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Scuba Forum / General / January 2005The Open Water movie...whew
I'm watching that Open Water movie and man, that is some scary sh.t. I've come up a couple of times and the boat is relativly far away but never so far that I couldn't whistle and get their attention. The divemaster in the movie did a cruddy job of not having a list of names and checking them off that way as they came into the boat and just before they weighed anchor...I guess I keep counting my lucky stars so far Moyo > I'm watching that Open Water movie and man, that is some scary sh.t. <snip> We discussed this awhile back... Just remember, it's a movie... If they showed what really happens on dive trips, no one would watch the movie... It's not that we are boring f.cks, it's just that they don't appreciate our special characteristics... <grin > > I'm watching that Open Water movie and man, that is some scary sh.t. > > <snip> > > We discussed this awhile back... Just remember, it's a movie... If they > showed what really happens on dive trips, no one would watch the movie... I watched that movie on a 16-hour flight to Hong Kong, around Christmas. I didn't that that movie was as bad as some panned it to be. To me, it showed that it COULD happen when no-one made any "obvious blunder", even with hind sight. Sure the DM could've counted names or do a dozen other things fo prevent that kind of "lost diver" occurrence. But I recall a dive at Key Largo, in which there were 24 divers on one boat, and the DM told everyone to pop up to the surface every 15 minutes or so, for HIS benefit. :-) He could have lost half the boat and wouldn't have known the difference. <G> > It's not that we are boring f.cks, it's just that they don't appreciate our > special characteristics... <grin> On the same flight, I watched "Bad Santa", the movie with an anal-fixed Santa who was a foul-mouthed drunk and a cynic, with his helper who was a black midget of equal versatility in F and S and MF words, as his accomplice in theft. Both of them would have been completely at home here. :-) THAT movie was definitely more entertaining then Open Water. -- Bob. > Just remember, it's a movie... If they > showed what really happens on dive trips, no one would watch the movie... That and, at least so far, the Lonergans haven't held any press conferences to offer their version of the real-life circmstances. For all we know, they were right at the stern platform, masks pushed up onto their foreheads and still wiping dive boogers off their noses when the boat just pulled away because the DM miscounted. I'm sure all of the other divers enjoyed their coffee on the ride back, though.  SignatureSteve The above can be construed as personal opinion in the absence of a reasonable belief that it was intended as a statement of fact. If you want a reply to reach me, remove the SPAMTRAP from the address. > That and, at least so far, the Lonergans haven't held any press > conferences to offer their version of the real-life circmstances. For all > we know, they were right at the stern platform, masks pushed up onto their > foreheads and still wiping dive boogers off their noses when the boat just > pulled away because the DM miscounted. I'm sure all of the other divers > enjoyed their coffee on the ride back, though. I doubt it. Aussies make lousy coffee. > I'm watching that Open Water movie and man, that is some scary sh.t. > I've come up a couple of times and the boat is relativly far away but [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Moyo I hope that people realize just how hard it is to see a diver in open ocean. Good reason to carry a whistle, an inflatable safety marker, a strobe light. I carry all of the above. They are all nicely stowed away, yet completely accessible. > I hope that people realize just how hard it is to see a diver in open > ocean. Good reason to carry a whistle, an inflatable safety marker, a > strobe light. I carry all of the above. They are all nicely stowed away, > yet completely accessible. I can yell real loud and have a big head. >I'm watching that Open Water movie and man, that is some scary sh.t. >I've come up a couple of times and the boat is relativly far away but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >before they weighed anchor...I guess I keep counting my lucky stars so >far As a movie, I thought it was very boring. The wife and I prayed that the sharks would take them when the couple were arguing and nattering at each other in the water. OTOH, it's tough to make a movie of any type, esp. low budget, in which most of it takes place in the water, with nothing else around, and involves only 2 people. --- Mike from Ottawa >'m watching that Open Water movie and man, that is some scary sh.t. >I've come up a couple of times and the boat is relativly far away but [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Moyo You've been lucky, or you have not dived long enough! It happens TOO OFTEN!
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