Hm, what true events? That a couple got separated from their fishing trip group? Okay, that can happen. So does that mean everything else about these characters is made up? If so, how can that be a true event? Did the filmmakers talk to any of the Kinters' friends to get an idea of what the people were like? I doubt it.
Yes, I jumped when the shark fins suddenly pop out of the water, but that's an old filmmaking trick, and almost always works.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
To me two of the creepiest sections of the movie are the high angle shot of Blanchard lying on her back and we see a shadowy form pass by under her -- very Hitchcockian -- the high angle shot right after the man is bitten and we see the blood spreading out around them, and near the end when the camera is partly submerged and bobs in and out of the water, and you can just make out the number of sharks massing for lunch.
I was very disappointed in the use of digital video to shoot this movie. It never looks right -- and, no, I didn't want a glossy-looking movie, but this movie looks ugly.
Had I not had to pay $14 to see this movie -- yes, $14 in Los Angeles! -- I might've enjoyed it more.
Yes, I jumped when the shark fins suddenly pop out of the water, but that's an old filmmaking trick, and almost always works.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
To me two of the creepiest sections of the movie are the high angle shot of Blanchard lying on her back and we see a shadowy form pass by under her -- very Hitchcockian -- the high angle shot right after the man is bitten and we see the blood spreading out around them, and near the end when the camera is partly submerged and bobs in and out of the water, and you can just make out the number of sharks massing for lunch.
I was very disappointed in the use of digital video to shoot this movie. It never looks right -- and, no, I didn't want a glossy-looking movie, but this movie looks ugly.
Had I not had to pay $14 to see this movie -- yes, $14 in Los Angeles! -- I might've enjoyed it more.