The group decides that their best option is to swim to turtle island, which is located 10 miles away. Shailene woodley and sam claflin play tami oldham ashcraft and richard sharp, two sailors who embarked on a voyage from tahiti to san diego in 1983 and ran smack into hurricane raymond during their journey. The problem is that these scenes slow down the actual story line and provide a bizarre counterpoint in light of the very dark turn this movie. It has though many similarities to open water, and if you liked that last named, youll definitely like the reef. The event however wasnt one which was without casualty and his friends dennis patrick murphy and linda ann norton unfortunately didnt survive their encounter with the tiger sharks in the area. All of the elements which make for good vacation reading. The reef, edith whartons eighth novel and published in 1912, is a book that couldnt possibly have been written today. Very well made film and loved that it was australian. Apparently this is based on a true story and andrew traucki takes a pofaced. On the beautiful but dangerous waters of australias great barrier reef, ship delivery man luke and four friends chart a yacht to. The reef movie trailer a true story about being hunted. It is based around the reallife shark attack off townsville in 1983. The story behind new film open water film the guardian.
None of the cast from the first film return, it only shares similar themes and situations as into the blue. Its the latter film that were here to shine the spotlight on today, as it. True story is a 2015 american mystery thriller film directed by rupert goold in his directorial debut based on a screenplay by goold and david kajganich. The reef is a horrorthriller movie based on the true story of ray boundy. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. It is based on the true life story of ray boundy, the sole survivor of the real tragedy. I have swum on the reef not with sharks about, thankfully and i relived that but with real dread. The reef is a film that is based on a true story about four friends whose boat capsizes on the great barrier reef.
The fact that the movie is set in australia is accurate, but the names of the characters have been changed. The acting was of a very high standard which made the story believable and so realistic. A sailing trip becomes a disaster for a group of friends when the boat sinks and a white shark hunts the helpless passengers. To be honest, the reef hasnt many similarities to jaws. Aug 21, 2016 with the shallows in cinemas now, we take a look back at the making of australias own nailbiting menacing shark movie, with 2010s the reef. Has the reef break tv show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on abc. They decide to make a swim for it and end up being stalked by a relentless 15foot great white shark. The reefs tale is based on the gruesome real attack that happened to roy boundy and two of his friends off the coast. A great movie doesnt always need high action scenes and over the top comedy. The reef is a 2010 australian horror film, and the second film from director andrew traucki a group of friends go sailing towards indonesia, but their boat capsizes in the middle of the ocean when it hits a shallow reef.
Black water, on the other hand, is a truly terrifying movie. Not since baywatch have there been so many scenes of women in bikinis and shirtless surfer bros for no apparent reason. The scariest shark attack movie you may have missed. The reef is an american action film and a sequel to the 2005 film into the blue. The movie is based on the true story of ray boundy. The new venture, capsized, sending the trio into the shark infested waters near townsville, australia. The style of direction here uses perspectives from the point of view of the protagonists and therefor also a lot of shakycam. Black water 2007 and the reef 2010 for some reason, last weekend i was really in the mood to watch movies about people being eaten by regular ol earth creatures as opposed to, say, mansquitoes with big teeth and serious grudges against mankind.
With the shallows in cinemas now, we take a look back at the making of australias own nailbiting menacing shark movie, with 2010 s the reef. Heres what the movie gets right and wrong only the brave, a movie about arizonas granite mountain hotshots starring josh brolin, tells a true story. It features sustained bullying throughout in the form of a tiger shark who terrorizes and intimidates the ocean community, insults others, beats them up, and demands the affections of a girl fish to a creepy extent. The reef 2010 a great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the great barrier reef. Australians sure do seem to make some good horror movies. Tragically, in 2001, 47yearold kenny died after a freak fall, just six months after his release. Home film buzz top 20 movies based on true stories. We all love doing that, but what makes a scary movie scarier is knowing that it is based on a true story. The reef follows a group of friends who must fight to survive sharkinfested waters after their boat capsizes at the great barrier reef in australia. Before you go off halfcocked screaming about lack of originality in storytelling both films are also based on true stories. The fear factor was so genuine and lifted the film above the usual shark drama.
Four friends face off with a bloodthirsty great white shark when their yacht capsizes in the deadly waters of the great barrier reef. Youll have to watch to find out, but suffice it to say that this aquatic australian horror film breathes new life into the frightful fish genre in an era when sharknado is sadly more wellknown than jaws. Now the real life drama is hitting the big screen in the movie conviction. But sometimes a movie comes along and takes on special meaning because its based on a true story, and so we watch with rapt attention knowing that some real dude lived through all the awesomeness on screen. The cinema is a great place to unwind and take a break from real life, but sometimes a great movie is actually based on a true story.
So i was in the shark topic, and remembered i had made a topic on the reef a few months back. The film was written and directed by andrew traucki, his second feature film the first being black water, and is about a group of friends who capsize while sailing to indonesia. Ben afflecks new film the way back tackles addiction and alcoholism. Based on the true story of the snowtown murders also known as the bodiesinbarrels murders, this film has. Watch the reef 2010 full movie free online streaming tubi. What are the details of that story, and what similarities are there in the film. A group of friends go sailing towards indonesia, but their boat capsizes in the middle of the ocean when it hits a shallow reef. The first movie in decades to get people to rethink swimming in the ocean, especially since this leftbehind story was based on true events. Whats the story behind the movie based on a true story. Anyway, aside from the fact the reef fills the bill of movies about people being eaten, the characters werent interesting enough to make it stand out amongst all the other movies just like it. Whats the story behind the movie based on a true story open water. The true events on which the movie is based involves the story of 28yearold ray boundy.
Vulture watch will cat chambers remain on the reef. Think jaws in open water a great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the great barrier reef. Pretty much any movie can be based off a true story, but there are a select few that take reallife events and turn them into cinematic masterpieces. Apr 25, 2014 mr boundy told the courier mail in 2010, when the movie the reef was released, that the prawn trawler he was working on capsized with himself, deckhand dennis murphy, 24, and cook linda horton, 21 on board. If it is remotely like what happened on that day it will cause pain, he said. The reef is actually based on ray boundy, the only survivor of an incident which sank the prawn trawler new venture off the coast of australia. But if youre going to go with the based on a true story tag, all we ask is that you make the stories sort of, you know, true. Nov 06, 2009 the reef 2010 official trailer the reef is a great sharks horror movie coming from australia. Jun 05, 2010 a little news this weekend as you can now check out the first trailer for mysterious light and prodigy movies psychological thriller the reef. The true story involves tom and eileen lonergan, who were left behind while scuba diving on the great barrier reef because their tour guides failed to take a head count. The reef is a 2010 australian horror film, and the second film from director andrew traucki.
Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Oct 15, 2010 for those who dont know her, shes simply a woman who runs a bristol, r. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. It was directed by stephen herek and had a dvd release on april 21, 2009. Andrew traucki wrote, produced and directed the thriller called the reef, which follows his crocodile horror, blackwater, also based on a true story. There is something fun about being scared by a movie and the reef offers that sort of safe danger that, for some reason, most of us occasionally crave. The reefs tale is based on the gruesome real attack that happened to roy boundy and two of his friends off the coast of australia in the summer of 1983. The reef is a dumb oceanlife thriller with gratuitous scenes of sex, violence, and beach volleyball.
Jun 29, 2011 maxine the movie gals rating of the film the reef maxine the movie gal what i hate about this movie is that they took the true story of a man whose friends got attacked by a shark and turned the finale into a giant, overdone cliche. Four people float on a calm, crystalline ocean under a blazing hot sky. It debuted in theaters in 2010 starring damian walshehowling and zoe naylor. Syfy should take note on how to do a animal attack film right by watching this film. Dont look this mans name up if you dont want to know the general outcome of the movie.
Is ben afflecks new film the way back based on a true. In 1983, the fishing boat where he was traveling in, along with his friend dennis smurf murphy, 24, and his girlfriend linda ann horton, 21, the boats cook. The plot revolves around pi and his attempt to win the heart of cordelia while dealing with a tiger shark that is terrorizing him and the reef s inhabitants. The murky ethics of the reef kaitlin mcnabb medium.
Its subject matter is so dated that i found myself quite exasperated with its central character, anna leath because i cannot imagine any contemporary 30something woman getting so worked up about a suitors past experience. Shark bait in the uk, australia and north america, pis story in south korea is a 2006 south koreanamerican computer animated film. Trailer for aussie shark thriller the reef bloody disgusting. If youve seen any of the trailers for the new movie adrift in theaters now, then you know that its based on a true story. The amount of tension buildup in this is excruciating.
Without a doubt the reef is one of the best shark films ever and i highly recommend it to anyone that loves animal attacks films or sharks. The reef is a low budget effort from australia that blows any recent shark movie competition right out of the water. Mr boundy told the courier mail in 2010, when the movie the reef was released, that the prawn trawler he was working on capsized with himself, deckhand dennis murphy, 24, and cook linda horton, 21 on board. Wolf creek and the loved ones are two of the better horror flicks of the last ten years, and the reef is. The reef states on the cover that its based on a true story whereas the opening credits tell something different. Jul 06, 2019 the reef by andrew traucki, 2010 starring damian walshehowling, zoe naylor. The reef is a great sharks horror movie coming from australia. Shark movies mega shark versus crocosaurus 2010 a cargo ship is carrying the tranquilized crocodile on the atlantic ocean then without warning, the ship is attacked by the megalodon, waking up the crocodile from its sleep. Interview with the reef director andrew traucki matts. Recently dread central had the opportunity to talk with traucki about the true story the reef was based on, the struggles of making a movie set in the water and his involvement with the upcoming. The reef movie trailer a true story about being hunted by a. Based on the memoir of the same name by michael finkel, the film stars jonah hill, james franco and felicity jones.
But for thousands of others, betty ann waters is a hero, reports cbs news correspondent russ mitchell her story. It is a story set in the pacific, entwined with murder, greed, passion, piracy, a nasty bad guy, cursed amulets, and romance. It claims to be based on a true story, and i believe it, even if its not true at. The reef 2010 official trailer the reef is a great sharks horror movie coming from australia. The events depicted in this film took place in minnesota in 1987.
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