Poseidon
Poseidon continues to look better and better. With the first video journals I do admit to having doubts on the film. The teaser trailer and Super Bowl spot were OK, but fell a little short on expectations when it comes to a big-budget tentpole film.
Because of the early disappointment, let me say how relieved I was when Warner Bros released feature trailer for the film that finally showed off why Poseidon had such a huge budget. To top it off, this film finally looks like it will deliver the proper elements to pull us along emotionally.
But Warner Bros hasn't stopped! Earlier today we have received word of the international trailer for Poseidon and it looks freakin' Titanic-ish.
Poseidon Movie Trailer
It is hard to say which trailer is better between the domestic and the international version, though it doesn't necessarily matter as they both give the film a proper send off. One nice perk about the new international trailer is that we get to see a lot more dialogue and emotion from the film.
Besides the trailer, we have also posted the new synopsis for Poseidon:
It's New Year's Eve and festivities have begun aboard the luxury cruise ship Poseidon, at sea in the North Atlantic.
One of the finest vessels of its kind, Poseidon stands more than 20 stories tall, boasts 800 staterooms and 13 passenger decks.
Tonight, many of the ship's guests have gathered to greet the new year in style in the magnificent Main Ballroom. They raise champagne glasses as Captain Bradford (Andre Braugher) delivers a holiday toast and the band rolls into a version of Auld Lang Syne.
Meanwhile, on the bridge, the Chief Officer senses that something is wrong.
Scanning the horizon, he sees it – a Rogue Wave; a monstrous wall of water over one hundred feet high, bearing down on them with tremendous speed. He tries to steer the ship away from maximum impact but it's too late.
The wave strikes with colossal force, pitching the ship heavily to port before rolling it completely upside down. Passengers and crew are thrown into free fall, crushed by debris or dragged into the sea as water bursts in through shattered windows. Supports collapse, broken gas lines ignite flash fires and lights fail, leaving vast sections of the ship in darkness and chaos.
In its aftermath a few hundred survivors are left to huddle in the still-intact Main Ballroom, now resting below the waterline. They should stay together, the captain maintains, and wait here for rescue.
One man, professional gambler Dylan Johns (Josh Lucas), prefers to test the odds alone. Ignoring orders, he prepares to exit the Ballroom and find his own way to safety, but is collared by nine-year-old Conor (Jimmy Bennett), who asks that Dylan take him and his mother Maggie (Jacinda Barrett) along. Fast behind them is Robert Ramsey (Kurt Russell), anxious to search for his daughter Jennifer (Emmy Rossum) and her fiancé Christian (Mike Vogel). Only an hour earlier this young couple had found it impossible to tell him they were engaged and now face much graver challenges.
Wary of alliances, Dylan reluctantly leads the small band of survivors upward through the bowels of the ship. Those who choose to join them rather than wait below include a shy stowaway (Mia Maestro), a suicidal man (Richard Dreyfuss) who re-discovers his will to live and a young waiter with knowledge of the ship's layout (Freddy Rodriguez).
Determined to fight their way to the surface, they must forge a path together through layers of wreckage as the ship continues to sink. Bonds form quickly in this journey of vertical climbs, dead ends and sheer drops. And trust proves vital.
Check out the international trailer for Poseidon over at Quicktime.
Poseidon comes to theatres on May 12th 2006.
For the video journals, teaser trailer, synopsis and movie info, go to the Poseidon
Movie Page.
Stay tuned for updates.
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