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« on: May 13^th, 2004, 7:40am »

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Looks good folks!

http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=560779

Based on true events, OPEN WATER follows an American couple, Daniel and Susan, (Daniel Travis and Blanchard Ryan) on an island holiday. Upon arrival at their hotel, we learn that Daniel and Susan's relationship is under strain from their workaholic lifestyles, and they need a vacation even more than they realized. The next morning, the loving and rested couple, certified scuba divers, board a local dive boat for an underwater tour of the reef. The boat is crowded with other vacationers, and due to a series of innocent miscommunications and a distracted crew, the couple is, after only 40 minutes or so underwater, accidentally left behind. What follows is the story of their ordeal: cold, alone and miles from land, the couple is adrift in shark-infested waters. While shining a light on how we often take our comfortable lives and our relationships for granted, OPEN WATER reminds us of the fragility and vulnerability of modern man in relation to the vast and indiscriminant power of nature.

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« Reply #1 on: May 13^th, 2004, 9:22am »

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Sounds like a great survivor movie!!! Thanks for the scoop LL!!! Tongue

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« Reply #2 on: May 13^th, 2004, 9:53am »

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We'll want to view this one Cool

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« Reply #3 on: Aug 13^th, 2004, 10:48am »

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Review: Chilling, terrific 'Open Water'

Movie makes the most of what you don't see
By Paul Clinton
CNN Reviewer

Friday, August 13, 2004 Posted: 9:46 AM EDT (1346 GMT)

(CNN) -- "Open Water" is not for the faint at heart. Let that be an enticement to you to see it.

Daniel and Susan -- played by Daniel Travis and Blanchard Ryan -- are desperately in need of a carefree vacation. Their relationship has been strained by their workaholic tendencies, and they've decided to take a trip to a tropical island (the actual location is left ambiguous, as the filmmakers didn't want to ruin any tourist trade) and indulge in some scuba diving.

Both certified drivers, the couple signs up for an underwater tour of a coral reef with a local dive boat that caters to tourists. On the crowded boat, the two keep to themselves. As divers go in and out of the water, a count is taken to keep track of how many people are in the water.

But through a series of miscalculations, the count is wrong at the end of the 40-minute dive -- and the boat leaves with Daniel and Susan still underwater.

Upon surfacing and realizing they have been left behind, at first the two are more angry than concerned. But as the minutes tick into hours, and the hours pass with no sign of the boat's return, they begin to realize just how grave their situation has become. Their dreadful ordeal has begun.

Unrelenting
Like the all-time classic "Jaws," "Open Water" deals with one of mankind's primal fears -- what lies beneath. Whether it be the monster under our bed when we're children or, in this case, what is just below the surface of the water in the open sea, what we can't see scares us the most.

In "Open Water," there are sharks. And what's more, they were quite real.

The actors were not secure in underwater steel cages, which have been utilized in other, similar, films: what you see in "Open Water" is what there was (though the film makes use of good editing). The natural light, the actual movements of the sea -- no studio tank here -- and the unforgiving power of nature are all on display to amazing, and frightening, effect.

Director Chris Kentis is protected by a shark cage as he films "Open Water."

The ocean is an additional character -- the villain, if you will. And as with all good villains, you never know its next move.

The film's unrelenting realism makes it all the more harrowing. It was shot on a low budget over weekends and holidays, and didn't use special effects. Ryan and Travis spent more than 120 hours in the open water, 20 miles from land, amid all kinds of sea life -- including those sharks.

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Written, directed and edited by Chris Kentis, and produced by his wife, Laura Lau -- they shared duties as cinematographers -- this movie smacks us in the face with the indiscriminate power of nature and the vulnerability of human beings. In the end, no matter how many technological achievements we achieve, we're all just part of the food chain.

"Open Water" is an extremely short film for a feature, running only 79 minutes, and most of it involves the two main characters in the water -- with an occasional guest appearance by a shark. But despite the fact that most of the action takes place at the same static pace, you'll never feel bored.

"Open Water" is based on a true story. Through research, the filmmakers discovered that being stranded in the open water while scuba diving is rare, but it has occurred. So if you're planning on a scuba vacation, you just might want to take notes.

That is, if you can bear to look.

"Open Water" has been in limited release and will continue to roll out across the country during the month of August. The film is rated R.

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« Reply #4 on: Aug 13^th, 2004, 1:38pm »

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'R'? I can't imagine it being an 'R' movie, unless there are some realistic detached body parts complete with blood and entrails... oops, did I spoil something (read: is that how the movie ends)?

I'm sure it won't make the cinemas here... it will go straight to video.

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« Reply #5 on: Aug 13^th, 2004, 8:22pm »

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I'm sure if the movie ended with them being eaten, it would have never been made into a film. They would not have had "true events" to base this on without getting an accounting of what happened by someone. Wink

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« Reply #6 on: Aug 14^th, 2004, 1:09am »

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The couple that this movie was actually based on, was never recovered.

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« Reply #7 on: Aug 14^th, 2004, 8:43am »

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uh... uhm... then.... how did they made the movie/script/story?

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« Reply #8 on: Aug 16^th, 2004, 2:35am »

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That's why it's "based" on true events.

http://www.cdnn.info/industry/i040806/i040806.html

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« Reply #9 on: Aug 16^th, 2004, 9:40am »

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There is also the issue of them wanting to leave and go live somewhere else, leaving everyoone they knew behind.

However, we believe the boat just forgot and left them. Hopefully this has been a wake-up call to all the dive boats in the entire industry to check their divers and count, again and again, and check them off by name as they get back on.

It's easy to understand why they were left, and certainly if any of you have even gone out on a tour boat of any kind in the ocean!

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« Reply #10 on: Aug 16^th, 2004, 7:05pm »

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Yikes, I didn't realize the couple it was based on did not survive...

All I know is I'd like to see this movie...at home...on the couch with my husband...with the lights ON. I don't think I could stomach this movie in the dark on a big screen!

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« Reply #11 on: Aug 16^th, 2004, 11:57pm »

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No, sad but true. They were never found. Not even a trace.

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« Reply #12 on: Aug 20^th, 2004, 8:46am »

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I heard about this the other day and have read nothing but good reviews on it. The wife and I don't get out to the movies much but this is one I will definitely rent (then promptly never go in the ocean for the next few years). Wink

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« Reply #13 on: Aug 20^th, 2004, 12:21pm »

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I've had my time to snorkle in the ocean, so I doubt
if I'll ever go in the ocean again myself! Grin

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« Reply #14 on: Aug 20^th, 2004, 7:09pm »

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ocean water/sharks is my big irrational fear. The last few times I was at the ocean I was barely able to get past my ankles in the water. I'm such a chicken...lol

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