Poseidon

[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.

The only thing that kind of annoyed me, was that there really was no closure as far at the characters are concerned. I would have liked to have at least a little insight as to what happened after the whole thing. Oh Well.

[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.

"Vomitted out of Hollywood" is a fabulous line. In the immortal words of Auntie Mame, "How VI-vid"

[Not Afraid]

I read about 1/3 of a really horrible review the other day, dirming up my decision to save this for when I'm REALLY bored and can't sleep.

I actually saw Starsky and Hutch that way and almost enjoyed it.

[Gemini Cricket]

Yeah, when Linda the hooker dies, that's totally funny.

I'm guessing there's no bad 70's hair and fashion in this version.

[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.