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Amazing film. The quality was excellent
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Your typical teen action flick that has all the popcorn fun and brainless humour as you can expect. However, don't listen to people when they say it is action-packed because you don't even get to see any proper fighting until about half way through it and even then it's only a few silly punch ups, some shark attacks when our heroes lure the terrorists into the infested open water, and one impressive explosion underwater. Does that sound big enough to be called action-packed? Well, I guess it depends how long these parts go on for, which is not long at all. The shark attacks look realistic only because you can't properly see the shark bitting into the drug dealers which makes you feel cheated but at the same time to appreciate the lack of cgi that you could of gone over-the-top like Warner brother's Deep Blue Sea. I would say this is good to buy only if you can be prepared to wait the long gaps in between the action and to start starring into space when the more boring parts happen that you have already had enough from watching them before. Like I said, some scenes stand out more than the rest of the film which makes the replay value average. But don't buy it unless it is going for a small price. You can already get it for $3.00 on ex-rental if you go for the special offer months. The film is more sexy than anything else. We see alot of skin from our four heroes, well, there is a gory image that happens to one of them half way through it from a shark attack that is quite impressive but nothing we haven't seen before. We see alot of underwater camera angles that is crystal clear to see as Paul Walker and jessica Alba are there with only their 'rude' parts covered up. Alot of the time it shows the main characters under water first discovering a crashed plane and then looking for a ship that has gold inside it, not very exciting. There is a few sexy kissing scenes through it as well from that couple looking as if their having a great time making the film. The acting is average, something that proves can't be helped when it comes to cheesy action flicks like these. The dialogue could of been better but then this film is definitely aimed more towards teenagers than anyone else. There are a lot of James Bond moments when the drug dealers outgun the main characters but still manage to get their ass' kicked by inventive ways which is just so unbelievable that it is laughable. If your looking for a real cheesy action flick with some great explosive action and punch ups around the same time as Into the Blue then I would strongly recomend The Transporter 2. If you didn't like that film then you will not like Into the Blue. Maybe it would be best to rent it out first before you decide anything else. The ending is a letdown right before the end credits appear, which makes it a nice touch but at the same time just downright corny.Read full review
The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty and many other critically acclaimed movies are all good and there's definitely a lot of enjoyment and interest to be found in movies of that quality, but sometimes, perhaps after a hard day at work, you just need something stupid to sit down and watch. Into the Blue is a movie that fulfills that criterion in style. The plot is slightly unimportant and nothing challenging to follow, it simply gives a vague reason for people to get into situations where there can be explosions, glorious underwater scenes and tense chase scenes. Its the kind of movie where you can sit down and eat your dinner at the same time, read through a magazine or just sitback and vegetate a little and that's a good thing on occasion. As mentioned already, the underwater scenes in the movie are quite spectacular. I have always had a fascination with the sea and so watching a movie where the main characters get to swim around in the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas, whilst surrounded by sharks and other beautiful fish, is a special treat. The movie revolves around the accidental discovery of a downed plane, twenty feet below the ocean's surface and packed full with millions of dollars worth of drugs. The main four characters of the show (leads Paul Walker, Jessica Alba and supporting cast Scott Caan and Ashley Scott) stumble on the plane whilst diving for treasure (yep, all a bit brainless, but if you forgive it, there's enjoyment to be had). From here several characters are under threat from their own greed which puts the whole group at the mercy of the druglords. To finish, I'd say that if you're willing to take a chance on a simple action movie, this is worth a look. Don't expect anything clever or an experience as powerful as a Francis Ford Coppola epic, just let yourself enjoy a whole bunch of ridiculousness (if that's even a word).Read full review
'Into the Blue' is a film us ordinary Brits crave right now. A film based on the exotic locations of the Bahamas seem a distant vision from a chilly Britain. The film features acting from Paul Walker, Jessica Alba and Josh Brolin. It follows the journey of four independent treasure hunting divers attempting to find a gold mine of a ship before the cooperate 'bad' guys get to it first. Along the way however, our divers discover a sunken plane carrying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine. This is the stage of the movie where the bad guys become increasingly involved in our divers affairs. In a matter of life or death which will they choose? money or love?. The movie itself is a distinctively average one, featuring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba who both fail to impress on the acting front. However, in my view this film is about much more than Hollywood acting. The film promotes an idealistic life of living in an exotic Country, working as a treasure hunter in a life of spontaneity. What more could you want to see? two dazzlingly beautiful people in an equally impressive Country taking life easy. If only our lives back home were this simple. This film is well worth a watch to remind us just how impressively beautiful parts of this planet are. It offers an important piece of escapism from our mundane 9-5 lives back here in the UK and is sure to create that sense of 'I wish I was there'.Read full review
Into the Blue is a fairly reasonable movie to watch on a Sunday afternoon. But nothing spectacular, unless you count the inclusion of the beautiful Jessica Alba! I found myself counting time. Basicly 2 couples go scuba diving, find a crashed plane with drugs onboard. But the bad guys want their drugs back. Trouble ensues. It finishes with a bit of a bang & people getting killed & stuff. Beautifully filmed with lovely ocean scenes. There's some extras - commentary, out-takes, auditions etc. But I haven't watched them.
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