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Open Water was one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. Being a complete dive bum, I have dived in open water with nobody but myself before. If you can't relate to this, then don't write a review telling how awful the movie is, because Open Water is exactly the opposite.
Based on a true story, Open Water is a terrifying (once again, for those of us who can actually relate) experience, with the emotional horrors of loneliness. People say that the movie is boring because there is no other setting other than the ocean for an hour and a half, but you have to truly love the ocean and it's beauty in order to find where the heart of the film lies. Being alone in the water, with no one around except Bull sharks (who by the way are rated as the number 1 most deadly shark in the world, ahead of the Great White) is absolutely horrific. It doesn't take much intelligence to hate this film, because thoughts and experience with the ocean itself are necessities to understand the films message.
I have also dived at night time as well. As all professionals scuba and free divers know, this is a very, very dangerous and unnecessary risk to take. If I learned anything about night diving in the ocean, it is the sickening nervous feeling in your stomach. You can't really see what's ahead, until you come almost face to face with whatever lies ahead, such as a coral reef. Never have I night dived again. Night diving, by far, is the most petrifying thing I have ever done. This is probably the reason that I had to bite down on my napkin during the night scene with the Tiger Shark. This indeed brought back memories, and I began to really be scared not for myself, but just for the characters. There are few things scarier than diving at night. And no, I'm not talking about diving a few yards from shore. I'm talking about a full on free dive, just as if it were in the morning. Of course, the film was completely realistic, because it was not a Bull shark in the night scene, it was a Tiger Shark. Tiger Shark (my favorite shark by the way) is known for hunting at night.
As I said before, it takes true experience with the ocean and relationship to the characters to understand why this movie is one of the greatest. Also, just a piece of knowledge: The story that this is based off of is still labeled as an unsolved "crime." The myth that detectives and police will never know is that it may have been a set up. I am unsure how this information was released, but it has been said that the husband was planning for this in order to make his wife's murder look like an accident. This is most likely not true, but I'm just giving you some harmless knowledge.
Overall, Open Water is a completely realistic (they used real Bull Sharks) insight to loneliness, fear, and coming face to face with the ocean itself. I said it before and I'll say it again: it takes experience to understand this film. I have an abundance of experience, and take it from a dive bum himself: no other movie tells the truth of fear like Open Water.
Based on a true story, Open Water is a terrifying (once again, for those of us who can actually relate) experience, with the emotional horrors of loneliness. People say that the movie is boring because there is no other setting other than the ocean for an hour and a half, but you have to truly love the ocean and it's beauty in order to find where the heart of the film lies. Being alone in the water, with no one around except Bull sharks (who by the way are rated as the number 1 most deadly shark in the world, ahead of the Great White) is absolutely horrific. It doesn't take much intelligence to hate this film, because thoughts and experience with the ocean itself are necessities to understand the films message.
I have also dived at night time as well. As all professionals scuba and free divers know, this is a very, very dangerous and unnecessary risk to take. If I learned anything about night diving in the ocean, it is the sickening nervous feeling in your stomach. You can't really see what's ahead, until you come almost face to face with whatever lies ahead, such as a coral reef. Never have I night dived again. Night diving, by far, is the most petrifying thing I have ever done. This is probably the reason that I had to bite down on my napkin during the night scene with the Tiger Shark. This indeed brought back memories, and I began to really be scared not for myself, but just for the characters. There are few things scarier than diving at night. And no, I'm not talking about diving a few yards from shore. I'm talking about a full on free dive, just as if it were in the morning. Of course, the film was completely realistic, because it was not a Bull shark in the night scene, it was a Tiger Shark. Tiger Shark (my favorite shark by the way) is known for hunting at night.
As I said before, it takes true experience with the ocean and relationship to the characters to understand why this movie is one of the greatest. Also, just a piece of knowledge: The story that this is based off of is still labeled as an unsolved "crime." The myth that detectives and police will never know is that it may have been a set up. I am unsure how this information was released, but it has been said that the husband was planning for this in order to make his wife's murder look like an accident. This is most likely not true, but I'm just giving you some harmless knowledge.
Overall, Open Water is a completely realistic (they used real Bull Sharks) insight to loneliness, fear, and coming face to face with the ocean itself. I said it before and I'll say it again: it takes experience to understand this film. I have an abundance of experience, and take it from a dive bum himself: no other movie tells the truth of fear like Open Water.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was one of the greatest movies I have seen in a very, very long time. Harrison Ford was an absolute wonder to see on screen again, as for his age looks astounding. I really am unable to find the words capable of explaining how astronomical Harrison Ford performed in this film, along with the supporting actor, Shia LaBeouf.
I remember when I was younger, watching the Even Stevens series all the time. It was my absolute favorite when I was a kid. Shia LaBeouf wowed me when I began watching some of his first films, especially Holes. Then he began getting into even bigger movies, like Transformers that many people went to see. Now, he is here, in a highly anticipated sequel of Indiana Jones. He has developed into one of the great young actors of our time. Ladies and Gentlemen, this kid will be the next big name in Hollywood. He is absolutely amazing in this film, pulling off a performance that some of the best young actors of our time couldn't even come close to pulling off.
The action scenes in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull seem to never stop. This film is incredibly fast paced, leaving you placed on the edge of your seat throughout. One scene I must comment on was the car chase and sword fight scene. My hat goes off to the entire crew not only for such a wonderful movie, but those scenes in general were enough to do it for me, and should be enough to do it for anyone.
The humor, just like the classic, is still there, and better then ever. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull not only gives us bullet speed pace, but also a great number of laughs in between.
Overall, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is well deserving of the A grade it received by critics, and is an overwhelmingly amazing movie.
I remember when I was younger, watching the Even Stevens series all the time. It was my absolute favorite when I was a kid. Shia LaBeouf wowed me when I began watching some of his first films, especially Holes. Then he began getting into even bigger movies, like Transformers that many people went to see. Now, he is here, in a highly anticipated sequel of Indiana Jones. He has developed into one of the great young actors of our time. Ladies and Gentlemen, this kid will be the next big name in Hollywood. He is absolutely amazing in this film, pulling off a performance that some of the best young actors of our time couldn't even come close to pulling off.
The action scenes in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull seem to never stop. This film is incredibly fast paced, leaving you placed on the edge of your seat throughout. One scene I must comment on was the car chase and sword fight scene. My hat goes off to the entire crew not only for such a wonderful movie, but those scenes in general were enough to do it for me, and should be enough to do it for anyone.
The humor, just like the classic, is still there, and better then ever. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull not only gives us bullet speed pace, but also a great number of laughs in between.
Overall, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is well deserving of the A grade it received by critics, and is an overwhelmingly amazing movie.
Lions for Lambs has already become my favorite movie, just a few minutes after watching it. The movie is an absolute masterpiece, with an absolutely brilliant script and masterful dialogue. The film completely expresses an astronomically intense message about how useless the war is and about how brainwashed politics really are about winning it. Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep gorgeously display both views of the war on terror, while Robert Redford gives us the truth about how news and media cover up the war on terror to make it look like nothing really catastrophic is going on when it really is. What we hear on the news is always either one of two things. The first: It is either somewhat true, but there is much, much more to the story. Death, even, may not be included, yet the rest of the story is. The second: it is based on a true story from Iraq, which means that the story is either exaggerated when it is in fact a small matter, or the story isn't exaggerated enough. In the movie, Meryl Streep basically gives the news a story directly from the Senator's mouth, and the news turns it into something completely different, and unimportant. Tom Cruise, as the Senator, completely has no regard for human life. He decides to use small forces, and the same exact thing is happening as in Vietnam. That's why this movie is so deeply breathtaking. You hear from people all the time saying that this war is like Vietnam, yet the reason isn't told with logic. Sure, one of the reasons people say it is like Vietnam is because we are basically there without a purpose. Catching Osama Bin Laden is just not good enough of a reason. However, Lions for Lambs digs deeper than the current people of America, and gives us an insight about why this war is useless. Nothing is being accomplished, while Tom Cruise as the Senator is toying with human lives. The war in Iraq is just horrible, and war in general is horrible.
Politicians are disgustingly corrupt, and Lions for Lambs shows us this, especially when it costs the lives of two soldiers. Tom Cruise wasn't ever going to save them, because he didn't want to admit his own mistake about using small forces.
I would also like to congratulate the entire cast on outstanding performances. Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, and Tom Cruise deliver the performances of the century.
Lions for Lambs is the truth, people.
Politicians are disgustingly corrupt, and Lions for Lambs shows us this, especially when it costs the lives of two soldiers. Tom Cruise wasn't ever going to save them, because he didn't want to admit his own mistake about using small forces.
I would also like to congratulate the entire cast on outstanding performances. Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, and Tom Cruise deliver the performances of the century.
Lions for Lambs is the truth, people.