1621 OK, same as the first. Quite a bit of narrative BS... but this time, we've caught him in the act! After going on about deadly, stalking octupi, and the devil fish Swordfish's animosity toward 120 foot, 120 lb whales, we get to hear a great quote. "There it is, folks! See it? The camera cannot lie..." No, but the narrator and film editor can;) Even more entertaing than the first, but still in the 2 star range. Part II WTAbernathy 2003-03-14 12:51:50 2003-03-14 12:51:50 2 2274 Definitely not a how-to for sport fishing, as a lot of this film seems to rely on 'revenge fishing', this is, I hope, an example of fishing from the past and not representative of today. We start on the boat, where the narrator notices some porpoises following them, "Definitely not food fish!" Thank goodness! "But can be used for a lot of other things, like leather!" Soon, they're fishing for tuna, and a shark joins in for the hunt for tuna. After they catch the tuna, (which attained a major laceration from the shark) the fishermen take out their frustration and get the shark as well (using a gun!), soon they're catching Stingrays (!!), a hammerhead shark (gun usage again) and in it's rather strange ending, we see a battle between a swordfish and a giant whale. Curiously, the fishermen decide "to take the whale out of it's misery' by.. killing the whale! Before you can say, "Well, why not just go for the swordfish?" rest assured that they go and kill that as well. Keep in mind during all of this, the most RIDICULOUS narration is going on, with narrator almost drooling over the fishermen's exploits. Quite a strange film. Painfully politically incorrect. Spuzz 2003-05-15 14:37:08 2003-05-15 14:37:08 3 24678 When I see this, I feel sick. But I get sick whenever killing is sold as sport. To underline this, the movie could be very helpful, serving as a bad example - but only if it is presented with the right introduction. Something like: "You are about to watch stupidity at it`s finest..." or "Don´t try this on your planet..." Hazardous Material Whitetip 2004-11-10 04:56:21 2004-11-10 04:56:21 3 These movie is from the days when man saw enemies everywhere he looked, and in this case, his enemies were the denizens of the ocean. The narrator was obviously given a script which he reads quite well with feigned emotion, but his declared hatred of sea-dwelling creatures is clearly nonsense that he himself does not believe. Bringing us up to the twenty-first century, we love all animals, including those living in the water, much more than we used to, but much of that is simply because we hate to see them disappear through overfishing and human greed for profit. We seem to have moved some that hatred over to the human race, where we continue war after war, even if many of these wars are not "declared" wars. Of course, we still find Japan and a few others making war on the whales, but perhaps public reaction will eventually have some effect there. I would be pleased to find this movie quietly removed from circulation, or otherwise circulated without the sound track and the absurd narrative that distorts the reality of what is actually happening. The Inhumanity of Man HappyVoice 2007-04-10 22:34:12 2007-04-10 22:34:12 1 The epic fight as the crew member tries to escape the octopus in the beginning is outdone later by the breathtaking duel between the swordfish and the whale! This inspires me to go whaling. Best movie I've ever seen Mc. Tugly 2007-05-22 01:12:06 2007-05-22 01:12:06 5 Best action packed adventure I've ever seen!! This movie was filmed back when the men were iron and the ships were wood, no room for p.c. cry babies here!!!!!! Best fish story ever!!! bagelbutt 2008-04-17 12:46:22 2008-04-17 12:46:22 5 I heartily agree with Bagelbutt !!! To watch an action packed epic of this caliber with such a refreshing "take no prisoners' perspective and lack of P.C. propaganda just warms my heart. It's so educational as well ... for example, I didn't have any idea that swordfish swam around in the ocean looking for whales to stab and I live right on the beach. I guess you really do learn something new every day. Give dem fishies hell, guys !!! Bravo Bagelbutt Bravo Ulysses 2008-04-18 15:36:56 2008-04-18 15:36:56 5 7 3.43