tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post4244166923596280544..comments2024-03-28T11:30:13.457-04:00Comments on Poseidon's Underworld: Hair-Raising Suspense!Poseidon3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-17478009566944062182015-10-22T08:26:01.778-04:002015-10-22T08:26:01.778-04:00Right on, Dave. I worship this movie, but I am al...Right on, Dave. I worship this movie, but I am also heavily drawn to "The Towering Inferno" and "Airport '77." But, hell, I could watch most of them over and over again. I actually have to force myself not to so that they'll remain ever so slightly fresh upon each viewing! (Although I almost could recite "The Poseidon Adventure" along with the screen....)Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-72716921652266501772015-10-21T17:02:56.222-04:002015-10-21T17:02:56.222-04:00I think that The Poseidon Adventure is my favorite...I think that The Poseidon Adventure is my favorite disaster movie from the 70s. In fact, I don't know if there is any competition really. Airport possibly?<br /><br />In any case, Gene Hackman, and that reviewer/commenter, are nuts. Hackman was terrific in this movie and really gave it the energy it needed. Hammy perhaps if it was in a different movie, but this isn't The Conversation for heaven's sake.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-73327495438104744742015-10-21T15:34:21.078-04:002015-10-21T15:34:21.078-04:00Bette had one film, "The Bad Sister" tha...Bette had one film, "The Bad Sister" that she used to screen for young hopefuls who were wary of making it in the biz. She'd say that if she could overcome that, they could overcome whatever was in their own way! What a captivating personality she was, full of contradictions (I mean, do you think she'd lay down and take it, if, say, someone else besides her was running the film for laughs?!)<br /><br />And I agree, of course, about Hackman. His passion fuels the intensity of the scenario. Just watch Michael Caine lumber drowsily through the sequel for comparison...Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-57059764953299469322015-10-17T15:06:16.801-04:002015-10-17T15:06:16.801-04:00Geez Poseidon I don't check in for a few days ...Geez Poseidon I don't check in for a few days and you become a posting machine!! Not complaining just delighted to see so much to review.<br /><br />Well Hackman's not alone among actors who haven't liked a particular film or piece of work they've done and never seen it. I've heard several different actors/actresses give that response when being interviewed about a certain film. I seem to remember Bette Davis stating that some of her early films were so atrocious that she knew better than to watch them for fear of being discouraged.<br /><br />Be that as it may, and that article was very interesting, it's a shame Gene holds the film in such disdain. I can't agree with the writer of the article however about Hackman's performance. He might be over the top at times but that only makes the performance more involving and it suits the situations. I wouldn't have it any other way.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-18545752007672971592015-10-16T20:16:52.667-04:002015-10-16T20:16:52.667-04:00It was utterly fascinating to read that article an...It was utterly fascinating to read that article and see in print from Hackman something I was conjecturing about to some degree! (Particularly the Irwin/Gene resemblance!) Hard to believe he never even saw the movie EVER!! I do think he is very bombastic in the movie and little too slick and hip in some ways, but think of the era... I can understand some folks not loving what he did with the role, but I can't imagine anyone watching him cradle Shelley in his arms - a string of real spittle stringing from her head to his mouth - and say he "sucked." He was clearly all in and giving it everything he could. I think in some ways he was unforgettable, bringing a lot of attitude and passion to a genre that could be rather anemic when it came to performances. Thank you so much, Armando, for unearthing that interview and linking it!Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-35129585177357868312015-10-16T19:39:19.185-04:002015-10-16T19:39:19.185-04:00You are right. Gene Hackman said in an interview t...You are right. Gene Hackman said in an interview that he didn't like his look in The Poseidon Adventure:<br />“When I was working on it, I was kind of ashamed of myself,” Hackman told Edelstein, claiming that he still hadn’t dared to watch the movie. “I had to have my hair poufed up at the end and slicked over. And the producer, Irwin Allen, was one of those guys who used to comb his hair from one ear across the top of his head, and I just didn’t want to look like him.”<br /><br />http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-greatest-living-american-actor-at-85-gene-hackman-is-gone-but-still-in-charge/<br />Some critics didn't like his performance, either, so maybe he felt this movie wasn't his proudest moment? The movie is a classic on many levels. He should relax and enjoy it!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com