RonDawg
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animian2002:
Let's see:
1. Low budget
2. Overhyped
3. Gives you motion sickness
It reminds me of "The Blair Witch Project" :11:
Open Water - August 20th
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Let's see:
1. Low budget
2. Overhyped
3. Gives you motion sickness
It reminds me of "The Blair Witch Project" :11:
Low budget, dreadful acting, so many mistakes all over the movie, no plot... a complete waste of money!
ScubaCollin
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I dont know. . .I think you guys are being a little critical on this film. It does add some moments of suspense. Don't forget, this really happened. 2 new actors and a bold director, cut them some slack. Considering the circumstances, I believe you shouldnt go by others opinions on this board. Go out and see it for yourself, you might be suprised.
Daryl Morse
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I saw it on Friday night. Admittedly it was a low-budget film, but it got under my skin. I thought the actors behaved like real people might have. No Hollywood lines, no super-hero stunts and no happy ending.
The story on which the movie was based is sickeningly similar. I don't even want to think about how hopeless it must have felt to be left behind.
Since I just started diving this year, I've never been on a boat dive in shark infested water. When I get the chance, I'll be much more wary than I would have been otherwise.
The story on which the movie was based is sickeningly similar. I don't even want to think about how hopeless it must have felt to be left behind.
Since I just started diving this year, I've never been on a boat dive in shark infested water. When I get the chance, I'll be much more wary than I would have been otherwise.
tiggrr
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I looked up the ending on themoviespoiler.com
Didn't want to spend the $ but, curious to how the movie ended.
Didn't want to spend the $ but, curious to how the movie ended.
brssmnky
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DORSETBOY:
YES
Far_X
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DORSETBOY:
I also read that their insurance policies were never cashed in and that their bank accounts have not been touched either so am not convinced about that. I doubt that they would have banked on the captain leaving them out there on purpose either but he did wait over two days before reporting them missing - go figure! The dive operators went out of business so I doubt it was planned!
Barracuda2
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EVEYPR7:
Read my thread "warning, warning, warning!"
Barracuda2
Barracuda2
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I paid $5.50 (Senior price) to see one of the worse movies ever produced: "Open Water". Also, my opinion of Ebert & Roper's critical eye for movie production has gone into the basement. They both gave it a thumbs up! For those of you who will be sucked into seeing this movie, or for those of you who want a real laugh, I won't give away the dumb ending. What's wrong with this movie?:
1. The acting is terrible - to me, the actors looked and sounded like they were "acting" - kind of like watching a high school play. Some of the dialogue I'm sure was made up as they shot the scene.
2. Camera composition, scene composition was very amateur, kind of like watching someone's home movie. Also, the quality of resolution looked grainy to me. It didn't have that sharp resolution found in a high quality 70 mm film or digital production. (maybe because of the lighting)
3. In many places the sound was "muddy" - hard to understand and muffled - almost like they were using the on-board mic on the cam.
4. It was obvious that supplemental lighting was not used in either indoor or outdoor scenes. The picture had that "dull" muffled look to it.
5. In several places (maybe all) in the UW scenes, a red correction filter was not used, creating that "blue hazy" picture.
6. I did not know that Moon Jellyfish can inflict excruciating pain.
I've dove places where they were so thick, I had to push them out of the way. I've brushed up against many Moon Jellys without a problem.
7. I didn't know a diver could easily sink in a full wet suit without weights.
8. Shark behavior patterns were absurd. I'll let you be the judge.
9. Some of the cut-away scenes made no sense. I think the editor was trying to create a contrast between the distress of the lost divers and the safe land, but it didn't work; it only confused the viewer.
10 And last, some of the background music was melodramatic and even laughable at times. Kinda like listening to a Caribbean church choir.
Did I find Anything good about this movie?
1. The portrayal of a dive "cattle boat" operation was very real with the typical DM trying to be entertaining, and the ever-present macho jerk diver (ugly American) that seems to always be present on some of these day trippers.
2. The "night scene" was also very real and intense. The only time the viewer could see the divers is when the lightening flashed; other than that, the viewer was looking at a black screen with only the sounds of the divers, water, and thunder; that's the way it would really be in Open Water at night.
Well, unless you want to be entertained in a rather different way, I would not have an Open Wallet for Open Water if I were you. My $.02...er $5.50
Barracuda2
1. The acting is terrible - to me, the actors looked and sounded like they were "acting" - kind of like watching a high school play. Some of the dialogue I'm sure was made up as they shot the scene.
2. Camera composition, scene composition was very amateur, kind of like watching someone's home movie. Also, the quality of resolution looked grainy to me. It didn't have that sharp resolution found in a high quality 70 mm film or digital production. (maybe because of the lighting)
3. In many places the sound was "muddy" - hard to understand and muffled - almost like they were using the on-board mic on the cam.
4. It was obvious that supplemental lighting was not used in either indoor or outdoor scenes. The picture had that "dull" muffled look to it.
5. In several places (maybe all) in the UW scenes, a red correction filter was not used, creating that "blue hazy" picture.
6. I did not know that Moon Jellyfish can inflict excruciating pain.
I've dove places where they were so thick, I had to push them out of the way. I've brushed up against many Moon Jellys without a problem.
7. I didn't know a diver could easily sink in a full wet suit without weights.
8. Shark behavior patterns were absurd. I'll let you be the judge.
9. Some of the cut-away scenes made no sense. I think the editor was trying to create a contrast between the distress of the lost divers and the safe land, but it didn't work; it only confused the viewer.
10 And last, some of the background music was melodramatic and even laughable at times. Kinda like listening to a Caribbean church choir.
Did I find Anything good about this movie?
1. The portrayal of a dive "cattle boat" operation was very real with the typical DM trying to be entertaining, and the ever-present macho jerk diver (ugly American) that seems to always be present on some of these day trippers.
2. The "night scene" was also very real and intense. The only time the viewer could see the divers is when the lightening flashed; other than that, the viewer was looking at a black screen with only the sounds of the divers, water, and thunder; that's the way it would really be in Open Water at night.
Well, unless you want to be entertained in a rather different way, I would not have an Open Wallet for Open Water if I were you. My $.02...er $5.50
Barracuda2
I agree with most of what barracuda said. My sister is a theater manager, so I didn't have to pay. That helps my appreciation A LOT! I did scream three times. The suspense is there. The acting cheesy at times, realistic at others. It the pixelating images at the beginning that killed me.
See it on video. It is worth your mere 1 hr and 19 minutes, just not at a $9 price.
See it on video. It is worth your mere 1 hr and 19 minutes, just not at a $9 price.
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