Terzo 333

Watched this yesterday - what does everyone think ?

IMHO it was one of those films that had the ability to "disturb" if you let it.

The scene where she had to let her dead husband drift away and then watch as he got mauled by sharks was shocking - didn't expect it all.

And the scene where she gave up the will to survive - also a little disturbing.

Quite a good film IMHO

PG

I sat down expecting a Jaws-esque type movie and was pleasently surprised.
Know what you are saying about those scenes tho. Good film i thought.

King RA

sexy bird too

_Meridian_

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At least I know the end now, should I ever decide to watch it...


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paulr

blo0dy awful film........

bluenosewrx

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One Word ----PISH.

austen_wrx

Good film after you have finished watching it, if you know what i mean

King RA

Like Road to Perdition, crap until it's finished

M444GY

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got a abrupt ending ! woulnt watch it again

MattN

based on a true story ... but they both died, so how did they know that happened?

LG John

I thought this scene spoiled the whole film. First of all it came out of nowhere! - last we knew he had a few cuts on his legs but nothing serious and them BAM he'd dead Then she just causually pushes him away showing little emotion and watches him get maulled again with little emotion What was the cause of his death? Where was the emotional confict over hanging on to her dead husband and knowing the best thing to do it let him go

Terzo 333

Some good points - I re watched the night scene again - I'm assuming he was either attacked again, or he lost too much blood

I suppose she was delerious - maybe why we didn't see much emotion

LG John

We are kinda left to assume this! I think it would have been better if you saw him get his let munched off to set aside any doubt

Iwan

Weird film, boring as hell for most of it then pretty tense and horrible at the end. I was really hoping she'd be rescued.

The bit in the credits was different too, instead of pulling the camera out of that shark i was expecting a head or a leg to pop out.

RB170

Exactly !!

Robert Rosario

The bit in the credits was different too, instead of pulling the camera out of that shark i was expecting a head or a leg to pop out. [/QUOTE]
I agree. For me the film was very disappointing and could have been a lot better. The ending was kind of weird, the camera was ok, but would have liked to have seen the diving trip organiser in there or a couple of limbs.

Jerome

I watched this last night. I was unimpressed, the film seemed to be extremely slow and then suddenly - as already mentioned - the husband is dead and she decides to end it all.

Also, when he got bitten by a shark, they were surrounded by his blood. This would have sent the sharks wild and they would have been toast. Furthermore, why did the sharks suddenly decide to attack when he was dead, and had been released by his wife, after having circled them for a day?

DrEvil

well, the trailer with the quote 'Blair Witch meets Jaws" (or similar) has basically put me off seeing it.

That and the long winded plot described above:

- they get stranded in the ocean
- get surrounded by sharks
- he gets bitten and dies
- she feeds him to the sharks
- she dies

Wow! think I'll go and pull some finger nails out now...

moses

mattn thats what i was thinking, how does anyone know the story, it might have just ended in 5 mins

just like that movie with george clooney the perfect storm

their were no survivors they might have just been killed in 5 mins

b-o-l-l-o-c-k-s to that

Tiggs

you watch Jaws too many times!

the sharks may have been hungry but they arent going to eat two humans in rubber as opposed to their normal diet of fish!

that was the problem with th whole film....there is no way they were taken by sharks..........even in real life most ppl aggree they drowned.

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And therein lies the problem: it's nothing like either film. The only thing it has on common with BWP is the use of hand-held cameras, and the only thing it has in common with Jaws is a shark. It's not a horror film, but a psychological thriller about a relationship in extreme stress. If you go along expecting blood and gore then of course you'll be disappointed: but the film never set out to show that, it's rubbish publicists trying sell the movie that made a mess of it.


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Jerome

I was curious about the real story behind this film, and it makes interesting reading. For the record, the inquest said they were most likely eaten by sharks because their bodies were never found, just parts of their equipment - her wet suit with a shark bite for instance.

Also, reading about how the film was made was interesting - I wish I'd realised what had gone into the making of the film before seeing it. For instance, all of the shark scenes were done with real sharks in the open sea. Both the actors were wearing chain mail under their wetsuits (so a shark bite can't be that unlikely). A shark expert was on hand and put bloody chunks of tuna in the water to attract the sharks. Sometimes the sharks would get too excited, so they would pull the actors out of the water. The female lead was scared of sharks and still did the film - a brave woman indeed.

paulr

who cares about the real story.....its just 90 minutes of drivell.

...and if you havent seen it.....THEY BOTH DIE.

there,i've saved you £3.50.

DrEvil

So would the preferred option be spend the 3.50 on a pair of pliers and pull your own finger nails out instead?

wwp8

i just rented this today and am i glad i rented it and not bought it,

lucky i read the first post b4 i watched it otherwise i would have thought what is going on,

why didn't the camera crew get eaten too

Tiggs

the chain was because they chumed the water.....they may have got bit by mistake in that false setting but they are not likey to have been eaten alive!

the real people would have drowned then been eaten......i cant see an 8ft shark eating alive a 6ft human in scuba gear!

FASTER MIKE!!

the women did get bitten during filming quite badly i think