Ernest Borgnine will not be pleased.
Another crappy made-for-tv movie tonight, this one a bastardization of "The Poseidon Adventure"
They even have the nerve to turn it into another free advertisement for terrorists, although as you recall in the original movie the ship flips from a really big wave, the wrath of Poseidon, see?
From Encyclopedia Mythica;
"Poseidon was relied upon by sailors for a safe voyage on the sea. Many men drowned horses in sacrifice of his honor. He lived on the ocean floor in a palace made of coral and gems, and drove a chariot pulled by horses. However, Poseidon was a very moody divinity, and his temperament could sometimes result in violence. When he was in a good mood, Poseidon created new lands in the water and a calm sea. In contrast, when he was in a bad mood, Poseidon would strike the ground with a trident and cause unruly springs and earthquakes, ship wrecks, and drownings."
They have a whole change of characters too, gone is the classic ex-prostitute who gives all that up to marry Ernest Borgine. (I was going to say Ernest Borgnine would be rolling over in his grave, which he definitely would because he's alive and kicking at 88)
I was just a kid when this movie came out, had to settle for reading "The Poop-side Down Adventure" in Mad magazine, but now I am pleased to have the original on DVD.
Please, rent or better yet buy the original, don't let NBC make any money on this drivel.
They even have the nerve to turn it into another free advertisement for terrorists, although as you recall in the original movie the ship flips from a really big wave, the wrath of Poseidon, see?
From Encyclopedia Mythica;
"Poseidon was relied upon by sailors for a safe voyage on the sea. Many men drowned horses in sacrifice of his honor. He lived on the ocean floor in a palace made of coral and gems, and drove a chariot pulled by horses. However, Poseidon was a very moody divinity, and his temperament could sometimes result in violence. When he was in a good mood, Poseidon created new lands in the water and a calm sea. In contrast, when he was in a bad mood, Poseidon would strike the ground with a trident and cause unruly springs and earthquakes, ship wrecks, and drownings."
They have a whole change of characters too, gone is the classic ex-prostitute who gives all that up to marry Ernest Borgine. (I was going to say Ernest Borgnine would be rolling over in his grave, which he definitely would because he's alive and kicking at 88)
I was just a kid when this movie came out, had to settle for reading "The Poop-side Down Adventure" in Mad magazine, but now I am pleased to have the original on DVD.
Please, rent or better yet buy the original, don't let NBC make any money on this drivel.
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