"Into the Blue"

[RonFrank]

Sigh... we were hoping. Jessica is fine for the youngsters. Mature men like myself need someone a bit more experienced and seasoned. Louie, you are hardly an old instructor, scantily clad or in full dry suit!

Dr. Bill

Jessica is likely the HIGHEST paid PROFESSIONAL diver in the world right now. She's also beautiful, young, rich, and apparently enjoys diving!!! If she'd cook you breakfast in bed, you'd be a gonner :07:

Sure meets most mens goals in a partner regardless of age. One problem, she's likely in great demand

 

[DiveGolfSki]

huh?

she needs a little more meat on her... kinda scrawny...

Huh? She's perfect. Course if you prefer Bisset with more meat ... that's your option (excuse the censorship ... but the moderators objected to the photo without it).

 

[Louie]

Big glamorous movies about underwater treasure/contraband hunts...

...starring big-bosomed actresses...

...that popularize scuba among the great unwashed masses...

come along like clockwork every 25 years or so. First there was Underwater! with Jane Russell, then The Deep starring Jacqueline Bisset, now this thing.

Assuming that Into The Blue is a hit (and I hope it isn't, primarily because I can't stand Jess Alba) it will probably also be like Convoy and the CB radio craze that followed.

It COULD result in a glut of people who get certified, maybe dive a couple of times, then give it up because they were just following a fad and weren't really serious about it ("well I saw it in that movie and I thought I'd try it out, you know, like everyone else; it just looked kind of cool"), or because they belatedly realized that 90% of the time you have to wear a wetsuit over that bikini.

More realistically, you'll probably see a (temporary) explosion in Discover Scuba and resort courses for about a year, and maybe a return of obnoxiously stylish dive gear--only titanium instead of hot pink.

cheers

Billy S.

I just had a memory flash. Circa early 80s, being a serious student of dance, I noticed a huge hoards of big-haired people in striped lycras and legwarmers turning up to classes (I mean both male and female) following the release of the movie "Flashdance". I think most of them quit after a few months(some may have returned with the release of "Footloose").

Hmmm. Scary, these fads.

 

[robbcayman]

I live my life a quarter mile at a time, in that ten seconds, lets dance!

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RonFrank]

I just had a memory flash. Circa early 80s, being a serious student of dance, I noticed a huge hoards of big-haired people in striped lycras and legwarmers turning up to classes (I mean both male and female) following the release of the movie "Flashdance". I think most of them quit after a few months(some may have returned with the release of "Footloose").

Hmmm. Scary, these fads.

So is it better if 100 show to try X (name your activity), and 70 later quit. Or if 10 people show up to try X, and later 7 quit?? In one case you net 30 new active people, in the other 3. This is EXACTLY why Scuba agencies are active in this movie, it can and likely WILL increase the diving population.

The reality is that there are a LOT of people who are gung ho about activity X, and they just don't stick with it. I've seen it in photo classes/photography, sking, woodworking, music (musician), so basically everything I've loved and stuck with throughout my life.

Diving is not IMO a fad like big hair, or bell bottom jeans. :fro: However just like every other activity that people try, there will be a good precentage that do not stick with it or just don't really like it once they try it. Nothing wrong with that. :sunny

 

[DiveGolfSki]

I just had a memory flash. Circa early 80s, being a serious student of dance, I noticed a huge hoards of big-haired people in striped lycras and legwarmers turning up to classes (I mean both male and female) following the release of the movie "Flashdance". I think most of them quit after a few months(some may have returned with the release of "Footloose").

Hmmm. Scary, these fads.

That second picture of Bisset diving dangerously (sans BC) generated a lot of interest in scuba when it was released in the 70's.

Of course, the whole wet T-shirt craze was also generated ....

 

[espantoon]

I just had a memory flash. Circa early 80s, being a serious student of dance, I noticed a huge hoards of big-haired people in striped lycras and legwarmers turning up to classes (I mean both male and female) following the release of the movie "Flashdance". I think most of them quit after a few months(some may have returned with the release of "Footloose").

Hmmm. Scary, these fads.

Now, if the big haired people in striped lycras and leg warmers show up to the quarry or Atlantic Coast, then I will REALLY be concerned!

 

[bob1dp]

That second picture of Bisset diving dangerously (sans BC) generated a lot of interest in scuba when it was released in the 70's.

I hate to date myself but these were sort of pre bc days. The BC was just starting to become the norm and not in the tropics.

 

[Xizang]

hmm I better hit the gym and get washboard abs like Paul Walker so when the movie gets to be released here in the Philippines, maybe I will get more students!!

 

[shugar]

hey if that means we'll be seeing a lot of barely-used, must-get-rid-of-it dive gear on ebay in a few months, then so be it...

capitalism isn't really a bad thing... if it wasn't for capitalism we would all be falling in line for bread instead of falling in line to get on the dive boat hehehehehe

Jag

PS
jessica alba... mmmmmmmmmmmm... yummy....