| | Open Water DVD (8 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action DVDs, Suspense Movies, Horror Videos, Thriller, Mystery, Couples, Vacations, Sharks | | Starring | Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Jon Charles, Estelle Lau, Michael E. Willimson, Christina Zenarro | | Director | Chris Kentis | | Director of Photography | Chris Kentis, Laura Lau | | Producer | Laura Lau |
Two scuba divers fight for their lives in the open waters of the ocean when their tour boat strands them in shark-infested waters. DVD features include 16:9 letterboxing, 5.1 Dolby digital, 6.1 DTS Sound, director & producer commentary, and featurette. This film is rated R. Proving that the power of imagination is much more terrifying than what meets the eye, OPEN WATER is Chris Kentis's intensely realistic deep-sea drama, "based on true events." The film's leering digital video camera allows viewers to float like shark-bait, stranded in the middle of the ocean with Susan and Daniel (Blanchard Ryan and Daniel Travis), a bickering married couple who have just been abandoned by their scuba-diving boat in the Caribbean. As the tension escalates between the troubled twosome--who are cold, tired, dehydrated, and more than a little scared--the tragedy of the situation is exacerbated by a series of very unfortunate conditions. While a current sweeps them far from where the boat left them, and deep dark clouds pass menacingly overhead, the sea-life just below the surface is clearly not of the friendly variety. Yes, those are real sharks, folks. Meanwhile, Daniel, who watched Shark Week on television, is no stranger to the perils at hand, and finds himself battling shock. Minutes pass like hours, with the light shifting on the water and the constant motion of the waves adding to this unfathomable nightmare. The shimmering blues of wide expanses of sea are offset by dazzling underwater photography, yet the mood remains bleak. And while no special effects, abrupt developments, or abrasive gore are present here, the film instills such fear that viewers will be frozen awaiting the surprising conclusion. A day at the beach will never be quite the same again. Open Water Reviews: "OPEN WATER becomes a slow and steady descent into pure fear. Kentis has a born filmmaker's instinct for physical detail..."
-- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "The premise is inherently chilling..."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life "Kentis never lets up on the tension. You can feel the water, stretching against an unsheltering sky, seep into your bones....Eighty sweat-job minutes of imaginative, jolting suspense."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "The intensity never lets up..."-- Mike Clark, USA Today "The two leads do admirable acting jobs..."
-- Leslie Felperin, Uncut "[The film] exerts a powerful emotional despair that is way beyond scary."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Open Water | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.69) | | Studio | Lions Gate Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2004 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  13711  | | CD Universe Part number | 6792439 | | Catalog number | 16735 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 28, 2004 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | language and some nudity | | Running Time | 81 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; DTS Sound | | Movie Details | Color; Stereo Surround Sound; Digitally Processed; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; DTS Sound |
Open Water Movie Review Average Rating: (2.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Didn't think it was that bad
Considering who made it and how the movie was made, it's a real study in what you can do with little resource. I found it to be entertaining, interesting, and somewhat captivating. And after all , it only takes about an hour and 20 minutes out of your life to watch it, so it doesn't linger past it's usefullness like some others. Good movie.
Submitted by ronnielnichols (P.C. Fla.)
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 I Pitty the Fool who watches this.
2 people died, supposedly, somewhere when they were left behind bu a scuba boat.
The you watch their fictionalized slow death.
Horrible idea to fictionalize what was said or happened to these 2 people. I am sure the family left behind will sue this writer produce director.
It's a TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.
Go buy Elvis in Roustabout for some fun.
Submitted by Vince O (So Florida USA)
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wo it sux
THIS IS THE CRAPPIEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN! and thats all i have to say
Submitted by someone who is never gonna watch this movie again (anywhere, any time)
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this movie was just plain bad! I mean you got seasick just watching the thing. Could've been better. One star for trying.
Submitted by mitchell (princeton,wv)
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THIS MOVIE WAS NOTHING LIKE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. IT WAS VERY SLOW AND REMINDED ME IN A WAY OF A OCEAN FLOATING VERSION OF THE ENGLISH PATIENT. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE BASED ON THE TRUE LIFE COUPLE THAT WERE ABLE TO SWIM OR FLOAT TO A BOUIE OUT IN THE OCEAN TO LATER GET RESCUED AND SURVIVE TO TELL THE STORY LIKE I SAW ON TV A FEW MONTHS BACK. NO SUCH LUCK THOUGH. FOR ME THE ENDING SUCKED AND EVEN THOUGH THE MOVIE WAS SLOW IT STILL SHOULD HAVE REMAINED TO THE TRUE STORY WHERE THE COUPLE SURVIVED. I COULDN'T HELP BUT FEEL KIND OF ROBBED AT THE END. THERE WERE SOME PRETTY GOOD MOMENTS BETWEEN THE COUPLE IN THE WATER AND THE FEW MOMENTS WITH THE SHARKS. BUT STILL TO ME THE ENDING JUST SUCKED. I SIMPLY EXPECTED AN ENDING THAT PLAYED TO PERSEVERANCE AND STRENGTH OF WILL TO SURVIVE AND OVERCOME ALMOST ANYTHING AS TERRIFYING AS BEING LEFT BEHIND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE. PASS ON THIS SLEEPER.
Submitted by MICHAELCBAREFOOT (FOUR OAKS,NC,USA)
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Open Water DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.78
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
DTS 6.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Footage: Indie Essentials: A Filmmakers' Guide
Audio Commentary:
1. Chris Kentis - Director, Laura Lau - Producer
2. Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis - Stars
Featurette:
1. Deconstructing the Shark Myth: A Shark Conversation
2. Calm Before the Storm: Making Open Water
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