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REEF

Damian Walshe (Actor), Gyton Grantley (Actor), Andrew Traucki (Director) Rated:
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Genre Drama
Format Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, AC-3, Dolby, Color, Widescreen
Contributor Kieran Darcy-Smith, Andrew Traucki, Mark Simpson, Gyton Grantley, Damian Walshe, Adrienne Pickering, Zoe Naylor See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 28 minutes
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On the beautiful but dangerous waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, ship delivery man Luke and four friends chart a yacht to its new owner. Along the way, their ship is torn open by sharp rocks and begins to sink, leaving the passengers with a terrifying choice: stay on board with slim hope of rescue, or swim twelve miles to the nearest island… through shark-infested waters. When they enter the water, an unstoppable, relentless Great White immediately follows their trail for a white-knuckle chase that will fill the waters with blood! From the director of the acclaimed monster hit, Black Water, comes a pulse-pounding, visually stunning thriller that never lets go until the final, heart-stopping scream!

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There are sharks in the water--and that's really all you need to know about The Reef, an effective little nerve-twister from Australia. Five people embark on an innocent sailing trip around the Great Barrier Reef, but when said reef comes into sharp proximity with the bottom of their boat, they have a choice: stay on the capsized craft as the current drags it to the open ocean, or swim for it. (It's not a spoiler to report that not everybody takes the plunge.) As dorsal fins are flashing in the vicinity, this is going to be one long swim. While the swimmers find themselves surrounded by open water, the movie itself is surrounded by Open Water, the 2003 film on a very similar subject. Reef director Andrew Traucki has no shyness about telegraphing his effects (hmmm, I'm sure paddling over by myself to retrieve that broken float just after the shark finally got quiet is probably a good idea, right?) or leaning heavily on nature footage of great whites circling ominously; supposedly there are no CGI sharks or animatronic beasties here. A couple of moments are genuinely popcorn-dropping, no doubt about it. The stock characters may be nothing to rave about, but the actors themselves are agreeable, and the movie's do-or-die situation provides an elemental tug that's hard to resist, even if you know better. --Robert Horton

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.6 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches; 2.12 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 17520531
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Andrew Traucki
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, AC-3, Dolby, Color, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 28 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 19, 2011
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Damian Walshe, Gyton Grantley, Adrienne Pickering, Zoe Naylor, Kieran Darcy-Smith
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004USUP58
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely "Thought Provoking" being based off of "True Events"
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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I have watched this movie dozens of times because it makes me think that this could have happened to any one of us; in fact, there are probably millions of untold, true stories just like this one that we'll never know about. Yes, this is a sad story but it was based off of true events. And the actors in this movie did an outstanding job to say the least. I am amazed every time I watch it. The ocean is HUGE. It's a vast world that few of us has ever experienced before. Could you imagine being a human being that is stuck in the middle of the ocean in pitch, black waters not know when a huge shark is going to take you under and never to be seen again? Can you imagine the fear, pain, and horror that millions must have gone through? This is what I think about when watching this movie. Again, it is extremely "thought provoking."
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John D. Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Scary
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023
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I had seen this movie before, and it was the scariest movie I had ever seen! It is kind of like "Jaws" but much more realistic -- because it is based on a true story! There are scenes in which I could imagine myself in that situation and actually felt the terror for just a second. The movie doesn't have all the glitter and glamour of a Hollywood movie (for instance, no ominous music), but that just makes it seem more realistic.
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W Mianecke
4.0 out of 5 stars NO CGI! HOORAY!
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2012
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Okay, I feel like a heel for criticizing the sort of movie I've been waiting for for years. A normal-sized, real great white shark! Just as the many smaller REAL sharks in the film OPEN WATER were JUST AS SCARY if not more so and far more believable than some gargantuan special effect, this movie shows that any normal unarmed human being is going to be terrified and vulnerable floundering in the water with an approximately 10 foot long apex predator. I can't help but compare this to the team's previous film, BLACK WATER. The difference for me is, in BLACK WATER, I felt I was given enough time at the start to get to know and care about the characters AND it was difficult to predict who would be left alive, if any of them. In THE REEF, I felt the backstory for the two "main" protagonists was WAY too cliche'ed, as was their character development throughout the ordeal. Also, I almost hate to say it but the tension just went on and on and on and got to be too much. Sure, this was believable, but, the repeated shots of the actors gaping around looking shell-shocked started to become unintentionally comical after a while. Finally, I'm still undecided about the nature of the attacks. POSSIBLE SPOILERS HERE- I felt the whole being yanked under, coming up once and then being yanked under for good just didn't quite make sense, given that this was not a huge shark which could swallow someone in two bites. The movie is so realistic and yet the attacks don't seem to jive with all the research I've read about how great whites DO hunt. I guess it was a budgetary concern but not one person was assaulted with the shark speeding straight up from below. But, as I said, I'm still on the fence about this. And the end, while also realistic and not at all the usual cliche'ed final confrontation (which one could argue wasn't the case with BLACK WATER) the realism made the viewing experience rather anti-climactic and "is that it?" for me. OPEN WATER had a similar effect, but, that was so clearly a TRAGEDY and I could empathize with the character's final choice. Overall, though, this is such an admirable film, and it's so nice to see real-looking people and not wise-cracking waxed-chested young male models as the leads. And this film contains one of the most joltingly realistic-looking scenes of a shark suddenly surfacing RIGHT NEXT TO REAL PEOPLE. AHHHHH! This alone brought me back to the so-thrilled-to-be-terrified feeling of seeing the original JAWS in a crowded theater when it was first released. Very cool.
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Shane
3.0 out of 5 stars Run of the mill shark thriller with great suspense
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2018
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Nothing too special here. The plot is simple. Stranded boaters in Australian waters decide to swim 10 miles instead of waiting to be rescued. The thing is, in certain open waters where sharks are abundant, it is just a matter of when they will arrive, not if. I figured the boaters would be plagued with sharks but instead it is just one Great White hunting them down one at a time. I have heard that these sharks are territorial, but they hunt primarily for food, so why wouldn't a large great white stop after eating 1 or 2 victims? That is what is most scary to me when an animal hunts you because it can and not just out of hunger. The film was very suspenseful but there are literally no surprises here at all. It is just a matter of does the shark manage to eat all of the meat before at least one of the boaters makes it to shore? The answer: almost. The downside of this film is that almost all shots of the shark appear to be stock footage. Maybe I can't suggest a better way to do it, but there is a reason that Jaws used a mechanical shark. A flash of tail, churning of water, and the sudden onset of blood just doesn't cut it. Jaws actually showed us the horror in the water better than any movie out there. Still, The Reef is a well-made and watchable movie that adds no frills to the events as they unfold, which i have noticed is a style quite common in Aussie films. No judgment, no cliche mood building music to tell us how to feel. It makes for a very watchable but forgettable film.
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Caterina Fortarezza
5.0 out of 5 stars L'acquisto dei sogni
Reviewed in Italy on July 19, 2023
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Prodotto nuovo sigillato e perfetto, tempi di consegna rispettati e ottimi, venditore molto competente, gentile e disponibile!!!
Da tenere in considerazione per il futuro!
Complimenti!!!
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Claude Borduas
5.0 out of 5 stars the reef
Reviewed in France on August 18, 2022
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exellent film basé sur un fait vecu parfait en tout ...
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Alberto aceldegui apesteguia
5.0 out of 5 stars pasable
Reviewed in Spain on June 30, 2020
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No llega ni de lejos a Tiburón, solo entretenida
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K. D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best shark film since JAWS!
Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2014
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I hated the film Open Water, so when I saw the cover of this film I automatically thought of that movie. But luckily I discovered that Andrew Traucki the director of this film also directed Black Water, one of the greatest crocodile films ever(also awesome, suspenceful & realistic).
So I gave The Reef a chance. Boy was I glad that I did. If you enjoy man against nature, or suspence films, or would love to see a worthy shark film. THE REEF is for you.
A group of friends lost at sea must stay on top a capsized boat or make a swim for it.
Those who choose to swim soon realize they are not alone has a predator lurks and stalks. A must see suspence thriller.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jäger und Gejagte...
Reviewed in Germany on March 29, 2011
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Das Great Barrier Reef vor der Küste Australiens ist das größte Korallenriff der Erde. Im Jahre 1981 wurde es von der Unesco sogar zum Weltnaturerbe erklärt und gilt bei einigen als eines der sieben Weltwunder der Natur. Am 11. Juni 1770 entdeckte James Cook das Große Barriereriff, als er während seiner ersten Südseereise dort mit seinem Schiff HMS Endeavour auf Grund lief.
Dies wird auch den 5 Ausflüglern Luke (Damian Walshe-Howling), seiner Exfreundin Kate (Zoe Naylor), deren Bruder Matt (Gyton Grantley), dessen Partnerin Suzie (Adrienne Pickering) und dem erfahrenen Bootsmann Warren (Kieran Darcy-Smith) passieren.
Nach einem ersten Stopp, der alle begeistert werden sie von der plötzlich einsetzenden Ebbe überrascht, was den Verlust ihres Beibootes bedeutet. Obwohl Luke und Warren versiert sind und die Gewässer kennen, laufen sie bald auf ein Riff auf. Das Boot ist extrem beschädigt, kentert und droht zu singen. Auf dem kieloben treibenden Rumpf warten die fünf Schiffbrüchigen auf Rettung. Doch sie bemerken sehr schnell, dass die Chancen, auf dem offenen Meer tatsächlich gefunden zu werden, nicht besonders gut stehen. Luke macht den Vorschlag, mit improvisierten Schwimmhilfen zu der 10 bis 12 Meilen entfernten rettenden Insel zu schwimmen. Zurück bleibt Warren, der weiss, dass die Gewässer voll von gefährlichen Haien sind.
Er geht das Risiko ein, dass das Boot sinkt. Die anderen ziehen es in Angst und Panik vor ans rettende Land zu schwimmen, von dem keiner so recht weiss, wie lange es wirklich dauert.
Und tatsächlich taucht irgendwann ein weißer Hai auf...
Der Australier Andrew Traucki drehte bereits mit "Black Water" einen sehr passablen Tierhorror-Schocker, der weniger auf blutige Effekte abzielt, sondern die Psychologie der Menschen zeigt, die einem gefährlichen Räüber der Natur begegnen.
"The Reef" ist sogar noch eine Spur besser gelungen und erzeugt, obwohl die Geschichte ja eigentlich nicht neu ist, durch eine effektive Kameraarbeit ein Höchstmaß an Suspence.
Besonders eine Szene zu Beginn bleibt da in Erinnerung: Als sie durch das Riff tauchen, sieht sich einer der Taucher kurz unter Wasser um und entdeckt einen Schwarm Fische, die plötzlich von etwas weichen. Die Kamera hält dabei weiter ins tiefe Blau des Meeres und man meint, man sieht einen Schatten von irgendwas und ist sich aber kurz danach nicht sicher, ob da jetzt wirklich etwas war. Mit diesem Gefühl arbeitet der Film und die Angst der Figuren überträgt sich auch deshalb sehr gut auf den Zuschauer, weil der Regisseur die Protagonisten glaubwürdig inszeniert hat. Keine bescheuerten Handlungen sich selbst in Gefahr zu bringen, alles wirkt authentisch. Und auch die Erinnerungen an "Jaws" von Spielberg sind ja immer noch allgegenwärtig, so dass das Untertauchen von Luke, um die Lage unter der Oberfläche zu checken, immer ein ganz furchtsamer Moment ist. Man hat immer das Gefühl, dass er jetzt aus dem Nichts auftaucht oder dass oben eine riesige Flosse auftaucht.
Im Genre Tierhorror ist der Film nach "Open Water" Art eine kleine Perle.
Während Ajas "Piranha" vor allem auf Trash und Gemetzel Wert legt, bekommt man in "The Reef" wirklich mal gute Spannung und echte Beklemmung.
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