This sequel to 1972's water and cardboard(character)epic is not a disaster film, but a disaster itself. Actually, there is no disaster here; it's a modern-day pirate film. The original boasting five Oscar winners had passable performance but the acting in Beyond with a cast that includes four Oscar winners is atrocious. Field in particular as would be comedy relief is embarrassing; the idiotic dialog would sink anyone, but she could have turned down the role. Directed by Irwin Allen, this is a tedious, uneventful, unimaginative waste of time with no purpose other than to hopefully cash in on the original's popularity. It doesn't even rise to the level of camp or so bad that it's good status which actually makes it less memorable and/or watchable than Ross Hunter's musical remake of Lost Horizon.
Review of Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
