POSEIDON Film Review - 12/6/06

NOOOOOOOO! Do we really need another remake? For the past couple of years it's been remake city - Everyone seems to think that if in Hollywood you can't come up with a fresh idea then it's time for a remake from the back catalogue? What exactly was Kurt Russell thinking of? For that matter what was Richard Dreyfuss thinking? Will it be Tom Cruise next with a pile of SFX for the almost inevitable remake of "Earthquake"? Will we get the sight of Harrison Ford all dolled up as a Fire Officer for "The Towering Inferno"? Really - I'm not kidding - Remake's are starting to get tiresome, dire and dull! To be perfectly honest Wolfgang Petersen directs a reasonably taut disaster movie that would certainly put you off cruise liners and water. From one horrific scene to another as various people get drowned and roasted by fire, you get thrown into one situation after another with nail chewing going into overdrive. But unfortunately it's the standard rent-a-cast of disposable stereotype characters - I'm amazed we didn't get the cute fluffy dog, nun or even a blind person to up the ante. So although it's an entertaining remake I'd rather see Hollywood funds going into something new with something to say instead of a retread.