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Poseidon – Ship Sank, Movie Didn’t – If You’re a Real Disaster Fan

Being a fan of the original movie,The Poseidon Adventure, and Irwin Allen disaster movies (well, most any disaster flick, actually), I wanted to seePoseidonvery much. And being a big Kurt Russell fan made it even more of a “must see” for me.

I’d heard the “professional” reviewers and critics make their comparisons, pick at the movie and make their “educated” and highly paid opinions known. I ignored them, as usual, and wanted to be my own reviewer.

Because of circumstances, I wasn’t able to go to the theater to watch it (drats!) so impatiently waited for it to come to DVD. I started hunting on eBay immediately and found a great deal, so I bought it sight unseen.

I am very glad I did!Poseidonis a fun, action-packed “old cinema meets new” escapist film. The special effects, the larger-than-life actions, and even some good old-fashioned heroes, made this a fun film for those of us who like to watch movies for the fantasy, fun and “not real life” quality!

I enjoyedPoseidonthoroughly. I didn’t compare it with the first Poseidon movie (and hope you don’t, since the only similarity is the ship going upside down!). And I don’t care whether the story was well-rounded or not, if characters were under-developed or overdone, if the lighting was fake, that the water was bigger than life…I don’t care what the critics said or how they picked it apart. I enjoyed the action, the fantasy, the fun, the escapism, the popcorn-munching-high-volume-sitting-in-the-dark-forgetting-the-real-world quality of watchingPoseidon…in other words, it was a delight to become absorbed in a fun film like I did when I was younger and a movie could enthrall, thrill and delight me. When a movie ticket was a big deal and worth the money!

For anyone who enjoys non-stop action, fun characters, good actors, big special effects and wants to watch a modern disaster film with an old-fashioned disaster epic feel, check outPoseidon! I’ll be keeping my copy and watching it many more times!

Cherie’ Davidson has been working as a Web copywriter, content editor, press release writer, Web reviewer, article writer and site marketing consultant for many years. She is currently content manager and copyeditor for VisiStat.com. You can contact and/or read more about her at her Website, CherieDavidson.com, or stop by and enjoy her humor blog, Random Brain Excretions by a Smiling Writer, at SmilingWriter.com.