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| The Poseidon Adventure |
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, December 21, 1972
"... This is a wonderful formula. I love it. "The Poseidon Adventure" is the kind of movie you know is going to be awful, and yet somehow you gotta see it, right? They ought to be honest in the ads: Cornier than "Airport"! More cliches than "Grand Hotel"! The most character actors in small roles since "Flight of the Phoenix"! Bigger ups and downs than the elevator in "Hotel"! See! Shelley Winter's left thigh! Hear! Ernest Borgnine say, "Do you mean to tell me . . .?" Thrill! To Stella Stevens taking off her blouse to use as a bandage! Weep! As Jack Albertson promises to give Shelley Winters' underwater swimming medal to their grandchildren in Israel! Gasp! As Gene Hackman recoils from flames! Glop! As Carol Lynley is covered with oil! Hold your breath! " |
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| Poseidon Adventure, Christian Parable: '70s disaster classic is about religious renegade, redemption |
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle, December 24, 2000
"... What people don't remember -- and what most missed upon its release in 1972 -- is that 'The Poseidon Adventure' is a heavy-duty Christian allegory. The picture is as much about salvation and damnation as it is about people trying to get out of a capsized cruise ship. This is worth keeping in mind on Thursday when 'The Poseidon Adventure' has a special revival screening at the Castro Theatre. Cast members Stella Stevens and Carol Lynley will be in attendance, interviewed onstage by Marc Huestis, the impresario-mastermind behind this and previous camp extravaganzas ('Christmas With Christina Crawford'). ..." |
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| Critical dialogue on disaster films: Drugged popcorn |
| Fred Kaplan, Jump Cut, No. 8, 1975. "... In THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, EARTHQUAKE, and THE TOWERING INFERNO the disasters take the immediate form of great, overwhelming natural phenomena: a huge tidal wave, an earthquake, fire. The first two of these disasters could have been mitigated, the third avoided, but for the corruption, greed, or incompetence of certain individuals. The greedy Greek shipping company has made the Poseidon dangerously top-heavy but refuses the Captain’s request to slow its speed. In EARTHQUAKE both the seismology experts and the mayor hesitate to take the appropriate steps for fear of looking foolish if the quake didn't happen. In THE TOWERING INFERNO there's the corruption of the building’s electrical contractor who skimped on materials to increase his profits. I would suggest that all of these films symbolically reproduce what happens to bourgeois ideology-the ideology which continues to maintain its hegemony in capitalist society-when it is subjected to the strains of a period of crisis. ..." |
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| The Poseidon Adventure |
Chris Barry, Sky High Picture Show, 2001 (archived)
"This is one of those movies that quantifies the term 'epic proportions' and truly put the disaster flick on the map back in 1972. Sure there was 1970's airflight disaster flick, 'Airport', but 'The Poseidon Adventure', which is cut from the same formula, captured the hearts and minds of cinematic adventure freaks everywhere. ..." |
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