![]() It is what separates a human from an animal and disaster films prove that.Ī big part of the credit for my love of the disaster film would have to be paid to the original 1972 classic The Poseidon Adventure. We face problems every day in our lives and we find a way to get back up and move forward. There is just something about a disaster film that makes me happy to be a part of the human race. But, I have still seen it at least three or four times. It is incredibly cheesy and falls flat on its face at times. A perfect example of this might be Daylight, starring Sly Stallone. Even bad ones are still watchable for me. I am a great fan of the “disaster” genre. Lead Roles = Kurt Russell as Robert Ramsey / Josh Lucas as Dylan Johns Lead Roles = Gene Hackman as Reverend Scott / Ernest Borgnine as Rogo Hang on as we dive head first into 1972’s The Poseidon Adventure and the 2006 action remake Poseidon. As long as Hollywood continues to remake/reboot action films, fans will continue to debate: “Should they have even done it?” “Did they stay true enough to the original, without blatantly ripping it off?” And maybe the most important debate of all… “Is it actually better?!” ?" Thrill! To Stella Stevens taking off her blouse to use as a bandage! Weep! As Jack Albertson promises to give Shelley Winters' underwater swimming medal to their grandchildren in Israel! Gasp! As Gene Hackman recoils from flames! Glop! As Carol Lynley is covered with oil! Hold your breath! As. See! Shelley Winter's left thigh! Hear! Ernest Borgnine say, "Do you mean to tell me. ![]() "The Poseidon Adventure" is the kind of movie you know is going to be awful, and yet somehow you gotta see it, right? They ought to be honest in the ads: Cornier than "Airport!" More cliches than "Grand Hotel!" The most character actors in small roles since " Flight of the Phoenix!" Bigger ups and downs than the elevator in " Hotel!" These discussions usually involve a fatalist ("I'm staying here I don't care if I die,") and a defender of the life force ("You can DO it. And it is important that they stop every now and then - especially when explosions are rocking the ship and the water is creeping higher - in order to discuss the meaning of what they are doing. It isn't enough, of course, for our band to fight their way through the bowels of the ship. What do you think the odds are that, sooner or later, we are going to see her swimming underwater in this movie) Would you say excellent? She has put on a little weight since then, about 100 pounds, but she still wears her first-place gold medal around her neck. (or maybe the New York Park District) several decades ago. While all of this is taking place, Shelley Winters reveals that she was the underwater swimming champion of the Young Woman's Hebrew Assn. There's also a shy bachelor and a girl without any self-confidence, and the bachelor helps the girl to regain her confidence, and in the process, they discover themselves. As soon as Gene Hackman tells everyone to stay put, his job is to wander off and get lost. Then we look around for the black, but there isn't one this time. Then Jack Albertson, as Manny, and Shelley Winters, as Belle, have to say several Yiddish words and refer to Israel and their grandchildren a couple of times, until we catch on they're Jewish. ![]() Then Borgnine has to reassure his wife, Stella Stevens, who plays a former prostitute, that no one on board could possibly recognize or remember her. ![]() ![]() Hackman, as the righteous liberal minister, has to have a confrontation with Ernest Borgnine, the tough cop. It is now time for a number of obligatory things to happen. He desperately pleads with the other passengers to follow his lead, but they refuse. Talk about luck.Īnyway, everybody is sloshing around on the ceiling of the ballroom, but Hackman manages to get the other four Oscar winners and the six other movie stars up the Christmas tree. See, the steel in the hull back there is only an inch thick. Then the idea is to make their way up the down staircase, until they get to the back of the ship. He takes the large Christmas tree (conveniently constructed of aluminum tubing) and turns it into a ladder, so that the passengers can escape from the ceiling of the ballroom by climbing to the floor. When the ship turns over, Gene Hackman engineers an escape attempt. Everyone is in the ballroom, neatly divided into key ethnic groups, walks of life and former Oscar winners. ![]()
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