This movie was okay. The interpretation of the original was not very good. It isn't great for younger kids because of some of the peril and bloodier gruesome scenes. Think twice before letting a small child see this movie. I personally (being 14) thought it was pretty good.
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Poseidon
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Graphic disaster flick. Not for younger kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12–13
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What Parents Need to Know
About Poseidon
Parents need to know that this movie begins with some family tension -- a single father and his teenage daughter clash over her boyfriend -- but as soon as the wave hits (some 10 minutes in), the brutal, often fatal, action is non-stop. So are the bodies: Broken, bloodied, and burned corpses appear every time the core group of survivors turns a corner. This group is beleaguered by fires, explosions, flooding/rushing water, and crashing architecture as they make their way to the surface. They teeter across hand-made bridges over dizzying heights, get locked in flooding rooms, fight with each other, and risk their lives for each other.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the formula of disaster films: How are relationships between characters forged through dire hardships? How does the movie use conventional gender roles: the women are fearful, loving, or maternal, and the boys are sneaky, assertive, or courageous?
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- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Poseidon takes a plunge deeper than original
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
good
I thought this movie was good, I'd see it again. I'd say that you should know your kid before letting them see this. It's got a lot of dead bodies, explosions, and other images that might be frightening. The people who are main characters who die are sweet innocent people who don't deserve to die but one dies to save others, one dies because if he didn't two people (including himself) would've died. (that death was not voluntary). One death I don't totally understand why they had to die but I might be missing something. Another death of a very minor (and drunk) character is being very obnoxious and makes a choice that especially in his drunken state is very stupid. I'd say the end is happy (relatively) but the overall movie is sad and often visually disturbing. (bodies are burnt, bloody, jammed under things) KNOW YOUR KID
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Boring
The Movie was okay but not as good as the original plus it was too short 98 mins come on.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Boring
The Movie was okay but not as good as the original plus it was too short 98 mins come on.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
dissapointment. show us a storyline, Wolfgang Petrsen!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great Movie!
I expected it to be way more violent. You see a lot of dead bodies, some floating, some burned, and some people fall down elevator shafts. You don't see any blood. There is a little bit of language. Good for ages 10+.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
GREAT MOVIE
while there is no fight seanes of that type of violence you should know that of all the people on the ship only 5 survive. there is not much detail for most, but one guy falls down an elevator shaft and is inpled by debre at the botton note: this scene dose not last long this movie is not for poeple who get upset esealy
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Whoa!
I just wanna say that, knowing the people at common- sense, they should have given this a 13+ or more, this was really scary and sad. I saw this at I think 10 and my brother,7. One dude is really drunk and makes a stupid mistake and dies. The violence is strong but the people are always courgeous and someone dies to save everyone else. many people die, including major characters and everyone on the boat that didn't try to escape (including Fergie, NOOOOOO), which is about (let me think), EVERYONE.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Worthy Effort
This is a grphic disaster flick with some violent images I would perfer if they had it for 13 and up but doesn't matter much.he Sexual content is very mild the oly thing is a man is supposedly gay but hard for tweens to understand.Language not much a few minor curses and thats about it.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
omgosh i luved this movie to bits!
this movie is so awesome. i know lots of people dont think its that good but i watched it twice in a row i liked it that much. (altho i do hav some strange fasination with the ocean and big ships) i cant say i took much notice of the violence as usual so i would have thought ages 9/10 or 11 up. if u luv the ocean and big sinking ship then this movie is 4 u. its hardcore
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
hmm
it was ok...i was hooked wen i watched it but i wouldnt watch it again...and if i knew it was gonna be like that i wouldnt hav watched it at all cuz a lot of things happened that i hated...
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Horrific and Stale
I was shocked at how horrific this movie was. Dead bodies left and right. We watch a kind father and a sweet young woman drown, a little kid almost drown,and a man falling down several stories into a firey hell. Combine that with waaay fake explosions and an unimpressive ending. Why wasdte the time ot money.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
So Sad!!!
Poseidon is good but it is SO sad, and if you don't like seeing dead bodies, this might not be the movie for you.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Interesting and intense, but basically the exact same movie as the original with worse acting. Good for kids 12+
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Awesome
I love this movie. It is full of action and adventure. It is a perfect movie for anyone above 11. It`s too graphic for younger kids though. I suggest you go buy it or rent it now!!!! IT IT AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Not original
The new poseidon movie stunk. If you compare this with the original, the original is best.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
One of the best movies I saw this year!
I absolutely loved this movie, and I think it is a must-see for everyone ages 12 and up. I liked it because it had an amazing display of courageous characters and The sequence of events just kept me in suspense! I even had my eyes covered for a little!
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