S.O.S. Poseidon

The Poseidon Adventure

A shot in the arm for the classic disaster movie: awesome effects, nail-biting tension and a cast of characters we don’t want dead after half an hour — even, amazingly, the cute kid.

I've introduced The Poseidon Adventure... to more friends than almost any other movie I can think of, and with the tenacity and introspection of a pitbull in love.

It may be cheese, but Poseidon lays out a mighty fine spread.

Poseidon is like a ride at a water park. It's fast, it's fun and while it's utterly forgettable, it's still worth taking for a dollar.

Irwin Allen would be proud. Poseidon is a throwback - a 1970s-style disaster film made with 2006-era special effects.