Let’s Finally Watch This: Episode 6 – The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Nov 11, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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Episode description
It's 1972. "New Hollywood" is in full swing with its loosening moral standards, greater artistic freedom, and more ambiguous endings. But it's also an era of disaster movies, with this episode's movie, The Poseidon Adventure, being a prime example, as passengers of the overturned ship struggle for survival.
What The Poseidon Adventure offers casual movie fans who have always meant to watch classic movies: an archetypal disaster plot; effective sets and suspense; themes of life and survival; and Ernest Borgnine and Gene Hackman screaming at each other.
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