To even compare this movie to Titanic is an insult to movie-goers everywhere. Titanic isn't even in the same league as The Poseidon Adventure. Titanic's acting is like an elementary school play compared to Gene Hackman and his castmates. And unlike Titanic, with Poseidon Adventure, you actually root FOR the survivors. I don't know anyone that wouldn't have preferred that Rose went down with the Titanic along with Jack. The only thing Titanic beats Poseidon on is the special effects, and you certainly can't fault it for that. For its time, The Poseidon Adventure stretched the limits of the technology far more that Titanic during its mid 90s shooting.
My only bad memories of The Poseidon Adventure, and this is not its fault, is its sequel. Not only was Beyond... a horrible movie, but it ruins the first movie. Suddenly rather than a huge disaster where only 6 people make it out alive, and only because they listened to Reverend Scott, we find that many more made it without his help. It just doesn't have the same feeling after seeing the sequel. (And why did the rescue team just leave after finding 6 survivors? They couldn't stay awhile longer looking for more?)
My only bad memories of The Poseidon Adventure, and this is not its fault, is its sequel. Not only was Beyond... a horrible movie, but it ruins the first movie. Suddenly rather than a huge disaster where only 6 people make it out alive, and only because they listened to Reverend Scott, we find that many more made it without his help. It just doesn't have the same feeling after seeing the sequel. (And why did the rescue team just leave after finding 6 survivors? They couldn't stay awhile longer looking for more?)