Talk:The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)

message: In the 1972 Movie adaptation there are differences between the book and the movie: Robin Shelby is not lost but found; Susan Shelby is not raped; the only survivors are those who made it to the propellor shaft  not the bow.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.5.184.226 (talk) 02:16, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Differences between novel and film

message: Removed this paragraph and shortened it.
"While in the overturned ballroom, the young Reverend, an English bookkeeper Mary Kinsale, an injured waiter named Acre, NYPD detective Mike Rogo, his beautiful, racist, foul-mouthed, ex-Hollywood starlet, ex-Broadway star, and ex-prostitute wife Linda, quiet haberdasher James Martin, San Franciscan pretty boy bachelor Hubie Muller, Detroit car company vice-president Richard Shelby, his stunning but resentful wife Jane, his maturing seventeen year old daughter Susan, his energetic ten year old son Robin, retired delicatessen owner Manny Rosen, his obese and frightened wife Belle, raging alcoholic Tony "The Beamer" Bates, and his young and in love girlfriend Pamela Reid, use a metal Christmas tree to ascend to the kitchen."
That is an insane run on.  But the information should be ammended and reinstated in a more coherent fashion as it is a list of characters.  207.114.232.98 18:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit 

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message: I looked in "Cahiers du Cinema" but didn't find any reference to this movie…shouldn't interpretation(s) be in a separate paragraph below anyway? Historian932 (talk) 02:12, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Can't find citation

message: Why is it that some of the main characters have a description, while others do not?--Gleezus (talk) 15:05, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Main Characters - Question 

message: http://www.poseidonadventure.com/gangway/Trivia/The_Definitive_Poseidon_Adventure_FAQ/the_definitive_poseidon_adventure_faq2.html
Well, it started with an earthquake that occurred (to be read aloud in a heavy Greek accent) "One hundred and thirty miles northwest of Crete." In case anybody's been wondering where Crete is in relation to Greece, here's a map. So, the earthquake and resulting tidal wave started... er, 130 miles northwest of there.
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/p/poseidon-adventure-script-transcript-hackman.html
“From the seismographic station
in Athens, sir.
“Sub-sea earthquake,   on the Richter scale.
“Epicenter      miles  northwest of Crete.”
also  .  .  .  http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Movies/Poseidon-Adventure-The-2677.html
Now, as discussed in the top section above, a rogue wave might have been more realistic, but the film clearly depicts tsunami.  (Tsunamis can be highly devastating to shorelines, but middle of ocean only raise water a couple of inches.)
Be that as it may, I think we need to change the "See also" section on our article page from "Rogue wave" to "Tsunami" to keep with the elements of the film.  FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 19:36, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Film depicts Earthquake and thus Tsunami 

message: Yes, I think so.
Mr. Martin is the first one to come up with the idea of going upward.  He tells Rev. Scott who very much agrees with the idea.
In a quiet, understated, human way, Mr. Martin convinces Nonnie to go with the group.  In fact, he's the only one to successfully convince anyone.
He helps and advises Nonnie to take the ladder climb in the smoke stack step by step.
When Mr. Rojo and Rev. Scott are arguing, he says, I think the rest of us would feel a whole lot better if you two weren't yelling at each other.
He helps Nonnie make it through the underwater passage by holding onto his belt.  And at the very end, he challenges Mr. Rojo by asking what kind of cop he is.
Yes, I think the James Martin character is a low-key leader and should be more fully included in our plot summary.   FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 20:33, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:FILMPLOT states that in most cases the plot summary should be 400-700 words. It was over 900 before I brought it down to 763 words, which still is technically too high. While we can form a consensus to waive that guideline, personally I'm not sure that's merited. As to your feelings about Martin...if you're willing to refactor the summary in a way that maintains the lower word count, you're welcome to add your material, but I don't believe it's essential to understanding the plot. Have any reliable sources brought up your opinion? Doniago (talk) 21:23, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  James Martin character as low-key leader? 

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message: Considering what a visually groundbreaking film this was, I'm surprised the article has no details about how its effects were done. Anyone? – AndyFielding (talk) 02:30, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nothing on the effects?