Orca is the greatest movie of all time
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fredped — 21 years ago(November 19, 2004 05:26 PM)
I agree & love your review. I walked into this movie on AMC not knowing anything about it. I made some comment on how it would be better if it was really a "Killer" whale. When I realized that was what the movie really was, I laughed and laughed. I plan to stay up tonight just so I can catch it from the beginning at 3:00 am.
Fred Ped
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sark-2 — 21 years ago(December 11, 2004 11:31 PM)
My dad took me to see this movie when I was a little kid. It made me suspicious of killer whales ever since. I never had any interest in going to Sea World to watch those duplicitious aquatic mammals frolicking about. I knew their true motivations!
With that said, I hadn't seen the movie since that fateful day in a second-run theater circa 1980 or so. I got the DVD and wateched it again. It's surprisingly good! The effects are excellent for the time, it's shot very well, and has a great (if somewhat overblown) Morricone score. Of all the Jaws rip-offs, this is the best. I think the 4.5 IMDB rating is pretty harsh on this one.
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FirstBlood1982 — 9 years ago(August 14, 2016 08:20 AM)
"No, it may be the greatest B-movie revenge story starring a killer whale, but not the greatest movie of all time. LoTR: Return of the King takes that prize."
ROTK would actually be my pick as well.
I think Orca is a great, massively underrated movie. Not the greatest ever, but pretty great.
+++by His wounds we are healed. - Isaiah 53:5+++ -
endr — 21 years ago(February 28, 2005 01:42 PM)
I think the the most entertainment derived from this movie was DroogAlexK's review. Brilliant, I was laughing out loud. You should write more reviews. Perhaps Police Academy 6 deserves your attention.
I actually read the book Orca baesd on the screenplay as a kid. I wonder where that book ranks on Amazon. -
harbingerofdoom — 19 years ago(June 20, 2006 06:51 AM)
oh. my.god.
that was the funniest review of a b movie I have ever read.
we all know that this is a trifle of a film, but please do read DroogAlexK's review its more of a masterpiece than the movie itself. -
tkoutina — 19 years ago(June 23, 2006 05:10 AM)
Alex probably understood what the movie was all about better than any of you, negative thinkers. Good job Alex. I agree with you: Orca, the best film of all times, and Ennio Morricone the best film music composer ever (No worries, Vangelis. I love you too).
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jbond007cds — 19 years ago(July 22, 2006 05:44 PM)
While its far from the greatest of all time, it still has its merits.Alot of scenes besides the deaths(which seemed cheesey as hell btw) were really good especially the ones with only whales. The acting was above average and the score was really good. It's a pretty enjoyable movie.
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lm362 — 10 years ago(December 15, 2015 11:03 PM)
Well, I don't think it is the greatest movie of all time. But an honest and good effort was made to tell a touching story with real meaning behind it that made the viewer think about what the characters were going through. The music was great, acting good, cinematography great.