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Poseidon [HD DVD] | ![Poseidon [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H3jn2CgUL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Actors: Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $28.99
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Rating:  221 reviews
Sales Rank: 32613
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 81034
UPC: 012569810341
EAN: 0012569810341
ASIN: B000GUJF4G
Theatrical Release Date: May 12, 2006
Release Date: January 16, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Warner Brothers Poseidon (HD-DVD)brIt's New Year's Eve and festivities have begun aboard the luxury cruise ship Poseidon, at sea in the North Atlantic. One of the finest vessels of its kind, Poseidon stands more than 20 stories tall, boast 800 staterooms and 13 passenger decks. Tonight, many of the ship's guest have gathered to greet the new year in style in themagnificent Main Ballroom. The raise champagne glasses as Captain Bradford (Andre Braugher) delivers a holiday toast and the band (led by Stacy Ferguson, aka Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas) rolls intoa version of "Auld Lang Syne." Meanwhile, on the bridge, the Chief Officers senses that something is wrong. Scanning the horizon, he sees it - a rogue wave; a wall of water over 150 feet high, bearing down on them. He tries to steer the ship away from maximum impact but it's too late. The wave strikes with colossal force, pitching the ship heavilyto port before rolling it completely upside down.Passengers and crew are thrown into free fall, crushed by debris or dragged into the sea as water bursts in through shattered windows. Supports collapse, broken gas lines ignite flash fires and lights fail, leaving vast sections of the ship in darkness and chaos. In its aftermath, a few hundred survivors are left to huddle in the still-intact MainBallroom, now resting below the waterline. They should stay together, the captain maintains, and wait here for rescue. One man, professional gambler Dylan Johns (Josh Lucas), prefers to test the oddsalone. Ignoring orders, he prepares to exit the Ballroom and find his own way to safety, but it is collared by nine-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 hisdaughter Jennifer (Emmy Rossum) and her fiance Christian (Mike Vogel). Only an hour earlier this young couple had found it impossi
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The 1972 disaster hit IThe Poseidon Adventure/I was ripe for a big-budget CGI remake, and who better to helm it than thriller expert Wolfgang Petersen, director of iDas Boot/i and iThe Perfect Storm/i? It hardly matters that a TV movie remake (also based on Paul Gallico's original 1969 source novel) was made less than a year before, because Petersen's version is far more spectacular, with shocking digital effects, massive sets, amazing stunt-work and enough fire and water to fill five movies with challenging worst-case scenarios. Once again, the plot concerns the capsizing (by a massive "rogue wave") of a state-of-the-art luxury liner, and the struggle of a small group of survivors (including Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Emmy Rossum, and Richard Dreyfuss) to climb upwards, to the ship's hull, in their treacherous quest for a safe exit. Unfortunately, most of these characters are two-dimensional and under-developed (especially when compared to the 1972 film's all-star cast), and the unimaginative screenplay by Mark Protosevich (reportedly worked on by several uncredited writers) subjects them to a rote series of obstacles that grow increasingly routine and repetitious, not to mention contrived and illogical. Again, it hardly matters, because Petersen's handling of non-stop action is so slick and professional that iPoseidon/i gets by on sheer adrenaline. The capsizing scenes are nothing less than awesome, with some effects so real (and so horrifying) that younger and more sensitive viewers may need to look away. And while it lacks the engaging humanity of the 1972 version, iPoseidon/i is certainly never boring. Faint praise, perhaps, but you'll get your popcorn's worth of mindless entertainment. i--Jeff Shannon/i
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| Customer Reviews: Read 216 more reviews...
 Great Buy October 6, 2008
L. Roba
I received the item in a timely manner, and in the condition indicated. Recommended to buy from this seller.
DISAPPOINTMENT... 7 OUT OF 10 August 22, 2008
ACEMAN1 (Ripon, California)
Oh Kurt Russel, what happened to you? Your roles in movies like The Thing and 3000 Miles to Graceland were great, and now you're like a cheap prostitute for a movie role. You just had to pick a worthless role of a father of a teenage daughter with all the stupid drama thrown in... a disaster movie. Great.... br /WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Think of this movie as a combination of Titanic and The Perfect Storm. Then, remove the great characters and replace them with characters so worthless you care less about them being killed than stupid teenagers who get killed in horror movies, and then add liberal politics into the mix. During a cruise on the Poseidon, a gigantic freak wave causes the ship to capsize (flip upside down), trapping several people on board with a limited air bubble while they wait for help to come. But, a group of people decide not to wait and try to escape; a gambler, the gambler's smuggled girlfriend, a homosexual old man (Uuuugggghhhh....), an annoying kid (Why couldn't you drown in the movie?) and his mom, the mayor of New York (Kurt Russel), his daughter, and her boyfriend. br /MUSIC: The music is bland and rarely sets the mood. It can at key moments, but fails to the rest of the time. br /ACTION: The best parts of the film are scenes with the ship being flipped over, people drowning, things being turned over and destroyed, explosions, and some extra action. The action is the best part, too bad the whole film couldn't be filled with a lot more of those moments. br /ACTING: The script is full of predictable dialogue, and the actors don't do a very good job bringing the already sub-par script to life. Their acting capabilities are laughable at best. br /ENTERTAINMENT: You will only want to watch this movie for the action scenes, not really anything else. If you wish to see all of it, I hope you have humor, because you will only get pissed off if you don't. Take advantage of the flaws and laugh at them, because they are laughable (Yay! We've escaped! Oh look, there just so happens to be a raft over there). br /OVERALL: I would only recommend this as a rental for now, not a buy. I managed to take advantage of the flaws and laugh at them for how bad they were, but this film was overall very disappointing and had so much more potential. Plus, adding politics into the mix, kinda ruins the experience. Decent overall, but disappointing. br /THE GOOD: The action moments. br /THE BAD: The acting, the politics, predictable dialogue and events, unintentionally funny.
Nice Effects and great movie! June 17, 2008
#1 Cardinal Fan (Pennsylvania, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just got done watching this movie a couple nights ago. It was a great movie! The visual effects were outstanding and the plot and characters were awesome! It was really fun watching this movie and I highly recommend it!!!
 Was ok May 29, 2008
Edgar I. Jimenez (Las Vegas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Can't top the original, they try to improve but loss some of the best original scenes...like Shelley Winters great part almost at the end of the movie.
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