Poseidon – Special Edition (2 Disc Set)
When a rogue wave capsizes a luxury cruise ship in the middle of the ocean, a small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives. Preferring to test the odds alone, career gambler John Dylan (Josh Lucas) ignores captain’s orders to wait below for possible rescue and sets out to find his own way to safety.
What begins as a solo mission soon draws others as Dylan is followed by a
desperate father (Kurt Russell) searching for his beautiful daughter (Emmy
Rossum) and her athlete fiancé (Mike Vogel). Along the way they are joined by a
single mother (Jacinda Barrett) and her wise-beyond-his-years son (Jimmy
Bennett), an anxious stowaway (Mia Maestro) and a despondent fellow passenger
(Richard Dreyfuss) who boarded the ship not sure he wanted to live but now knows
he doesn’t want to die. Determined to fight their way to the surface, the
group sets off through the disorienting upside-down maze of twisted steel. As
the unstable vessel rapidly fills with water, each draw on skills and strengths
they didn’t know they possessed, fighting against time for their own survival
and for each other.
Special Features:
- Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage – The Complexities of Making a Modern Adventure Movie
- Poseidon: Upside Down – A look at the extreme challenges that go into building sets both upright and upside down
- A Shipmate’s Diary – A Film School Intern’s Experiences on the Set
- The History Channel Documentary Rogue Waves – Explore the Mystery of This Powerful Phenomenon of Nature
- Theatrical Trailer
Critic Reviews:
- " Boasting impressive special effects and a decent cast, this isn't a patch on the original movie but it's enjoyable enough for its remarkably trim running time. " – Matthew Turner
- " Petersen brings us about as close to the original's guilty pleasures as possible, without cutting into the thrills. " – Andy Klein
- " The new Poseidon is an e-ticket Disney World ride with Fastpass. Ten minutes in, the wave hits, you're underwater, gasping for breath and fighting for your life. " – Joel Siegel