The Shallows (2016) - Page 33 - Blu-ray Forum

A Sith Lord? · 10-04-2016, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lacit170

im shocked everyone loved this movie lol.... thoguht it was pretty bad.

the ending was just ridiculous but the scene where the shark

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the funniest part of the movie....

very bland movie

It was a decent experience watching it in theaters on the big screen...

Spike M. · 10-04-2016, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JWFORD

Wrong again. The Shallows is neither a B movie nor a 'niche' film. However, it is thoroughly mediocre. Thankfully, I watched it via a free Red Box rental.

The Shallows is in the same cinematic tradition as John Carpenter and has a similar budget (dramatically less than some of his films) and a director with similar genre history. A $5-20 million dollar budget is considered a very low budget for a wide release film.

I don't know what to tell you bud. It's a low budget genre film with a B horror plot.

Member-275053 · 10-04-2016, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike M.

The Shallows is in the same cinematic tradition as John Carpenter and has a similar budget (dramatically less than some of his films) and a director with similar genre history. A $5-20 million dollar budget is considered a very low budget for a wide release film.

I don't know what to tell you bud. It's a low budget genre film with a B horror plot.

CZAR · 10-04-2016, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JWFORD

This film is the definition of mediocre.

In your eyes it is. Got Em!!

Riddler The Slag · 10-05-2016, 04:53 PM

I rented a copy. Going to give this a go tonight.

AaronJ · 10-05-2016, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JWFORD

This film is the definition of mediocre.

I'm willing to admit that my adoration of Blake might have had something to do with my opinion of the film. But it's certainly nowhere near the whole story. I thought it was a very beautiful film, for one. The cinematography was great. And I also admired how tight it was -- nothing was wasted. And Blake was great in it.

dgoswald · 10-05-2016, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronJ

And I also admired how tight it was...

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Leonidas King · 10-05-2016, 08:33 PM

Geez, so much hate coming in AFTER it releases on Blu-ray lol.

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 10-05-2016, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

Geez, so much hate coming in AFTER it releases on Blu-ray lol.

That's cause so many love it. So a few select gotta go against the grain and hate it with a passion.

Typical Internet thing to do.

AaronJ · 10-05-2016, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dgoswald

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I knew that was going to come out sounding wrong.

DarkEco910 · 10-05-2016, 09:26 PM

My roomie loved it in theaters, so I set aside time to watch it with him on the Apple TV this past weekend. Solid flick, through and through.

Trollhunter · 10-28-2016, 12:34 PM

Blake was great this. I see a Fangoria Chainsaw, MTV Movie, Saturn and Teen Choice award nominations in her future.

Michael24 · 11-15-2016, 04:48 AM

Finally got a chance to see this tonight and it was okay at best. Some acted like this was a kind of modern masterpiece with an award-worthy tour de force performance. I thought it was kind of average and while I have nothing against Blake Lively personally, any number of actresses could have done this movie just as well. Hardly a "she was born to play this role" situation like some acted it was. The cinematography was nice, although some sequences got a little too annoyingly artsy for me. And the ending was . . . ugh. It was terrible. I almost burst out laughing when

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and thought to myself "WTH? That's it?!" Decent enough (and far more drama drama than action/horror, the way the ads sold it) but not something I'd bother watching again.

2/5

Leonidas King · 11-15-2016, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael24

Finally got a chance to see this tonight and it was okay at best. Some acted like this was a kind of modern masterpiece with an award-worthy tour de force performance. I thought it was kind of average and while I have nothing against Blake Lively personally, any number of actresses could have done this movie just as well. Hardly a "she was born to play this role" situation like some people acted it was. The cinematography was nice, although some sequences got a little too annoyingly artsy for me. And the ending was . . . ugh. It was terrible. I almost burst out laughing when

[Show spoiler]

and thought to myself "WTH? That's it?!" Decent enough (and far more drama drama than action/horror, the way the ads sold it) but not something I'd bother watching it again.

2/5

Lol who?

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Originally Posted by Michael24

with an award-worthy tour de force performance.

Not award worthy performance but in a way it is a tour de force performance. Lively has never really outshine her acting range like she did here. This has been her best performance.

Steedeel · 11-15-2016, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael24

Finally got a chance to see this tonight and it was okay at best. Some acted like this was a kind of modern masterpiece with an award-worthy tour de force performance. I thought it was kind of average and while I have nothing against Blake Lively personally, any number of actresses could have done this movie just as well. Hardly a "she was born to play this role" situation like some acted it was. The cinematography was nice, although some sequences got a little too annoyingly artsy for me. And the ending was . . . ugh. It was terrible. I almost burst out laughing when

[Show spoiler]

and thought to myself "WTH? That's it?!" Decent enough (and far more drama drama than action/horror, the way the ads sold it) but not something I'd bother watching again.

2/5

Melissa George would have been my pick for the role.

AaronJ · 11-15-2016, 05:39 PM

You people are insane.

MifuneFan · 01-25-2017, 01:47 PM

Does anyone know if The Shallows was ever marketed as inspired by a true story? I just read a story from the latest Reader's Digest which is an excerpt from the author's book, and it's pretty clear that The Shallows is inspired by her true story. I'm not seeing any writing credits, or anything else to suggest that they're giving credit to her though. To me, it's pretty blatant.

Purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UBXH2RA

Here are just some of the most obvious similarities

Real name: Nicole
Movie name: Nancy

Real profession: Nurse
Movie profession: Medical student

Real location of attack: beach in Cancun Mexico while on vacation
Movie location: beach in Mexico while on vacation

Real life story: She was playng volleyball with friends, and she decided to stay out a little longer by herself to swim. She is seen by two local guys on jet skis who warn her about sharks in the area.

Movie story; She decides to stay out later than she should and surf. She is seen by two local guys in the distance who are surfing, and try to warn her about sharks.

Real life attack: The shark bites into her leg, and also bites off her arm
Movie attack: The shark bites into her leg

So I can't see this being just another coincidence, yet I'm not seeing any discussions about the real life incident. Obviously the movie had to fictionalize a whole lot to make it a movie, but I have little doubt that the writers got whiff of this real story and decided to embellish it, likely without any credit or financial payments to the real life person. I would not be surprised to see a lawsuit pop up about this sooner or later.

Leonidas King · 01-25-2017, 01:51 PM

The Shallows was never advertised to be "based on true story" or "based on actual events".

Impossible · 01-25-2017, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

Lol who?

Er you for a start

MifuneFan · 01-25-2017, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

The Shallows was never advertised to be "based on true story" or "based on actual events".

That's what I figured.

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10-05-2016, 04:53 PM	#645
Riddler The Slag Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Tulsa, OK (formally S. Wales) Home Theater Gallery:53 4K collection:294 Blu-ray collection:651 DVD collection:60 Digital collection:108	I rented a copy. Going to give this a go tonight.

10-05-2016, 08:33 PM	#648
Leonidas King Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Sparta, Laconia - GRC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:657 Blu-ray collection:2628 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:250	Geez, so much hate coming in AFTER it releases on Blu-ray lol.

10-05-2016, 09:26 PM	#651
DarkEco910 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:342 Blu-ray collection:620 DVD collection:38 Digital collection:695 iTunes collection:814 Trading Score:297	My roomie loved it in theaters, so I set aside time to watch it with him on the Apple TV this past weekend. Solid flick, through and through.

10-28-2016, 12:34 PM	#652
Trollhunter Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:395 MA collection:1 Digital collection:276 iTunes collection:38 Trading Score:42	Blake was great this. I see a Fangoria Chainsaw, MTV Movie, Saturn and Teen Choice award nominations in her future.

11-15-2016, 04:48 AM	#653
Michael24 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:California 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:559 DVD collection:164 Trading Score:2	Finally got a chance to see this tonight and it was okay at best. Some acted like this was a kind of modern masterpiece with an award-worthy tour de force performance. I thought it was kind of average and while I have nothing against Blake Lively personally, any number of actresses could have done this movie just as well. Hardly a "she was born to play this role" situation like some acted it was. The cinematography was nice, although some sequences got a little too annoyingly artsy for me. And the ending was . . . ugh. It was terrible. I almost burst out laughing when [Show spoiler] and thought to myself "WTH? That's it?!" Decent enough (and far more drama drama than action/horror, the way the ads sold it) but not something I'd bother watching again. 2/5

11-15-2016, 05:39 PM	#656
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	You people are insane.

01-25-2017, 01:47 PM	#657
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	Does anyone know if The Shallows was ever marketed as inspired by a true story? I just read a story from the latest Reader's Digest which is an excerpt from the author's book, and it's pretty clear that The Shallows is inspired by her true story. I'm not seeing any writing credits, or anything else to suggest that they're giving credit to her though. To me, it's pretty blatant. Purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UBXH2RA Here are just some of the most obvious similarities Real name: Nicole Movie name: Nancy Real profession: Nurse Movie profession: Medical student Real location of attack: beach in Cancun Mexico while on vacation Movie location: beach in Mexico while on vacation Real life story: She was playng volleyball with friends, and she decided to stay out a little longer by herself to swim. She is seen by two local guys on jet skis who warn her about sharks in the area. Movie story; She decides to stay out later than she should and surf. She is seen by two local guys in the distance who are surfing, and try to warn her about sharks. Real life attack: The shark bites into her leg, and also bites off her arm Movie attack: The shark bites into her leg So I can't see this being just another coincidence, yet I'm not seeing any discussions about the real life incident. Obviously the movie had to fictionalize a whole lot to make it a movie, but I have little doubt that the writers got whiff of this real story and decided to embellish it, likely without any credit or financial payments to the real life person. I would not be surprised to see a lawsuit pop up about this sooner or later.

01-25-2017, 01:51 PM	#658
Leonidas King Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Sparta, Laconia - GRC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:657 Blu-ray collection:2628 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:250	The Shallows was never advertised to be "based on true story" or "based on actual events".

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