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Sharkwater 
Actors : Rob Stewart
Director : Rob Stewart
Studio : Warner Home Video
by Warner Home Video
Brand : Warner Brothers
Release Date : 2008-04-08
Publisher : Warner Home Video
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0883929012756
UPC : 883929012756
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 24 reviews)
List Price : $19.98
Our Price : $13.00
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Product Description |
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For filmmaker Rob Stewart exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a life-long fascination with sharks Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning high definition video Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations. Stewart's remarkable journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the world's sharks into a fight for his life and that of humankind.Running Time: 89 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/NATURE & WILDLIFE UPC: 883929012756 Manufacturer No: 1000037558 |
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Americancivilwar.com |
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One of mankind's greatest fears--the shark--is convincingly cast in a sympathetic light by the award-winning documentary Sharkwater. Wildlife photographer-turned-filmmaker Rob Stewart is the driving force behind the film, and if his on-camera presence occasionally tilts towards self-aggrandizement, it's countered by the breathtaking quality of his footage of sharks and his compassionate argument for their protection. Stewart's coverage of the sharkfin trade is equally compelling, and scenes of wholesale slaughter of sharks for their fins (a delicacy and alleged medicine in Asian countries) are likely to disturb. Viewers may be split on Stewart's hands-on approach to combating the practice, which includes taking on pirates and police, but his intentions are honorable and do much to bring this alarming situation to light. The DVD includes a '60s-era Navy training film about sharks, which is amusing until one realizes how much its fearful tone has been echoed through decades, as well as a making-of featurette and theatrical trailer. --Paul Gaita |
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Change your shark assumptions |
I saw this film 2 nights in a row when it played at a local theater. I was incredulous at the revelations of the documentary, that sharks are not crazed killers and that they are at the same time essential to the health of the ocean communities, and tragically being driven to extinction by human greed and ignorance. So I bought the film on Americancivilwar because I had to have a copy to loan out to whoever would listen to make the pro-shark case.
You will be so impressed by the sincerity and dedication of filmmaker Rob Stewart and the people who help him. It was awe inspiring to see Paul Watson at work trying to protect ocean life. The underwater scenery is a visual treat and the interaction with sharks up close will undermine all your 'Jaws' fears. You will love this movie if you care about the planet. I sure was impressed. I also bought the companion "Sharkwater" book, which presents parallel but additional info that adds more detail and insight. |
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SHARKWATER |
Being a scuba diver of over thirty years, I was keen to see this documentary when it hit the cinemas here in Australia, and wasn't disappointed...!!! The film is superb, especially the great detail shown in the high definition undewater footage shot by Rob.
I highly recommend this dvd to anyone interested in preserving our underwater environment and trying to help stop shark finning by the asian countries. Full marks for this film.
Barry Streete,
Newcastle ,
Australia |
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Deeply moving |
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I have heard the phrase "everyone much see this movie" many times before and kinda agreed from time to time but this time I find myself saying it. Perhaps I should be saying, "everyone who has any interest in the environment, animals and wildlife should see this movie". I came into it expecting a real world version of Open Water, and it pretty much started along those lines, but it developed into an extremely indepth study of the underground trade in shark products and the illegal fishing groups actively engagind in the killing of many endangered species, in some of the worlds most beautiful, and often protected regions. Govenment corruption, incredible cinematography, some truly frightening stats (15,000 sharks killed in the time it takes to watch the movie) and some genuinely upsetting footage make for a movie I was not expecting, but feel enlightened to have watched. So once again, if you have ANY interest in the environemnt, and the impact we are having on it, you should see this movie, discuss it with your family and try to help these few dedicated ecologists in their fight against this pointless, barbaric slaughter. |
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Gets the idea across |
This documentary gets the idea across that simple stupidity is still the major cause of environmental degradation on this planet. Sharks are magnificent but are being hunted to extinction worldwide to feed the Asian superstition industry. Come on people. Pull your heads out of your rear ends.
I bought a copy and circulated it with my friends at work who don't get out as much. |
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Great documentary |
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I was very disturbed at the slaughter of sharks worldwide in this very informative documentary. |
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