Open Water 2 DVD
I was a big fan of the original Open Water movie when I saw it on DVD. I think they did everything right and to me it was scarier than jaws. What I think they did right on the first movie is that they hired Blanchard Ryan as the female lead and they got her naked in the first ten minutes of the movie. Not that it was super important to see her nude but she has such a beautiful face that any sane male would be wishing a shark would be ripping her wet suit off. Secondly in the Making Of Documentary you find the filming took place only on weekends flying to the Bahamas from New York for an entire year and it was paid for on credit cards and bank loans. Brilliant. It was then shown at Sundance or some other indie festival and viola, instant success.
Open Water 2. Not so good. I watched this on a speed setting 1.4 with subtitles; this lets me watch a movie 2 minutes faster per ten minutes and none of the dialog is lost or scene's hyper played. Its just fast. The subtitles is more for my benefit of the speed than completely necessary.
Staring a cast of healthy unknowns with the exception of Eric Dane, aka Dr. McSteamy from Greys Anatomy, OW2 is a true story of a group of friends who all jump off a 60 foot sailboat and forget to put the ladder down essentially leaving them clinging to the side of the boat in the middle of the ocean. To add an element of additional crisis, a baby is left on the boat asleep with the sound monitor on the deck so those in the water can hear her cry.
There is the formulaic cast of characters; hot blond with a weak will, lying boyfriend, idealist married couple, nothing new. The tension is not great but works well. I felt the history that is built up with these friends was genuinely presented and that this cast did bond. How could you not shooting on a gorgeous boat for a few months.
Overall not a great movie. If you have exhausted your New Release isle at the video store or want something new in the background instead of local tv noise, OW2 is a good choice for lazy watching.
If you want to be scared to get in the water again, Open Water the original will scare the crap out of you.
Open Water 2. Not so good. I watched this on a speed setting 1.4 with subtitles; this lets me watch a movie 2 minutes faster per ten minutes and none of the dialog is lost or scene's hyper played. Its just fast. The subtitles is more for my benefit of the speed than completely necessary.
Staring a cast of healthy unknowns with the exception of Eric Dane, aka Dr. McSteamy from Greys Anatomy, OW2 is a true story of a group of friends who all jump off a 60 foot sailboat and forget to put the ladder down essentially leaving them clinging to the side of the boat in the middle of the ocean. To add an element of additional crisis, a baby is left on the boat asleep with the sound monitor on the deck so those in the water can hear her cry.
There is the formulaic cast of characters; hot blond with a weak will, lying boyfriend, idealist married couple, nothing new. The tension is not great but works well. I felt the history that is built up with these friends was genuinely presented and that this cast did bond. How could you not shooting on a gorgeous boat for a few months.
Overall not a great movie. If you have exhausted your New Release isle at the video store or want something new in the background instead of local tv noise, OW2 is a good choice for lazy watching.
If you want to be scared to get in the water again, Open Water the original will scare the crap out of you.
posted by Comm's @ 4:09 PM
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