Dead in the Water

martynwhiteley · 21 Jul 2003

Having saved a £100 (see other post), I wasted £3.75 on the BskyB 'wedon'tmindthatwealreadychargeyou£40amonth,wewantmoreforthisfilm' channel, on... 'Dead in the Water'.

Well it did say it was all about sex and boats.....

It featured a well worn 30ft looking 'lobster' type twin shaft cruiser, and 4 kids.

The budget must have been lower than 'Blair Witch', despite the marine hardware.

By far the worst film I've ever seen. Has anyone else endured it?

Got me thinking though... Are there any good films that feature some decent boats in a central role, ie. a 60ft Fairline/Princess or Italian example?

Can only think of a houseboat in Cape Fear, or a raggie thingy in Dead Calm.

OK a jet ski or two in Waterworld and all the James Bond speedo's.

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hlb · 21 Jul 2003

Yep. I've made a few films.

Ones called Meekatharra's World Wide Cruise (Well Nearly)!!

You can have it for a tenner. Much cheaper than SKY........../forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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martynwhiteley · 21 Jul 2003

Is it just 'boats', though or 'boats and sex'?

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hlb · 21 Jul 2003

Oh. Forgot that. Tutts does the porno bit. A picture of her legs on the sun lounger!! It got an X certificate. Not for the sex though........./forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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Haydn

martynwhiteley · 21 Jul 2003

Why the 'X' then Haynd, was it all the bad language directed at the (obviously unreliable considering recent posts) Volvo 41's? /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

Thought about a triple Merc 1.7 installation?

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hlb · 21 Jul 2003

Not replying about the X less it incriminate me. /forums/images/icons/frown.gifNowt wrong with 41's just the gear boxes.

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Haydn

PGD · 21 Jul 2003

James Bond only has v expensive Sunseekers in it for a few seconds, could try "Along Came A Spider" - good film too, also "Heist" now that's got a nice classic in it. Both on Sky at present and feee to view - not porn per view, - sorry pay per view /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

Dare I suggest "Titanic" /forums/images/icons/frown.gif oooops !

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martynwhiteley · 21 Jul 2003

Perhaps I should have clarified that the film was cert 15.

I must admit it was not clear from my post that I was talking about the 'Box Office' channels of more recent films rather than the 900 series ones that go back before BBC1. One wouldn't expect much of a plot from a porno anyway (or a Charlie's Angels sequal come to that /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif)

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duncan · 21 Jul 2003

clearly too old for you but Live and Let Die has some great scenes and many other Bond films feature boating action!

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PGD · 21 Jul 2003

I wasn't having a dig, "Along Came A spider " has a good story line to it, Heist, ok Gene Hackman in it, say no more, but you were asking about boats, so I suggested a few, no need to get Narky about it /forums/images/icons/mad.gif

Charlie's Angels - hummmm, boobs, legs and a load of false martial arts moves that can't be done without wires. /forums/images/icons/cool.gif

Must say I didn't realise that old Saabs had now become a comic legend !

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PGD · 21 Jul 2003

wasn't making my self clear, love the Sunseekers also Largo's old split boat that had the high speed launch at the front, they just don't make enough of the boat scenes, then when the did in the World is not Enough they make a mistake, you can't turn right into the Albert dock (Cannery Wharf) to cut across to the Millennium Dome, if the boat is travelling from screen right to screen left. They flipped the shot and hoped people wouldn't notice/forums/images/icons/cool.gif

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kimhollamby · 22 Jul 2003

From Russia With Love

Tonight as it happens (although didn't see it). Classic Fairey powerboat sequence at the end.

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Chris771 · 22 Jul 2003

Re: From Russia With Love

Watched it mainly for the Fairey sequence at the end. Those boats seemed to run for far longer than Ben usually manages.

Chris

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byron · 22 Jul 2003

Re: From Russia With Love

I switched over just to see the 'Fairey' sequences and wanted to cry when I saw them damaged. Incidentally the Royal Temple's Club Cruise this year is to Russia (last year they did Poland). I ain't going because I ain't go not boat.

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martynwhiteley · 22 Jul 2003

Re: From Russia With Love

Made the wrong choice then, watched the recommended 'Along came a Spider'.

Not a bad film, but the boaty aspect was limited to a few minutes of a scruffy 40ft or so fly pottering along at 2 knts.

Is there any film with a reasonable amount of luxury 'Med' hardware in? Or is it because 99.9% of films we get to see are American?

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burgundyben · 22 Jul 2003

Re: From Russia With Love

Yes, thanks you for that, git!

Was good tho, two H28's, the white huntress that bond drives is a twin shaft boat, very few like that about, very nice.

One of them is an odd huntress, looks like one of the long cabin ones, only a couple of this type too, the Huntress/Christina/Ranger come in sooo many variants its hard to know all of them.

The best is the one with twin 3.8 XK jag engines on shafts.....mmm

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duncan · 22 Jul 2003

Re: films with luxury med stuff

I understand, from a third party of course, that a lot of the current crop of XXX films are being shot entirely on location aboard such vessels................

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BarryD · 22 Jul 2003

Diane in the movies

I'm certain that the final scenes in "Swordfish" were shot on board TCMs boat in the Med or one very like it.

Speaking of Swordfish aside from the blatent showing of Halle Belles er... fenders could a movie be any more violent? Or Bloodthirsty.

I enjoyed it!

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Fire99 · 22 Jul 2003

Speed 2! haha

I see nobody has mentioned speed 2..
That boat / ship which at one view was huge, another view tiny and most views stupid....
Or those propellers which from one particular view weren't big enough to push a bit of driftwood..
I'm surprised no-one mentioned this 'quality' film and boat.

cheers,

Nick

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muchy_ · 22 Jul 2003

Re: From Russia With Love

The actual Fairy boat that they used to make that film is in the national motorboat museum in Pitsea, Essex if anyone wants to have a look.

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