I also did it with In The Heart Of The Sea, The Finest Hours, The Poseidon Adventure, The Perfect Storm, and Life Of Pi titled When Journeys Become A Fight For Survival. Check out blog.
http://mrbrownsweeklymarathons.blogspot.com/2016/12/when-journeys-at-sea-become-fight-for.html
Interesting read. Takes time to write something as long as this, so props to you.
I totally agree with your comment about THE PERFECT STORM. I also consider it 'one of the best sea voyage and disaster films ever made'. Saw it in the theater two times and it was quite an experience. Powerful movie for sure, and it definitely has that 'tragic touch' to it, just like Titanic.
As for Poseidon, I agree with what you said. It's definitely little thin as far as characters go, but still, it's quite an effective and intense movie. Have to say though, unlike The Perfect Storm - a film that has a pretty solid fanbase - Poseidon is very, very underrated. It kinda went under the radar and it stayed that way.
I think it deserves a bigger audience. Bigger fanbase.
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Nice marathon you had and good movie selection. Makes me wanna own them all on blu-rays. I only got The Perfect Storm on DVD and just rewatched Poseidon again. Poseidon was still a lot of fun even though it was lacking in character development, but that’s what made the movie’s pace quick, it didn’t spend any extra time on yapping, it was all about action and that’s why it’s good in its own right.
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