Review of The Poseidon Adventure (1972) by Michael E — 21 Oct 2012

Incredible, I saw this movie at a screening in Chicago, where three of the actors from the movie were there, Stella Stevens, Ernest borgenine, and someone else but I dont remember her name. I wasn't expecting much from this movie but I was blown away by how spectacular it was.

It was very realistic, the drama was so human, that it was spectacular. The actors all played fantastic roles, and the movie really had guts to kill off 5 main characters. Plus when one of them dies, the husband of said dead person (played by grandpa joe from willy wonka) said her name and weeped over her body I burst into tears, and I did that several times in this movie.

And I liked it better than titanic for two reasons, one it has more main characters that you like so much that you don't want them to die, and two I personally think that it was better because of how it got straight to the punch, and not have to wait for 2 hours just waiting for the iceberg to hit, because like 20 minutes in it just smacks you with the ship turning over by an unexpected tidal wave after an earthquake.

It shows how these 13 people (about 100 didnt go with) have to struggle with each other in order to get out of the ship and find safety, and you latch on to each of the characters as the movie progresses.