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1.0 out of 5 stars
That sinking feeling..., August 5, 2001
This review is from: Final Voyage [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Oh boy, was this one bad. If you are a fan of Speed 2, Cruise Control, but feel it was a bit cerebral, this may be the film for you.
First of all, it was made by someone with exactly zero knowledge of ships. I mean, how much stucco do you normally see on the bulkheads of ocean liners? Concrete on the floors of engine rooms?
Then there were the continuity problems, with some scenes shot on the Queen Mary, and others on and older cruise ship. Not a big problem, unless you have established that the ship is sinking violently in one shot, and then perfectly stable in the next. Outside, the actors are running and jumping on an unmoving deck, while inside they are getting tossed around like a bad Star Trek episode.
Dialogue? Claudia Christian must have been wistful for the worst of her Babylon 5 lines during most of this ordeal.
Plot? A straightforward terrorists seize buidling/airplane/ship with military precision only to be defeated by the Lone Hero with his Comic Sidekick(s). We may have seen this one before...
I had a good laugh towards the end, when a nearby naval ship, hearing that the ship is going down (but getting no word of terrorists on board) organizes a rescue by sending helicopters packed with fully armed marines, including anti-tank weapons. Not sure where they planned on stashing the survivors.
You could have a bit of fun with this one, if you rent it and do a MST3K number on it. ...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Set a course for terror, October 19, 2009
Description: "Wealthy passengers line up to be the first on a nostalgic trip across the Atlantic on the USS Britannica. But things take a dangerous turn when Josef and his gang of death-dealing pirates hijack the Britannica, threatening to sink the ship unless all their demands are met..."
Starring: Dylan Walsh, Ice-T, Erika Eleniak,
Special Features: Spanish Subtitles/Subtitulos en Espanol
Genre: Suspense
Runtime: 95 mins.
Rating: R
Release Date: 1999
Label: Artisan Entertainment
Director: Jay Andrews
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you love Erika you will love this movie!, November 9, 2002
I will not try and tell you this is much of a movie, but if your an Erika Eleniak freak as I am you will love it. Erika is clothed throughout the entire movie, but what cloths! Watching her walk down the ships passages is what this movie is about! She looks great, easily the best of her recent movies. If you want story get 'Second to Die'.
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