Open Water

[Just Withnail]

Yeah, I've got that one too. Hopefully this will be as effective as the trailer makes it look.

[grand theft sparrow]

Hopefully this will be as effective as the trailer makes it look.

I'm trying to stay away from any info about this film because Blair Witch was ruined for me because of the (over)hype and I saw that its first day in wide release.

But I have an intense fear of being stuck out in the middle of the ocean, seeing nothing but water in every direction, particularly at night.  I wasn't able to see The Abyss in theatres when I was a kid for that reason.  And that scene in Cast Away when Tom Hanks leaves the island and that whale passes him at night... yikes!

[modage]

Yeah, I've got that one too. Hopefully this will be as effective as the trailer makes it look.

its not.  i was more tense waiting to be scared than what the movie could actually deliver. it was very reminiscent of blair witch, although couldnt quite even work up the level of fear as that one.  its just hard i suppose on such a small budget just trying to have an interesting setup and then just 'see what happens' to mount any level of tension that can continually increase or develop into a good scene.  there were a handful of moments scattered throughout but really nothing TOO INTENSE or whatever.  i guess this was probably effective at a film festival when all the critics reviewed it because they hadnt known anything about it, but unfortunately their reviews would be the death of it because its just not as good as that.  movie also 'looked' like shit.  i guess in the water there was nothing they could do, but really when they were still on land there was no reason for all these shaky closeups of things etc.  so, it wasnt bad but its already too overhyped. skip it, wait for video.

[Stefen]

One of my fears is being stuck in the ocean with no compass and no land to see. Will it at least make me fear?

[modage]

it might.  its certainly a scary premise.  it really depends on how much you put into it.  if you WANT to be scared you probably will be scared.  but like i said, in a blairwitchy not much actually happens kind-of-way.  but if that freaks you out, be my guest.  i guess i'm just trying to drop everyones expectations down low so maybe some others can enjoy it more than i did.  it was average.  couple was pretty good, realistic portrayal.  especially liked how they were playing the 6 degrees game and she wanted to quit, (thats SO me and my girlfriend!)  
so, anyone curious enough can see it but theres not a whole lot there.  its just sort of sad that this will probably go onto being one of the most profitable indie films of the year but the hollywood wont be knocking down the filmmakers door to direct, you know, MI:3 or anything.  MAYBE the actors will pop up in some more stuff but really its more of a one-timeHYPE than a career starter. which is really too bad.  (whens the last time you saw the cast/crew of blair witch in anything?) but i did REALLY want to be scared and just wasnt.  so who knows?

[El Duderino]

what a terrible movie. mediocre camera work. zero character development. the only thing that i liked was the shark that appeared first. that made me nervous, and i agree with modage, i was more tense waiting to watch this than i was watching it.

[pete]

possible spoilers maybe?

from the very first frame, even before the couple went on their vacation, they were carried through by this tension that they may die, and that tension tried to last itself for 90 minutes, which just didn't work at all.  and it also didn't pay off to anything, it built up to next to nothing, and the ending sucked.
if I was home watching the first 15 minutes of this film on cable I could've sworn I was watching soft porn--the acting, the setting, the way things were lit, even how they depict the "yuppie lifestyle on vacation" were all very reminiscent of the skinemax movies.  too bad instead of nudity they just had nothing happening for the next 70 minutes.
bad movie.

[Alethia]

i was a wet fart away from a pantsful of shit for the nighttime sequence and actually, pretty much every time a shark popped up...i liked it overall

but i agree, the first fifteen minutes were so bad it was ridiculous

[bonanzataz]

possible spoilers maybe?

from the very first frame, even before the couple went on their vacation, they were carried through by this tension that they may die, and that tension tried to last itself for 90 minutes, which just didn't work at all.  and it also didn't pay off to anything, it built up to next to nothing, and the ending sucked.
if I was home watching the first 15 minutes of this film on cable I could've sworn I was watching soft porn--the acting, the setting, the way things were lit, even how they depict the "yuppie lifestyle on vacation" were all very reminiscent of the skinemax movies.  too bad instead of nudity they just had nothing happening for the next 70 minutes.
bad movie.

my friend downloaded the movie and tried to get us to watch it, but, yeah, i really did feel like i was watching a porno he had downloaded. we turned it off. i felt guilty about not paying and i couldn't understand a word they were saying.

[pete]

my friend downloaded the movie and tried to get us to watch it, but, yeah, i really did feel like i was watching a porno he had downloaded. we turned it off. i felt guilty about not paying and i couldn't understand a word they were saying.

first scene:
guy: I'm rich bitch.
girl: yeah but we're talking to each other on a cellphone.

hotel scene:
guy: I'm rich bitch, you having a good time, bitch?
girl: yeah, but I'm so naked right now.

boat scene:
you really can't understand what they're saying 'cause they have hot island music playing in the background of yuppie in water.

then the rest:
girl: I'm scared
guy: don't worry
girl: is that a shark?

then repeat over and over again

[Alethia]

you guys suck

[matt35mm]

first scene:
guy: I'm rich bitch.
girl: yeah but we're talking to each other on a cellphone.

hotel scene:
guy: I'm rich bitch, you having a good time, bitch?
girl: yeah, but I'm so naked right now.

boat scene:
you really can't understand what they're saying 'cause they have hot island music playing in the background of yuppie in water.

then the rest:
girl: I'm scared
guy: don't worry
girl: is that a shark?

then repeat over and over again

well done.

[Alethia]

you guys really suck

[Ghostboy]

First time they see a shark: perfect shot.

Night scene: scary as hell.

Rest of it: eh.

First fifteen minutes: how did the Sundance Submission team get past this? Oh wait, it was invited. How did the Hamptons submission team get past it?

[pete]

for a better movie shot on video about yuppie being stuck in the middle of nowhere, everyone should check out The King is Alive.