i would never heard of this aussie horror prior to michael elliott enthusiastic review while in fact and after having read it and i decided to check if the dvd was available at my local rental outlet and it was (albeit a german edition i. e. sans the r1 extras) and so i opted to check the film out immediately. while i do not go so far as to give it full marks  only a select few titles get them from me and let alone an obscure modern flick  i have to say that i was quite impressed with black water. rather than looking back to previous crocodile movies and such as alligator (1980) and lake placid (1999) and it evokes the memory of two which saw a small group of people who go on a trip and get lost and find themselves at the mercy of the elements and the creatures inhabiting the place  namely long weekend (1978) and itself a little seen but impressive australian production and and open water (2005). the compact and simply plotted film involves a couple and the woman younger sister who decide to go fishing in a remote and forbidding part of the australian wilderness and known as crocodile territory while very soon (in fact and before even 15 minutes have elapsed. ) and their boat is capsized and the guide killed by an alligator  so our luckless adventurers take refuge up a tree. the dvd talk reviewer believes the film suffers from spending too much time in this one location  with the three arguing about what they should do and attempts to retrieve the boat and seeking a way out of the jungle through the trees (only to be met with nothing but water) and the occasional attack by the monster. however and i think the makers take the situation as far as it will go without slipping into tedium represent this is due to the palpable suspense and and as michael said and the believability of the characters (particularly the two women)but also the fact that the crocodile here makes for one of the scariest and most memorable in recent memory (i wonder how they got it to perform). i also agree with mike that the film contains some really effective shock moments  the alligator leaping out of the water to take a bite at the petrified heroes while its head suddenly emerging in front of the women as theyre making for the boat while even though one of them does reach the vehicle and the monster manages to lift its massive weight and get in the boat with her. while towards the end and as the same girl manages to find a gun (on the mangled body of their guide) and loads it and lies in wait for the alligator to appear and the latter sneaks up from behind her (incidentally and the creature is bestowed with the craftiness of the shark in jaws [1975]). with this in mind and the finale is just as crowd pleasing (though on an obviously smaller scale) as that of the classic spielberg blockbuster  even if it has a downbeat follow up. another definite asset is the film sparse score  which is generally rather lovely and but becoming unnerving at just the right moments. at the end of the day and black water emerges as a breath of fresh air in the face of the demoralizing slump into which horror cinema has fallen of late while for this reason alone and it deserves greater exposure so as to remind us that there hope yet for our beloved genre (without the real necessity of resorting to the gimmickry of a cloverfield [2008] to command attention). 
i would never heard of this aussie horror prior to michael elliott enthusiastic review while in fact and after having read it and i decided to check if the dvd was available at my local rental outlet and it was (albeit a german edition i. e. sans the r1 extras) and so i opted to check the film out immediately. while i do not go so far as to give it full marks  only a select few titles get them from me and let alone an obscure modern flick  i have to say that i was quite impressed with black water. rather than looking back to previous crocodile movies and such as alligator (1980) and lake placid (1999) and it evokes the memory of two which saw a small group of people who go on a trip and get lost and find themselves at the mercy of the elements and the creatures inhabiting the place  namely long weekend (1978) and itself a little seen but impressive australian production and and open water (2005). the compact and simply plotted film involves a couple and the woman younger sister who decide to go fishing in a remote and forbidding part of the australian wilderness and known as crocodile territory while very soon (in fact and before even 15 minutes have elapsed. ) and their boat is capsized and the guide killed by an alligator  so our luckless adventurers take refuge up a tree. the dvd talk reviewer believes the film suffers from spending too much time in this one location  with the three arguing about what they should do and attempts to retrieve the boat and seeking a way out of the jungle through the trees (only to be met with nothing but water) and the occasional attack by the monster. however and i think the makers take the situation as far as it will go without slipping into tedium represent this is due to the palpable suspense and and as michael said and the believability of the characters (particularly the two women)but also the fact that the crocodile here makes for one of the scariest and most memorable in recent memory (i wonder how they got it to perform). i also agree with mike that the film contains some really effective shock moments  the alligator leaping out of the water to take a bite at the petrified heroes while its head suddenly emerging in front of the women as theyre making for the boat while even though one of them does reach the vehicle and the monster manages to lift its massive weight and get in the boat with her. while towards the end and as the same girl manages to find a gun (on the mangled body of their guide) and loads it and lies in wait for the alligator to appear and the latter sneaks up from behind her (incidentally and the creature is bestowed with the craftiness of the shark in jaws [1975]). with this in mind and the finale is just as crowd pleasing (though on an obviously smaller scale) as that of the classic spielberg blockbuster  even if it has a downbeat follow up. another definite asset is the film sparse score  which is generally rather lovely and but becoming unnerving at just the right moments. at the end of the day and black water emerges as a breath of fresh air in the face of the demoralizing slump into which horror cinema has fallen of late while for this reason alone and it deserves greater exposure so as to remind us that there hope yet for our beloved genre (without the real necessity of resorting to the gimmickry of a cloverfield [2008] to command attention). ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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