going to see it.

Normally, I like to have a decent plot, great character development and all that jazz. But for this movie I allowed myself to "dumb" my taste in movies down a bit, and it was much more enjoyable like that.

I knew a lot of it was bad, and corny but I accepted it and moved on. Most movies you absorb to get the deep themes and plot lines. Poseidon, you just watch without searching into it.