She pulls herself together to mend the holes in the boats sides, drain the hull of water, and erect a sail to get over to the dinghy where richard is hanging on by his fingernails. Neither of the last 2 dummies thinks to take a drink. Daniel daniel travis and susan blanchard ryan embark on a tropical vacation with their scubadiving certifications in tow. In 2003, lions gate released a low budget indie flick called open water. Eighth, toward the end, the rain is pouring down and coming out two holes in the back of the boat like a water fountain. The film begins with a warning that in 2015, an underwater camera was found at the bottom of the ocean. On their second day in the water, susan wakes up to discover that daniel has died overnight, having bled to death from a shark bite. The true story behind open water ihorror horror news. Okay, so the movie open water is a few years old i recall it playing in theaters and i was somewhat interested in the idea but didnt go see it then. The truth is that even though open water was marketed as something of an art film, it ultimately feeds the same appetite for shock and revulsion as a conventional horror movie. Creature from the black lagoon is a classic monster movie released in 1954 wherein the creature is the antagonist of the. What is with the new fad of killing off the characters at the end of a film. In dispair, she takes off her floatation equipment and.
Open water is a 2003 indie dramathriller hybrid written and directed by chris kentis, starring daniel travis and blanchard ryan as a thirtysomething couple who find themselves stranded at sea when coming back from a scuba dive and realizing their boat has left without them. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers never. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in open water 2003. How open water became a horror franchise its filmmakers. The direction and the acting are superb, and the good screenplay has an ambiguous and confused conclusion. Aug 11, 2004 the biggest star of open water is the sea, and throughout the film kentis holds true to his vision of the ocean. The story behind new film open water film the guardian. Open water is a fictionalized version of the events. During a group dive, the two separate themselves from the others to dive a little deeper. Daniel and susan are a young couple who head to the bahamas for a scubadiving vacation.
The jump in video quality from the first open water movie to this one is astounding. Apart from the sharks, which are authentically terrifying, the film feels altogether too much like a video of someone else. I was waiting for sharks, but using the title open water 2 made this work even better. Open water the movie warning spoilers the dis disney. I bought this together with shark attack, and the latter was a total dud. Based on the true story of a married couple who were lost at sea under. Based on real events, the film follows a couple stuck. The original open water was based on the true story of tom and eileen lonergan were left behind by their diving party after diving off the great barrier reef in 1998. This film is inspired by a true story about an american couple, tom and eileen lonergan, who in 1998 went.
There were some shots that looked like they were just standing on something while the camera moved about. I only know about the first one as im australian and it made headlines everywhere here. No digital or special effects were used in the film. Amy susan mary pratt gets back on board the yacht with dans eric danes help. Us film directro and writer chris kentis l and his wife laura lau. They are stuck in the water many miles from shore, with baby sara left alone onboard. Then the movie spends 30 long minutes on land, setting up the characters, who are basically all liars and narcissists. It tells the story of a couple who go scuba diving and surface to discover that a curious thing has. The true story behind open water is disturbing duration.
The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if. However, del toros latest upends the conventions of both those movies. Open water 2 adrift is another great movie about surviving in the ocean. The story explores first how an inconsequential act may cause the death of people. Adrift in some countries to capitalize on the success of the earlier film. Although the movie may appeal to teens who think its a jawslike thriller, its likely to disappoint them when they find out there are no fancy special effects or horror movie like stylings its ironic that it takes horrible circumstances to bring the couple back together, but the. A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old highschool friends. I really dont float but they all floated effortlessly. The true story behind open water is disturbing youtube. You need water, and there wont be too many water fountains in the ocean.
No, its not the same film they are completely different by that i mean films, not in terms of storyline. Chris kentis in open water 2003 blanchard ryan and daniel travis in open water 2003 daniel travis at an. Six peoples meet up to celebrate a birthday, a reunion of sorts four of them, amy, lauren, zach and dan go way back, but havent seen each other in five years, and go out on dans yacht. Just as it was the curse of chris kentis sharkverite thriller open water 2003 to be endlessly compared to jaws and the blair witch project, so german commercial director hans horns adrift will be forever doomed to suffer comparison with open water indeed it is being marketed. In the end, the fishing boat captain was put on trial for their deaths, but ultimately found not. After open water became a success, adrift was produced and the name was changed to open water 2.
So at least it was assured that they both died in open water. When the pair surfaces, they make out a vessel in the distance, but it does not immediately. Open water is a terrific example of using a simple concept to create something truly horrific. Six peoples meet up to celebrate a birthday, a reunion of sorts four of them, amy, lauren, zach and dan go way back, but. Adrift called adrift in the uk, australia, and various other countries, and called open water 2 in germany is a 2006 psychological horror film filmed entirely in malta, starring eric dane, susan may pratt, richard speight, jr. Chris kentis, who wrote, directed, and edited the film, and also served along with his wife, laura. Question about the end of open water 2adrift what the hell happened. Jun 05, 2015 open water is a fictionalized version of the events. There is a small smattering of grain at times, but there are no defects from the source material. Open water is definitely not for the shark tale crowd this is a very intense movie that is for adults only. A film is an image with motion, combined with a story, sound as well as animation. Jan 15, 2005 the true story behind the film open waters spoilers if you havent seen it. If i ever get to make a movie, the ending is going to be the entire world blowing up.
Open water 2004 daniel daniel travis and susan blanchard ryan embark on a tropical vacation with their scubadiving certifications in tow. On the face of it, the idea of playing a black market mercenary hired to rescue the. Jan 04, 2005 to some degree, open water is the victim of its own bid for authenticity. Based on real events, the film follows a couple stuck in the middle of the ocean after being. And because open water remains a tense, primal and compelling film experience despite its limitations, it is a testament to profoundly talented story telling and film making skills as well as. Rarely, but sometimes, a movie can have an actual physical effect on you. Aug 29, 2004 open water spoilers included posted on august 29, 2004 by admin posted in movies heavily touted as jaws 1975 meets the blair witch project 1999, this sundance festival favorite fails in nearly every aspect. The true story behind the open water movie, however, is much scarier simply because no one knows what really happened to tom and.
Mar 16, 2016 in 2003, lions gate released a low budget indie flick called open water. The true story behind open water is a dark mystery that goes way beyond the horror of the film. Dan, out of guilt for being responsible for the tragedy, decides to let hi. Unable to climb back aboard slippery sides high out of the water, they start to berate one another. Ending spoiler for open water 2003, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Adrift bobs onto dvd courtesy of lionsgate home entertainment. The actors were in the water with real live sharks. Based on the true story of a married couple who were lost at sea under the same circumstances. Jaws mightve broken the mold when it first debuted in the summer of 75, but nowadays shark movies are a dime a dozen. All the marbles mistakes breaking bad mistakes closer questions mystic river ending ice. Based very loosely on a true story, a good film could have been made here, but helmerwriter chris kentis was not up to the task. Open water, the terrifying new independent thriller, doesnt let us off the hook in that way.
They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left. A news segment is running a story on a cage diving company that had a boat capsize due to a giant wave. Since the place was known to be populated by sharks, all the rest is simple reasoning and of course. The characters are different, and even the setting is different with the movie taking place in the atlantic and being filmed in the bahamas, the virgin islands, the grenadines, and mexico. Such is the scenario of open water, the surprise hit of this years.
We were both attracted to the simplicity of that story. The shape of water contains a number of references to classic films, though, of course, the two most obvious are creature from the black lagoon and beauty and the beast. The story concerns an american couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in sharkinfested waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind. They freak out, then strip down and try to use their swimsuits as a ladder, no dice. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding. The true story behind open water is far more unnerving. The 2003 film was a critical darling and depicted the couple meeting their end being circled by sharks. The true story behind the film open waters spoilers if you. The story concerns an american couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in sharkinfested waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind the film is claimed to be loosely based on the true story of tom and eileen lonergan, who in 1998 went out with a scuba. The fear of being left in the open water is an extremely frightening feeling, said kentis, whose wife produced and coshot the movie. So two actors, lots of water, and lots of actors below the surface. Cage dive starts off with the laziest of found footage ideas right out of the blair witch project. Stranded at sea, daniel and susan rehash old disputes, bicker about the wisdom of swimming for boats seen in the distance, battle bouts of hunger and mental exhaustion, and notice sharks circling them from below the surface. Like other nightmarish experiences, tom and eileen lonergans dreadful fate turned into a film, open water.
Jan 17, 2007 no, its not the same film they are completely different by that i mean films, not in terms of storyline. The true story behind the movie open water the th floor. And the ending mildly surprised me, being a us film i wont say too much not to ruin it. Heavily touted as jaws 1975 meets the blair witch project 1999, this sundance festival favorite fails in nearly every aspect. Edit it out and the film implies that they did not.
It gets under your defenses and sidesteps the its only a movie reflex and creates a visceral feeling that might as well be real. The open house on netflix ending explained decider. So did touching the void, the mountain climbing movie from earlier in 2004. In film production, a story is the heart of a film.
When a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive. We would like to warn viewers that the footage on the camera contains graphic material. This was a pretty good movie although i could not think how it could be anything like the first. The sequel is, as mentioned previously, actually based on the short story adrift by koji suzuki. Open water is a 2003 american survival horror thriller film. Was the entire thing imagined maybe the way the ladder was down when the fisherman found the boat. Open water is a thriller while jaws is a monster movie not really i am very disappointed of peoples comments about this movie. After both movies were over, i felt the need to go outside and walk in the. While we had our own issues with the film as a whole, we understand if you still have a few lingering questions about the way everything went. The cosmos is a sea of dangers in which man finds himself stranded. The trailers for adrift establish it is based on a true story of love and survival against incredible odds. Some even compare it with jaws, which makes no sense, because apart from the fact that both have sharks involved in each story, they are totally different movies. Mar 17, 2019 jaws mightve broken the mold when it first debuted in the summer of 75, but nowadays shark movies are a dime a dozen.
You need water, and there wont be too many water fountains in. Imagine surfacing from an ocean dive only to discover your boat is gone and youre completely alone. So discovery channel is running shark week, and my cable on demand put up some shark movies, with this one being one. While itmaintains the damp yuppies yell at eachother premise, the sequel is missing much of what made the first film unique. James swims around under the boat, hits his head on the motor housing, and gets a skull fracture. Daniel kintner and susan watkins are frustrated that their hardworking lives do not allow them to spend much time together. An incorrect headcount suggests the entire group has returned, so the boat departs. And then you realize an hour in that despite this film being in the open water series, theres no goddamn. His ribs are broken, his chest a map of purple bruises. Cage dive is the latest installment in a longstanding horror series one that the original filmmakers never asked for. Without the ladder, it proves impossible to climb back in to the boat. Bodies only float once they have gassed up which takes awhile. Wow, sounds a lot like a movie i watched recently called open water no s. Tami rescues him, but his leg is busted, boasting an open wound from which his bone protrudes.
The reason is that viewers get attached to the film because of the nature of the story. The movie was shot on film and the transfer looks good. Chartering a boat with several other divers, the couple decides to swim away. This one, open water, can be seen without wanting to throw your drink at your tv. Despite the title, the film has no connection to open water 2003 and the script had been written before it was theatrically released.
Although the movie may appeal to teens who think its a jawslike thriller, its likely to disappoint them when they find out there are no fancy special effects or horror movielike stylings. If on scuba gear, because of lobster, starfish and other marine creatures eating the exposed parts of the body, the body itself, even if not weighted down with gear, may never float up since the skin has already been punctured by the fish and released the gases. I heard it was based on a true story of a yacht found in the mediterrian with no one on board. At 24, tami oldham was a california girl with wanderlust in her heart when she met charming britskilled sailor richard sharp. New additions are dans girl michelle and amys hubby james. I was going to add that it was as if that last scene was thrown in there as an alternate ending which they survive. On the film open water 2 adrift what is with the ending.
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