Is this some elaborate prank?
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Blackace — 13 years ago(March 28, 2013 05:47 PM)
@Judimex
The acting was some of the worse Ive ever seen in a movie.
That was one of the reasons it didn't work. The acting was horrendous. There was no character development that drew me into their world and made me feel for what they were going through. Seriously, but the time the shark appeared on screen, I yelling at the screen, "Eat them!! Eat them!!" I just wanted the movie to end as quickly as possible.
I knew this movies was going to suck, but my wife begged me to take her, as we usually see movies I want to see. So I had to sit through 90mins of garbage. I did see most of Open Water 2, which isn't much better, but at least there are more characters and major goal to save the life of a baby. It was a bit more interesting. -
euromarkusx — 15 years ago(December 06, 2010 12:31 PM)
What were expecting to see? X-wings? Speeding boat chases? Aliens? A romantic comedy?
The film shows 2 people who are no longer in control of their lives, and their fate is sealed even before they surface from their dive.
The film illustrates very well, the stages of human emotion, as the divers deal with their slowly eroding situation.- Bewilderment - Where is the boat?
- Denial - This can't be happening
- Reassurance - The boat will be back
- Realization The boat will not be back
- Anger - Why did THEY do this to us (boat crew)?
- Blame - Why did YOU do this to US (hurried vacation)?
- Fear - Loss of control, the unknown (the sharks closing in)
- Panic - Loss of self (sharks attack)
- Grieving - (she holds him)
- Indifference - ("he" is gone, she releases "body")
- Hopelessness - She's alone (sees sharks pull body under)
- Acceptance - Knows she's next (tons of sharks)
- Peace - All fear is gone (her empty stare)
- Empowerment - takes back control (won't let sharks kill her)
- Release - Suicide (releases BC and sinks)
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Blackace — 13 years ago(March 28, 2013 05:51 PM)
Yeah, people were suckered in to going to see it. There was some advertising for it and they kept saying how tense and on the edge you'll be when you see this movie. It had gotta a few good reviews from a bunch of nobodies and this info was said over and over again in ads and TV trailers. I knew the movie was a bomb after the first trailer.
THE REEF is actually a better film over all. Not great, but better then both Open Water films. -
Der_Schnibbler — 12 years ago(June 10, 2013 07:18 PM)
I watched this movie and I can quite certainly say it is one of the worst movies I have seen.
I guess it is, if you're a 14-year-old imbecile or a 20-something American man-boy. Real human beings will appreciate it.
"Den Gleichen Gleiches, den Ungleichen Ungleiches." -
pp31246 — 9 years ago(December 08, 2016 04:46 AM)
I hope everyone commenting here is aware that this is a true story. It happened in Australia, though they've moved the location to the Bahamas. An American couple were left behind when a charter boat failed to do a proper count. It wasn't realized until the next day, by which time it was too late. This film, which I consider one of the most chilling movies I've ever watched, hypothesises what probably happened to them. You don't need psychopathic axe murderers for a movie to be terrifying; reality is enough.
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