It is New Year's Eve and festivities have begun aboard the luxury cruise Poseidon, at sea in the North Atlantic.
One of the finest vessels of it's kind, Poseidon stands more than 20 stories tall, boasts 800 staterooms and 13 passenger decks.
Tonight, many of the ship's guests have gathered to greet the new year in style in the magnificent Main Ballroom. They raise champagne glasses and Caption Michael Bradford (Andre Braugher) delivers a holiday toast and the band (led by FERGIE of the Black Eyed Peas) rolls into a version of Auld Land Syne.
Meanwhile, on the bridge, the First Officer senses that something is wrong.
Scanning the horizon, he sees it - a Rogue Wave; a monstrous wall of water over one hundred feet hight, bearing down on them with tremendous speed. He tries to steer the ship away from maximum impact but it's too late.
The wave strikes with colossal force, pitching the ship heavily to post before rolling it completely upside down. Passengers and crew are thrown into a free fall, crushed by debris or dragged into the sea as water bursts in through shattered windows. Supports collapse, broken gas line ignite flash fires and lights fail, leaving vast section of the ship in darkness and chaos.
In it's aftermath a few hundred survivors are left to huddle in the still-intact Main Ballroom, now resting below the waterline. They should stay together, the captain maintains, and wait here for rescue.
On man, profession gambler Dylan Johns (John Lucas), prefers to test the odds alone. Ignoring orders, he prepares to exit the Ballroom and find his own way to safety, but is collared by eight-year-old Conor (Jimmy Bennett), who asks that Dylan take him and his mother Maggie (Jacinda Barrett) along. Fast behind them is Robert Ramsey (Kurt Russell), anxious to search for his daughter Jennifer (Emmy Rossum) and her fiance Christian (Mike Vogel). Only an hour earlier this young couple found it impossible to tell him they were engaged and now face much graver challenges.
Wary of alliances, Dylan reluctantly leads the small band of survivors upward through the bowels of the ship. Those who choose to join them rather than wait below include a shy stowaway (Mia Maestro), a suicidal man (Richard Dreyfuss) who re-discovers his will to live and a young waiter with knowledge of the ship's layout (Freddy Rodriguez).
Determined to fight their way to the surface, they must forge a path together through layers of wreckage as the ship continues to sink. Bonds form quickly in this journey of vertical climbs, dead ends and sheer drops. And trust proves vital.
From Wolfgang Petersen, acclaimed director of Troy and The Perfect Storm, come the action adventure Poseidon, in theaters May 12, 2006.
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I remember seeing "The Poseidon Adventures" YEARS ago! And I loved it. I've actually seen it several times. So, I'm looking forward to this newer version (changed up a bit, and with some GREAT actors).
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THE BUZZ: When director Petersen heads to the ocean, he creates classics (Das Boot) and hits (The Perfect Storm), so it's no surprise he was installed to steer this well-cast remake. With a gambler (Josh Lucas) and a stowaway (Mia Maestro) on board, we're thinking Warner Bros. is gunning for a sort-of "Lost" at sea angle. But, but ... will there be a morning after? Peace to Shelley Winters and Roddy McDowall.
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The more that I see the previews for this, the more excited I get about this movie. I can't wait to see it. From my understanding, the special effects are great... done by the same person that did "The Perfect Storm" it's going to be entertaining.
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So my girl doesn't want to go on a cruise since seeing previews for this movie. I tried to tell her that the boat would just sink before turning upside down, geez.
Regardless, I will see anything with Kurt Russell.
I saw the "The Poseidon Adventure" when I was about 10 and it absolutely blew me away. Finally, a boat disaster movie that can wash our minds of the Titanic (yeah, come and get me Leo fans, I'll take you all on).
Will be seeing this at the IMAX in a couple of weeks.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
I was hoping to go see this movie, this week, while Shannon is out of town. But, my mom said that she has no desire to see it. She said, "I've seen the original, and I'm just not interested." Dang, I watched the original movie, on tv, with my dad, a ton of times.
Oh, and I have the original movie, coming on dvd, this week, to watch!
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hehehe awesome I saw the original on sale on Saturday, but its not available to rent near us... I'll wait until the hype dies down and watch the original again then.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
I don't remember who I watched it with. I just remember it was at my grandmother's house and it was on TV. I found the movie kind of scary, but in an exciting kind of way. The tension is so strong, because you know any one of the characters could die at any moment. And they do. Oh, they do.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
Yeppers... they sure do. And you're right, it is scary in that thrilling/exciting kind of way, and you think about if that had been you on that boat. *shivers*
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04-11-2006 03:21 AM
I saw the original on sale on Saturday, but its not available to rent near us... I'll wait until the hype dies down and watch the original again then.
