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    Marine Boy (2009)

    Marine Boy (2009)

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    A swim instructor loses everything he has and is offered a debt free life if he smuggles drugs into...

Underwater (2020)
Underwater (2020)
2020 | Horror, Sci-Fi
Fair play, Underwater doesn't fuck around - 2 minutes in and all hell starts breaking loose and shit hits the fan pretty relentlessly until the credits roll. It's clear that director William Eubank wants your attention from the beginning - unfortunately it doesn't quite stay like this throughout...

I actually enjoyed Underwater for the most part, it's just that somewhere in the middle, it really starts to drag a bit, and I'm not even quite sure why - there's always something going on but it just lost me a bit.
Fortunately, the up and down middle act is book-ended by a very strong and tense first act, and one hell of a final third - no spoilers here but holy fuck!!!
The ending 'reveal' honestly elevates Underwater to loftier heights.

It also benefits from a good cast. Kristen Stewart has really grown on me in recent years and she's a fantastic lead in this. Always a pleasure to have Jessica Henwick and John Gallagher Jr. onscreen as well.
As per usual, I couldn't really get on with T.J. Miller - there's just something about that dude that always feels a bit too try hard - people liked him in Deadpool and now he's just typecast as the comic relief - Underwater doesn't really need comic relief.

There are some genuinely tense moments here and there, and the Aliens vibes are prominent - it's of course a few tiers under Aliens, but the bottom of the sea feels just as empty and otherworldly as space, and the creature designs are suitably eerie. The low light levels cover up a lot of CGI, so it never looks too fake either, with the exception of a couple of dodgy gore effects.

Underwater is a decent enough sci-fi-horror thriller that suffer a bit from pacing issues, but a good watch for those of you who like movie monsters.
  
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Jackjack (877 KP) Sep 11, 2020

đź‘Źđź‘Ź Couldn't agree more!!!

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Josh Sadfie recommended L'Atalante (1934) in Movies (curated)

 
L'Atalante (1934)
L'Atalante (1934)
1934 | Romance
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"The godfather of magical realism, but not twee at all. Also the underwater sequence has been homaged so many times it’s solidified as legendary. Michel Simon’s character is so touching in this film, he’s also littered with so many tattoos he could be a transplant from a Viceland show."

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47 Meters Down (2017)
47 Meters Down (2017)
2017 | Horror
Lots of good ocean cinematography, nice underwater camerawork all around. Particularly love the claustrophobic way we’re drawn into the situation of these women.
Critic- Father Son Holy Gore
Original Score: 4 out of 5

Read Review:https://fathersonholygore.com/2016/07/29/in-the-deep-a-fierce-shark-feature-with-ferocious-teeth/
  
    Octonauts

    Octonauts

    Education and Games

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    Dive into the Octonauts underwater adventure and explore the amazing world that lives under the sea!...

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Nicholas Cage recommended Pinocchio (1940) in Movies (curated)

 
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
1940 | Animation, Classics, Family

"I think Pinocchio is Disney’s masterpiece, and I think that it’s such a perfectly put-together film. It has such a beautiful message in it, and so much thought went into it, and of course it’s beautifully drawn, and the colors are extraordinary, and I love Monstro, and the underwater sequences are quite something."

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