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Poseidon (2006)

Poseidon (2006)

PG-13 98 minutes EN Adventure , Action , Drama , Thriller
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A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.
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Kurt Russell
Robert Ramsey
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Nelson
Josh Lucas
Dylan Johns
Jacinda Barrett
Maggie James
Emmy Rossum
Jennifer Ramsey
Mike Vogel
Christian
Jimmy Bennett
Conor James
Andre Braugher
Captain Bradford
Kevin Dillon
Lucky Larry
Kirk B.R. Woller
Chief Officer Reynolds

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I wouldn't put a lot of faith on what the captain says. I'm an architect, and these boats weren't designed to float upside down.
After playing water games with "The Perfect Storm" six years previously, director Wolfgang Petersen returns to the water to reimage 1972's "The Poseidon Adventure" (novel by Paul Gallico). Story essentially finds a cruise liner capsized by chaotic weather and survivors try to make their way out of an upside world before the boat either sinks or the inrushing water drowns them.
The original is one of the highlights of the disaster genre that burst forth in the 1970s, so it really didn't need remaking, but Hollywood insists on remaking old films for cash cow purpose. As it is, this is hardly a terrible movie, it lacks character development, the plot is stripped bare without any additional depth, and ultimately it's the CGI effects (that do work handsomely enough and were Oscar Nominated) that carries the picture to just above average status.
Hardly a must see disaster film but enough excitement and suspense to make it a dent time waster for fans of the genre. 6/10

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Production companies: Virtual Studios, Radiant Productions, Next Entertainment, Irwin Allen Productions, Synthesis Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $160,000,000
Revenue: $181,700,000

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PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)

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